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Russia Precipitates a Global Reckoning

Sat Mar 05 2022

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civilization

Reflections on World War in a Global Economy

Defeating Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine will require the West to confront the instabilities of the world order it has created.

Resisting the Urge to Identify

Sat May 23 2015

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unlearning

identity is overprescribed

For the past 18 months, my life has been in the process of an ongoing transition. The process really began in January of 2014, with a deep…

virtualenvwrapper wrapper

Mon Nov 24 2014

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programming

support multiple python versions

I'm running Arch linux on my laptop these days, and it defaults to python 3. Occasionally I have development work that still needs to…

Arch Linux python paths

Wed Nov 19 2014

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programming -nix

isolation, debian-style

I've been a Debian user for many years, and Debian does some smart things with its python packaging, facilitating isolation of python…

Marcus Aurelius Starts the Day

Fri Mar 09 2012

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philosophy

interference isn't intentional

Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and…

2012: State of Deception

Tue Jan 24 2012

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politics

Reality at the State of the Union

The State of the Union is perhaps the perfect opportunity for a sitting president to wax eloquent on the progress made by our great nation…

Obama Deserves No Credit for Iraq Withdrawal

Wed Dec 28 2011

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politics

Busily taking credit for an outcome he didn't intend, President Obama skillfully neglects to mention the inconvenient truth behind the U.S. troop withdrawal.

Freedom from Monopolies

Tue Oct 11 2011

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politics

Jefferson and Madison spoke out against the power of large corporations, but lost the fight for including a 'freedom from monopolies' in the Bill of Rights.

Remembering to Forget

Tue Sep 27 2011

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science

Illusions of Memory

The very act of recalling a memory alters the memory itself, causing it to change and fade slightly with each recollection.

The Laughing Heart (Bukowski)

Tue Sep 20 2011

in

reading

your life is your life. don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.

2011 Rite of Passage Award

Sun Sep 18 2011

in

burning man philosophy

Decadent Oasis wins an award

But some people just grow more twisted with each blow. They partially assume the shape of their disasters. They get faces with "Character." They become the "Wild Ones" in their community of friends ...