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Light Switch, Part 1 (Updated)
(NOTE: I had mistakenly posted the rough draft of this part previously. Fixed now.) The breeze was light, sun warm. Very nice day for this far north. Thomas leaned back against the post at the corner of the cabin, closed … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, geography, government, oppression, resistance
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Do What I Say, Not What I Do
Granted, the current Hollywood moguls are not the same people who built it, but they most certainly do know where it all came from. I missed this nugget the other day, until it showed up on an investment website: Over … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, culture, internet, oppression, propaganda
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An Ugly Secret of Western Education
The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20 NET Free Bible) In other words, if someone hangs out with fools, they will hardly be any different from those fools. If … Continue reading
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Tagged education, government, history, oppression
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Herding Logic and SOPA/PIPA (Updated)
Taking down MegaUpload was a calculated PsyOp. It’s not hard to understand. While I admire the heroics of blacking out the the entry page to numerous websites, the psychopaths will not be bullied. The language used by Chris Dodd should … Continue reading
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The Spent Nuclear Fuel Scandal
It has been proven that nuclear fuel rods can be used up and rendered pretty much inert. I suppose it depends on how much you know about nuclear energy. In the first place, had we gone with the thorium process, … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, government, law, oppression, science
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Trust Requires Breathing Room
People scrambling for limited living space tend to screw over almost everyone they encounter. My friend Robert mentioned something fundamental to human nature. When you squish people together in a small space, there is a powerful tendency for trust to … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, government, oppression, psychology
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Technocracy of War, Epilogue
So as he sat in his chair some years later, Mantis reflected on how quickly his ad hoc academy had gone from a two story WW2 barracks building with barely 200 machines to where it was today. He was Chief … Continue reading
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Please Lie to Me
I would rather you be able to tell me a lie, than for someone else to take upon themselves the authority to decide for me you can’t. As much of a bumbling idiot as I may be, I doubt there’s … Continue reading
Oklahoma: Oppression Is Relative
Oklahoma is easily as corrupt as any other state, but there are other limits which make it a sane place to live. We are one of the few states which has encoded the basic right to ignore a policeman who … Continue reading
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The Technocracy of War: Part 2
For Peter Jimmerson, the war was over — for now. For the past two years he had been in a running battle with some cracker slipping into his servers. This was no simple showboating; the cracker was needling him personally, … Continue reading
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