Author Archives: ehurst

We Are Not In This Together

Posted on January 15, 2010 by ehurst

The first and most important signal of impending oppression is alienation from the enforcers. To the degree you find yourself in a community where the police tend to view citizens as the enemy, you are in a police state. It … Continue reading →

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The Ice Man Cometh

Posted on January 14, 2010 by ehurst

I take the position most of the Al Gore brand of AGW is merely a fraud, a way of scraping off a few billion more from the people who generate wealth by actually working. Yes, the climate is changing, but … Continue reading →

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Net Security: Nuisance Abatement

Posted on January 13, 2010 by ehurst

Aside from sections of wire and other hardware owned by government agencies, the Internet is entirely private property. A rather loose coalition of folks connected by cables and such have decided upon a common set of protocols allowing shared data. … Continue reading →

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Actionable Evil

Posted on January 12, 2010 by ehurst

You’ve seen the horror films, or read the horror stories, wherein someone finds a way to measure criminal intent directly. It is as if there is some activity in the human mind which can be read from the outside, correlated … Continue reading →

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Praying for Syllable

Posted on January 11, 2010 by ehurst

It’s no secret I use Linux. Indeed, I write here about how openSUSE 11.2 crashed on me and took a bite out of my desktop configuration. So I gave Ubuntu 9.10 another try. But this time I ran it from … Continue reading →

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Mystical Flame-out

Posted on January 10, 2010 by ehurst

There is a thread of understanding in the Bible, but is part of mysticism in general: Why do we not commit suicide and get it over with? More broadly, if this life is so messed up (fallen) and awful, why … Continue reading →

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The Recruiters, Part 11: Epilogue

Posted on January 9, 2010 by ehurst

Fortis finally got to see a message bird. It came low across the water, surprisingly fast. In front of the harbor house it tipped upward, stalled, then simply dropped slowly to the ground. The Harbor Master walked with George over … Continue reading →

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The Recruiters, Part 10: Hidden Home

Posted on January 8, 2010 by ehurst

The Captain was amused to see a half-dozen racing kayaks tied up behind his and the ranger ship. He was much less amused at the idea of crossing the equator. That’s not to say he didn’t believe his ship could, … Continue reading →

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The Recruiters, Part 9: Gentle Inquisition

Posted on January 7, 2010 by ehurst

Eight men marched silently out into the yard. They came to halt in neat formation facing George, who waited as if utterly bored. Then he tilted his head to one side, smiled and spoke gently. “Have a seat boys.” They … Continue reading →

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Firefox Hanging on Vista and Win7 64-bit

Posted on January 6, 2010 by ehurst

So you try to start Firefox 3.5 on your Vista or Win7 64-bit system, and it hangs. It drags and may not even start. The whole system seems all but locked up. What gives? I suspect it’s the scripting in … Continue reading →

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