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Of Wheels and Angels 3

Posted on April 21, 2013 by ehurst

“Angie! Hold up a minute,” Preston called. She slowed, stopped and put her feet on the ground, half turned to look back at him. He was looking off to left along one of the straight logging cuts through the trees, … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 11

Posted on April 18, 2013 by ehurst

Preston set a blistering pace but Angie managed to keep. At one point it seemed he was unsure of the route, because he turned toward the west again. At the next trail junction he stopped, yanked the camera out of … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 9

Posted on April 16, 2013 by ehurst

Preston’s mind reeled, but some deeper part of him understood all too well that he would have to say “yes.” His only question was Angie. As he turned to look at her, she blurted out, “Met u al de weg, … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 8

Posted on April 15, 2013 by ehurst

They did an awful lot of experimental shooting around the place. To Angie, the camera looked like a fat smart phone. The lens was better than what one found on cellphones, and would telescope outward for most shooting. “It shares … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 3

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ehurst

Her name was Anja. Preston reflected a moment. “That’s rather like Angie in America.” “Yes,” she agreed. “You can call me Angie; I like that.” Angie it was. By the time they arrived back in Gouda, he realized she had … Continue reading →

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Of Images and Angels 2

Posted on April 8, 2013 by ehurst

It was her again. The first time Preston ran across her was in Katwijk. He had been trying to capture the ancient cathedral near the beach with some sails in the background. At one point he was lying on the … Continue reading →

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Mass Produced Creativity

Posted on April 5, 2013 by ehurst

Think about it. We are passing through a rare economic shift, says Charles Hugh Smith. He summarizes Peter Drucker’s Post-Capitalist Society. Taking his thesis, you suddenly realize that we no longer need mass capital to advance technology and production of … Continue reading →

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Tool Shed 3

Posted on March 23, 2013 by ehurst

Systems administrators can be caught up in senseless prejudice, at least as bad as the rest of us. There was a time when hackers used Lynx and other text-only browsers as a major tool for cracking websites and servers. It’s … Continue reading →

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SUSE Is Viable Again

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ehurst

I loved SuSE back in the days between versions 6-9. At the time Novell took over around 9.0, things quickly went downhill. Everything I liked about SuSE was badly damaged or taken away. A few releases were okay, but the … Continue reading →

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Virtual Missionaries 1

Posted on March 7, 2013 by ehurst

Technology is our friend and the Internet is a marvelous place to spread the gospel. God is keeping an eye on the whole thing. Every year, for as long as I can remember, someone really intelligent has predicted robots would … Continue reading →

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