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Interstellar Anthropologist, Part 9: Catching Wind
It was on the fourth day and the smell of sea was much stronger. The map Fortis saw the first afternoon, an electronic display sheet George produced when they had set up camp, showed how there were a great many … Continue reading
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Christian Mysticism HOWTO, Part 1
Is the Hound of Heaven nipping at your heels? (Typically this would appear on my other blog, but I’m testing the response rate difference.) Introduction Insofar as one can offer a HOWTO on Mysticism, this assumes a Christian orientation. The … Continue reading
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They Can’t Win
You are in the water. Swim over to that loaded oil tanker. Push with all your might. Can you deflect it’s path? Not enough so anyone would notice. Would a hundred of you make a difference? A thousand? A million? … Continue reading
No Time to Rest
Ignorance is not a crime. That is, those who are ignorant are not culpable for their ignorance. But one of the greatest crimes among humans is hiding information, and worse still is constructing an environment which discourages thinking. The first … Continue reading
Interstellar Anthropologist, Part 8: The Shape of Things
It had seemed like a good idea to pass one last night on the ship, since it allowed Fortis to file an initial report into the non-destructible memory module. He also ran several simulations before he noticed his circadian rhythm … Continue reading
Bluster and Lies
Never forget those who wish to oppress are most likely to do so at the lowest cost to themselves. The cheapest route is often little more than instilling unjustified fear. There is a wild story making a small splash on … Continue reading
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Details, Details
Let’s catch up a bit. The trail through the woods is going quite well. After I finished clearing a nice wide path across the bottom of the draw, I turned up the hill into the woods on the east side. … Continue reading
Windows 7 Upgrade
First, be warned: It takes forever, over an hour. That’s about what it took to install Vista in the first place. Naturally I haven’t had much time to play around with it, but I want to note it’s much better … Continue reading
Greed and the Pendulum
The pendulum swings relentlessly. We have seen over the course of history when, coming out of the Slough of Despond, someone manages to rise up and push for what’s right. At least, as far as we can tell. So they … Continue reading
Old Fears, New Fears, Real Dangers
I went to high school in the early 1970s, mostly in Alaska. We had hippies up there, but it was hard to tell them from rural residents who weren’t native. The antiwar stuff was more a matter of fashion for … Continue reading
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