Tag Archives: internet

Published: The Laptop Oracles

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ehurst

This is a rewrite of the original series with a whole lot of new material added, some of it a rework of several posts here. It’s nothing new to regular readers, really, but you can get your free copy here.

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Moral Transparency Online

Posted on September 7, 2013 by ehurst

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: You cannot have privacy online. It’s the nature of the beast. Sure, you can encrypt and make it difficult, but that’s about the same as any lock on any door — it only keeps … Continue reading →

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Troll Notice

Posted on August 20, 2013 by ehurst

Sadly, I have to do this again. My regular readers can ignore this post. I don’t feed trolls. If your comments seem to be somewhat on topic, I may elect to answer even rude crap. If you make it plain … Continue reading →

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DIY Religion 2

Posted on August 19, 2013 by ehurst

Ref: DIY Religion 1. There’s not much farther I can take this on my own. The only thing left is to note that religions that require concrete artifacts will struggle to take full advantage of the network. Granted, nothing replaces … Continue reading →

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DIY Religion 1

Posted on August 12, 2013 by ehurst

This is an open source project. This will probably turn into a book, but it’s not the kind of thing where I have a full-blown image running around in my head. It would be really nice if I could get … Continue reading →

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Net Speculation

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ehurst

There’s some pretty serious warfare on the Net right now. I’m little more than a power user, not a real hacker or professional technician. I have a computer ministry, but it’s mostly mundane stuff any power user could fix. But … Continue reading →

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We Aren’t Ready

Posted on August 5, 2013 by ehurst

In the social sciences, we are forced to strip out threads of reality because no human can possibly grasp the totality of what happened in the past or what’s happening right now. We do not even have an economic model … Continue reading →

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Blogroll Changes

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ehurst

Should you imagine there could be some benefit or justification for it, I’m opening the blogroll there to the right. In keeping with my theme of the mystic shepherd serving the Lord, those of you wishing to nominate your own … Continue reading →

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Internet PsyOp

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ehurst

I’d post this on Facebook, but my friends there wouldn’t notice. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. — all of them are a subtle PsyOp. They are all carefully structured to cheapen and atomize our thoughts. The high emphasis on things quick … Continue reading →

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Internet Follies

Posted on July 16, 2013 by ehurst

The world is a mean and ugly place. That truth is a major element in my prophetic message, but it’s also a practical reality we experience every day. While the virtual world of the Internet reflects some elements of our … Continue reading →

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