I’m watching something scary. It made me understand how people can be indoctrinated into any school of thought. People believe that which incites their emotions must be true. But what if the reason you have the feeling is because those spouting the doctrine are simply tapping into universal fears or desires? You can do...
Philosophy
Information Overload
I belong in an age when computers were not said to multitask, but rather to timeshare. When the thought of asking a person to multitask would be laughable because people took pride in doing a job and doing it well, something not possible when juggling too much at once. A time before the constant...
Obama DOJ and warrantless wiretapping – EFF
There is additional analysis of the situation that I first mentioned in this post. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is of the opinion that the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice is worse than that of Bush. Here is an excerpt from the EFF’s take on the situation: Previously, the Bush Administration has argued that...
Obama Administration (DOJ): Not a good precedent on wiretapping
Please read this analysis on Salon. I hope that the administration responds and clarifies some of their language if the analysis does not reflect their intent. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/06/obama/index.html: Every defining attribute of Bush’s radical secrecy powers — every one — is found here, and in exactly the same tone and with the exact same mindset....
Productivity requires good planning
In my experience, the most productive people plan ahead. It is impossible to plan everything, but there is a certain degree of planning that is needed. One must first understand what they are getting themselves into. These are the strategies that have helped me. I am absolutely sure that I have read these somewhere...
Liberal, Conservative — Who cares? Let us try to follow common sense
Note to the American people, the words liberal and conservative are useless. These words are thrown around instead of intelligently debating the issues at hand. We need to express exactly what actions a government official has taken that we feel are clearly wrong, or what a news personality said that we feel distorts the...
Medialoper: Zune’s Big Innovation: Viral DRM
Microsoft has recently released its Zune DAP. One exciting feature is the ability to share all of your songs via wireless to your friends. There is a problem.
Treehugger: New Computer Chips Are Really Cool
Treehugger reports on the power use of the latest chips from Intel and AMD. It looks as if both companies are making enormous strides in the performance-per-watt arena. If you are planning on buying a new computer, take a look at the results. It’s getting easier to have the ultimate in computing power while...
Steve Irwin Has Died
Steve Irwin was known as being a bit on the wild side. He took lots of chances while taping his shows. This was a display of how connected he felt with nature. Irwin had set up Australia Zoo, a wildlife park. The site is unfortunately down at the moment.
Vixenk.net: Why Should I Use Free Software as Opposed to Pirating Non-free Software
I had come to the conclusion that pirating software was not at all in my best interests quite some time ago. I just found Vixenk.net‘s post Why Should I Use Free Software as Opposed to Pirating Non-free Software. The author lays down the argument against pirating software far more eloquently than I could have....