Hello World

Junk Shot: A proposed technique for stopping the oil spill by filling the ruptured pipe with debris of various sizes in hopes that all holes will eventually be sealed... with junk. Ingredients range from tiny bits of epoxy, to golf balls and shredded tires. Probably soon to be a metaphor or euphemism for many things, including this blog which will likewise be filled with tiny bits of technical substance and large clusters of opinionated garbage. I'm going with Junk Shoot cuz that's what I originally thought it was called, and I think it's more appropriate.

The reason I'm starting this is because we live in a time of unprecedented political disagreement. Topics of the time: the failing economies of the west, the prospering economies of the east, the reform of American health care, the growing national debt, the growing GLOBAL debt, the rise of the TEA Party in the US, the red shirt rebellion in Thailand, accusations of socialism in the US, the birthers, an unparalleled level of global communication, the use of that communication for the mass spread of intentional misinformation, extreme partisanship, Arizona's immigration law, the oil spill, etc. IT'S ENDLESS!!! I've had the pleasure of debating these points while "shooting the shit" with so many people and in the process learned so much, that I thought it might be time to start using some of this crazy global communication jazz to shoot the shit with y'all. So, let's fill the gaps between the left and right with bits of understanding, perspective and knowledge.

Thanks for reading and commenting.
~Yasu

PS: Congrats to you if you get the programming geek reference title.

"Yea, Mike's real easy company. So quick to joke and laugh, it's like shooting shit in a bucket." ~Briana Morey