Monthly Archives: June 2009

Cultivating Our Own Demise

Posted on June 19, 2009 by ehurst

We are killing ourselves. In a thousand different ways, we Americans steadfastly ignore the wisdom of the ages in our headlong rush to increase suffering and destroy what little we had that would have worked. We have so many pharmaceuticals … Continue reading →

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Console Only: Unable to Serve

Posted on June 18, 2009 by ehurst

It was a washout. While I had no trouble doing it for myself, there were lots of problems when it came to serving others. There are too many things I do for other folks which require having OpenOffice.org, multimedia capabilities, … Continue reading →

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Debian Lenny Sans-X

Posted on June 16, 2009 by ehurst

No two users are a like. Each of us has our own ways and reasons for them. By no means do I pretend here to offer a complete review, since I am neither competent nor interested in that sort of … Continue reading →

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Now Non-GUI

Posted on June 16, 2009 by ehurst

I’m trying to type this from my now console-only Lenny install. I’ve already discovered there are some places on the Net, and some functions on some websites, are inaccessible completely. Anything requiring lots of Javascript to function is simply not … Continue reading →

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Another Possible Death-of-the-Net Scenario

Posted on June 15, 2009 by ehurst

So we have this story about plans by the US government and some allies to attack some certain sources of cyberspace troubles. If I understand correctly, the idea is to use various methods to implant what amounts to spyware on … Continue reading →

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Who Says We Can’t?

Posted on June 14, 2009 by ehurst

Inherent in the concept of “academic” is the idea we isolate things from the complexity of the real world so as to understand some element more fully. The assumption is we do this for as many parts of the reality … Continue reading →

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Interwoven by Nature

Posted on June 13, 2009 by ehurst

Do you want God to help in some particular way? Seek the welfare of another. It’s not a simple matter of paying your dues, because God is hardly reducible to a slot machine. He’s keeping an eye on you, and … Continue reading →

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Economics: You Don’t Have to Understand It All

Posted on June 11, 2009 by ehurst

Economics, as a part of the Social Sciences, is an effort to explain how we got here. Data is pretty easy to get, but providing a comprehensive explanation of human nature requires interpretation. If your interpretation is flawed, you will … Continue reading →

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Secret Sins of Government

Posted on June 9, 2009 by ehurst

During military service, I went through all the stupid security briefings, worked alongside a couple dozen military “spooks” and so forth. I asked rude questions to make sure I understood the philosophy, and didn’t care about the cute little scenarios … Continue reading →

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Police: No Neutral Ground

Posted on June 7, 2009 by ehurst

You might think the writer and commenters at Pro Libertate blog start out with a hatred for any law enforcement. You’d be wrong; they only hate what it has become. In response to an interesting look at the sheepdog metaphor … Continue reading →

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