Bangalore Babble V

The Consumerist has another great example of Bangalore Babble, or do they? At least one commenter wonders if the alleged tech support email may not have been computer generated. Either way, this is a good part of the reason that I don't buy anything from Creative anymore.

Softie Poo

Just a quick post and a link to an article that clearly demonstrates why Microsoft will eventually lose all relevance in the PC world. They somehow manage to complicate a simple action to the point that they have to write a blog post about it. However, the solution is quickly and concisely delivered by the very first reader comment under the article. How can they solve this systemic corporate problem? Hire THAT guy!

Racial Hoaxes are Hate Crimes!

Please read this: Fireman in noose case to be fired

Now, tell me why perpetrating a race crime hoax is not a hate crime. It seems to me that you have to express hate for two races in order to perpetrate a race crime hoax. You have to hate the race you are falsely accusing. However, you must hate your own, too, since you are disrespecting your own people by minimizing an issue that needs to be taken seriously and addressed effectively when there is a real violation. Perpetrating hoaxes only confirms the stereotype that playing the race card is now nothing more than an excuse for bad behavior. That does not benefit anyone of any race.

I would like to see the hate crime laws changed to make it (1) illegal to perpetrate a race crime hoax, and (2) make it illegal to commit a crime against Caucasian-Americans specifically because of their race. That second part might seem to be implied by the current law, but most prosecutors dismiss the idea of enforcing it. And, please don't get the impression that I do not understand that White people fake race crimes, too. I am very aware of that. ANYONE who commits a race crime hoax should go to jail.

Now, if you have just finished reading this and your first thought is that I must be a racist, then I have to tell you that you are just too stupid to read this blog. Please go read some one-way political extremist site where they tell you how to think. There are plenty of them run by the right and the left sides of the political spectrum. If you believe that people should be treated equally without regard to race or other bias and that racial hate is destructive to every race, then I welcome you to stop by more often.