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November 2006 - Posts

VDH: Blood and Oil

posted Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:48 PM by mitchell
My favorite historian, Victor Davis Hanson, in one of his latest articles, Blood and Oil, strikes straight to the truth of the matter in our current clash of civilizations. (I say current, because this is not, really, anything new in the history of the Read More
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Peekaboo God?

posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:56 AM by mitchell
I ran across this fascinating post on the Creating Passionate Users blog. The main focus, of course, is definitely not on God, in fact, she specifically mentions evolution in the development of this "cognitive seduction" theory. However, it certainly Read More
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Can Man Reason About Man?

posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:43 AM by mitchell
Fascinating article on Physics.org, Cosmologists expose flaws in anthropic reasoning, talking about the Anthropic Principle which is a theory that states "the fact that we are here to observe the universe explains why the laws of nature are what they Read More
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Custom vs. Customizable

posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:04 AM by mitchell
I'm currently working on an application to make online reporting a little more standardized and deliverable from both an IT and business perspective. What's really interesting is the pushback I am receiving, from both sides, because of the perceived attempt Read More
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Quotes: Thomas Paine

posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:38 AM by mitchell
"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gatherstrength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis thebusiness of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm,and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue hisprinciples Read More
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Quotes: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

posted Monday, November 20, 2006 8:29 PM by mitchell
"Nothing that we despise in the other man is entirely absent from ourselves. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer Read More
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Chairman Ann with a Reality Check

posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:30 PM by mitchell
And that check won't bounce! Ann Coulter has something of interest to say in this latest article responding to the recent election results. I find her words comforting, you may, too. The best part is the closing: Republicans better get that body armor Read More
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We develop for more than money?

posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:46 AM by mitchell
Software by Rob has a new post titled, "Nine Things Developers Want More Than Money," and it's well worth the read. Here's the list of items: Being Set Up to Succeed Having Excellent Management Learning New Things Exercising Creativity and Solving the Read More
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