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Re: Martial Arts Goals

Maxo — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:05 -0000

Mine is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but it's also the only one I had any exposure to. It's been almost ten years since I last went to a session and can still kick much but when I wrestle others.

Re: How to Name a Suburb Development

Maxo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:30:14 -0000

Your first column should include the word South and the second the word Wood. :o

Re: Why Scott Adams is Wrong about Atheism

Maxo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:34:44 -0000

I think the idea that agnosticism is stupid is as good of a judgement as the idea that atheism is stupid. The idea that one can say, "There probably is a supernatural context to this existance, but I don't have a concrete idea of how this works." is any more or less crazy than, "There is no supernatural context to this existance."
This is just more throwing stones for the purpose of throwing stones at people who disagree with us. We should let people have their own opinions in peace as long as those opinions are not designed with the intent of hurting others (racism, bigotry, etc.)

Re: Atom > RSS: Why We Should Just Call Them “Feeds” Instead of “RSS” Feeds

Maxo — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:06:39 -0000

Thanks for the heads up. I've only seen Atom feeds on Google and always wondered what that was about. Now I am in the know.

Re: How Would You Prove Evolution?

Maxo — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:03:26 -0000

Anything you believe is always based on some sort of "faith." Unless you run the tests yourself and come to a deep knowledge of subject at hand through personal verification you just have to trust the experts that they have been thorough and honest. It's like when someone that's not computer savy asks for your opinion about IT issues. They have to trust that you have actually researched the subject and have come to a well-founded conclusion.
Since we (the human race) does not have any first-hand proof of macro-evolution it remains largely in malleable-theory status. Until we have recorded species and their evolution for an elongated amount of time so that we can track the evolution of a species away from it's parent species, we have to rely on our interpretations of what we have found from the past.
It's not much different than Einsteins theory of relativity. It does a great job explaining everything we had come in to contact for a long time, but now that we are starting to reach the boundries of it we are having to research new theories that build on, but are augmented based off of the most recent tests of our physical universe, such as string theory.
How many of us even really understand either the theory of relativity or string theory. We may have a basic understanding of it's machanics, but the average person doesn't really fully understand it. We accept that the scientists have done all of their homework and our being honest, thorough, and professional when they tell us these things seem to be true.
As with all science (not just evolution) we should try to pick it apart, ask questions, find answers, and see if the scientists are really doing their job right. The latest ground-breaking scientific seems to always be that the previous scientific theories where not 100% correct.

Re: Philosophy Should Be a Core Part of Education at All Levels

Maxo — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:56:14 -0000

Hitler wrote about this in Mein Kampf. I don't say this to demean the idea, because I really believe it is key and he was spot on about it. We learn all sorts of things in school, but we never learn how to effictively learn. That's why the game, "Are you smarter than a 3rd grader" is so damn hard for most Americans.
We spend a lot of time learning facts that we don't retain. This problem is well documented and well known. There is a good amount of research going in to this too. The problem is implemenation and the resistance of long time educators to change.
Currently in schools we are trained specifically to have short term memory. For example, we learn the preamble so that on Friday we can recite it and get an A...and then we forget it. This is basically wasted time for the student and teacher. Both may as well have been doing something more constructive like playing games or something that jogs the brain.

Re: Brazilian Jui-Jitsu

Maxo — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:34:47 -0000

I took Brazillian Jiu Jitsu for about a year and I absolutely loved it. The day I really took off was when I finally listened to what the teacher kept saying about stop wasting energy. In Jiu Jitsu you rarely have to force anything. There is usually a much easier way to overcome your opponent than brute force. I could wrestle for hours without breaking a sweat and putting people into submission.
It also trancended in to my every day life. When I stood up I stood up in Jiu Jitsu form. When I opened a door I tried to find the point on the door that took the least effort to get it to open.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Re: Why CISSPs DO Need to Be Decently Versed in Technology

Maxo — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:24:23 -0000

I think this is not really about CISSP vs GSEC but theory on management styles. All jobs I've worked at where my manager new exactly what my job was, was a pretty good job. I could talk about things I thought needed to be improved, and if my idea was dumb it would be down intelligently, or if it was good it could be implemented properly.
I have found jobs where my managers had little to no understanding of what I did to be quite frustrating. This was largely the case when I worked at Convergys. If policies inhibited my attempts at being a top notch tech support phone jocky, it didn't matter because it is what management pushed down and it's what they decided, in all their wisdom, was best for the company. Most people with integrity and skill got frustrated and left before long, leaving mostly clueless tech reps.
At my current job my immediate supervisor know worlds more about my job than I do. I know I can go to him for reliable advice. I can talk all the tech talk and be right on step with him and vice-verse.
I think this is really the crucial part of your argument. If supervisors take the CISSP but still know shit about networking, then in all probability it has actually caused damage by creating manager who think they know what they are talking about when discussing things with their employees who really do know what they are talking about.

Re: Paying People To Be Good Parents

Maxo — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:08:00 -0000

I agree with your assesment. This program suck, and it sucks more that it works. The fact that it works is reason enough to implement it. If it is as effective as it reports to be it should easily pay for itself by the fact that the kids will be less likely to wind up comitting crimes and are less likely to need special assistance programs in school.

Re: Ron Paul is Seriously Flawed as a Candidate; We’re Just So in Love With Him That We’re Not Paying Attention

Maxo — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:57:23 -0000

"Churches as institutions compete with the state for the people’s allegiance, and many devout people put their faith in God before their faith in the state."
I wish this was true. The fact is that most christians have been convinced that USA & God are practically one and the same. To them belief in God and patriotism go hand in hand, pledging to the flag is a religious experience, and this country is Gods gift to Christianity.
One bomb-shell many of my fellow Christians drop their draw over is that I do not say the pledge of allegience. It's quite simple really, the bible teaches us that we can only have one master, because if we have two we will at some point have to forsake one for the other. If I pledge my allegience to the flag I am 1. Commiting idol worship and 2. saying that I will do whatever I have to for my country. This is why Christian government officials and government workers will carry out unchristian orders in the name of governement. They are just "doing their job" because they have a broken allegience. When it comes to serving their country or serving God they will choose country, because this country is Gods work in their mind.

About Ron Paul having bad points; this is true of anyone you vote for. You simply won't find anyone out there that jives in every regard. They will always have platforms that don't sit well with you. The point of Ron Paul is that he is an honest candidate. He says what he thinks is right and doesn't try to hide it when called out. If you ask him his stance on something he will give it, even if he knows his base will disagree.
This means you can trust him, and that's what makes him so likable.

Re: Google is Down

Maxo — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:38:26 -0000

Down, down, down
Low, low, low

Did I get it?

Re: How About a Forum?

Maxo — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:57:28 -0000

Me too.

Re: Dumping Safari. Going to Camino.

Maxo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:24:04 -0000

Is the problem that Word Press is not W3C compliant or that Safari is not properly rending the code?

Re: The Real Reason Apple is So Popular Right Now

Maxo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:48:56 -0000

I just got Vista installed on Friday. The install wasn't trouble-free, but it wasn't that bad. It runs just fine on my machine. No crashes or hickups so far. The only major complaint is Settings. In any program (or OS) that has lots of options, organizing settings in a way that is logical and easy to find is difficult. Well, Vista is a very far step back in working to fix that problem. Settings are really scowered around like a teenagers messy room.
Needing anti-malware is annoying. Having to actually go out and install stuff manually (instead of through aptitude) is one of those things Linux has me spoiled on as well.
In all I don't see this OS offering anything that XP doesn't already offered. We've tested it in our office at work and we have no current plans of even beginning to look at migrating to Vista. There is simply no reason to move from XP to Vista.

Re: Two Male Creationists and a Banana

Maxo — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:24:54 -0000

I wouldn't call the bananas we find in the grocery store man's design. Certainly nobody took nothing and designed bananas from the ground up. We simply encrouraged the genes we prefer.

