Posts Tagged: Philosophy & Sophistry
Captcha’s Used Against Us With Comic Results
Posted by on Monday, June 15, 2009 in - 2 comments
I’ve always been bothered by the idea behind captchas (those weird looking things you have to type in to create an account on some sites). I resent that they make us, the good guys, prove that we’re good guys (or that we’re human, in this case). I feel the same way about having to lock my car, but …
Chronic Belonging
Posted by on Monday, June 15, 2009 in - 1 comment
When I was in grade school, I was in a Church youth group. The group was interesting and fun, and I was able to really feel a part of it. I took comfort in belonging to such a group. My response was to jump in with both feet. If there was a related event, activity, or group, I was always a part of …
Inheriting Email
Posted by on Sunday, May 10, 2009 in - 4 comments
As a non-historian (like you, I suspect), it seems to me that the views of great minds of the last few hundred years are often garnered from private letters they had written or received. Maybe it was C.S. Lewis writing to J.R.R. Tolkien (probably about who had the best initials), or Thomas …
Don’t Cross the Streams
Posted by on Monday, September 15, 2008 in - 7 comments
New rule: Correspondence should be reciprocated in the original medium unless another medium is explicitly requested. • Example: If I send you an email, don’t call me.
“It is illegal to make false claims in a TV or radio commercial unless you are running for political office.” - Jeffrey Zeldman
Posted by on Monday, September 15, 2008 in
My friend Peter writes “Part of your freedom to believe is my freedom to make fun of you for believing it.”
Posted by on Sunday, September 14, 2008 in - 1 comment
What Happened to John McCain? I’ve been wondering this too. It’s more than politics, it’s just plain weird.
Posted by on Saturday, September 13, 2008 in - 1 comment
Women and Children First
Posted by on Friday, September 12, 2008 in - 5 comments
While applying online for the Canada Child Tax Benefit program, my application was stopped and I was presented with this message: • “Unfortunately, you cannot use the Apply for child benefits online service because there is a female parent in the same home. • For Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB …
The Conservative Party of Canada (who still deserve credit for dropping the “Progressive” from their name) deserve a heaping dollop of shame for threatening to boycott the televised leadership debates if the Green Party was included. Shame on the other leaders and the media for letting it happen.
Posted by on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in - 9 comments
“it’s harder to shoot someone if they’re your Facebook friend”
Posted by on Saturday, December 29, 2007 in - 6 comments
Peter Rukavina - from a debate about the impact of social software: • ““it’s harder to shoot someone if they’re your Facebook friend””