Author Archives: ehurst

How to Save the World

Posted on May 11, 2011 by ehurst

Given my recent string of posts condemning Western Civilization and such, I would have thought it was obvious what it takes to make the world a better place. Apparently it’s not so obvious, because someone asked me. Rather than complicate … Continue reading →

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The On-going Trainwreck of the Linux Desktop

Posted on May 10, 2011 by ehurst

Opinionated rant follows… KDE died for me with the birth of the new philosophy in KDE 4. Granted, the Trinity Project keeps hope alive, but frankly that community lacks the resources for delivering the goods beyond the Kubuntu desktop. I’m … Continue reading →

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Revolting Feminists

Posted on May 10, 2011 by ehurst

You may have heard about the Slutwalk brouhaha, which started in Canada. As I understand it, the promoters were reacting to an offhand comment from a police officer, to the effect the rape problem is not helped by women dressing … Continue reading →

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Phone Conversation Overheard Somewhere in Midwest City, OK

Posted on May 9, 2011 by ehurst

Hello? George! Long time, no see, dude. What’s up? I need a job, man. My company went belly up. You need to get in the school business, man. It’s keeping me fat-n-sassy, and it’s recession-proof. I don’t know nuthin’ ’bout … Continue reading →

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Some Interpersonal Implications of the Three Pillars

Posted on May 8, 2011 by ehurst

Basic principles will always be the same, but the implications will shift with the context. For those of you just catching up, you can review the Three Pillars in detail here. For those familiar with the concepts, I’ll be offering … Continue reading →

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Truth Is Personal

Posted on May 8, 2011 by ehurst

Truth is a Person, and can be communicated only person to person. Aristotle’s insistence truth can be objectified served merely to guarantee the most important things we can know will never be addressed. The existence of all the universe is … Continue reading →

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Apocalyptic Deception

Posted on May 7, 2011 by ehurst

If your image of reality is flavored by movies in any way, you will never understand what’s going on. Our minds have been conditioned to expect a dramatic shift overnight, that there will be massive destruction everywhere at once. Apocalypse … Continue reading →

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Just Passing Through

Posted on May 6, 2011 by ehurst

The original title to my blog (not just this post) was “Just Passing Through.” It was meant to be a religious statement, taken from a song commonly attributed to Albert Brumley: This world is not my home, I’m just a-passin’ … Continue reading →

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Make Sane Choices Against the Lies of the World

Posted on May 5, 2011 by ehurst

Having a vision of truth, of clarity and honesty, isn’t very useful to others if I can’t show an application. First, an honest accounting of where I stand, of how I arrived at my applications. I take the Bible seriously. … Continue reading →

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Transparency and Vision

Posted on May 5, 2011 by ehurst

You cannot easily see the truth if you aren’t willing to be the truth. Whoever you are, I am no better than you. At most, I am simply somewhere out ahead of you. More likely, this blog simply offers some … Continue reading →

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