Headline: Rihanna, Chris Brown Following Each Other on Twitter
Source: NBC Philadelphia
So...I can't really say that I'm the biggest Rihanna or Chris Brown fan. That umbrella song gets stuck in my head and makes me sad and I have no respect for ANYONE who beats their partner. Nor am I a fan of Twitter. I don't tweet, I have no followers, and I think it's frustrating and difficult to condense my thoughts into 144 characters. But what really strikes me about this article isn't that they're "following" each other on Twitter, but Rihanna's reaction to fans who suggested that following someone who beat you senseless was possibly a bad idea because she's a role model for young girls.
Rihanna's response? "its [expletive] twitter, not the alter! calm down"
I don't think that's any way to talk to one's fans, especially the fans who stood by her during the whole Chris Brown debacle. She did apologize, but it's too little too late.
The whole thing brings up an interesting question. If one has a restraining order against another person, should that restraining order hold up in the virtual world? And if one has a restraining order against them, does following the twiter feed of the person s/he's not allowed to have contact with count as stalking?
Monday, May 16, 2011
May 21: End of the World?
Harold Camping is at it again. He is predicting another "Judgement Day" as he predicted the world to end in 1994. Obviously, he was wrong the first time, but is he wrong this time? I think so. May 21 at 6 P.M., the exact time he is predicting God's coming, will go on just like any other May 21. Although there will be some hype surrounding the day, Harold Camping will be shut down again and hopefully his days of predicting apocalypses are over.
Camping is predicting that God will personally take the "true believers" into heaven this Saturday, and then the people who he believes are not good Christians get to live through an apocalypse on October 21. He beliefs are somewhat based on the bible and some mathematical calculations.
Article here
Formula D Atlanta
Last weekend, the second round of the Formula Drift Championship was held at Road Atlanta.
The track has always been a favorite for drivers and fans alike, due to the close proximity of the spectator areas. Road Atlanta was one of the first tracks to be used in the Formula D circuit, so many drivers have years of experience competing at this venue.
One of my favorite drivers, Matt Powers (in the following car), was putting down some amazing runs, and the above photo was taken during his battle with Darren McNamara in the Great 8. Matt actually tapped D-Mac's door with his front tire while they continued drifting. The judges considered this contact as a loss and gave the win to McNamara, but I think that Powers had the perfect run.
The next round is in Palm Beach, Florida, which is a completely new venue for the series and for all of the drivers. It will be interesting to see the course layout and how each driver will react to learning a new course.
And only a few weeks after that is Round 4 at Wall Speedway in New Jersey...I will be on-track with my buddies from OMGDrift.com covering the event. I CAN'T WAIT to see everyone again and to finally get up close to these professional cars.
IMF chief accused of sexual assault
Today, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Strauss-Kahn, was arrested because he sexually assaulted his housekeeping employee. He took her to a New York hotel suite and tried to sexually assault her. He tried to sexually assault the woman in Sofitel Hotel on Saturday night. She thought that she was going to be alone in the $3,000 suite; however, Strauss came in the room naked. On Sunday, the accuser called the police station stating that a man was trying to sexually assault. Strauss-Kahn is charged for attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment, also allowed to have physical and forensic examination by the police.
Now, the French are very disappoint and scared about this incident that happened on Saturday. They are deciding to find another candidate for presidency. The French are ranting about the arrest and want him out of the chief spot in the IMF. Also, he is married to a French journalist and lived in Washington, where the IMF based. Many people in France and America are shocked about this incident.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Man calls 911 after being shortchanged in crack deal
http://www.live5news.com/story/14571627/police-911-crack-deal
At the very end of April, this guy Dexter White from North Carolina calls 911 because he paid for $60 dollars worth of crack cocaine and only got $20 dollars worth. His dealer refused to give him the extra $40 worth and so an angry White walked away, smoked the crack, and then proceeded to call 911 to report this felony. I think i would be pretty pissed too if somebody didn't give me my money's worth of crack. However, i would not call the police. I guess he didn't have enough money to buy some common sense too. It just goes to show you that god doesn't reward everyone with the basic skills to survive on your own.
He is currently in the Charleston County detention center.
He is currently in the Charleston County detention center.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Kutcher replaces Sheen on "Men".
Headline: Kutcher replaces Sheen on "Two and a Half Men"
It's not official yet, but Ashton Kutcher had tweeted about possibly replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men. I don't know if I would like him being on the show just because he's really not that funny. He was funny when he was younger like in That 70's Show but I don't really think it's going to be a good idea because there's so many more people you could choose from. I really hope he's not the new replacement.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Microsoft buys Skype
Microsoft buys Skype
Last night, Microsoft announced its purchase of Skype, for a remarkable 8.5 billion dollars. Many were surprised, however, at the overpriced bid. Skype recently sold off a chunk of its company for a sum of 2.5 billion. Obviously, this means that the company is not quite worth what it was even just half a year ago.
Some people I know believe that the marriage between Microsoft and Skype will turn into just another fantastic operation that everyone suddenly needs at this very minute for every important job (think how Word transformed our school lives). However, I think that in this case, Microsoft has bitten off more than it can chew.
Every major, successful project that Microsoft completes rakes in the cash. But, a major reason that they do that is because they force people to pay - give them six months to get addicted on OneNote, and now they have to buy that new $250 + package with all the trimmings included. They successfully do this with other programs, such as Bing! Cashback rewards (use their service, score points, use points to buy coffee mugs with the brand logo printed on it), but in the case of webcam services, this probably would not work with competitors such as Oovoo.
Both companies offer extended features with the purchase of 'credits;' however, both of the services work perfectly well without the additional payments. If Microsoft wants to get back its investment in Skype, it will have to increase the chance of users purchasing credits - which they would probably do by limiting the number of options there are to work Skype without credits - limiting the number of minutes that can be made during one video call, perhaps.That's probably one of the only ways that they could make money, and once they do, everyone will just flock back to Oovoo..again..
But hey, I'm not an economic analyst. Any other ideas of what'll happen?
Last night, Microsoft announced its purchase of Skype, for a remarkable 8.5 billion dollars. Many were surprised, however, at the overpriced bid. Skype recently sold off a chunk of its company for a sum of 2.5 billion. Obviously, this means that the company is not quite worth what it was even just half a year ago.
Some people I know believe that the marriage between Microsoft and Skype will turn into just another fantastic operation that everyone suddenly needs at this very minute for every important job (think how Word transformed our school lives). However, I think that in this case, Microsoft has bitten off more than it can chew.
Every major, successful project that Microsoft completes rakes in the cash. But, a major reason that they do that is because they force people to pay - give them six months to get addicted on OneNote, and now they have to buy that new $250 + package with all the trimmings included. They successfully do this with other programs, such as Bing! Cashback rewards (use their service, score points, use points to buy coffee mugs with the brand logo printed on it), but in the case of webcam services, this probably would not work with competitors such as Oovoo.
Both companies offer extended features with the purchase of 'credits;' however, both of the services work perfectly well without the additional payments. If Microsoft wants to get back its investment in Skype, it will have to increase the chance of users purchasing credits - which they would probably do by limiting the number of options there are to work Skype without credits - limiting the number of minutes that can be made during one video call, perhaps.That's probably one of the only ways that they could make money, and once they do, everyone will just flock back to Oovoo..again..
But hey, I'm not an economic analyst. Any other ideas of what'll happen?