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The Linux Oligarchy
Linux is a product of the technology oligarchy. Were this not so, I wouldn’t even mention Linux — ever. I don’t belong to the technology elite, but they aren’t alien to me. At the critical juncture in my life when … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged business, computers, culture, economics, Hacker Culture, linux, resistance, technology
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Consciousness Doesn’t Compute
Just a quick item: Consciousness Does Not Compute (and Never Will), Says Korean Scientist. Unless this is some sort of hoax, it’s nice to see someone with serious technology chops say that the math refuses to go where consciousness stands … Continue reading
Room for Fellowship
I really do not like the way they have gone in recent years, but I’ll never forget some of the earlier stuff by Phillips, Craig and Dean. I’m not thrilled with all of the video, but this song is my … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged computers, music, scripture, spirituality
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The Vacation Continues
Back when I was first sent to my assigned military duty station in the Netherlands, I spent a week shadowing my supervisor. He and another sergeant were chatting about taking in a volksmarch later that day. The other fellow said, … Continue reading
Pacem Maius
(Latin for “the peace of May”) We’ve been having a peaceful time the past week or so. The car is working, though it still needs a new wheel bearing and we can’t seem to get the cooling fan to run … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged computers, cycling, internet, miscellaneous, mountain bike, technology, transportation, weather
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Computer Pastor Message
This is a really good time to make sure you have backups of all your important files. In fact, it’s not a bad idea to back up the whole system every week if you can afford the external storage space. … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, government, internet, linux, NSA, oppression, technology, windows
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A New NSA Attack on Crypto
Actually, the attackers are unknown in concrete terms, but it requires the kind of networking access and resources possible only with something like the NSA. That means the attack is injected at the backbone server level (the dozen or so … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, internet, technology
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A Christian Heart Is Deeply Cynical
On the one hand, rational objectivity is a myth. It’s a myth in the one most important sense that you’ll never see evidence of it when humans make decisions on behalf of others, that thing we call “government policy.” The … Continue reading
No Virtual Covenant
You know the drill: This blog is a virtual office for my ministry. I can’t do everything, so some things are excluded by necessity. I’m only human. By the same token, you need not buy into everything you see here. … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged business, computers, government, internet, oppression, philosophy, propaganda, resistance, technology, windows
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Linux Laptop
Walk the talk; live by your heart. All operating systems suck. Some are worse than others, but it really depends on how you use it. I tend to favor Debian Linux as the least painful for what I do. If … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, Debian Linux, Dell Latitude, linux, Linux machine, technology
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