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Bits and Pieces 16

Tying up some loose ends that don’t justify a whole post… Current subscriptions to this blog are well past 400 now. It’s nice to think my audience might be that large, but I’d be surprised if even a quarter of … Continue reading

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EH&D 7

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) False Activism There is a sense in which all activism is inherently false. That’s because the concept of democracy is one of the most harmful mythologies … Continue reading

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Information Activist 2

If “activist” means striving to force a change in government policy, then I am not one of them. It seems I often have to explain why we are not supposed to participate in democratic government: It’s fundamentally immoral. Democracy is … Continue reading

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FYI: Yet Another Risk Factor in Windows

Hackers have found a way to incorporate that highly advanced NSA-grade spyware into their criminal malware. Is anybody surprised? Where computer technology is concerned, my whole mission is enabling the transmission of truth. Anything that hinders that is my enemy, … Continue reading

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Catacomb Chrisitianity

The unique volcanic soil on which Rome was built remains soft and easy to dig until exposed to air, then it hardens into a solid structure. We keep finding new warrens under Rome, typically segregated by religious traditions so that … Continue reading

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Psalm 5

This is a morning song. The context is clearly David as King, perhaps in a warm-up to more formal worship. In the quiet of his first rising, David appeals to God as a king beset by a royal court loaded … Continue reading

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Linux Users = Extremists

Okay, so it’s all over the technology news sites, but maybe you don’t read them: RT Slashdot The Register Even Boing Boing In essence, someone got hold of the source code for one of the NSA’s snoop and scoop programs, … Continue reading

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Pushing Sanity

It’s not fear, but sanity. I’ve noted often enough we are headed for tough times but anybody can see it coming. However, most of the folks who write about it tend to embrace a response I simply cannot swallow, because … Continue reading

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Rasps

I wish I could say it made me smoother, but it seems more like rubbing me raw. We solved our washer problem, settling for a smaller and older used model that is far better designed than the one that died … Continue reading

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The Path Home

How’s the tribulation going for you? I don’t suffer from the common evangelical End Times mythology. This should establish a clear separation between them and me. If you are a glutton for torture, try my analysis of John’s Apocalypse. In … Continue reading

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