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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Broken Windows Pain
I had a rough day; I worked on a Windows machine. First, let me assure you that Windows 7 is often faster and smoother on the same hardware than just about any version of Linux. The drivers work better and … Continue reading
Posted in computers
Tagged computer tech support, linux, windows
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Odds and Ends Again
I once wrote a humorous story about how my opinion might not be worth as much as a rat’s butt. The price of rat’s butt has gone up… Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: That business in Oregon of militia types holing … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged computers, internet, oppression, politics, propaganda, windows
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The Only Constant Is Change
Try to relax. Very little of the Lord’s work is done in panic. It might require vigor and creative surprises at time, but even those elements work better if you approach your divine mission with confidence and serenity. In the … Continue reading
Posted in administration
Tagged blogging, computer technology, internet, ministry, networking technology, virtual parish
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The Holy Order of Gatekeepers
The concept of gatekeeper is as old as humanity: a wholly unnatural restriction to genuine human need, maintained by horrific injustice. (We can save the debate about what constitutes a genuine human need in God’s eyes for another day.) At … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged business, economics, oppression, radix fidem, religion
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Review: Led by the Heart
Let’s start with a reminder: The science is not hard to find, but it seems hard to use if science is all you have. I’ve been disappointed in searching for application material. There are surely better writers for this subject, … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged fallen nature, heart-mind, intellect, religion, Two Realms, western biases
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Nobody Is Tempted to Serve
For those of us who live heart-led, it’s not too hard to untangle the mess. This figure tells a story that is no way surprising to anyone who has worked on software projects before: demand for fixes and features is … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged business, Free and Open Source Software, heart-mind, management, moral imperative, software development
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Psalm 82
Always: Context is everything in Hebrew. People have made much of God (Elohim) referring to other figures in this psalm as gods (elohim). But it takes only a quick review of the Books of Moses to see that the term … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Asaph, government, heart-mind, moral imperatives, Psalms
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This-n-That
Economic collapse: The US is there. You didn’t know that? Perhaps the meaning of the phrase “economic collapse” is what eludes you. There is less disposable income and a significant portion of the population is unemployed when they’d rather be … Continue reading