Re: Sam Harris Says We Shouldn’t Call Ourselves Atheists | dmiessler.com

Maxo — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:49:41 -0000

Symantecs are one of things that on one hand is just a matter of sticks & stones, and on the other hand can be crucial to properly framing a debate. For example, the term Pro-Life phrases the oponents as being against life. Pro-choise phrases the oponents as against freedom. I don't tell people I'm pro-life, I say I'm for abortion. The difference probably doesn't even occur to most people, but it is important to me so that I can avoid pidgeon holing people. I respect that my pro-choice friends are not blood thirsty monsters.
I think that framing the debate that you are not atheist, you are simply for reason, or against bullshit, or whatever, is really just framing the debate in your light for your purposes. I believe in respecting my oponents, even if I find their views disgusting or just stupid. It does nothing but foster division and impedes working together.
You will never win over your oppenents by saying, "You are a stupid asshole. You should stop being a stupid asshole and join my side, the awesome geniuses."

Re: Sam Harris Says We Shouldn’t Call Ourselves Atheists | dmiessler.com

Maxo — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:50:22 -0000

Edit from above: I tell people I'm against abortion.

Re: I’m With Ann Coulter on This One

Maxo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:12:20 -0000

I agree with you on this Daniel. Cat Stevens got himself in similar hot water by stating facts of Islam. People didn't like those facts about the Islam religion, and in stead of people opening a conversation about Islam, attacked him for supporting violence. He rebuttled that he wasn't asking anyone to like or dislike what the Koran says, he was stating as a matter of fact what it does say, just like many parts of the Old Testament aren't exactly PC either, but nobody's attacking the Jews over it.

Re: The Conservative Christian View of the Jews: The Standard for Cognitive Dissonance

Maxo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:22:28 -0000

For me the compromise is easy. Follow Jesus' example and love everyone and be nice. Then it doesn't matter who they are or what they believe in.

Re: Liberals vs. Conservatives: The Best Oversimplification You’ll Ever Read

Maxo — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:06:21 -0000

I like this line from The Kinks Uncle Son:
Liberals dream of equal rights,
Conservatives live in a world gone by,
Socialists preach of a promised land,
But old uncle son, was an ordinary man.

I find the point of this song to be that in the end, the average person just wants to live a nice normal life. They want to be able to work hard and provide for their family. Left, right, center, whatever, this should be the ultimate goal.

Re: The Working Dead: How NOT To Have a Career

Maxo — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:01:55 -0000

“I get paid to browse the Internet all day.”
That's me. Except, like him it doesn't make me happy. I'm not ripping anyone off though. It's not my fault they hired me to do a job that requires about 1 hour of actual labor in a full day.

Re: This is Why You Should Be Encrypting Your Communications with Google [Traffic Included]

Maxo — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:12:25 -0000

The Firefox extension Customeize Google has options to autmatically redirect all your Google traffic to the https version. Very useful.

Re: That Was Then, This Is Now

Maxo — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:05:36 -0000

Scenerio: Mark calls Tyrone a Nigger
1957: Tyrone is beet up after school in front of his parents. Mark and family laugh about it over dinner.
2007: Mark is chastised by peers. Parents are in shame.

Johnny has prostate cancer.
1957: Johnny is SOL and dies.
2007: A relatively minor and routine surgery is performed. Johnny gets to still have a young boy who thinks the world of Johnny.

Scenerio: Mike suffers from aspergers.
1967: Mike is thought of as a weirdo. He grows up lacking the proper attention he needs to survive and becomes homeless. Principle beats him with a paddle not understanding why Mikey won't just fit in.
2007: Mike's difficulties are properly diagnosed and he is properly cared for in the best fashion his peers know how.

Scenerio: Old man reminisces about the good old days.
1967: Not understanding how good they have it, people agree.
2007: Not understanding how good they have it, people agree.

I'll take 2007.

Re: New OS X “Trojan” In the Wild

Maxo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:21:57 -0000

This is something that I think is kind of worrisome. It is my opinion that the weekest link of any computer system is the end user. There is absolutely nothing to stop someone from writing a virus or trojan for Mac or Linux that runs off of no exploits. All the attacker has to do is convince the user to put their password in to the gksudo box.
This is how most Windows attacks works that I've seen. They weren't drive bys or worms. They where the user intentionally downloading and installing what was mailed to them or what came in the form of a pop-up.
The only defence against such an attack is something like what Vista is leaning to where the OS dictates what can and cannot be installed, not the EU.

Re: That Was Then, This Is Now

Maxo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:46:04 -0000

I read that post as a recolection of how good things used to be. The fact is things are much better today than they used to be. Not everything is better, but overall it is. The good ole days never existed. The good days are today, the better days are tomorrow.

Re: New OS X “Trojan” In the Wild

Maxo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:44:51 -0000

@Hekos: The user that is created at login is the only one that has the same password as root. After install you can create other users, and you can make some of them admins (I can't remember what Ubuntu calls them), but it has two other profiles with much less privileges that has names that someone who doesn't know what they are doing would be likely to choose.
So the user who doesn't know much about security is more likely to choose the less privileged profile when creating additional logins for their family or whomever.

Re: The Best Drummer

Maxo — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:17:25 -0000

I dunno man. I only give that mullet a 5.

Re: Iran is Bad, Pakistan is Good

Maxo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:28:38 -0000

It's the same with Venezuela. Ask most people why they don't like Venezuela and they'll list things such as how they think Chavez is taking advantage of the poor, no freedom of the press, etc. Legitimate concerns, but when they stack up against countries like China and Russia and others that we are all cozy with (or kind of cozy with in some situations) there is no reason for the average American to spend any more time thinking or caring about Venezuela than they do any other South American country.

Re: President Bush is Dog the Bounty Hunter With a Motorcade

Maxo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:37:30 -0000

Your nice Christian friends should go back and read the part that includes that Jesus character.

But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:27-28).

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:17-21)

"You have heard that it has been said, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, that you resist not evil: but whoever smites you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. And whoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two. Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you, turn him not away. You have heard that it has been said, “you shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy”, but I say unto you, Love Your Enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the Children of your Father WHO is in heaven: for HE makes HIS sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love them who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even politicians do so? And if you salute your brethren only, what are you doing more than others? Do not even politicians do so? Therefore be perfect, even as your Father, HE WHO is in heaven, is perfect." (Matthew 5:38-48)

Re: Hyperbole

Maxo — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:16:13 -0000

I think it all comes from the difference in communicating in type than vocally. Written words have a way of losing meaning. You may write something with lots of enthusiams, but when it is read it may look dry or come off as offensive, because the body language and tone of voice are lost. People often tend to create their own voice tone when they read that can drastically alter the meaning of the words.

Re: A Shining Example of Socialism, and Why America Can’t Compete

Maxo — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:32:03 -0000

As a former member of the Florida Socialists you can imagine I have pretty strong feelings on it.
First Socialism can meen so many things that it's really hard to pin down this or that as socialist. It's like Linux, there are many flavors of the same thing that can be customized to no end.
It's also important to understand what socialism is. It is both an economic policy and a social policy. This is different than capitalism which is strictly an economic policy, though it's ideals can be borrowed for economic policies.
In capitalism you have the survival of the fittest, law of the jungle. The government keeps its hands off and the citizens fight each other to be on the top. One of the caveats to capitalism is that monopolies destroy the whole system.
In socialism the community work together for the common good. This can take place in many different formats. You can have a commune of people who have direct personal relationships with each other. This is akin to what the Amish do.
Or it can take place through a representative democracy, where people pay taxes and the government, through elected leaders that are held accountable by citizens, takes care of the needs of the people. This is akin to what we do. We have labor laws, public education, tax incentives, government subsidies, etc. These are all socialistic services that we as tax payers pay in to our elected officials to oversee the needs of our society. Sometimes these are succesful, sometimes they are not.
One thing that's really important is that socialism is not put in the hands of a dictator or anyone else who has no responsibility to the public it is suppose to represent. Once this happens everything immediately falls apart and it turns from a socialist society to a totalitarian state. This is where communism always goes wrong. Once a communist government is built is almost immediately ceases to be a socialist government.
Another thing that is important is that the government must represent a small group. The needs of people is almost always localised and what works in one area may not work elsewhere. This is why it is important in our country for the power to exist primarily at the state and local level and not at the federal level. What works in Florida may or may not work in Seatle. And why should the people in Florida be dictating what the people in Seatle do anyways?
Finally, it is also important that in a socialist society that rules/laws/whatever be directed at social policies for the community, and not in running others lives. Telling everyone they must chip in to keep the schools running is ok, telling two men they can't marry is not. There's a difference in running the communities and running each others lives.

