I’m not going to black out my blog, because, let’s face it, who’s going to notice? But for all six of you who read this (and, of course, you Mom), I do want to point out that these are horrific bad bills. They are sponsored by Democrats and Republicans, so party affiliation shouldn’t enter into this. In this case, they’re all bad guys. And why? Greed, pure & simple. Hollywood donates millions & millions to politicians and they expect these people to stay bought and deliver on their “anit-piracy” legislation.

Don’t know anything about this? Here’s an article. Just don’t focus on SOPA. It’s the bill sponsored by the Republicans (which for some reason is the only one called out as evil…grrr). There’s also PIPA, which is the Senate equivalent sponsored by Democrat Patrick Leahy (who clearly doesn’t get it).It’s absolutely as messed up as SOPA.

Anyway, blogs all over are blacking out today (by the way, this won’t work after 1/18/2012, so don’t bother):

My favorite
The Oatmeal

Please take five minutes out of your day today to voice your opinion on these bills. I don’t care if you’re in favor of them (although if you are, I think you’re nuts), but you need to contact your representatives and make your voice heard.

No more politics. Back to your regularly scheduled SQL Server nerdery.