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It’s All Personal
There is a fundamental sin behind the notion of corporations as legal persons. Human nature is such that, if we can dodge our individual culpability, we will. Until the consequences fall upon our personal heads, we do not change what … Continue reading
Bible Logic — Like Nothing Else
Over the past few years, as I began to apprehend the logic behind the Bible, I realized increasingly just how difficult it is to put into words. That is, all my years of training and experience in writing with clarity, … Continue reading
The Net: Shared Resources and Trust
In a certain sense, there is no law on the Internet. Sure, there are things you can do with the Internet which will get you in trouble with some governments, but that’s invariably a matter of governments protecting their prerogatives … Continue reading
The Wide Gulf: Techies and Ordinary Users
I seriously doubt any of my clients will ever be “Linux newbies” for the simple reason too many Linux people assume “newbie” means someone who will become one of the techies. That is, the term seems to assume this person … Continue reading
Linux Elitism: It’s a Fact
(NOTE: This post is getting hits almost three years later. Many Linux fans still don’t get it. More explanation can be found here.) Context: I use Linux. It’s the best there is, particularly for the way I work. I thank … Continue reading
In the Prison of Lies
The yard in front of the house had become a mud pit every time the yard thawed at mid-day. There weren’t many rocks around, but he had suddenly recalled small slabs of asphalt working loose up on the roadway, in … Continue reading
Forcing Upgrades: Not Just Open Source
Just to recap: I’ve stated complaints about the broader Open Source development culture, in which there is a lack of support for older releases which work well. This is matched by entirely too little backward compatibility. All of this is … Continue reading
Coffee Like Paint Remover
Nobody else in my household drinks coffee, but I love it. However, I’d rather do without if I have to drink that paint remover sold by Folgers. I started drinking coffee when I was 12. Living in Alaska, as I … Continue reading
I’m Not Alone on Rolling Release
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t understand all the technical details, but I find the Autopackage project is trying to overcome the problems I’ve tried to point out: What’s a desktop Linux platform? Why do we need one? … Continue reading
Suck It Up
There are in this life a great many things affecting you which you can’t change. You might try, but if your attempts affect too much other people, it will simply create more and bigger problems. Do I need to raise … Continue reading