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Apparently the Church of Scientology has been editing Wikipedia articles in a self-serving manner, so Wikipedia has responded by banning all edits coming from their IPs.  Honestly, I know very little about Scientology.  The few things I’ve heard sound nuts, and Tom Cruise seems crazy*.

Frankly, though, all this does for their reputation is enforce it, in my mind.  Really, Wikipedia is fairly “neutral” from the things I’ve read.  Given that, if you really need to edit articles to make yourself sound better, you must be doing something wrong to begin with.

* Crazy funny…  Have you seen Tropic Thunder?  The man is surprisingly funny.

The NBA Playoffs have been pretty great this year.  Aside from the Lakers, the only teams left are teams that haven’t been overly successful in recent years.  Sure, the Cavs and the Nuggets have made the playoffs a few times recently, but they’ve never had any sort of major impact.  This year, along with the Magic, they’ve both got a legitimate chance to go to the finals.  Not just that, but every game in the semis has come down to the wire and regardless of who you’re rooting for, they’ve been fun to watch (albeit likely very nerve-racking).

Honestly, it just doesn’t get much better than this:

Since Scott posted about joining Facebook recently, I figured I’d link this article.  Basically, it’s a study that says Facebook users tend not to do as well in school.  Admittedly, the researcher herself admits that it might be some other third variable, but there is definitely a correlation.

Well, I finally broke down and joined Facebook. I can’t say I’m proud of it, but I felt that I was missing out on too much socially. I also think it provides a decent means of staying connected with people I went to college with, which could help me further my career. Networking never hurts. That’s how I got my job at GM.

My biggest concerns were always privacy. I know that’s ironic considering I write on a blog, but I didn’t like the idea that other people could post stuff on my page. I also feel that a lot of gossip happens over the “relationship status” part. I won’t be using that particular feature.

You can find me under my email address: scottp16@gmail.com I hope everyone adds me as a friend because my self worth is now directly tied to the number of Facebook friends that I have.