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Hiatus

You could use this as an open line post and ask whatever questions you like. I promise I’ll answer, and maybe even turn something important into another blog post itself. However, I am announcing a hiatus in posting for the … Continue reading

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Oppression Is Futile

It’s not that resistance if futile, but it serves no valid purpose. That is, if you accept the revelation of Jehovah, you would realize resistance as a political principle is serving a different god. Given that most Christians read a … Continue reading

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Death of the Internet?

What will an Internet Pastor do when there’s no Internet? So we have yet another prognostication that the end of the Internet is nigh. Of course, as with all things future, we can see some of the current trends, but … Continue reading

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Reminiscing on Linux

I’ve been reading Unix in a Nutshell. I can’t remember where I got it, but it was probably at Half Price Books. That “nutshell” business is a joke; the book in paperback is nearly 2 inches thick. This makes my … Continue reading

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Some Gifts Here

Merry Christmas. On the one hand, I would gladly suffer just about anything I can imagine if more people could see what I see in terms of moral truth. On the other hand, much of the moral power rests on … Continue reading

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Email Providers

I’m not a cheapskate; I’m a charity case. GMX.net in Germany: One of my longest standing free email providers has become disappointing. It’s that same silly nonsense about demanding my cellphone number so they can text me stuff in case … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Giving a Break

Take a break from the routine and let me give you a break from routine abuse. We all know Jesus wasn’t born this time of year. We all know the Hebrew people gave little emphasis to birthdays in the first … Continue reading

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Conspiracies Abounding

All government is a conspiracy; people conspire to hold power over others because we wouldn’t call it “government” if some small group were not exercising authority over others. Let’s unpack this. The Internet has done more to place information in … Continue reading

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Outline of CompSec

It’s Sunday and the prophet has a burden to share: Learn how to surf the Net safely. Most Internet users are not sufficiently paranoid, and they leave way too many doors open for the kind of activity they engage. Most … Continue reading

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Tool Shed 5

Writing tools on Linux tend to suck, unless you start looking into the older and more established software. Part of what annoyed me about KDE and GNOME was that the primary text editor for each has never been much good. … Continue reading

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