Monthly Archives: December 2013

Job 20

Zophar is rather angry at the insult he perceives. Unfortunately, the real insult sails right over his head. As with his two friends, he is angry only that Job rejects their simplistic logic. Zophar’s emphasis is that the wicked are … Continue reading

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Grok Kids?

People with a lot of unfinished business from their own childhood don’t do well with kids. From my experience with kids and watching others with kids, it would seem that’s the number one cause of doing so poorly with children. … Continue reading

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Addenda to Debian Guide: Multimedia

(The following was inserted as the new chapter 9 in Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It.) Debian comes with most of what you need by default. We need to add just a few items for the common media playback. Past … Continue reading

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Faith Is the Victory

It’s not what you do, nor what you think or know, but to what you are committed. That is a reasonable translation of the title of this post, which is also the title of an old hymn. Most Westerners miss … Continue reading

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RHEL 7 Beta: Initial Test Drive (Updated)

(Note: This is not about server use, but desktop use and building custom packages for such use.) The long-awaited beta for RHEL 7 has arrived. You’ll have to wade through some stuff to get an account so you can apply … Continue reading

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Conspiracies Abounding

All government is a conspiracy; people conspire to hold power over others because we wouldn’t call it “government” if some small group were not exercising authority over others. Let’s unpack this. The Internet has done more to place information in … Continue reading

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Limited Liability

In quantum morality, we each carry a limited liability. The trick is to learn the limits, not mythologize them. Yesterday was my run day, but with the route still buried under ice and snow, I took it to the gym. … Continue reading

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WordPress Getting Stupid with Me

Maybe you got the notice, too. WP is now demanding a cellphone number they can text “for security purposes.” I don’t do texting on my cellphone and it never sees the Net. Google-Blogger did this to me and I had … Continue reading

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Truth Needs No Defense

First, take a moment to play out in your mind all the different meanings of the title of this post. Right here in Oklahoma, we have a monument to the Ten Commandments on state property. It’s been there since last … Continue reading

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Shepherd Tough

We are shepherds; we exult in our toughness. Not that we idolize the little engine that could, but we each seek to be the little engine that would. It is not the toughness of “we can do it” but of … Continue reading

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