Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Month: November 2000

  • Proactive

    It is so hard to become proactive when you are inundated with reactive…

  • The State

    Here is a quote taken from this web site: http://www.vivarto.com/o2/eng/index2.html. Think that both Pericles and Socrates are right in a fashion (more after the quote). Perhaps the most difficult problem of mankind down through the ages has been how to coordinate our common affairs in an efficient, competent, creative and democratic way. Many people, including the […]

  • Serbia Deploys Peacekeeping Forces To U.S.

    One of the funnier articles on The Onion this week is: Serbia Deploys Peacekeeping Forces To U.S..

  • Clinton

    Ran across an interesting interview with Bill Clinton in December 2000, Wired magazine. Here is a quote from him discussing technology’s influence on society. He talked about how access to technology makes some groups more powerful such as terrorists and hate groups. The end of the previous paragraph made the point that for all the bad, […]

  • VBS_Loveletter.AS

    Helped clean a virus off of a computer just now. VBS_Loveletter.AS is yet another variant of the now infamous ILOVEYOU virus. Don’t understand why people neglect to take a more active stance in preventing themselves from receiving viruses. Probably people like me are into overkill, but I make sure that all of my software is set […]

  • Michael Whelan

    Some time ago I found the web site of Michael Whelan one of my favorite artists. Still thinking about getting that autographed copy of “Passage: Verde”.

  • More Completed Sites

    Have a couple more sites nearing completion. The Student Technology Fee Action Committee web site was a pet project for the Assistant to the President for IT, my divison boss. Think it is cool that he comes down to talk to the “troops” so to speak. That also means that he can mention a problem with […]

  • Crosstown Rivals

    LHS beat VHS is a grueling fight that lasted through a normal football game plus 2 over time periods. Both teams fielded superb defenses racking up several sacks, interceptions, fumbles, and tackles behind the line of scrimmage against offenses not used to battling so hard for first down. These teams are cross town rivals. LHS […]

  • Puppet Candidates

    This election has me nervous about the state of the union. Either candidate is a puppet, one more than the other, but all in all puppets. They have grave responsibility with little power to exercise their conscience. What truly irks me is someone who campaigns beyond their capability. How can Gore or Bush provide legislation? […]