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More Failure of Western Civilization

Posted on November 2, 2013 by ehurst

Absolutism is death; symbiosis is life. The ANE shepherd isn’t interested in total control. The ultimate good under God’s Laws will ever be the equilibrium of social stability. The ultimate call of manhood in those ancient civilizations was to track … Continue reading →

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The Power of Transparency

Posted on October 28, 2013 by ehurst

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8) Seeing God is its own reward; basking in His glory trumps every other human desire. While this does correlate with things going pretty well for us in … Continue reading →

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Double Agent

Posted on October 21, 2013 by ehurst

It’s not schizophrenia, it’s roles within differing contexts. Online I am a pastor and prophet. It’s not as if I don’t do pastoral work in meat space, but it’s not the emphasis. The closest I come to that in the … Continue reading →

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Shepherd Instinct 3

Posted on October 17, 2013 by ehurst

Let’s move this to a practical exercise. The shepherd instinct is fundamentally embracing the calling God has placed on manhood itself. Learning about it requires deconstructing everything that perverts it. As my regular readers know, this sort of deep discernment … Continue reading →

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Life, the Internet and Everything

Posted on October 7, 2013 by ehurst

If the Internet is your world, you are walking dead. Please understand that the Internet is not the only possible implementation of networking technology, and hardly the only means to giving life to the nascent Network Civilization. There are numerous … Continue reading →

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Compsec: Losing Control

Posted on September 27, 2013 by ehurst

The single greatest threat facing computer users is loss of control. Unaccountability is a two-edged sword. It’s bad enough people in power refuse to account for their actions to those affected, but we also have a full range of areas … Continue reading →

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Debian and Xubuntu for Common Folks

Posted on September 25, 2013 by ehurst

There are an awful lot of WinXP class machines still running out there and there’s no reason to throw them away just because XP will be even more vulnerable than ever once the updates are discontinued in a few months. … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 13

Posted on September 22, 2013 by ehurst

I’m testing a nutritional supplement, recommended to me by both Old Jules and the Mandala Lady. The official name is serratiopeptidase but it’s more commonly known as “serrapeptase”. It’s a body enzyme that fades from production beginning around age 20. … Continue reading →

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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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Win8 Start Button Follies

Posted on September 2, 2013 by ehurst

First, take a look at this little gem. Back when MS user interface (UI) designers actually studied how humans used computers, they came up with the classic Windows desktop interface. It worked so well, other OSes copied it. That’s because … Continue reading →

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