Tag Archives: civilization

Laptop Oracles: Thick Skinned

Posted on August 24, 2011 by ehurst

A corollary to consistency is the power to resist attacks. Every civilization has predators within and barbarians without. What makes a civilization strong is many things, but among them is the ability to take and hold real estate against attacks. … Continue reading →

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Laptop Oracles: Stand Your Ground

Posted on August 23, 2011 by ehurst

Be consistent, even if others don’t understand. In a very few years, we shall have ubiquitous video communications over most of the earth. Cell phones are nearly there now. But it’s not a question of hardware; it’s a question of … Continue reading →

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Laptop Oracles: Sheeple

Posted on August 22, 2011 by ehurst

There must be sheeple. The selection of folks who have some realistic idea how the Internet works is very small, indeed. Fact: The majority of all Internet connections terminate with a machine running some version of Windows poorly configured. The … Continue reading →

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Laptop Oracles: Secrecy Is Evil

Posted on August 21, 2011 by ehurst

Thus saith the Lord: Withholding information is as the sin of murder. So very much has been made of the insistence some things need to be classified, to protect from enemy eyes things which might give them an advantage of … Continue reading →

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Laptop Oracles: Copyright Is Dead

Posted on August 20, 2011 by ehurst

Thus saith the Lord: Withholding information is as the sin of murder. Placing a gateway, or any other impediment to information access, is an abomination to God. If you depend on selling such access, you are a thief at the … Continue reading →

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The Laptop Oracles: Preface

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ehurst

Edward, a madman and prophet of Jehovah, typing on a Dell laptop: The West is dying, and will be overtaken by the Networked Civilization. We shall have world governments, but the only ones which remain very long will build on … Continue reading →

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Virtual Civilization

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ehurst

Inherent in the Covenant of Noah is the requirement to build a civilization, but with a great deal of flexibility. To be civilized is to embrace the rules necessary to live peacefully in close quarters with other humans. A civilization … Continue reading →

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A Prophetic Critique of Game Theory Model, Part 1

Posted on April 20, 2011 by ehurst

Perhaps I can put this whole topic to rest somewhat. Background Game itself reflects nothing of God’s ideals; it simply organizes what can be consciously understood of fallen human nature in terms of human sexual response. It works so well … Continue reading →

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ANE Culture and the Place of Violence

Posted on March 6, 2011 by ehurst

We should not assume we understand violence the way it was understood in Scripture simply because we know how to use the word in modern English. The world today as we know it is not what God had in mind. … Continue reading →

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Collapse of the West

Posted on July 30, 2010 by ehurst

Pay attention folks. Try not to miss the really important factors as you watch this titanic, extreme slow-motion train wreck. Western Civilization is collapsing. This is no simple rough patch; it’s game over. The really hard part is almost no … Continue reading →

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