Re: Stop Telling Me How Much Money Ron Paul Raised: Instead, Tell Me What He’s Doing With It

Maxo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:11:08 -0000

I have heard whole entire political shows dedicated to nothing but who raised how much moeny and what that means for their campaign. That seems, to me, to be the least interesting/important topic in electorial politics.

Re: A Very Serious Work Safety Video [Disturbing]

Maxo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:25:59 -0000

There is absolutely no way she could have picked up that big bin of grease and raised it so high. Grease is really heavy. When I was a cook we had a contained about half that size and it took two of us to carry it out to the grease trap and we could only get it about two or three feet off the ground. When we actually had to lift it up to the grease trap it took a deep breath and a short spurt of strength.

Re: A Very Serious Work Safety Video [Disturbing]

Maxo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:27:19 -0000

Nevermind, after re-watching that I see that the grease was on the floor and she was carrying boiling water.

Re: Succinct Success

Maxo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:44:28 -0000

From dictionary.com:[suhk-singkt] I'm not sure where they get the g from. My wife and I had a disagreement on how to pronounce leisure. I said it [lezh-er], she insisted it was [leezh-er]. I said either where fine. Dictionary.com settled that one. At least I don't say telly (for television.)

Re: Was the Last Time Your Last?

Maxo — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:21:50 -0000

One of my great joys in life is finding an album I really love and listening the hell out of it. Then one day it gets swapped by another album and I forget it even exists ... for a long time. Then one day I rediscover it, put it on and find a joy I had not felt in a long time.

Re: Can We Vote For Ron Paul in the Primaries and Then a Democrat in the General Election?

Maxo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:40:46 -0000

I have never been registered to vote under either major party. I was considering registering for Democrat to vote in the primaries for the first time for Obama. Since the Florida primaries may not even count, has that changed?, I don't see the point. I'm now actually considering registering Republican, who'd have ever thought?, to vote RP.

I thought it may be funny to register Republican to vote for a completely unelectable candidate just for S&G.

Re: Ron Paul Thinks Evolution is Just a “Theory”, and Doesn’t Believe In It [With Quote]

Maxo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:37:22 -0000

Does his opinion on Evolution Vs. Creationism change anything else he's said? As he stated at the beginning of where you quote, this isn't of concern for him in the light of him being or not being the next president since the president doesn't proside over any scientific bodies. There are two possible things he could do:
1. Use his power to enforce evolution being taught in schools. Since this directly conflicts with his position on national education (that it should be run locally, not nationally) this is an unlikely scenerio.
2. He will withold governmental funding for evolution-based research. I would be willing to bet (but can't say for sure) that he is against federal funding for any scientific research dealing with evolution, creationism, or any other theories on the origins of man, regardless of his beliefs.

Re: Port Mirroring on a Cisco 3550 Switch

Maxo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:37:49 -0000

I took the CCNA 1-4 (class, not the actual test.) As much as I love networking, that class let me know that I should not pursue a career in it.

Re: Say Goodbye to U.S. Particle Physics

Maxo — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:27:49 -0000

Don't worry. The Democrats will save us. Oh, wat. :(

Re: Tom Tancredo Drops 2008 Presidential Bid

Maxo — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:07:17 -0000

Maybe this is a good time for you to drop your bid as well.

Re: Back to Corporate Life

Maxo — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:12:52 -0000

Are you still going to be in the same place or are you moving elsewhere? Since it's a Fortune my guess is that it will not be at the same place.
Either way, congratulations and good luck. I'm in Sacramento right now, but when I get back we should do lunch ASAP.

Re: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Maxo — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:10:58 -0000

I wrote about something similar not long ago. http://maxolasersquad.blogspot.com/2007/12/poli...
It's about discussing things you don't really understand.

Re: High Achievers, Gifted Learners and Creative Learners

Maxo — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:19:22 -0000

Thanks for the link. We are having our eldest daughter tested for gifted soon. That really helps my understanding.
One of the problems with identifying a gifted person is the lack of a definition for what gifted is. Many organizations play off a variation of it meaning that a child simply excels in at least one area naturally.

Re: High Achievers, Gifted Learners and Creative Learners

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:19:31 -0000

Another way of thinking of the different groups:
When given a test to tape together a ripped up page from a book
1. A normal learner completes part of the task and then gives up. Scores a C or D.
2. A high achiever completes the task even though it is hard. Scores an A with 100%.
3. A gifted learner easily completes most of or all of the task. The gifted learner put in the same amount of effort as the normal learner. Scores an A or B.
4. The creative learner instantly sees an alternate solution that creates a completely different work. Scores a D or F.

If excelling in school and in your career is important, being the high achiever is the desired trait. The creative learner is the undesirable trait. Even an high-achieving creating learner will have difficulty because he or she will be spending all of their effort on the wrong thing.
For an employer, the creative learner is the desirable employee. They have the "outside of the box" abilities that is often talked about. It is still possible that the creative learners abilities could be bad for your business because the creative and new ideas that flow from your creative learning employer may be only good in that persons head, but have no application in the real world. This is the same risk one makes when buying high risk stocks. When they are valuable they make you lots of money. When they are not, you lose a lot of money.

Also, gifted learners usually specialize in certain areas. For example, a friend of mine find language arts to be very intuitive and can pick up nuances in language arts very easily. In his Russian classes he used to complete assignments by writing poetry. In his math class he could not pass the classes that where below College Algebra.
My wife teaches ESE in a school that also has an IB program. Many of the gifted students that are in IB are also labeled ESE . This is difficult for many parents who; 1. want their child to be an over-achiever, and 2. do not want to have to deal with the social stigma of having their child labeled as ESE. This can be disadvantageous to the child who needs special exception made for them in certain areas, but their parents are fighting the school to have the ESE labeled removed from their child.

I believe my daughter is a high achieving gifted learner. Many things come very easily to her with very little explanation needed. Her memory is very good as well. Things that don't come easy to her, she will get if she wants. For example, she was never good at the monkey bars. When she started school she complained to me that the other kids where able to do the monkey bars. Within short time she became a master of all things monkey-bar related. It's not that doing monkey bars came easily to her, but that she put for the effort to soar past the kids who where able to do the monkey bars more naturally. On the other hand she has picked up reading the and writing beyond her peers with little effort. I have not witnessed her being exceptionally deficient in any area of learning.
I am not her biological father, and our middle child, who is now three, learns at an average level. She is on par with other children her age. This does create some concern on minimizing feeling of inferiority as she gets older. Our youngest daughter is not even one yet, so who knows how she will be.

Re: The Military View of the War

Maxo — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:26:23 -0000

The video was taken offline. :(

Re: New Study Piece: Zone Transfers

Maxo — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:32:09 -0000

You should read the decision at http://www.spamsuite.com/node/351 I think what may really be in question here is what does and what does not constitute hacking. Is a port scan hacking? I guess it depends on the context of which you are using it. How about running telnet and ssh against each open port you find to see which give you a login prompt? Is just doing that hacking? Is there a real-world valid reason you would do so against the average server as a general member of the public? I don't think so, but is that really hacking and should you be charged with a crime for it? I'm not really sure. I would like to see judges error on the side of caution on such matter until legislation can be passed that has caught up with the times though.

Re: Ok, So What, If Anything, Does This Say About Liberals and Conservatives?

Maxo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:53:40 -0000

Scary, but somehow, not that surprising.

Re: Question: When Do We, As Paul Supporters, Switch to Obama?

