Category Archives: Rants

how group cohesion and community are destroyed by the world we live in

How group cohesion and community are destroyed by the world we live in. ……passing by, I know your face, i’ve made your acquaintance, and yet you turn away, straight lines pull the corners of your eyes until you look startled … Continue reading

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tolstoy’s idea of the conservative

“It is generally supposed that conservatives are usually old people, and that those in favour of change are the young. That is not quite correct. Usually conservatives are young people: those who want to live but who do not think … Continue reading

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a little credit

When I was living at home finishing my undergrad degree I was often overwhelmed with depression. In hindsight this depression was largely in reaction to a fervent desire to control my life, completely at odds with my actual situation. Up … Continue reading

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Debian and qmail

I spent about 8 hours yesterday and another 3 today setting qmail up on a Debian server of mine. This was my second time installing qmail (the first was on OpenBSD) and interestingly enough, it was way worse. I could … Continue reading

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