Rants

The Great Wannabe Hacker Emblem Controversy

thoughts on membership, standing, and fellowship amongst hackers

published on 2008-10-09 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with fellowship, wannabe, hacker, emblem, and shibboleths

Enough Hot Air

vicariously introspective moralizing meant to discourage an all-too-common self-defeating behavior of free software hackers

published on 2008-07-10 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with enough hot air, free software, programmers, hackers, surf-by put-down, self-defeating behavior, and recognition

A Value Proposition for Toleration

a memorandum on the relationship between deviance, intolerance, and the long-term prospects of societies

published on 2008-05-06 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with toleration, value proposition, deviance, zero tolerance, morality, society, evolution, adaptation, and sustainability

Stumble Bumble Sat on a Wall

wherein I reveal StumbleUpon's cunning plan to fall behind by running in-place

published on 2008-04-07 and updated on 2008-12-01

tagged with stumble-bumble, stumble plantation, sat on a wall, crippled by design, conscripted labor, Web 2.0, StumbleUpon, and blogging

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Stumble-Spam

wherein I assess the prospects of longtime stumblers who would take up arms

published on 2008-04-04 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with stumble-spam, dystopian StumbleUpon, getting schooled, sponsored stumbles, business models, stumbling, blogging, how I leaned to stop worrying, Soviet Stumbleland, and fighting spam

Why Hackers Write Free Software

my take on why some of the best things in life are (still) free

published on 2008-02-10 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with why write free software, hackers, programmers, birds of paradise, paradisaeidae, tireless vigilance, and free software

Heart Maintenance for Dummies

free advice on how to avoid leading a miserable life and dying from it

published on 2007-08-08 and updated on 2008-10-08

tagged with heart maintenance, for dummies, heart trouble, miserable life, and dying

The Religious Education of Sociopaths

uncomfortable thoughts on the utility of institutionalized religion and the longterm rewards accruing therefrom

published on 2007-05-31 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with sociopaths, religious education, institutionalized religion, and evolutionary mortgage

Open Letter to US Citizens

wherein I warn US citizens about the hijacking of their government by corporate interests and ask them to vote

published on 2000-11-06 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with US presidential election, undermining democracy, corporate indebtedness, corporate welfare, and watered stock

Influence of Cultural Differences on Inter-American Relations

an essay written in the hope that it is not too late for the Americas to learn how to live together, rather than just side by side

published on 1999-12-31 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with cultural differences, international relations, legal frameworks, convergence, co-evolution, Ibero-America, Latin America, and America

The Lone Software Developer's Methodology

guidelines for writing programs in abject solitude, written as a parody of the agile methodology

published on 1999-11-29 and updated on 2008-08-02

tagged with lone software developer, LSD-Meth, software development, software engineering, continuous integration, and refactoring

Being as the Co-Existence of the Two Selves

wherein I consider introspection from the existentialist point of view

published on 1995-06-25 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with the two selves, co-existence, Being, Kafka, Sartre, and Camus

Challenging the View of Hamlet as a Codependent

wherein I try to deconstruct the view of Hamlet as a model codependent

published on 1993-03-30 and updated on 2008-12-20

tagged with codependency in Hamlet, Shakespeare, codependency, Hamlet, and literary criticism