No! Not my YouTube!

Only a "moron" would buy YouTube, says Cuban

Say what you want about Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and billionare investor and dot-com veteran. He maybe crazy on the sidelines of a basketball game, but when it comes to the internet, I think he knows what he is talking about:

Cuban, co-founder of HDNet and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, also said YouTube would eventually be "sued into oblivion" because of copyright violations. "They are just breaking the law," Cuban told a group of advertisers in New York.

You know what? He is absolutely right. Although there is a lot of orignal content on YouTube, I am staggered by the amount of copyrighted material. For example, I found that someone posted parts of the new Superman Returns movie online. It was obviously filmed overseas because it had subtitles in a language I haven't seen before. This movie isn't even out of some theaters yet!
One thing I don't understand is why someone hasn't gone after YouTube yet. Cuban touches on this subject as well:

"The only reason it hasn't been sued yet is because there is nobody with big money to sue."

Oh...I see. Since YouTube does not have deep pockets, nobody is willing to sue them. What ever happened to protecting your work? I guess it is only worth protecting if you can get a lot of money in return. I just see it as more Hollywood double-speak. If you really cared about your stuff being ripped off, then do something about it now, not just when the company you are suing has a lot of money.

That being said, I think YouTube can still exist as a site where people post original stuff on there, but all of this copyrighted stuff has to go. I hope that YouTube doesn't go the way of Napster because I love my YouTube!

Music recommendation: In the Name of Love - Various

For those of you who love U2 (like I do), you'll love this. This album features Christian artists covering U2's songs. A portion of the proceeds go to World Vision's program to combat AIDS in Africa. Here's the lineup:

1. Sunday, Bloody Sunday - Pillar
2. Beautiful Day - Sanctus Real
3. 40 - Starfield
4. Love Is Blindness - Sixpence None The Richer
5. Gloria - Audio Adrenaline
6. Grace - Nichole Nordeman
7. All I Want Is You - Jars Of Clay
8. Mysterious Ways - TobyMac
9. Pride (In The Name of Love) - Tree63
10. One - TAIT
11. With or Without You - Grits (featuring Jadyn)
12. When Love Comes to Town - Todd Agnew
13. Where the Streets Have No Name - Chris Tomlin

As you can tell by some of the groups, some of the songs have more of an edge than the originals. Beautiful Day has to be one of my favorite secular songs and it is performed by my new favortie group -- Sanctus Real. It's awesome!

You can get the album at the Christian bookstore, but you will probably have to order it since I got the last one (sorry!).

For more information about the In the Name of Love project, go http://www.inthenameoflovecd.com/.

Berlin Opera Cancels Mozart Show Featuring Severed Muhammad Head

Here's the story:

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/25/060925192943.tqohhg8j.html

This opera has been playing for 3 years and nary a peep from the religion of peace pieces? I'll bet this play, even though it insults every major religion, will ruffle their feathers.

Why aren't Christians rioting and "outraged" at the head of Jesus on a platter? I just don't get it. ;-)

Where have we seen this before?

Clinton on Fox News explaining he "tried" to get Bin Laden.




"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."


Hey Bill, we all know every time you open your mouth and point your finger you are lying. All of your supporters said that what you did with Monica was no big deal. It's too bad you were messing around in the oval office when you should have been doing your job. Maybe, just maybe 3000+ people would be alive today if your focus was elsewhere. Your a liar, traitor and you had no business being President of the United States.

As Col. Nathan R. Jessep from A Few Good Men said, "All you did was weaken a country ..." It will take decades to undo the damage you have done Bubba.

Here's the video of Clinton freaking out:



UPDATE: I found this little gem of a quote which sums up Clinton beautifully:

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

Mission accomplished.

Welome home Atlantis. Congratulations on a great mission.

I want one!

Remember the "old school" Tickle-me-Elmo? How technology advances.

9 months of gestation in 20 seconds!

I thought this was cool. When I first watched it, I thought the baby was going to pop out of her like in Aliens.

I love this song

I think this is a great song. The song is "I'm Not Alright" by Sanctus Real. I love the lyrics. I can't tell you how much they speak to me. It's a great reminder that we all aren't always "alright" and the only way we are going to find true help and healing is to turn to the Lord.

Here's your chance!

I thought I have posted some pretty good topics for people to comment on. The comment-o-meter is close to zero. So, here's your chance to comment on any one of the following subjects:

The War on Terror
Terrorism
Radical Islam
Radical Christianity
Gay Marraige
Straight Marraige
Taxes
Texas
Your Spouse
The Piece of Junk Car You Drive
Blogging
Reading Blogs, But Not Commenting On Them
The November Election
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Foosball
Footloose
Foot Odor
Chess History
Your Favorite Saturday Night Live Skit
Skirts
Shirts
Flirts
Twerps

And the most important topic of all...Why My Blogging Stinks.

Have fun and thank you in advance for commenting! (<wink>)

Here we go again...

The Pope must die, says Muslim:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23367232-details/The+Pope+must+die%2C+says+Muslim/article.do

My favorite quote from the article:

"I think that warning needs to be understood by all people who want to insult Islam and want to insult the prophet of Islam."

Okaaaaaay. So you feel the need to turn right around and say "Pope go to Hell" and "Jesus is the slave of Allah"?

First, I am not Catholic, but telling the Pope to go to Hell insults millions who are Catholic. Aren't you being a little hypocritical there, buddy or are you just looking to pick a fight? (Answer: BOTH). I guess you think cowardly shooting innocent nuns in the back is going to gain you style points.

Secondly, Jesus is not the slave of anyone. You just insulted my Lord and Savior with your statement and I think it is important that you know your future:

Revelation 19:11-21 (New King James Version)

11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, “Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great.” 19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.

'Nuff said.

Anger over Church advertisement which puts Jesus' face on beer glass

Can you see Jesus on this nearly empty beer glass?



Are you kidding me? What will they think of next? Scripture on condom boxes?
Link to article.

And another thing...why is it that a cartoonist draws some pictures of Mohammad and there are riots and loss of life, but when this stuff happens there is only anger? Your thoughts?

What famous leader or classic movie are you?

What famous leader or classic movie are you?
Click on the link above, take the test and let me know what you come up with. Apparently I'm Gandhi and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Ye shall know the truth...

If you look at the top of the page, right underneath the blog title you will see I have quoted John 8:32. I got the idea for the theme of this blog from a building from the college I went to. I attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The building was Upham Hall (pictured below).



If you look closely above the arch are the words of Jesus. I would guess 98% of the students at the school don't know the quote is from the Bible.

It is my desire to seek the truth each and every day and that is what I hope this blog will allow everyone to discuss. The topics I blog about will either be my comments/thoughts, news stories or just plain crazy and humorous stuff which might not have anything to do with truth, but hopefully it will make us all laugh (something I think everyone needs to do more of).

Until then, here are some more pics of the beautiful Miami campus:


The beautiful fall leaves of Ohio.


A view looking back at Upham hall.


A view of South Quad.


My favorite view on campus -- looking from the sundial, across South Quad towards McCracken Hall.

Godspeed Atlantis!

Have a great mission!

I have a blog!

By popular demand, I have created my own blog. I have no idea what I'll be blogging about or when, but it will be whatever I want and when I feel like it. I can tell you one thing...you won't be reading about Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes or Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie or Paris Hilton/Whoever here.

Enjoy!