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On the Madness in Libya
It’s hard to process all the junk in the media about what’s going on in Libya if you don’t know the history of the country. What the MSM want you to remember is bombings, and they want you to think … Continue reading
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Tagged government, history, oppression, propaganda, resistance
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Xiphos on SL 6
Just a few quick notes here. There is as yet no repository offering Xiphos and Sword for SL. You can easily Yum the Clucene and development package from SL repositories. I decided to grab Sword and Xiphos SRPMs from the … Continue reading
The Problem with Video Games
The real problem with video games is they tend to cripple human intelligence in players. It’s nothing new to taste the brouhaha over tenuous links between video games and violence. Someone with an ax to grind notes video games are … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, internet, propaganda, psychology
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Scientific Linux 6-RC2 on Inspiron 1525
It’s not that I didn’t like running Debian Squeeze on my laptop, it’s that there was no reason to ever use the laptop since my desktop was identical. I noticed Scientific Linux (SL) was close to releasing their 6.0 and … Continue reading
The Death of Convention and Orthodoxy
Adults are not herd creatures; children are. To the degree you embrace conformity, to that degree you have unfinished business in your process of maturation. A godly, spiritual society of mature humans would be nearly shapeless in its diversity and … Continue reading
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You May Be a Computer Elitist Snob
I love people. They are far more important to me than anything else on this plane of existence. When complete strangers ask me to help with their computers, I’m glad for the chance to do something good for another human. … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, linux, oppression, psychology
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Open Source GUIs Are Awful
I’ve been studying this pretty closely for about fifteen years now, and I find the development of the Open Source GUI, particularly on Linux, is really depressing. I no longer suggest Linux to folks because I care too much about … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, culture, linux, windows
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Stuxnet: Propaganda Coup from the Ashes of Failure
I’ve been watching the news about the Stuxnet worm, as a lot people have. On the one hand, it seemed to have been a really fine design, say some. But others said it was full of flaws, when you really … Continue reading
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The Sin of Expertise
Recognition as an expert may well be a primary justification for rejecting someone’s advice. While I admit to the iconoclastic urge, such is not the controlling factor. It’s a symptom. That urge is derived from experience. Having confronted so many … Continue reading
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Happy Fantasies of Material Prosperity
It’s not really new, but I wanted to propose a thought experiment. Go to any of several high technology gadget reviewing websites, like ZDNet, CNet, Ars Technica, etc. Look at discussions about, say the Windows 8 roadmap, or the plans … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, government, propaganda, resistance, survival
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