Maxo — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:34:08 -0000

I am an Obama supporter, but I think those that support Ron Paul should vote for him still. I voted for Nader the last two elections and to this day I believe I made the right decision.
I didn't actually vote here in Florida because:
1. I didn't register as a Democrat in time (or at all for that matter)
2. If I was registered as a Democrat it would not have mattered because Florida Dem vote aren't counted do to our state acting like spoiled children who will do anything for attention.

Re: McCain and Clinton? You’ve Got to Be F**king Kidding Me

Maxo — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:58:11 -0000

Obama is not out of the race just yet. Given who we had on the ballet the last two elections, you can't really say we are doing any worse. It's funny, we hate the system because our leaders are douche bags, yet we can casting our votes for douche bags. Maybe it's like fat people who hate themselves for being fat, and eat because they hate themeselves. Maybe we all just need Doctor Phil. ;)
http://blog.printf.net/articles/2008/02/05/tran... is a good read on why Obama is the only hope on the Democratic side of real change. It brings up the point of, is pushing the Reps out of office the only change we want, or is it how politics is run that we want to change?

Re: Starbucks Goodness

Maxo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:44:40 -0000

I don't know if you ever went to All Saints, but that is more of the environment I like in a coffee house. More laid back and less "yuppie" feeling.

Re: Look How Much Atheists and Christians Agree!

Maxo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:58:22 -0000

What's more interesting is the ideals that many atheist subscribe that are integral to Jesus' teaching such as love for all, resistance to war, and caring for the needy.

Re: “I Don’t Think Osama Can Win. First, He’s Black, and Second He’s Muslim”

Maxo — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:38:57 -0000

A few weeks ago I heard one of my coworkers tell another coworker they heard the Obama won't say the pledge. I knew the source of this rumor, and I knew how to debunk it. I e-mailed him the snopes article that covers this legend. I said to him, "If Obama refused to say the pledge, don't you think this would have come out about a year ago and he'd have been long out of the race?" He agreed with the logic and admitted that it wasn't true.
On another topic, I refuse to say the pledge. It's against my religion to put any faith in material things.

Re: Hypocrisy

Maxo — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:37:53 -0000

I fail to see how putting words in to people's mouths and then debating the words you put in to their mouths leads to a logical conclusion. Who specifically stated that Buddha was/is a god to refute that argument? Who specifically said that since Buddha was a man, and it's wrong to call a man God?
I'm sure someone did, and I'm sure that someone doesn't represent the whole, or even a part, of the Christian community.
This comic is about as logical as Chick Track.

Re: No, Hitler WAS NOT an Atheist

Maxo — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:39:39 -0000

It's been a good while since I read Mein Kampf, but I believe that he stated religion was only good for controlling people. I don't know what specifically he believed religiously though.

Re: “It can be seen from space.”

Maxo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:13:57 -0000

The Great Wall thing is actually a myth. http://www.snopes.com/science/greatwall.asp The Great Wall cannot be seen from space because it has the same tones as the earth, making it camouflage.
I have seen this myth pushed out as fact in many educational books. Very sad.

Re: A Simple View of Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

Maxo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:21:41 -0000

A fun fact for Carl:
http://www.myaspartameexperiment.com/index.php?...
Dr. Ralph Walton compiled a list of all controlled human and animal studies looking for the effects of aspartame. Out of 90 independently-funded studies, 83 of them found one or more problems caused by aspartame. But out of the 74 studies funded by the aspartame industry (e.g., Monsanto, G.D. Searle, etc). every single one of them claimed that no problems were found.

Re: Mexican Immigration

Maxo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:42:36 -0000

But over time the U.S. will start to look more and more like Mexico in terms of culture and ideals. And at that point everyone — including the Mexicans — are going to look around and say, “Wow, this place is a dump.”

Did you examine that before you posted it. Do you seriously believe that Mexican culture is "a dump." Mexico is a dump because of a poor economy and a history of corruption that has kept it that way.
Mexican culture, on the other hand, is rich and exciting.
When I lived in Orlando I lived in a prodminantly Hispanic neighborhood and there where no problems. Everyone was nice. When the hurricanes came through putting two trees in the road preventing us from driving out of our neighborhood, we all banded together and got those trees cut-up and moved. It was a week before we ever saw the city people come through to clean up, but we had already beat them to it.
In the white neighboorhoods, trees where down until the city came and removed them.
In my experience, culturally speaking Hispanics value hard work, friendship, and having a good time. I welcome anyone with these values to my country.

The only "American Identity" I think people should have to do adopt is a very generic value for freedom and peace. Other than that I enjoy the multi-cultural experience I can get just in my small town. It's even better that the experience is even more broad across this whole nation. Homogonization is not a good thing.

Re: Mexican Immigration

Maxo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:56:44 -0000

@Chris - If wealth is your litmus test for what makes a country great then I think you and I are using tests at opposite ends of the spectrum that measure what we want for our country.
I am not a wealthy person, but when I look at the people I meet on a daily basis, I think I've got a lot more going for me in my life than the average person. I have no problem with making more money, but it does not substitute the real treasures I have amassed in my lifetime.

Re: My Thoughts on Depression

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:03:41 -0000

This reminds me of a discussion I had with my mom, who is a nurse, about the validity of massage therapy and chiropracters. She argued that it was more or less snake oil. The problem she stated was that people who had medical problems who needed a doctor where going to massage therapist or chiropracter, who resolve their problem for the short term, but not for the long term.
My argument was basically they both had their place. Not all back or muscle problems require a doctor's expertise, and is probably better treated without drugs or surgery. Others do require drugs and therapy. The trick is have a trained professional make the decision based off of scientific fact, not stereotypes of one or the other being good or bad.
As an example I told her this. After the big hurricanes swept through Orlando I had a large tree down in my back yard, with just a small hatchet to chop it up. I spent a whole day and got that thing down to size to be hauled off when the city came to haul off debree.
The next day my back was killing me. It went on for days. A friend of mine who is a licensed message therapist came over and after thirty minutes she had me back in top shape. After three days of pain she had me cured in thirty minutes. If I had gone to a doctor (s)he likely would have prescribed me some pain killers and advised me to take it easy for a few more days. The winner is clear. Massage therapy was the proper solution.
This is the same for depression. If you have a problem you need to work through, it is healthier and safer to work through it. If you have a medical problem, you need, among other things, drugs.

Re: This Doesn’t Happen in Countries That Aren’t Close to Social Collapse

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:21:01 -0000

I blame people not being raised write by their parents. Me and my children know people from all sorts of backgrounds, yet we know how to treat them all with respect. One we all talk, dress, play music, and fuck the same then this world will cease to be an interesting place.

Re: Elitism as a Self-defense Mechanism

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:35:19 -0000

I see where you are getting at. I feel that way sometimes too.
I think it boils down to what it is that you wish to change about someone. For example, the following are some of my traits that people are always trying to change about me. I use Linux, I like my hair long, I don't like football, baseball, or basketball, I don't drink, and I don't like to dress up. None of these things affect anyone else but me and my family. They are my decisions and I really don't give a crap about your opinion which should be noticed by the fact I never asked your opinion. Yet people constantly feel it is their duty in life to make me conform. This leads to a sort of resentment and elitist feeling of, "Fuck your lifestyle and ideals of social norms. They are shit and I'm not interested to stoop down to a lifestyle I don't want or like just for you."
When it comes to things like people who are violent, misogynistic, culturally intollerant, racist, fascist, or otherwise a general dick, I would like to change these people and help them realise that if they just calmed down and stopped hating all the time everything will be ok more or less.

Re: Elitism as a Self-defense Mechanism

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:39:04 -0000

Another take on this topic is http://maddox.xmission.com/

Re: Sorry Ron, I’m Voting for Obama

Maxo — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:04:30 -0000

When primary time came around to Florida I wasn't sure what to do. I've never voted in a primary for many different reasons. Primarily because I've never been interested in any of the candidates on any side of the aisle.
This year it seemed clear that I would be voting for Obama. I had never been registered a Democrat, nor had I ever been interested in registering as a Democrat, but I thought it was a just cause. Well, then our lovely government decided to fuck everything up, and voting for a Democrat was no longer going to count.
So then I thought I would take an even bigger leap and register Republican to vote for Ron Paul.
Then I missed the cut-off date and didn't reregister at all, so I just didn't get to vote. That's my fault though.
I think both bring a lot of exciting ideas to the table. While both have plenty that I disagree with, there is plenty that I do agree with.

