Author Archives: ehurst

What’s Going On 03

Posted on January 10, 2017 by ehurst

It turns out the symptoms exhibited by my tower system point to a simple hard drive failure, after all. I’m waiting until I can afford to replace it and try again. I’ll probably try to run FreeBSD on it; I’ve … Continue reading →

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Don’t Surrender

Posted on January 9, 2017 by ehurst

Don’t become entangled; keep your dependence on Christ alone. Let me testify that living heart-led will change your fortunes. It’s the promise of God. While the whole of Creation could fall apart, He never fails on His loyalty to His … Continue reading →

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Watching and Working

Posted on January 8, 2017 by ehurst

Moral discernment (quantum reasoning) works on multiple levels, seeing that a specific event may well bring two kinds of good and three kinds of bad. On the one hand, it should be pretty entertaining. But that’s all it will be. … Continue reading →

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Psalm 119: Ayin 121-128

Posted on January 7, 2017 by ehurst

This is the Way of Wrath. We work from the image of a sheik come to inspect an outpost of his domain. There is a high probability that he will find something unpleasing and will correct the deficiencies. Those of … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Real

Posted on January 7, 2017 by ehurst

I’m hoping I can draw a rather complete image for you in terms of moral implications. It’s too easy to be drawn off course by propaganda. Let me recall to your mind The Cult. Let’s remind ourselves that it’s a … Continue reading →

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Down Time Today

Posted on January 6, 2017 by ehurst

Okies don’t do snow. That is, just a little bit of snow can bring everything to a halt because there is precious little infrastructure designed with snow in mind, not a lot of resources for dealing with snow once it … Continue reading →

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Cut-off Warning

Posted on January 5, 2017 by ehurst

I find quite plausible this story projecting Internet disruptions. Indeed, the linked article is merely one of the easiest to read, as the warnings are all over the tech sites I read. The problem is that consumers have a bunch … Continue reading →

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Stop Being Nice

Posted on January 4, 2017 by ehurst

Some years ago I walked into the local Sam’s Club warehouse store and was confronted by rolling racks filled with heavy winter parkas. Digging through this display, I found one that fit, a big old puffy down-filled thing and the … Continue reading →

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Cycling: Yesterday’s Hills

Posted on January 3, 2017 by ehurst

Last night the cold front moved into our area; this morning it was high winds from the north, mist and drizzle and it felt cold. No ride today, but yesterday I had a beautiful workout in the northern hills. It … Continue reading →

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Befuddling AI

Posted on January 2, 2017 by ehurst

Anything that humans design by their intellect and talents cannot possibly rise above that level. It will never be more than what is theoretically possible for humans. Artificial intelligence (AI) will be quicker and more precise, certainly more consistent, but … Continue reading →

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