Author Archives: ehurst

EH&D 9

Posted on August 4, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) Action If the rich and powerful are aliens to the common folks, we who are spiritual are even more alien to all of them together. Nothing … Continue reading →

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EH&D 8

Posted on August 3, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) Justice Western Civilization is, so far, the pinnacle achievement of fallen human nature. It has become a moral black hole imploding upon its own materialism. This … Continue reading →

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Psalm 9

Posted on August 2, 2014 by ehurst

This psalm appears to have originally been published as the first half and Psalm 10 as the second half. Together the two form a Hebrew acrostic, each verse beginning with one of the 22 Hebrew letters in alphabetic order. At … Continue reading →

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EH&D 7

Posted on August 2, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) False Activism There is a sense in which all activism is inherently false. That’s because the concept of democracy is one of the most harmful mythologies … Continue reading →

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EH&D 6

Posted on August 1, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams. Regular readers will recognize this as a rewrite of a previous post.) Leverage I mentioned previously the concept of recognizing the authority of others over us … Continue reading →

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CentOS 7: Virtual Box VM

Posted on July 31, 2014 by ehurst

Folks, this is how it’s done. Oracle may not be our favorite company, but this is one thing you will not want to miss: Oracle’s Virtual Box VM. It’s free. You’ll find the user manual is quite in-depth. Here are … Continue reading →

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EH&D 5

Posted on July 31, 2014 by ehurst

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) It’s Personal Turn on the TV at the appointed time and you will see this talented, experienced, perhaps even charismatic newsreader offering you a dose of … Continue reading →

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CentOS 7: QEMU

Posted on July 30, 2014 by ehurst

Install a Windows VM on CentOS/RHEL 7 using QEMU — this is the hard way. VMware won’t build properly on CentOS 7 and all of the suggest fixes failed. The simplest answer is using the included virtual machine, QEMU. See … Continue reading →

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