Month: May 2003

  • I finally registered for my

    I finally registered for my first classes of graduate school today on my way to a masters in MIS. I will be taking VB.net and Database Design the first summer semester and taking off the second to go to California. Getting into grad school turned out to be a big fiasco becuase my recomendation letters…

  • Update

    After going shooting this weekend, I was inspired to write an essay titled Guns and Abortions: Two Sides of the Same Coin. I just finished the first draft, and I’m looking for comments and suggestions. If you were inspired by the essay and want to learn more from groups and individuals that that support the…

  • Guns and Abortions: Two Sides of the Same Coin

    About I have an unusual proposition to make: gun-control and abortion are two sides of the same issue. Both are opposed by the same erroneous logic, and even worse, both are defended on the wrong philosophical principles. A proper understanding of individual rights is not only a requirement for an understanding of both issues, but…

  • ! Wanted ! (part 1 of 2)

    Thanks to Laurel for finding this liberal version of the infamous "playing cards." I’m going to rant about it, but before I start, let me say that this is not just another liberal bashing or space-filler for my blog. (well, maybe) My point is not that liberals suck (which they do) or that conservatives rock…

  • PETA Madness

    OK, first PETA compared the murder of the Jews in the Holocaust to the killing of cows and chickens. If that weren’t crazy enough, the’re now on a campaign against IAMS (the pet food company) for get this, conducting nutrition trials on pets. Apparently unlike humans, who frequently experiment with different diets, animals aren’t able…

  • World News Update, Photo Edition

    In today’s obligatory Islamic fundamentalism section, here is a protest attended by up to 2000 "peace loving" Palestinians. Can’t you just feel all the love and goodwill for his Israeli neighbors the little boy in the center is learning from his big brothers? Awww, almost makes you wanna puke. Next we have the predictable result…

  • Lessons from the Matrix

    I saw the Matrix sequel recently and found it to be about what I expected: a combination of mediocre philosophy thrown in at random and kick-ass digitized kung-fu (aka wire-fu) scenes. While the original was more interesting in terms of "deep thoughts," both movies raise a great number of interesting philosophical questions that can serve…

  • Judging Science Fiction

    Due to my recent graduation, I have had time to do read several books that I have been putting off, and it got me thinking about the plot elements that a good fiction novel must have. In general, I would list them in this order: adventure, social commentary, and sex. By "adventure," I mean the…

  • Have you seen the cool

    Have you seen the cool new Honda commercial? It may be originally inspired by Rube Goldberg, who designed many such contraptions. In any case, the most suprising thing about it is that the entire 2-minute sequence is 100% live and unedited. If there is a Guinness record for patience, I think these guys should win…

  • Comments on "Liquidising goldfish 'not a crime'"

    Comments on “Liquidising goldfish ‘not a crime’“: A. Animals don’t have rights. B. Fish are not capable of neither suffering nor caring whether their death is “cruel” or “humane.” C. Putting goldfish in a blender does not constitute art. D. Neither does it “force people to do battle with their conscience” or “protest against what…