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Unpopular Historical Facts

This is not a debate. I hold not a glimmer of hope, under any delusions, that opponents are interested in honest discussion. I know this because I was once on their side. No one I knew or could contact was … Continue reading

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Paranoid Computer Security

You’ve probably heard the old joke: The computer which is most secure from online threats is the one which isn’t online. Most of us use our computers for entirely too many things. If it really is all you have, that’s … Continue reading

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It’s Not Racism

I won’t bother defining the word “racism.” No matter what I say there are too many who will castigate me from any one of several sides on this issue. What? You didn’t know there could be more than two? The … Continue reading

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The Irony of Too Much Information

So, we got this Internet thing humming along, and the whole world can scoop up all sorts of information all in the same instant, on any matter which is published. In general, everyone has equal access to whatever it is, … Continue reading

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The Next Civilization

The current dominance of Western Civilization, basically a Romanized German Cultural Empire, has been in decline for at least a century. We can point to conscious efforts among certain elements to bring this about, though it was quite obviously not … Continue reading

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Not Recommended: openSUSE 11.3

Currently at milestone 7, I highly recommend you avoid openSUSE 11.3 if you plan to boot more than one OS. I tried to install it on one harddrive (PATA/IDE mode), while preserving my RHEL 6.0-Beta install on another (SATA). I … Continue reading

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Don’t Trust Any Human with More Power than You

The title is a corollary to one of my three pillars of Christian Mysticism: Disentanglement. You can’t escape the effects of other humans on your existence, and you can’t escape the necessity of letting some folks do whatever they will, … Continue reading

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Wild Abundance

This year the blackberries were wildly abundant. I went out every day for a week and picked as much as I could carry, and left even more behind. I could afford to be selective in taking only the biggest and … Continue reading

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Bogus CDC Survey Calling Cellphones (Updated)

This is my cellphone. I pay more than I want for the air-time, and I don’t appreciate long and senseless calls. Most people who call me know that. One caller keeps violating that, and is hostile to my wishes. They … Continue reading

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Israeli Intelligence Failure on the Flotilla

This is not getting much notice, neither on the MSM nor from the back-channel and conspiracy sites: Israel’s Flotilla Raid Involved Espionage, Sabotage. Of course, no one should be surprised that Mossad attempts to infiltrate even baby showers, if they … Continue reading

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