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Maxo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:24:30 -0000

I'm very interested to find out what other information you are able to grab from this. The fact that all you need is a USB key with special software is really shocking.
Do you think a person who is only semi-technical could be given these tools and easily trained to pull this information?

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Maxo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:24:31 -0000

Another question, what was the order in which you did everything? Where you able to pull data from the computer after it was completely shut down, or while it was in sleep/hibernate? Or did you have to pull it from the PC while it was running and logged in to?

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Maxo — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:56:54 -0000

I read the full paper from Princeton yesterday. From what it said, if you boot up within a second of shut down you should be ok. Depending on the RAM, you could have it off for up to 30 seconds.
The safest bet, apparently, to blow compressed air from an upside down can to cool it and then shut it down and boot it back up.

Re: A Letter to Ron Paul Supporters

Maxo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:27:54 -0000

It was my understanding that Ron Paul was not planning on running for president if he did not get the Republican nomination.

Re: Phun: The Most Amazing Science Toy I’ve Ever Seen

Maxo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:46:59 -0000

Thanks for the find. I was glad to see a Linux version of this. I set my kids loose on it and they are already addicated.
I also posted this up in the ATU forum on dslreports.

Re: A Logical Approach to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and One World Government [NWO] Conspiracy

Maxo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:44:35 -0000

Man, I stopped at one point in the article and I thought to myself, "This doesn't sound like a conspiracy at all. If there really was a group of evil elites planning out the global doom, would they really put all that information on the net? And who says that a global government really is inhrerently evil? Couldn't people support the NWO for practical reasons?"
When I started reading again your article again it started back at, "Ok, new question — who thinks the CFR is secretly pursuing world government?"
Exactly! I happen to be a fan of conspiracy theories (as science fiction), and this doesn't sound like one.
I think we are all stuck in the classic distopia ideal where one world government naturally leads to the farming of the human race.
This is not to say I do or don't support a one world government, just that I think we should discuss it based on its merits, not based on the countless distopia books that have been published on that premise.
The last idea that comes in to mind is the one world governemtn + mark of the beast discussed in Revelations. This is one that scares most Christians. The way I see it, if the events in Revelations must come to past, and God has said so, then why are you trying to fight it? Do you think you can? If this is part of God's great vision, who are you to change course?
If you want some real fun reading, follow up on David Icke and the Annunaki.

Re: What Are You Guys Using For OpenID?

Maxo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:55:52 -0000

I am waiting on one of two things to happen; either dslreports or Google enables accounts to be OpenIDs. Justin has said it's not high on his priority list, but it is on his to-do list. I don't know what Google's plans are. You can post on blogger comments with OpenID, but it doesn't appear you can use your Google ID as an OpenID yet.

Re: It’s NOT Racism Just Because Race is Mentioned in a Negative Comment

Maxo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:35:26 -0000

People like this only confound the problem. It makes it really difficult to discuss race honestly because there is the fear that something you said may be misconstrued as being racist.
Today I was discussing the race problems in my middle school and nobody seemed interested in touching the subject.

Re: Are We About to Attack Iran?

Maxo — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:01:31 -0000

I can only say that I hope he is dead wrong. Fuck!

Re: Vatican Releases Seven New “Social Sins” and Re-Confirms How Backward It Is

Maxo — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:15:12 -0000

The Catholic church's stance on birth control is one of their stupidest and most dangerous.
The issue at hand is, when does life begin? Does it begin at birth, at conception, somewhere in between? What the hell is life in the first place. Sure, I'm alive. Microbes are alive. If we all killed each other, but our computers where left running on solar energy, would an alien race come here and declare the computers to be life? Why shouldn't they? Especially if technology was advanced enough that robots where able to make other robots.
So the Catholic church believes that every sperm and egg is a human loved by God, that we should not intentionally destroy. But what is the basis of their belief?
My understanding is that it deals with a story about a man who was commanded by God to sleep with a woman and bear a child. Instead he went and jerked off. It's my understanding (and I could be wrong) that this story is the basis of their whole belief on this.
I think it is clear, from both a scientific and relgions basis, that there is no reason to hold sperm or an unfertilized egg to the same standards as a born baby. To say that would be to equate the millions of sperm that day naturally in a man's body on a regular basis to frequent horror. I'm certainly not weeping over all the sperm I've produced that didn't form a child. I don't care. There's no reason to believe that God cares either.
I do believe that most Catholics, including the Pope, really do believe that this is a humanitarian issue, but I believe their basis for that belief is way off, and not grounded in any sense of logic.

Re: Why People Are Wrong About Ferarro’s Comments

Maxo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:28:13 -0000

We have a discussion on this topic at http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20149574-
I'll restate my point, her comment was not racist, but it was tasteless.

Re: Am I a Prescriptivist?

Maxo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:43:15 -0000

I think it depends on the context. If a black person says "aks", I don't have a problem with that in the context of day-to-day speech. If I see it in a professional oration, it makes me cringe.
I try to speek clearly in my day-to-day speech, but when it comes to "Mike, Michelle, and I" I only use that when giving speeches at work or school because I think the grammarians are wrong on that, but they do dictate the professional rules.

Re: The Democrats Are Self-Destructing

Maxo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:03:40 -0000

People who have not figured out by now that the bullheaded approach is mostly innefective, aren't about to figure it out. Even if it ends up in the whole world rising up against it, they will put the blame on everyone else aside from themselves and their attitudes.

Re: I Could Have So Much Fun With One of These

Maxo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:13:36 -0000

Aim it at schizophrenic who believes voices in his/her head is telling them to do something bad, and tell them to do good things. "I should not harm the security gaurd." "I should be taking these pretty pills." "The nuns hit me because they love me." You get the idea.

Re: An Infosec Prediction: More Human-Based Attacks

Maxo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:56:27 -0000

I think option two is the most likely, and should already be practiced at any company that is large enough.
However, $50K does sound like a tempting offer ...

Re: The Backwardness of American Marriage Culture

Maxo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:34:08 -0000

I do not like that many females feel that they MUST get married by 25. It seems like a very ridiculous stigma to place upon yourself, or to place upon someone.

Re: I Honestly Don’t See Any Way For the U.S. to Succeed

Maxo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:52:33 -0000

I'm working on a blog entry about rethinking our education curriculum as a whole. The premise is that we are not teaching applicable life skills in school in the first place. Grade school should be preparing us for life, not for college. College should be for preparing us for jobs that require specific knowledge. Why should kids graduating high school know how to find the third side of a triangle, given two other sides, but not understand the interstate commerce clause?

Re: Global Warming Revisited

Maxo — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:28:47 -0000

If you feel inclined to become a mini-expert, then I say go for it.
Sometimes the appeal to authority approach is necessary. We can't all be experts in everything, so we have to trust the experts to some degree.
One tool I use is the BS meter. I think this applies applty to global warming. When scientists who don't have an obvious bias to the outcome look at it they always come to the conclusion the global warming crisis is man-made. The only people seriously pushing the hoax idea are scientists that are on the payroll of people who have a vested interest in that outcome.
This doesn't prove anything, but it does strongly suggest a conclusion.

Also, global warming is not the only reason to be "green." It is simply a part of the equation, so even if global warming isn't man made, we still need to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

Re: A Succinct Explanation of the Economic Stimulus Plan, by David Barry

Maxo — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:58 -0000

I had heard that we where actually borrowing the money from China to get pay for the tax cut.

Re: Some Good Put-down Words

Maxo — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:13:42 -0000

My wife and I use the term "two-big half adder" to put each other, or others down. She saw the word when I was working on a CS class and she told me it sounded like an insult, so we've been using it since. "We wouldn't be in this problem if you weren't such a two-big half adder."

