How Ayn Rand and L. Ron Hubbard Came Up With Their Big Ideas
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Copyright and your right to sell
I wanted to share an interesting article I ran across in that the implications cross over into many areas, some that have been heralded as the heart of the open source philosophy. Specifically, I'm talking about your right to copy, Read More …
Minds Writing Minds
A Tiny Short Story by Marcel Gagné Mervin was depressed. The down to the wire existence of his work life, the floundering bank account, and his disastrous love life had all but pushed him over the edge. Though he hadn't Read More …
Why Proofreaders and Editors Still Matter
In the world of eBooks, it seems that the traditional publishing models are gone. We're told that it's a whole new world and that the traditional rules no longer apply. What a load of horse pucky! Take a close look Read More …
Will our kids be a different species?
This is an utterly fascinating discussion of human evolution, past, present, and future. In this case, the future is pretty much here and Juan Enriquez asks some important questions about what it means to be human and what that might Read More …
Attacking Your Religion : An Open Letter
I write about a great many things, from Linux and open source software, to technology in general, to science fiction, to current events, to religion, and anything else that takes my fancy. Some of what I post is educational and Read More …
How Fast Do You Read?
Here's a fun way to spend 2 minutes and discover how fast you read, your level of comprehension, and how you compare to the national average. You also get to discover how many books you can read on various eBook Read More …
The World Ended Yesterday. How Do You Feel?
In case you missed it, yesterday was the end of the world. Again. According to Ronald Weinland, the author of "2008 – God's Final Witness", the countdown to the end of the world started December 14, 2008 when the "the Read More …
Christians on the Edge of Atheism
A great many Christians are sailing awfully close to the edge of atheism in trying to justify those things in the Bible that are distateful to them. Say what you want about the moral lessons therein and the Word of Read More …
Firefox Gestures
Firefox is default Web browser in many Linux distributions and one of the most popular browsers around. Firefox is an excellent browser on many counts, but one if its coolest features is its ability to add features and capabilities through Read More …