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Technocracy of War, Part 3

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ehurst

They had moved Pete that very hour to temporary solitary confinement. While it meant missing breakfast, this was one of the saner things, keeping informants away from the general population. In two days, Peter found himself being marched down that … Continue reading →

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The Technocracy of War: Part 2

Posted on January 5, 2012 by ehurst

For Peter Jimmerson, the war was over — for now. For the past two years he had been in a running battle with some cracker slipping into his servers. This was no simple showboating; the cracker was needling him personally, … Continue reading →

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The Technocracy of War: Part 1 (fiction)

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ehurst

The screens displayed before him were somewhat more colorful than the rest of them, the hundreds throughout the building. Still, it was the same old Bread and Butter, and it was his bread-n-butter. It was the reason he wore one … Continue reading →

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Let’s Pretend for a Moment I’m an Activist

Posted on January 3, 2012 by ehurst

What is the greatest political threat I see? Our devotion to modern Israel is the single greatest threat to this nation. If I were to take up any political cause, it would be to convince the government to stop pretending … Continue reading →

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Apparent Trend of Coups

Posted on January 2, 2012 by ehurst

In these modern times, the real take over comes in a series of coups d’état, versus one complete change. I’m watching. It’s one thing to talk about some shadowy Illuminati as shorthand for some apparent group with an agenda to … Continue reading →

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Not My Objective

Posted on January 2, 2012 by ehurst

When Jesus came to the Temple, He was one of the few there who actually reached out and touched the extended hand of God. Look what it got Him. They said He was crazy, had demons, and was a terrorist. … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Psychology

Posted on January 1, 2012 by ehurst

Some things cannot be fixed, and it shouldn’t be tried. Most people sense things could be better. A few actually make some effort to make things better. Both times when I was in college, few fields of study drew helpful … Continue reading →

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Blue Eyes Whining

Posted on December 31, 2011 by ehurst

Human eyes suck at blue tones of light. Be advised it’s necessary to dumb this down somewhat, but it’s still fairly accurate for most of the human race. If you could check the rods and cones on your retinas, you’d … Continue reading →

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Year End Economic Tea Leaves

Posted on December 30, 2011 by ehurst

This is actually a rather minor note to clarify things of which most people seem unaware. You may understand the noise about WW2 fixing the Great Depression is pure nonsense. What fixed the Great Depression was the US was about … Continue reading →

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Unaccountable Hell

Posted on December 29, 2011 by ehurst

When any given system begins too much to favor one party or another, no one should be surprised when the victims start shedding blood. That could be literally or figuratively. For an example of the latter, modern Western marriage is … Continue reading →

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