Write An Essay And Get Charged For Disorderly Conduct

"Disorderly conduct, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine, is often filed for such pranks as pulling a fire alarm or dialing 911 unnecessarily" Pulling a fire alarm of dialing 911 unnecessarily can cause problems in society because you are diverting attention from something important to a pointless act. Charging someone for writing an essay that the teacher chose to read is ridiculous. The students were told to write exactly what they were thinking and that is what he did. I really hope he fights it and wins. Otherwise, it would send a message that free thought is not allowed in certain situations and if one person is offended then the free thought is against the law. Read more craziness here

Peer Guardian 2 on Windows Vista

I hate using any sort of P2P program or torrents on the net without Peer Guardian 2. It stops more ip's than I can think of. The latest peer guardian 2 doesn't work with Vista but the old windows 98 version does. The great people at phoenixlabs haven't come up with a driver for vista so the newest versions won't work but, the windows 98 version looks identical and works great on vista. download it here

Update: Have a look at my latest post on Peer Guardian 2. Peer Guardian 2 now works with Windows Vista fully.

Why Are Geeks Often Atheists

I found this blog particularly interesting because I think it applies to myself a lot. Geeks are taught to be logical therefore logic is a big part of their lifes.

"Yet another idea is that scientists (and geeks) tend to think in terms of logic. Because they are intelligent, they believe that their approach to problems is right. Religion has no place in science. Most of what we know is gathered from reading, watching and hearing various mediums. Since we choose what to read, watch, or hear, all three of these faculties are fundamentally biased. Since geeks have a strong bias towards logic, the end result is a disbelief in a higher power, which relies on faith."

Read the full article here

A Slap On The Hand To Be Illegal In New Zealand

Why is New Zealand trying to ban smacking children for discipline? I truly cannot understand why the government needs to do a straight out ban on it. I don't support smacking children and I think if I had children I wouldn't smack them. It would be more like a last resort. If they ban smacking I won't be able to even deter them with saying I will smack them. Parents might have to result to punishment that won't leave marks like some forms of water torture like waterboarding although I hope they don't take it that far. I got a few smacks when I was younger but my mum at dad knew that every time they did it, I lost a little bit of respect for them. You could see it in my eyes. They eventually found a way to get what they wanted without smacking but maybe others don't know how. I suppose I have to leave it up to them as it's their children as we created the government to help us, not tell us how to raise our kids.