I read a science article in the NY Times yesterday about how we have the innate ability to justify our choices, internally, despite an objective evaluation that what we did was immoral in a general sense. It seems that when presented with the choice between an easy task or a hard task, knowing that another …
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Extensive Homeless Dwelling
Last Tuesday, my father and I attended a Braves game here in Atlanta. My normal parking spot is at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers which is a bit of a walk, and on the other side of I-75/85 from the stadium. As we were walking under the bridge to get to the park, I …
Blogging about Blogging
Today’s Linkage: Blogging about Blogging. The Evil Eyebrow has a special event coming up, and I’ve a few choice posts in the works including some blogistential ponderings. For now, here’s some links. Coding Horror: Blogging about Blogging. Why blog? Jeff Atwood has his answers. Blogging as Citizen Journalism Is Blogging Declining? Stuart Henshall poses that …
Offline Identity Theft
I read this story today about how security consultants hired by financial institutions are demonstrating holes in the security of their physical files. The hired guns were able to walk into banks and credit unions with threadbare disguises and walk out with documents containing people’s vital info. The same information that identity thieves are stealing …
Cruxshadows
The Crüxshadows have a new single coming out! What, you’ve never heard of The Crüxshadows? Well, you must not be listening to Darkwave music. I confess that I, myself, do not listen to Darkwave music, with the exception of The Crüxshadows. However, they produce some excellent tunes which I’m more than happy to slap my …