Archive for the 'Philosophy' Category

“George W. Bush is a conservative” and other myths

August 11, 2008

I can understand some of the confusion here since certainly he entertains (some) conservative viewpoints. However, Bush is anything but a conservative as true conservatives would understand the concept.
Let’s look into some of these misconceptions so we can really filter out who or what we understand and where we stand in regard to our own [...]

The Meaning of Life

July 20, 2008

Here’s an interesting idea brought to you by Dr Stephen Franklin from Babylon5. It’s well worth a couple of reads to let it sink in.
Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait that long ;)
After an exhaustive search spanning two decades and making use of several tons of coffee, I’ve come to the following conclusion :
Life has no [...]

The Case Against Buddhism

July 7, 2008

Warning, will contain foul language and not for the thin skinned.

I had a good chuckle at it. Obviously, he had certain points mixed up, but I thought it was a good effort at explaining some of our own shortcomings.
Note to all Buddhists :
Don’t get offended or injured when someone criticises your beliefs or attacks any [...]

Microsoft : Powered by baby seal blubber

April 7, 2008

I recently had the displeasure of being reminded, once again, of why Linux isn’t gaining ground as fast as it should be.
What seems to be turning into a ritual of sorts, this post was motivated by yet another comment. This time, left on Konrad Strachan’s post on Vista bashing.
It’s quite sad that Konrad’s well thought out [...]