Month: September 2004

  • Essay: Is Philosophy Useless?

    Is Philosophy Useless? By David V. September 28, 2004 Refute the following criticisms: Philosophy stifles individuality or the self. Following a single philosophy means a life in conflict with the world. The most credible argument given against philosophy is that it is useless as a practical guide to daily life. While it is rarely presented…

  • .Name

    I have a new email address: . Cool, huh?

  • MT/WP anti-spam tricks

    The following is a trick to prevent spamming by bots in Movable Type 2.x. While this blog doesn’t run MT, several other blogs I manage still do, and I have found this to be a surprisingly effective method to disable automated spam bots. Rename the post field in your MT templates from “post” to something…

  • China and global trade in the 21st Century

    In an overdue development, China and Russia are developing a “strategic partnership of cooperation, particularly in the economic and trade sector.” The “partnership” may be historically significant it leads to a lowering of trade barriers that encourages trade between China and Russia, which is currently around $20-$30 billion – the highest in history, but very…

  • Gallery Update

    I have updated my gallery, and added an RSS feed so you can keep up with future updates automatically.

  • Note to self: sitting in front of the computer 18hrs a day may not be such a wise idea…

  • Random tunes…

    Do you remember the popular 1999 song “Blue” (“I’m blue da ba de..”) by the Europop band Eiffel 65? It’s the one with the video of the dancing blue guys. (Did you notice that that song is a rant against materialism?) Well, the first song on that CD is “Too Much Of Heaven,” a Marxist/environmentalist…

  • $$$

    Forbes: The U.S. has more billionaires than ever. It’s interesting to note how much of the list consists of the newly minted fortunes of self-made men – especially in the fields of technology and retail. These men made their fortunes by making a vast array of goods and services previously available only to the wealthy…

  • Public school no place for teacher's kids.

    More than 25 percent of public school teachers in Washington and Baltimore send their children to private schools, a new study reports. Nationwide, public school teachers are almost twice as likely as other parents to choose private schools for their own children, the study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found. More than 1 in…

  • Cool: Rocket launch video archive.