Elbereth's Journal: Updates

Hey, guess what? I might get to start chemotherapy soon. Yeah, I got diagnosed with a malignant lump, went through surgery to have it removed, and am now talking to more specialists than I can afford. Oh well. But, on the positive side, it means that I can start living it up. I plan on making my life as exciting and fullfilling as possible. No more tedium in my life, unless I so choose to be bored. Hah.

Also, I met my girlfriend about a year ago. I don't remember when we started dating, though. Funny thing is, she probably doesn't either. She says, "March sounds right." So I'll just trust her on that.

I know I haven't been posting often lately, and some of it is my life becoming more busy than it had been, but mostly I just can't get excited over such non-issues as SCO, RFIDs, the RIAA taking pirates to court, etc.

SCO will die soon enough. When it comes time to put up or shut up, they will shut up. I guarantee it. It will resolve itself without any of us having to do anything. Why worry over something that will resolve itself with time? Just ignore it, and it will go away.

RFIDs. Bah. I'm all for them. I want everything in my house tagged with RFIDs, so that I can find my favorite shirt, no matter where it is. I want every store to have RFIDs on their products. That means lower prices for me, the consumer, as they don't need to hire as many inventory grunts. I want RFIDs on every damn thing. An RFID in every pot!

I don't care what the RIAA does to your grandma or little sister. The BSA has been doing this for years. SJG got unfairly busted back in the 80s by an over-eager federal agency (the secret service, I believe). There was a little bit of outcry then, but mostly it was the paranoid libertarians who made a fuss. I learned something then. The only people who care are the paranoid libertarians. That's right. The voting public don't give a shit. So, it will never stop. Ever. Get used to it. Whether it's the government, a corporation, or the military, nobody will ever care as much as you do. Everybody thinks that the victims are getting what they deserve. In many cases, they are. Nobody really cares if a few innocents get hurt along the way. Why have I gotten so apathetic? Because it's a losing battle. It's not worth fighting. Save it for something else that you can win. Anyways, I'm not paranoid enough to be a libertarian. Truth be told, I'm more of a socialist. Socialists are idealistic fools, yes, but at least we're not paranoid.

So that's that. More when I feel like it.