Re: Stuff White People Like

Maxo — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:09:37 -0000

http://blackpeopleloveus.com/
Another great site.

Re: Stuff White People Like

Maxo — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:29:43 -0000

Nothing really stuck to me until http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/... That didn't really stick until the vinyl part. I don't have an iPod, but have a Cowon. I also don't have an mp3 collection, but have an ogg collection, and most of that is ripped Vinyl. I wouldn't say that Vinyl sound better, but that it can sound better. Only a small handful of my records are pressed in the proper quality to trump CDs, but most are below CD quality. Lastly, when Napster first hit, the first thing I did was rip some of my more rare stuff and make it available for upload. I wanted to devalue that the eliteness of having rare music.

Re: Why Obama and Not Clinton

Maxo — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:55:10 -0000

The honesty thing has been a big one for me. It is one of the biggest reasons I had some support behind Ron Paul. At least when you are disagreeing with Obama or Pual you can be sure you are disagreeing with them, and not disagreeing with what they perceive to be the most politically expedient opinion.

@Scott: Lots of claims, little backing. Listen to Obama's speeches. He talks about things like it is a real topic to discuss. He actually shows interest and knowledge in the subjects he speaks about with intelligence. Hillary is a "talk at you" politician.
I think one of the biggest things at stake in this election is our standing in foreign policy. We are way off track. McCain promises to keep failing full steam ahead, Bush style. Clinton promises watered down Bush policies. Obama shows real knowledge of the long history of foreign relations and what is effective. There is a very real risk of another phony war of aggression against a non-aggressive country that will lead to another monstrous disaster at the same time we are in this same situation in Iraq.
We cannot afford any more of our current foreign policy that Clinton is promising to continue to screw up.

Re: Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government

Maxo — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:52:14 -0000

I'm glad to see that you have about the same understanding of socialism as I do. Most people do not understand it at all, like the above poster. Socialism is an ideal. Ideals are just that, ideals. There is no expectation that they will actually be reached, and there are many different ways to work towards that ideal.
To me, and most socialists I have met, socialism is the ideal of working towards anarchy. Not anarchy in the sense of no government, but anarchy in the sense of not needing government.
This is an important distinction, because it makes living the life of a socialist a good thing for any society. For example, I don't need a police officer to check the road to make sure I am driving safely, because I do it anyways. I don't do it because it is the law, and driving safely and obeying the law are not always the same thing, but because it is the "right" thing to do.
When you are being considerate to others, and contributing to your community voluntarily you are eliminating the need to actually have a government, and are thus working towards the socialist ideal. You are working towards the ideal of not needing a government because everyone is voluntarily supporting their community.

Re: Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government

Maxo — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:11:11 -0000

@ Daniel

Maybe we are on two different pages. I've always looked at socialism as an ideal. The usual argument against socialism is that it could never work. I think that argument is invalid because it misses the point, and it usually end with the conclusion, "...so we should never try." But maybe you are right. Socialism may be action to work towards the unachievable realism of anarchy. ...

@ Carl

I took your comment to be the typical response towards socialism, humans are greedy, always will be, so we might as well give up on getting along and use the Social Darwinistic ideal of survival of the fittest, man benefits the most if he fights each other for his own personal gain and the best man wins.
Most socialists realize that we will never "just get along", but are committed to fighting those who work to make sure we aren't just getting along.

To me, the right balance is a fair playing field where the only obstacle to success is yourself. When artificial factors inhibit success, our society loses great people to oppression. How many geniuses go on to push drugs because they were born in to the wrong family, went to the wrong schools, and where constantly belittled and shot down by those who looked at him/her and told them they where a loser?

Re: Ah, So This is How They Do It…

Maxo — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:24:59 -0000

I support a missionary group in Guatemala (http://www.porchdesalomon.org/) that I think gets it right. They are a humanitarian group first. The provide aid for those who are unable to provide it for themselves. This could range in funding for medical procedures, or repairs to decrepit houses.
In their humanitarian work they make it known that they are also evangelists and offer to teach the people they are assisting about the message of Jesus. If the recipients are not interested, it does not hold any bearing to their ability to receive help.

This is how I would like to see more Christians portray Christianity. You rarely see people getting all pissed at Buddhists, Hare Chrishnas, Amish or other religions who have made a point of making peace and love a central part of their public and private image.

I also think you need to look at this from both sides. You may be looking at it as oppressors looking to take advantage of people while they are at a week point in their lives. To most religious people, they view their religions as an asset that has helped themselves through some hard times. They want to teach that joy to others.

Re: Qik on iPhone!

Maxo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:29:08 -0000

There's your lifecasting.
I couldn't help but notice he was running Linux.

Re: Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government

Maxo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:36:20 -0000

So I've thought about it and would like to offer some clarification on my views.
Anarchy, as it relates to government, simply means the lack of government. It doesn't have any specific meaning beyond that. It doesn't mean people do or don't get along.
Socialism is not specific either. It only means that in general people need to work together for the common good. There are many ways to accomplish that. You can do it through a totalitarian state like most implementations of communism. You could do it through a representative democracy, where people elect officials to decide what is best for the public, like we do. It could also exist in a Utopian anarchy, like we have been discussing.
Most people I have met that describe themselves as socialists would like to see the third version.

Re: Grammar Rage

Maxo — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:32:47 -0000

Pirillo is an idiot. It is no different than saying, "If you wear white shoes after labor day, don't ever come near me." He is focusing on the presentation, and not the substance. Punctuation and grammar is simply a way for formalizing rules in professional communication. If one is writing a formal memo to be distributed within a company, or publicly, or whatever, then these things are very important. Outside of that, it doesn't really matter, and people who get their panties in a wad about it need to get a life.

Re: Half of the Black Population in NYC Has Genital Herpes?

Maxo — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:38:26 -0000

I think in cases like this, you need a culture change that is sparked from within the culture. Prominent and respected blacks in the community need to speak out about the issue in question and inspire their own people to willingly change their behavior.

Re: The Hyperlink Trailing Slash Debate

Maxo — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:41:14 -0000

Have you tried testing this with other servers, such as IIS. I wonder if other servers handle this more, less, or with the same efficiency as Apache.

Re: The Logical Solution to the Civil Union vs. Marriage Debate

Maxo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:53:04 -0000

I had wrote about this before too at http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11525590...
I wish this idea would catch more traction, or at least that most people where somewhat familiar with the concept.

Re: Contemplating My Support for Obama

Maxo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:45:16 -0000

http://www.videobomb.com/index/democracyemail?url=http%3A//www.archive.org/download/dn2008-0618vid/dn2008-0618256kb.mp4&title=Democracy%20Now!%202008-06-18%20Wednesday
You should watch the above interview with Ralph Nader. I don't think I'm nearly as cynical about Obama as Nader, he certainly raises many good points.

Re: Is This How We’re Going to Start the War With Iran?

Maxo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:31:39 -0000

You may also want to watch http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_c...>

Re: Muslims Outraged Over Picture of Puppy

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:14:51 -0000

Are you not assuming that these Scottish Muslims are not multi-generation Scotts?

Re: Hypocrisy

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:18:20 -0000

My father-in-law used to be a preacher. He has many stories of seeing big name preachers at conferences with loads of hookers. I think he became pretty disenchanted with the upper-echelons of organized denominations.
This same is true with the DNC and GOP. When they have their conventions in a few months, the local hooker business is going to be making lots of money. Jello Biafra covered this on one of his spoken word CDs.

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Maxo — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:38:10 -0000

You absolutely mus read The People's History of the United States. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.

Re: McCain is 71, “hates bloggers” and Can’t Use a Computer: Someone Explain to Me How He’s a Viable Candidate in 2008

Maxo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:19:13 -0000

I was going to comment what shane above said, but he already said it. I think this is being taken out of context.
OTOH, I am subscribed to both the McCain and Obama blogs. I can't keep up with Obama national campaign blog. McCain has only had about four this year. It goes to show who understands how to leverage technology better.

