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White Privilege?
Disclosure. I would self-identify as a married, heterosexual white male of modest income between the ages of 25 and 40. In nearly every way I'm in the majority. (exceptions, religious beliefs and politics). I am not especially oppressed or discriminated against. This POV makes it hard for me (and people like me) to see discrimination and ( Read more... ) -
Pride.
I've heard a lot on the subject of pride. I've read into some psychology and anthropology and group dynamics. I've observed the world we live in. I've come to a conclusion. Pride based on arbitrary membership in a ethnic group is irrelevant. Pride based on arbitrary geographic position of birth is irrelevant. I don't care where you come from, ( Read more... ) -
Momentary Insanity
The world is not fair. Fair is a human construct. It doesn't exist in nature. Don't try to be "fair." Do what you must. Do what is right. Do what you believe in. But don't give "fair" another thought.
Just some Code 'D' thinking from 0400.
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I'm So Very Tired of This.
I'm not touching the "Was he or wasn't he," fight with a 30m pole. People are entitled to opinions. The arguments seem misdirected though ( Read more... ) -
A reply to all the anger over language differences in the US.
It seems that people are upset over business decisions. When a corporation has language options in their phone menu it's business decision to increase income. These options are marketing. A caller may speak English, but be more comfortable in their native language. When calling to ask about technical or legal specifics it makes sense to hear ( Read more... ) -
The evolving bigotry meme.
An interesting take on the issue of bigotry. Like most points of view it has holes. Avenue Q focuses on unintentional bigotry. Their thesis that everyone is bigoted stands well, but the solution of "it doesn't matter" doesn't Much like Morgan Freeman's "Stop talking about it," idea more may be needed ( Read more... ) -
Inflation and Deflation
I discussed this with my business professor. I mentioned deflationary signs and he was very concerned about inflation and hyperinflation. Not just because of the devaluation of currency but because of outstanding debt ( Read more... ) -
Improvised Zombie Preparations
I'm not really all crazy about "the Zombies are coming!" but it's close to Halloween and I just saw "Zombieland" (top 5 Zombie movie, imagine Shawn of the Dead meets 28 Days Later) so here's how to improvise zombie preparations from things around the house or at your local store ( Read more... ) -
So they do make something similar
Before I mentioned that I would love to see a Portible media player with certain specs ( Read more... ) -
Dr Horrible and The Guild
SO I finally broke down and watched Dr Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog and it was awesome.
The "Good" villain and "bad" hero duality, taken to Dr Horribles white ensemble and Captain Hammers dark ensemble. Along with Captain Hammer's un-hero-like fighting, credit taking and other actions. The wonderful evil smile Dr Horrible gets when he decides to ( Read more... )