Author Archives: ehurst

Laptop Oracles: Trust

Posted on August 19, 2011 by ehurst

Civilization was God’s idea, His command through Noah. The fundamental question which civilization seeks to answer is how people can live in close proximity with minimal friction. A higher density of humanity provides a great many benefits, but at a … Continue reading →

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Laptop Oracles: Civilization

Posted on August 18, 2011 by ehurst

A new civilization is aborning. The West is dead, it’s carcass moldering in the street. Will someone please push it off into the sewer? What once was is past. We shall be forced to bear its foul odor a bit … Continue reading →

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Squeeze, FFMPEG and MP3 Conversions

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ehurst

Debian Squeeze: Things have changed and there seems to be poor notice from the developers. I still like to find my old favorite songs on YouTube and strip out the audio track to make an MP3. It’s gotten a little … Continue reading →

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The Laptop Oracles: Preface

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ehurst

Edward, a madman and prophet of Jehovah, typing on a Dell laptop: The West is dying, and will be overtaken by the Networked Civilization. We shall have world governments, but the only ones which remain very long will build on … Continue reading →

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The Internet Fire Burns

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ehurst

I’m angry. I’ve had up to my eyes, and it’s time to set them straight, to slap some hands. Curiosity is a human trait; it’s built in and you can’t simply remove it. It can be disabled at great cost … Continue reading →

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I'm All I Know

Posted on August 16, 2011 by ehurst

Ultimate Truth is ineffable. While I can tell you I’ve met God face to face, there’s no way I can tell you much about it. My brain got lost before it got started. The human mind is not capable of … Continue reading →

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Moral Economics

Posted on August 15, 2011 by ehurst

To ignore moral considerations in economics is slapping God in the face. He gets tired of it after a while. The symbolism of Babylon is, “Everything has a price, and that’s all that matters.” It’s the bedrock of materialism, that … Continue reading →

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Recipe for Riot

Posted on August 14, 2011 by ehurst

A comment from Old Jules on the previous post got me thinking. I know, it’s dangerous, but it sparked memories from my studies in social sciences. First, the basic principle behind all social science: We can observe a mass of … Continue reading →

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Budget in Blood

Posted on August 13, 2011 by ehurst

I was going to save this for tomorrow, but it feels like an elephant lying on top of me. Congress is slated to come up with a fresh federal budget come end of September. That’s next month. By then, the … Continue reading →

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Jesus Favors the Poor

Posted on August 13, 2011 by ehurst

Mammon is the god of Western churches. When your mind is closed a priori to something, you have no moral right to reject it. If you examine it and find it’s not for you, that’s great. At least you know. … Continue reading →

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