The cultural and behavioral norms of virtual worlds and gaming are
generally unstudied. Therefore, Reynard will seek to identify the
emerging social, behavioral and cultural norms in virtual worlds and
gaming environments. The project would then apply the lessons learned
to determine the feasibility of automatically detecting suspicious
behavior and actions in the virtual world.

The report is publicly available, as mandated by Congress. Read the full report in .pdf format.

It’s interesting that Reynard the Fox is a trickster in folklore and literature.

1. Truly understand yourself and why you care so much about this election. If you are unable to conjure up passion about your opinion then you are not ready to make others passionate about your opinion either.

2. Find places on the web where you can research the candidates and keep up with all election news. Bookmark your favorite places and check them often so that you are able to stay up-to-date on all of the election’s happenings. This is the precursor for steps 3 and 4.

3. Learn about Ron Paul. Research his views until you’ve learned them all. If you’re going to spread awareness about Ron Paul be sure to fully understand him and all of his views.

4. Learn about the top candidates. Knowledge of Paul’s opponents will empower you in a heated debate.

5. Having gathered knowledge of the candidates, ask yourself why the top candidates are so popular. What about Hillary Clinton and Rudi Giuliani do people like? It is important not to jump to any conclusions such as, “Because of media endorsement.”

6. Once you have gathered an idea of what it is that makes the top candidates so popular with people, decide what it is that makes them so unpopular. Consider what facts about the popular candidates the average person might not know. Learn the dirt on them.

7. Finally, you are ready to engage others (who do not already endorse Paul). Begin telling people you know about Ron Paul. It is important that you allow them to make their points and to be open-minded about their opinion. There are many reasons why you need to listen to them, one of the most important being it will enable you to understand what they care about. Cater your argument toward the listener by telling them facts about Ron Paul they are likely to care about. Inform them about the downside of their favorite candidate in a gentle way, not a mocking or pompous way.

8. Gather a list of platforms where you can spread further awareness about Ron Paul. Since the Internet knows damn well about Ron Paul, start by listening to AM radio political shows. Write down the schedule of your local shows as well as the phone numbers. On the Internet, find sites where people root for the other guys.

9. Humble yourself and call the radio shows to talk about Ron Paul. In my hometown, most people have barely heard of Paul and the radio is a good way to be heard and to spread political awareness. Make sure you know a little something about the show you are calling beforehand so that you are able to cater your points and reason for calling to the flavor of the show. Be prepared for people to not care much about Ron Paul and, whatever you do, do not throw a temper tantrum if the call does not go the way you hope. Same with reaching out to other political forums. Make sure you do not come in like Mr. Know-It-All or you will simply turn people off.

10. You are a practiced political activist. Now it’s time to think about ways to take it to the next step. Join groups for Ron Paul. Attend election events. Donate money to Paul’s campaign. Do what it takes. By going above and beyond the call of duty we may be able to do the impossible and get Paul elected. Finally, do not let up on steps 1-9. They are going to continually be just as important as they were to begin with.

ADDITION: Digg.com user Stephbangm says:

“Become a Delegate or Ron Paul will NOT be President http://delegate.notlong.com“

Finally a sex scandal where the world does not want a tape to leak. She has a relationship with Huma Abedin. The scandal is about to break and I’m loving every moment of it. Apparently the Los Angeles Times is just sitting on the story of the sex scandal. Seeing as the mainstream media is in love with Hillary who knows how soon they will release the news. It’s now pretty obvious why she would not give Bill the attention he needed.

A Department of Justice (government) official was recently quoted as saying:

“I am close enough to Hillary and [her personal aide]Huma [Abedin] to tell you that this ‘rumor’ is true,” the official says. “It is well known inside her campaign that Hillary and Huma are an item.

“If you call Hillary’s residence in DC first thing in the morning, Huma answers the phone,” the official continues. “Same thing late at night and on the road. It’s a closely guarded secret that Hillary’s inner circle guards at all costs.”

I for one am extremely happy about this news because frankly Hillary getting elected is a nightmare from hell.

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“I think it’s clear by now that the federal government needs to reclassify marijuana. People who need it should be able to get it – safely and easily,”

Amen Price is Right host! This comes from Reason.tv’s Drew Carey Project and the video is available here.

Via The Independent

I don’t know about the rest of you but I’ve never owned a slave and so I could give a crap about it. I do not feel bad for black people because of the slave trade because I do not know any blacks that are slaves or were slaves earlier in their life. While many other races have overcome discrimination by working hard, many blacks cling to government help, sympathy, and reverse-racism. Reverse-racism — as in being chosen because of your ethnic background in order to meet a quota.

Back to Bill Cosby. The man despises the way that many blacks speak – guttural Ebonics if you ask me. He hates the way the blacks buy $500 sneakers (rather than $200 for Hooked on Phonics). He hates the way blacks are named — what the hell is up with a name like Shaniqua? (I find it interesting that Shaniqua is a misspelling according to my spell check.

It is definitely worth reading the full transcript of Bill Cosby’s speech if this makes you smile as much as it has made me smile.