Re: I’m Starving: Point and Counterpoint

Maxo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:06:31 -0000

Have you ever seen those shows on TV of spoiled twenty-something year-old models who drive around Miami and talk about their life's problems? "Tony was late so I went and got Brad. Tony is totaling ruining my life. Brad's and ass but he is so much cuter. ... blah blah ..."
I thought it would be funny (as in Onion funny) to have a similar mock reality show of young adults in starving African countries chasing boys around and talking about selfish crap, ignoring the fact that they and everyone around them is slowly dieing of hunger.
Starving girl goes on a date to the beach, but you can't swim because the government dumped toxic waste in it in exchange for money. Girl gets upset because all boy brought to eat was a handful of millet. On the way home she gets raped by militant passerbys.

Re: Thoughts on Freedom, Equality and Socialism

Maxo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:53:31 -0000

For starters, we are of course speaking in large generalities.
"Perhaps it’s really the conservatives who believe most in equality."
It depends on the freedom. Conservatives want "free"dom markets, but want to legislate morality. Would you rather have the freedom to pay your workers a dollar and hour and not hire based on sex, ethnicity, religion, etc. or the freedom to marry and screw who you want and express your opinion about it?

"Perhaps it’s the liberals who deep down think that we are not created equal"
I think science has concluded quite definitely a long time ago that we are indeed not all created equal. For example, you have a passion for computers and technology that you have no control over. It just so happens that jobs in computers and technology tend to be quite lucrative. Imagine someone else whose passion is in music and they can't focus elsewhere. It just so happens that lucrative jobs in music are hard to find. That person is unlikely to succeed if they can't buckle down and focus on subjects that do not interest them.
Or maybe another person with a low IQ, but not that of mentally retarded. That person is unlikely to succeed at much anything.

"Responsible socialism would put controls in place to prevent those in the most pain from reproducing and creating more pain."
Wouldn't that be an afront to freedom? Are we going to legislate who is allowed to have sex? That would be pretty close to a repressive state to legislate something so deeply connected with our humanity. One solution most on the left prefer is to try and help ensure that everyone has an opportunity no matter where they come from. The best place to provide that is through schools. Unfortunately, we miss the mark on that one pretty badly.

"simply a call for social Darwinism?"
The problem with this is that we are looking at success in all the wrong lights. Success is not, IMHO, measured in by finances, the number of children you have, or any thing superficial like that. Success is measured in happiness. I have a number of friends who make $20K or less and are very happy people. They are warm and honest. They live more life in a day than most people do in a month. That is success. We can build happiness across society better by promoting living life over building wealth.

Re: One of the Best Pieces on Free Markets I’ve Ever Read

Maxo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:05:43 -0000

I think it is really important for people to understand the environment where laissez-faire capitalism was born and brought into play. To oversimplify the matter a lot, it was brought to realization during the French Revolution after ousting the king. We are, of course, all familiar with how economics worked in the days of feudalism. You had lords at the top who owned everything and peasants at the bottom who made everything work, but go pretty much nothing. Exploitation was the law of the land. Markets weren't regulated, they where dictated, as well as all of life.
Capitalism was a very liberal idea brought about to free the people from economic slavery. There really just wasn't a more progressive notion at the time than laissez-faire capitalism.
Even during the worst of times during the Great Depression where better than being a commoner in the old monarchy.
In that light, I am happy to be in a position to have this debate rather than living under the old system.

Re: Waves, Particles, Double-slits, and the Effect of Observation [Video]

Maxo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:24 -0000

I saw someone else comment about this, and I can't verify the accuracy of their assessment, but according them the science is a little off. The observation that is used that makes the interference pattern go away is not passive. It is the methods of observation that is causing the change in behavior, not some conscious effort by the particles themselves.

Re: Theory: Apple is “Pulling a Wii” With iPhone 3G Stock

Maxo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:01:40 -0000

A year of the Wii launch, it took a concerted effort that took a few weeks to find a Wii. When I grabbed mine it was the last in stock. It was about six months after that that I finally started to see them in stores when I wasn't specifically hunting them down.

Re: Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better — No Matter What — I Promise

Maxo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:21:26 -0000

What's even better is seeing it with your own kid.
Here's one of my eldest at the age of four:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-209903...>

Re: Science Identifies “Violence Genes”

Maxo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:28:24 -0000

The idea that you inherent a large part of your personality from your parents precedes knowledge of genes. The idea that you are also shaped largely by your environment has also been known for a very long time.
This news clip didn't do much more but discuss the discovery that the above is true.

Re: Very Poor Rhetoric on Race

Maxo — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:39:26 -0000

I was listening to the Tavis Smiley show on NPR once and they where discussing a news article, I think it was in Chicago, but I may be wrong about that, that was quoting statistics to show that teachers where intentionally keeping black students from succeeding.
The guests on Tavis Smiley took strong opposition to that conclusion. One man pointed out that it was more likely the astronomically high levels of children living in homes without fathers was a bigger factor than professionals who have dedicated their life to helping children achieve despite the low pay involved. He further went on that as long as blacks are going to play the finger pointing game then the longer it will take to play catch up. Once the black community starts taking responsibility for solving its problems, despite where they might come from, that lack of progress would be inevitable.
This is true despite your skin color. Even if you are a victim, you are unlikely to better yourself if you sit around and mope about it. You have to take initiative to put yourself in a better position because your oppressors are very unlikely to do it for you, by definition.

Re: Politics: What’s Wrong With This Analogy?

Maxo — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:54:55 -0000

I don't think that's a good place to start a conversation at all. The little girl didn't represent a Democrat POV and the narrator did not represent a Republican POV. It's also worthy to point out that the problem of homelessness is much more complicated than people who refuse to work.
The above story is only good at trying to paint over simplistic pictures of complicated issues.

Re: Another Political Analogy

Maxo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:11:10 -0000

Allow me to show you some real life situations where liberal policies are more sensible and don't fit into the above mold.
What if we could invest $X million dollars into a rehabilitation program for inmates that supplies them with the tools they can use to support themselves in society without going back to crime and we know through trials that the reduction in crime and inmate population through decreased recidivism will save us more than $X million tax dollars. Should we not make that investment because we don't want to spend money on helping someone who has taken to destroying our society?
What about a working woman who is going to school who find herself pregnant, and through complications finds herself with a doctor's bill up to $100,000. Stuck with a massive medical bill, and a child that prevents her from being able to continue school, she is unlikely to get back on her feet for quite a while, if ever. What if the tax payers could help her out with some of that bill so she can finish school soon and become a productive adult who won't be on further welfare and is paying sizable taxes from her good post-college job.
Take another child who was born with a major mental disease such as schizophrenia and did not have the fortune of having good parents. Through physical and mental abuse from his parents he finds himself out on the streets after high school. Unable to get past the depression his parents forced upon him and sometimes violent and odd behaviors he experiences through his schizophrenia, he is unable to hold a job. He goes through life homeless and drunk, talking to himself in the gutter. Is this his fault? Should we do something about it? What can we do about it?

Re: Take From Me and Give to Him: A New Perspective on Prayer

Maxo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:06:05 -0000

When I lived at home I wanted nothing more in my life than to have my alcoholic step-father removed from my life. I prayed a lot, but it never occurred to me to pray about my step-father. The day it did occur to me I wanted to pray to have him removed from my life in any fashion, it didn't matter to me. I took a step back and thought about it for a second. It occurred to me that I should rely on the wisdom of God for the best answer to my problem. So instead I simply prayed for him to resolve the problem in the way he saw best fit.
A month later my step-father enrolled in AA and quit drinking within the year. Today I have a positive and constructive relationship with my step-father.
While this doesn't go along with the selflessness you were talking about, it goes along with the idea that we don't always know, in the big picture, what the best solution is to a problem. Simply asking for the things you want, the way you want them, isn't usually the best solution to very many problems. In stead of praying for what you want, pray for the wisdom to seek what you need.

