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Debian Book Published

Posted on December 20, 2013 by ehurst

The book has been posted for distribution at Smashwords. You can get your free copy here in several different formats. I have my own copy in PDF format if you prefer and the link to the HTML version on my … Continue reading →

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Practice of Purity

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ehurst

You cannot touch eternity if you belong to this world. While we are here, our whole purpose is manifesting eternity in how we pass through this brief time. It requires a sense of detachment, of being disentangled from even yourself. … Continue reading →

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Vestments of Subtlety

Posted on December 18, 2013 by ehurst

What difference does it make? Having been relieved of the prophetic office, I sense it is more of a promotion than anything punitive. For me, the only significance is the habits of mind cannot be the same. There is no … Continue reading →

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Veiled Talk (Updated)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ehurst

And so it winds down. You might suggest it is merely the changing seasons and drifting moods, but it’s far more, coming from someplace far deeper. It’s shaking the ground itself, the ground of reality. Some things wind down and … Continue reading →

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Plain Text Format

Posted on December 16, 2013 by ehurst

Plain text is the universal format, the most durable and transportable. If you can communicate in plain text, everything else is a breeze. Need I explain further? Then you’ll never understand. The only question we can really answer is not … Continue reading →

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WordPress Getting Stupid with Me

Posted on December 10, 2013 by ehurst

Maybe you got the notice, too. WP is now demanding a cellphone number they can text “for security purposes.” I don’t do texting on my cellphone and it never sees the Net. Google-Blogger did this to me and I had … Continue reading →

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New Book Draft

Posted on December 8, 2013 by ehurst

The Debian newbie draft is finished, now in single HTML document format. It will stay there until it’s obsolete, but for now it’s not linked anywhere else. I’d like anyone willing to read it and tell me what you think: … Continue reading →

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Tool Shed 5

Posted on December 5, 2013 by ehurst

Writing tools on Linux tend to suck, unless you start looking into the older and more established software. Part of what annoyed me about KDE and GNOME was that the primary text editor for each has never been much good. … Continue reading →

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Just a Little Reminder

Posted on November 23, 2013 by ehurst

The purpose of this blog is to provide a virtual pulpit. I could have gotten that PhD; the scholarship was offered based on my undergraduate work. It’s not as if I can’t operate in the academic sphere. But that isn’t … Continue reading →

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All Free Now

Posted on November 20, 2013 by ehurst

I’ve decided to remove the price on my two fiction works at Smashwords. I’ll have to change the license inside the front cover, but that’s not an issue of any real significance. You can now download them for free: The … Continue reading →

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