The Case For Public Domain
What is public domain, you ask? Well, according to Lolly Gasaway (editor's note: that is the person's real name. I couldn't make that name up if I tried), public domain is a creative work that is not protected by any copyrights and can be used freely by everyone. Nice thing to know.
So what the hell is the big deal? Why am I writing about public domain? Why should you even care? Because this, this forum, this virtual paper, this way of expressing ideas and thoughts and semi-intellectual expressions(though it delves into completely non-intellectual expressions more and more every day. Thanks Prozac! (editor's note part deux: I have never taken a Prozac pill (be proud mom!) I do not believe in taking medication, especially over-the-counter stuff to medicate (read: place into a stumbling, slumbering stupor). Hell, I don't even like taking Advil when I have a headache.) is public domain. It's a public forum. Even though only I can place my thoughts right here, you could very well get your own and write whatever the hell you want.
Again, what's the big deal? Why am I writing this rambling drawl about all of this stuff? The reason why is this: I want people to read this. You might get a kick out of it. You might hate it and sent me threatening emails, to which I'll laugh and tell you to meet me and my baseball bat outside (editor's note: I don't have a baseball bat, yet. But I will by the time you send me the threatening email). If I didn't want all 4 of you to read this, I would do one of a few things: a) stop writing on here, 2) click the little private button so only a select fewer number of people could read this, or H) stop writing on here.
This, or any other blog, is a public forum. A chance to read up on the comings and goings of people that you might not be able to talk to all the time, but maybe through their writings you get an idea of the slice of life that they happen to be eating at the current moment. I do it all the time, especially to catch up on what my sister is doing. (I'm going to guess that I'll get a phone call within the day telling me to remove that link.) If I don't want people to know what I'm up to, then I won't write it in such a public forum. And I would want me to know what I'm up to, since there's no reason to be embarrassed about anything I've done because everyone else has probably done it before (or something remotely resembling it.)
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get off my soapbox and go attempt to hit on the incredibly attractive girl that sat down near me. So get out of my house.
P.S. Did you know that I can't get the spell checker function to work on here? What kind of service are you running when your spell checker won't even work? I swear, if I wasn't so unmotivated (see the last post, unless you too are unmotivated, then just say you did and pretend to know what's going on) I'd write these people and give them a piece of my mind. Again, done, out of the house.
So what the hell is the big deal? Why am I writing about public domain? Why should you even care? Because this, this forum, this virtual paper, this way of expressing ideas and thoughts and semi-intellectual expressions(though it delves into completely non-intellectual expressions more and more every day. Thanks Prozac! (editor's note part deux: I have never taken a Prozac pill (be proud mom!) I do not believe in taking medication, especially over-the-counter stuff to medicate (read: place into a stumbling, slumbering stupor). Hell, I don't even like taking Advil when I have a headache.) is public domain. It's a public forum. Even though only I can place my thoughts right here, you could very well get your own and write whatever the hell you want.
Again, what's the big deal? Why am I writing this rambling drawl about all of this stuff? The reason why is this: I want people to read this. You might get a kick out of it. You might hate it and sent me threatening emails, to which I'll laugh and tell you to meet me and my baseball bat outside (editor's note: I don't have a baseball bat, yet. But I will by the time you send me the threatening email). If I didn't want all 4 of you to read this, I would do one of a few things: a) stop writing on here, 2) click the little private button so only a select fewer number of people could read this, or H) stop writing on here.
This, or any other blog, is a public forum. A chance to read up on the comings and goings of people that you might not be able to talk to all the time, but maybe through their writings you get an idea of the slice of life that they happen to be eating at the current moment. I do it all the time, especially to catch up on what my sister is doing. (I'm going to guess that I'll get a phone call within the day telling me to remove that link.) If I don't want people to know what I'm up to, then I won't write it in such a public forum. And I would want me to know what I'm up to, since there's no reason to be embarrassed about anything I've done because everyone else has probably done it before (or something remotely resembling it.)
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get off my soapbox and go attempt to hit on the incredibly attractive girl that sat down near me. So get out of my house.
P.S. Did you know that I can't get the spell checker function to work on here? What kind of service are you running when your spell checker won't even work? I swear, if I wasn't so unmotivated (see the last post, unless you too are unmotivated, then just say you did and pretend to know what's going on) I'd write these people and give them a piece of my mind. Again, done, out of the house.
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