Should the government regulate the internet? (read: How much should the government regulate the internet?) June 22, 2008
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Let *THIS* be my last blog post… something to think about.
Lots of people (49%) seem to think that the government has a duty to police the digital universe, according to Rasmussen Reports (a story I “dugg” today)… The article is filled with other insightful statistics about internet usage and regulation. I’ll leave the analysis up to you.
The U.S. government already *IS* regulating the net, to a large extent. Many of you probably remember a situation where a domainer had various domains disabled by order of the government because they were pointing to sites advertising travel to Cuba. The guy wasn’t a U.S. resident, nor was he marketing to U.S. consumers. He did make the mistake of registering his names with U.S.-based registrars though (it was Enom, to my best recollection…), and our relations with Cuba are still “so-so” , to say the least.
More regulation on the way? Perhaps the Snowe Bill push was a prelude to that. Historically, a country has rarely gotten any “freer” after it established a federal government, save for revolutions and other such cataclysmic events. Deregulation rarely follows the establishment of a central government. Is China a potential counterexample to that trend? Time will tell.
What all this means for domainers, who knows anymore… too many moving parts and variables to venture any long-term guesses… as the wise man says, hope for the best, plan for the worst.
ANOTHER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, ENJOY THE INSPIRATION:
This is a public service announcement. June 22, 2008
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Your purpose? My purpose… May 19, 2008
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What am I best at? What is my one unique specialty? What was I sent here to do? To tell you the truth, I ask myself these questions every day. They are WORTH asking yourself every single day, until one day, you may finally discover that one thing, the one unique passion, your true purpose in life. The day you do will have to be the biggest turning point in your life, as you will have a profound sense of clarity about your future journey, as well as your ultimate destination. Once this happens… well, you know the drill… focus on your core competency, outsource everything else 
… best wishes.
The true value of perseverance May 19, 2008
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“Those Who Stay Will Be Champions”
Bo Schembechler, Michigan Football Coach
Let go of your need for immediate gratification. When taking up a new career path, a new sport, a new relationship, starting a new business, any activity really, do not expect success to come in the first few days, weeks, months, maybe years even. Sometimes it may, and if it does, be happy about it. And when it doesn’t… well, just make sure that whatever it is you are doing is enjoyable to you, to make sure that you can in fact enjoy the journey, even if the ideal destination you have in mind will not be reached for a long time, if it is ever reached at all. How long do you actually HAVE to stay for… well, Bo never made that very clear. However, if you are willing to give it your all, and stay for however long it takes, even if it takes the entirety of your life, you are probably doing something that you love, something that’s worth doing for YOU, and something you are probably pretty good at.
Stay on your path, pursue it with passion, and good luck to you.
Life as a Vicious Cycle… .or the greatest blessing? March 29, 2008
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“People all grow up to die.” – System of a Down
“The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.” – Leo Tolstoy
I wish that one day, sometime soon, I would just wake up and be a billionaire (who doesn’t?). I hate having to “work” for a living. The whole concept seems totally counterintuitive to me. Why can’t I just move to Monaco already, live out my life on a yacht in the peaceful harbor, be a good host to friends and relatives, challenge strangers to battles of wits, read Balzac, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky, write more blogs such as this one, hold heated discussions about minorities and other racy issues (JUST KIDDING!), smoke cranberry hookah and drink fine Belgian beer, host lavish parties from dusk till dawn, and make this lifestyle a part of my every day reality, rather than a mere dream I keep playing over and over in my mind just before I have to crack open my eyes at 7:30AM every weekday morning. What indeed is the point of life? Many say “children.” What an evil joke, however, god is playing on us, forcing every new generation of humans to grow, learn, and practice the same boring skills necessary for self-sustenance and survival, rediscovering the same ideas, over and over again. Where is this all headed, and why must I be a part of it? I believe that we all deserve our own little piece of paradise, and deep in my heart, I trust that we can all have it, that and a quiet peace of mind for the short amount of time we’ve been allotted on this planet, to take life in with great big breaths of wonderful, instead of short gasps of suffering merely to endure, and never really to begin to live. How do I manifest my dreams… and do it quickly?
Places I might want to live after I graduate college March 17, 2008
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My goal to retire after graduation and become a traveling scholar / wandering sage still stands. I do want a place or two in the world that I could call home and always come back to though… Examples:
Worthy goal: Retire by graduation. March 9, 2008
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I will probably want to work in the financial sector or the consulting industry anyway, but I want to have enough assets and passive or semi-passive income from my private business ventures to have the option of just taking off, becoming a traveling scholar, and spending my time by exploring the world, reading books about whatever I want, and maybe doing some writing. I graduate in April 2009. Wish me luck 
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Self-improvement exercise. Do it. March 9, 2008
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“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault.”
Oscar Wilde.
Carl Jung theorized that whenever you think a bad thought about someone, or you judge them in some negative way (this goes for positives also, but more on that later), you are actually projecting qualities that you hate about yourself onto them (either something that you yourself exhibit, or perhaps an inner urge that you are repressing to appear more well-adjusted than you really are), and you hate them for it instead (the average person would rather hate others than hate the self, because hating yourself would be self-destructive). Try this for a few days, every time you feel ill will toward someone, recognize how your mental projection mechanism has been activated, and see how the quality you are about to react to is actually a feature of yourself… Get it? Now, do not hate yourself, but simply OBSERVE the projection process and short circuit it using this realization… recognize that this feature may be part of your “shadow” and perhaps something you need to work on. Then, try to find something redeemable about the person you were about to project onto, and love them for it. This presupposes, of course, that you have already developed a healthy self-esteem and a love for yourself. If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love others.
Purpose of Life… March 8, 2008
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Erik von Markovik (aka “Mystery”) claims that the purpose of life is to “live and love” (i.e. survive and replicate… for the people less romantic than myself). Brian Tracy says that the purpose of life is to develop many “loving relationships,” that is, spending time and creating memories with the people you love and care about most.
Do both of these perspectives imply the same basic conclusions?
I should hope so.
Why do I take pleasure in watching others fail? March 8, 2008
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Do you? Be honest with YOURSELF about this, no one else really matters anyway. Do you ENJOY saying “No” more than saying “Yes” when others seek something of you? Do you take pleasure in either denying people, or watching them fall down as they strive for the object of their desire? Why? Do you think this is healthy? Were you surrounded by condescending others during crucial formatory periods in life? Were you denied love when you were younger? Why do you not instead challenge and encourage those who are not living up to their potential? Why not help them out along the way as well? It is good for the soul, is it not?
By limiting others, actively, or passively in mind, you only limit your own reach and potential. Am I wrong?
Just some food for thought, for both you and me. More on this l8r, I hope.
