Tag Archives: computers

Sinful Legislation

Posted on June 6, 2012 by ehurst

Any legal and political system which is built on lies is inherently sinful. If your politics assume people can be changed significantly by pressure from regulation,etc., that is evil politics. Evil because it encourages people to sin, rather than inhibits … Continue reading →

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Robot Souls

Posted on June 5, 2012 by ehurst

Can we press beyond the barrier to Artificial Intelligence? Can robots have souls? Maybe. Won’t matter. Oh, I suppose it will appear important to a lot of people and it will herald a yet more inhumane world, but it won’t … Continue reading →

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Eating My Words

Posted on May 27, 2012 by ehurst

Pardon me while I walk my talk. I have to eat my words. The previous post in this space was about the joys of Cygwin, a POSIX emulator which made it possible to run something like Linux on your Windows … Continue reading →

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Public Service Announcement

Posted on May 26, 2012 by ehurst

Ordinary, nondescript guy stands before the camera. He holds up one hand, with thumb and forefinger less than a centimeter apart. “I’m this close to dumping the entire world of graphical computing, including the Internet.” Drops his hand down slowly … Continue reading →

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Adults in the Room?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by ehurst

The last thing I want is more dependents. You’ll hear the joke a good psychiatrist wants you to be responsible and independent, and paying his fees is proof you are getting better. The truth is, almost no psychiatrist works to … Continue reading →

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Dark Days, Bright Soul — 4

Posted on April 22, 2012 by ehurst

Just once, we touched, but not with our hands. We breached the human frame with grace and hope. While the world still stands, bright souls the dark days tame. He was almost tempted to stay when the job ended. But … Continue reading →

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Dark Days, Bright Soul — 1

Posted on April 19, 2012 by ehurst

Rage will seethe in the dark without night, The facts undeniable drown out false words. And angry flames leave smoldering blight, Feeding roaches, rats and birds. He hated welding. Unfortunately, no one was buying his poetry. Poetry was why he … Continue reading →

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Reconsideration

Posted on March 6, 2012 by ehurst

Not that I’m trying to jerk folks around, but things aren’t working as I expected. Besides, it appears WordPress may have decided they weren’t in such a hurry to take away the Dashboard from everyone. For now, they are keeping … Continue reading →

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My Last KDE Rant

Posted on February 23, 2012 by ehurst

This is the last time I’ll address this issue, because everyone knows the KDE developers and fans aren’t going to listen anyway. However, I’m pretty sure what follows is the sentiments shared by everyone the developers and fans are trying … Continue reading →

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Last Post (Mostly)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by ehurst

Update: Change of plans. ============ This blog has been moved to here temporarily (domain is now closed). The link takes you to a standard static XHTML page on my server account. With my usual impatience, I have made the move … Continue reading →

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