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Realizations
This past week gave me much to think about, and the long periods of silence that helps guide such thinking. Amongst the many thoughts, worries, concerns and hopes, the hardest realization is facing reality for what it is. Regardless of what people tell you, reality does exist. And its existence is independent of your own.…
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Drupal Dreams
I love my WordPress powered blog. For a blogging site, WordPress is the way to go. However there are site that require me to step beyond the paradigms of a blog. Back in the day, I used to hardcode all my sites using XHTML & PHP. I’d make them elegant, minimalistic and W3C compliant. I…
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Reaching for the Stars
I’ve always dreamed of going to space. I remember watching space shuttle launches and the Astronomer series on TV, when I was much younger. Those inspired me to hopefully one day go out into the cold void of the cosmos. My dreams unfortunately so far have kept me away from celestial matters. I have few…
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Of Journals and Juggling
I’ve found myself recently writing considerable amounts in my diary. I’ve had many a thought, that I felt compelled to write down. But such thoughts were fairly private in nature, so I will discuss or hint about them here. One of thought that I would like to share, is my temporary withdrawl from daily blogging. …
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Rethinking the justCheckers Website
After listening to my backlog of FLOSS Weekly shows, I’ve been thinking about my involvement with my own project. Naturally I want it to succeed. But I also want to use it as a portfolio of my work. On one hand, I’d like to hack everything together by myself. On the other hand, I simply…
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A Snark By Any Other Name
Recently I’ve decided playing a most dangerous and unwise game. A player engrossed in said game may find it so addictive, may throw caution and wise judgement into the wind. Let me present to you the game of snarking. snarking (v): (1) The delivery of sarcastic but humorous comments. The humour may be lost on…
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We Are Away
And so it begins. Yesterday I finished writing the notes for my novel, A Collection of Shards. I mapped out the basic plot, main characters and setting in those notes. I am impressed with how the idea for the novel is coming together. The novel will have a tight plot with lots of action. I…
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Stop Signs
Some food for thought: Libertarians and stop signs. It may seem trivial and buffoonish to even discuss this matter. But is it? Read and make your own opinions. And remember: Real knowledge is gained by questioning everything, even the seemingly banal.
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Morning Light
Golden rays of sunlight pour into the office. The yellowish light illuminates the grey, black and beige of the office in light patches. The rest of the office remains in the dark. Only the sound of the noisy ventilation system and the mechanical rebound of the laptop keys greet my ears. I sit and type. …