Category Archives: social sciences

Holy Cynicism: Didn’t Know the Half of It

Posted on February 22, 2015 by ehurst

We didn’t suspect a thing, did we? The eavesdropping was more pervasive than we could have imagined. Think about that for a minute: every cellphone SIM card every chipped ID card every bank card smart chip every hard drive in … Continue reading →

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Network Civ: Games and Game

Posted on November 21, 2014 by ehurst

It doesn’t matter what you believe is morally right if you aren’t using it as the power to face reality. Your moral understanding has to account for reality in the first place. I agree with Dr. Helen’s analysis, as far … Continue reading →

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More Senseless Comment on Social Inanity

Posted on October 18, 2014 by ehurst

Gamers don’t own the Internet, but they are closely allied with those who do. In the face of genuine masculinity, there is only so much a feminazi can do. Her magical powers fail and she throws a hissy fit. She’d … Continue reading →

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You’re Supposed to…

Posted on October 6, 2014 by ehurst

Context: Yes, I use Linux and Open Source stuff and I like it. Generally I prefer it; I hate the entire claptrap of corporate greed and materialism. However, that doesn’t mean Open Source development brings us to computing nirvana. Quite … Continue reading →

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Western Guilt

Posted on September 23, 2014 by ehurst

Put on your Social Science reading cap. Perhaps you recognize that a cultural bias can steer genetics. A social milieu creates a bias that offers better survival rates and transference of genes for those who match the dominant social mythology. … Continue reading →

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Logic: Category Error

Posted on September 18, 2014 by ehurst

Someone offline asked for my explanation of Category Error. I’ve touched on this before. On this one I’m not happy with the way Wikipedia handles the topic, so I won’t refer to it. Perhaps my answer here will meet with … Continue reading →

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Program Notes: Aristotelian Thought

Posted on September 17, 2014 by ehurst

If you are born in any English-speaking country, you have a Western bias; you are part of Western Civilization. To be Western in any degree includes being Aristotelian. Indeed, it’s true to varying degrees in almost all of Europe and … Continue reading →

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Frantic Spamming (Updated)

Posted on August 21, 2014 by ehurst

Update: A manager at Love’s called shortly after I posted this and was unhappy to hear that I had so much trouble getting this SMS spam to stop. I take his apology at face value. I told him it took … Continue reading →

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The Other Kind of Fireworks in July

Posted on July 2, 2014 by ehurst

Just an FYI, folks. I’m not sure what to make of it, but it looks like July might be more entertaining than mere fireworks at the local park. Maybe. My reading is pretty eclectic. I generally avoid the MSM because, … Continue reading →

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Future Landscape

Posted on May 23, 2014 by ehurst

This is the unhappy part of my calling, but I’d be derelict of duty if I remained silent on such things. The economy is already collapsing. It’s been wobbling for quite some time and is now grinding to a halt. … Continue reading →

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