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The Oddity of Culture
I find the concept of culture interesting. Humans find group acceptance through culture. Part of their identity comes from the culture. Naturally, culture evolves over time. The more open minded you are when it comes to interracial relationships, the more cultures will blend. When you think about it, lots of things are part of our culture that we don’t realize. Let’s say that your family has pasta every Thursday. That’s part of your culture. One definition of “culture” is “a set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group“.
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Phone Etiquette/Generally Rude Motherfuckers
This started out as a Twitter Tweet Twitlog, but I got so angry, the rant kind of exploded. Enjoy. It’s so fucking condescending to come to the counter (be it at the grocery store, at the mall, hotel, or whatever) ON THE PHONE, and still expect the clerk to do their job. How am I supposed to check you out properly? I’m supposed to confirm method of payment and the charges, let alone get a signature. But if I do that, then I am interrupting your oh so important call. The other option is the passive aggressive option (which I prefer). I wait. Eventually they will realize that I won’t…
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Portal – Wallpaper
I often find it hard to make wallpapers that work for dual monitors. Portal seemed like a perfect option.
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AnonWorld – Wallpaper
I was bored.
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The Burden of Logic
One of the things that frustrates me is the lack of logical arguments people have. I understand that people have their own opinions, and I encourage that, but have a REASON for your opinions. Too often I am confronted with people that have beliefs, and when confronted with facts that disprove those beliefs, shrug it off saying, “everyone has the right to their own opinions.” I quote the great Scott Adams, “When did ignorance become a point of view?” Just because you want to believe something, doesn’t make it true.
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Why Physical Discipline is Physical Abuse
Let’s talk about physical discipline. There are two lines of thought about it. One says that it has existed forever, that their parents did it, and that it “worked for them”. The other side of the argument is that it is physical abuse, is a crime both legally and morally, and that it is ineffective. Obviously I take the latter view. Here I shall explain why. In full disclosure, I was physically disciplined as a child, so my views are biased. At the end, I have included source information. I highly encourage everyone on both sides of this issue to read the last source.
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Yosemite at Sunset – Now on sale for a limited time only.
Here’s a painting I did when I was around 9 years old. My grandpa helped me. I ended up winning First Place in my age category, as well as Best in Show. Many of you have liked this painting, so since it’s almost Christmas time I have decided to offer poster sized (3 feet by 2 feet) prints for sale. They will be printed on high quality glossy paper. They are $50 each, or $75 for a signed copy. Yes, I will hand sign them for you. I might sell different sizes if there is interest. To place an order, email me.
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The Evils of Prenatal Drug Use
I think that people should be able to do whatever they want, as long as it doesn’t negatively affect others. If you want to drink, fine. If you want to drink and then drive your car and potentially kill someone else, then I am against it. If you want to smoke weed, fine. If you want to smoke weed and watch a bunch of Carrot Top movies, then I am against it. If you want to do crack, fine. If you want to do crack and then go rob a store, then I am against it.
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Adoption Again
I had a short, though frustrating, conversation yesterday with someone. We were talking about how Steve Jobs was adopted. I said that the biological parents should be rewarded for giving their child a chance through adoption. He said that it was the parents obligation to raise the child and if they couldn’t raise the child, they shouldn’t have sex.
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Intro to Computers: Linux
I’ve decided to take a break from my socio-political rants to talk about a lighter topic, computers. This will be a three part series talking about the top three Operating Systems: Windows, OSX, and Linux.
