Simply stated, liberals have a better vision of what the world should look like, but are generally incapable of developing policies consistent with getting us there. This is becaue their approach to problem-solving is based on the their ideals, and is therefore impotent in a reality governed by primal instincts. Conservatives, on the other hand, are rather efficient…
Archives for January 2007
My Letter To A Linux Desktop User
I know you don’t believe me, as we’ve had this conversation before. But there will come a time in your life when you will grow tired of fixing your tools. This will likely lead you to Windows or OS X — both of which, if you avoid tweaking, offer much more stability through updates and patches than Linux…
You Are Wrong About President Bush
President Bush isn’t the hateful warmonger people make him out to be. I agree that he’s hurting the United States to an obscene degree (as well as the world as a whole) but it’s not because he’s evil. Allow me to explain. Requirements For Evil First off we have to decide whether evil lies in the intent or…
The Whitehouse.gov Website’s Robots.txt File Has 1839 Lines In It
1839? I’m sure they’re not trying to hide anything, as doing so with a robots.txt file would be asinine, but 1839 entries is just insane. At some point you have to start wondering whether the content should be online at all if you don’t want it indexed. I wonder if they’re using any of the directories as honeydirs…
Rolex: It’s Not What You Think
Since getting my watch I’ve received some pretty interesting reactions from people. The biggest misconception people seem to have about Rolex is that any Rolex is better than any non-Rolex. Or to put it another way, they simply think that Rolex is the “top of the line”, “best of the best”, most expensive, etc, etc. This is simply…
How To Search Your Site Using Google From Firefox’s Address Bar (with code)
I’ve recently started searching my site using Google rather than using the built-in WordPress search. That’s nothing new — pretty much everyone knows that if you use site:yourdomain.com in front of a search term, it’ll search only your domain for that term. That’s cool and everything, but it doesn’t get really sick until you combine it with Firefox’s…
Why The Valentine 1 Radar Detector Is Stupid
If you’re into cars, driving fast, or just technology in general you’ve likely heard of the Valentine 1 radar detector. It’s widely accepted to be the premier radar detector on the market, and few people question this status. I got to thinking about what makes it so great, though, and my conclusion was startling. Evidently, the entire reason…
OS X vs. Windows Security: Discovered vs. Undiscovered Vulnerabilities
With Apple OS X’s surging popularity many are wondering how vulnerable Apple’s OS X operating system is relative to Windows. You essentially have two sides — one saying that it’s inherently more secure (and hence less successfully attacked), and the other side saying that it’s only because of marketshare that fewer issues have surfaced. A Model I think…
Considering Moving To Drupal
I’ve been a WordPress user for a few years now but I’ve been quietly watching Drupal ever since Ken mentioned it to me many months ago. They just hit version 5 and I’m about to start looking at the solution very seriously. If you guys have any input I’d really appreciate your opinions.
7 Relatively Unknown But Very Powerful Vim Features
I’m a bit obsessed with mastering vim. I kind of feel like I’m killing kittens every time I do something inefficiently. I know plenty of commands, but you don’t truly know a command (like in the Biblical sense) until you find yourself using it without thinking. I am on a continuous mission to raise the number of commands…
Great vs. Better: The Eternal Quest For Enough
For most people of a materialistic nature, “better” is always superior to great. This is a problem because there’s always something better. If there isn’t now, it’ll be out in six months. So if you ever want to be happy, focus on what you have that’s “great”, and forget about what could be an improvement over it. Another…
Teachers and Sex: Yes, There IS A Double Standard
I’m not sure how many agree, but all things being equal I think a male teacher having sex with an underage female student is far worse than the opposite. And I’m talking about near-age kids here — not young children. I just find it amazing that society doesn’t realize that a 16 or 17-year-old boy having sex with…