Tag Archives: psychology

Let’s Clarify Torture

Posted on April 25, 2009 by ehurst

Update: See below. You can ramble on for days about official definitions, provisions, and every other semantic weaseling you like, but we all know what torture is. Any honest definition includes using fear, repulsion, hatred, pain and other highly emotional … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Political Haze

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ehurst

Even before President Obama was sworn in, political observers noted a tsunami of proposed changes which tend to characterize the shift from Republican to Democratic leadership. All the fears of the right-wing were flaming, and denunciations wafted to the sky … Continue reading →

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Don’t Know Much About…

Posted on February 4, 2009 by ehurst

I’m not a Linux guru. I’m familiar with some aspects of Linux, and I enjoy using it. I’ve installed various versions of various distros on some 30-40 different machines. On a somewhat smaller scale, I’ve experimented with FreeBSD. My only … Continue reading →

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She Doesn’t Get It

Posted on December 17, 2008 by ehurst

Jojo Moyes says the scientists are wrong. When their research indicates chick-flix (“romantic comedies”) raise unrealistic expectations, which expectations cause needless conflicts in relationships, she says they don’t realize women know the difference between fiction and reality. Such stories are … Continue reading →

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Welcome to My World

Posted on November 23, 2008 by ehurst

I’m pretty sure the malady we call “Attention Deficit Disorder” (ADD) is not what mainstream medicine believes it to be. Because medical science currently has distinct channels in which it is forced to operate, a great deal of useful data … Continue reading →

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