Re: Indulgence as God

Maxo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:14:31 -0000

I know you are not a religious person, but when I get to feeling like this I like to read the beginning of Ecclesiastes. It is pretty much about the ultimate worthlessness of attempts to accomplish anything.

http://kjv.biblebrowser.com/ecclesiastes/1-1.htm

12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Re: End of an Era: It’s Time to Stop Making Fun of Microsoft Security

Maxo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:23:46 -0000

One thing I have noticed over at least the last year, is that most pwned PCs I've ran across (all running Windows of course) seem to have been through social engineering, which is something no good OS can be immune to. You won't find me switching back any time soon though.
One of the biggest security problems I still have with Windows is the setup of the default user after installation. This is true in both XP and Vista. I think Ubuntu has really struck the right balance with this. I've never done an install of OSX so I don't know what that looks like.

Re: Charlie the Unicorn: The Banana King

Maxo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:52:04 -0000

This reminds me of an episode of SpongeBob where SpongeBob and Patrick make believe inside a box with Squidward on the outside and annoy the crap out of him.

Re: The Simple, Effective Way to Track What’s Said About You on the Internet

Maxo — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:03:18 -0000

It certainly helps to have a unique name. My coworker, David Smith, is unlikely to get much use out of this.

Re: Facism: “I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means.”

Maxo — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:19:17 -0000

I think you need to research Hitler a little better and understand his political ideals. He HATED communism. He considered it the cockroach-child of Jews, designed to infest and eventually destroy our world so that the Jews could hold world power. It was through socialism and a strong German state he meant to squash out all Jews and their communistic ideals.

Re: Joe Biden Voted FOR the War

Maxo — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:49:42 -0000

Michael Moore put it best a few weeks ago:
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index...
The media is reporting that Senator Obama has narrowed his alternatives to three men: Joe Biden, Evan Bayh and Tim Kaine. They're all decent fellows, but they are far from the core of what the Obama campaign has been about: Change. Real change. Out with the old. And don't invade countries that pose no threat to us.

Senators Biden and Bayh voted for that invasion and that war, the war Barack ran against, the war Barack reminded us was the big difference between him and Senator Clinton because she voted for the war and he spoke out against it while running for Senate (a brave and bold thing to do back in 2002).

For Obama to place either of these senators on the ticket would be a huge blow to the millions that chose him in the primaries over Hillary. He will undercut one of the strongest advantages he has over the Hundred-Year War senator, Mr. McCain. By anointing a VP who did what McCain did in throwing us into this war, Mr. Obama will lose the moral high ground in the debates.

Re: The Easy Glider

Maxo — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:19:25 -0000

I'm just waiting for the hover boards to come up. Then I will be interested.

Re: The Audacious Epigone

Maxo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:56:40 -0000

"Welcome to the professional world. We all have to play the game."
That about sums it up. I don't like playing the game either. But I am just as free to not play the game as anyone else. I have many white friends who don't and make out just fine.
Isn't the goal that being white/black/whatever doesn't matter, we are all equal?

Re: “No Duh…”

Maxo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:20:25 -0000

Echoing Carl, the feminist movement isn't about what women and men should and shouldn't be, it's about the freedom for both sides to be who they want to be. If a man and woman want to take on traditional roles based on their sex, that is not anti-feminist. If they do it because society dictates they must, and these predefined roles are not conducive to their happiness, then it is anti-feminist.
It is about the freedom to be yourself.

Re: Memory Research Getting Ever More Scary

Maxo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:30:14 -0000

Science Friday did a piece a few months back about some scientists that where able to predict which of two buttons a person was going to hit before the people themselves knew which one they where going to hit. The accuracy was no 100%, but it was statistically significant.

Re: Sarah Palin Being Blessed Against Witchcraft

Maxo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:22:13 -0000

I don't think attacks like this are really all that relevant. I am more worried about finding out what her specific policies are and why. She can eat poop in the morning for all I care. I just want to know about he policies and abilities.

Re: Contemplating Confirmation Bias

Maxo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:08:45 -0000

I tried to overcome this by listening to the right-winged radio pundits like Limbaugh, Savage, etc. That was a mistake.

Re: Why Politics Depress Me

Maxo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:55:39 -0000

I had this same feeling when Obama voted for the telecom immunity. It was a big wake-up call for me. Yes, Obama is a good candidate, and overall seems to be good person, but he is still a politician. He still plays the game. He may be a good warrior to have on your side, but he's no Knight in Shining Armor.

Re: Why Politics Depress Me

Maxo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:20:35 -0000

All this energy I have behind Obama–all this emotional capital–and the dumbass still thinks he can go into Pakistan and kill people if Pakistan is “unwilling” to do so? All this while Pakistan is being very clear that they’re going to start attacking Americans if they come over the border?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect
The halo effect refers to a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits in a sequence of interpretations.
...
People seem not to think of other individuals in mixed terms; instead we seem to see each person as roughly good or roughly bad across all categories of measurement.

The Halo Effect bias is hard to overcome.

Re: A Dolphin Video

Maxo — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:59:02 -0000

Beluga Whales do the same thing. It is really cool to see in person. I wonder what the science is behind those rings.

Re: The Constitution Party is Scary: Why Did Ron Paul Support Them?

Maxo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:23:36 -0000

How far is his support for the Constitution Party? I also heard him mention Ralph Nader as a possible candidate to vote for in stead of Obama/McCain. I am really sure that Ron Paul does not actually support Nader's policies, but in this instance was only listing him to support third-party candidates. Could this be the same thing for his support of the Constitution Party, or do you think he really supports that platform of this party.

Re: Hell Yeah

Maxo — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:49:31 -0000

http://www.rednecks4obama.com/

Re: IQ is Real, and it Matters [Part II]

Maxo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:00:26 -0000

With all this talk of financial and health disclosure in the elections, I wish there was a push for intelligence disclosure.
There was a document circling around the Internet that is suppose to have all sorts of information on Palin, including her IQ, which showed to be something like 85. I seriously distrust that document, but it got my wondering what the real IQ is of each presidential candidate and their candidate. I think it matters a lot when it comes to choosing the leader of the most powerful nation on this planet.

Re: McCain/Palin Hypocrisy

Maxo — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:50:50 -0000

I don't really have much of a problem with them doing this either. It certainly does not top the list of problems I have with the McCain/Palin ticket. This does show that it is NOT Obama who is the elitist.

Re: Very Strong Testimony That Florida’s Vote Was Hacked

Maxo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:59:42 -0000

You should read the Wikipedia article on Ion Sancho, if you are not already familiar with him. Particularly the part that begins with hacking the Diebold system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IonSancho#Hack...
Note that once Ion attempted to verify the quality of the Diebold systems, the Republicans and Diebold began getting very hostile.

Re: I Have Major Respect For This Guy

Maxo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:12:57 -0000

Your link gives a 404. Here's the website though. http://rednecks4obama.com/

Re: New Mouse

Maxo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:54:51 -0000

I have freed my whole computer stack from Microsoft sans my mouse. I really do like their mice a lot, which says a lot considering it is just a mouse.

Re: A Crazy Idea Regarding the Obama Administration and Security

Maxo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:18:23 -0000

I am really hoping that Obama is a more researched based President than those that stood before him. My hope is that he is and that in the end the results speak for himself. I would have him server one term doing the right thing that two terms doing what his constituents think feel warm and fuzzy.

Re: The Sad Irony of Who Voted For Prop 8

Maxo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:25:32 -0000

This "problem" has existed for quite some time. I am not the least bit surprised because blacks have overwhelming been anti-gay for a long time. Even MLK's daughter is a staunch opponent to gay rights.
One thing people fail to take in to consider is that the black population is highly religious and quite conservative. The Republicans are making a grave mistake at their own peril. They have everything they need to have the black population on their side, all they have to do is stop by not-white-aphobes. Once they reach their arms out just a little big (yeah, it kinda tingles the first time you do it) the Democratic party will be in deep shit.

Re: A Brilliant Analysis of the GOP’s “Socialism” Cry

Maxo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:29:34 -0000

I've been arguing this point for a long time. Our country has supported socialist parties across the board for a long time. When debating politics I have made this simple point about McCain. If he was a market-based capitalist his solution to most every problem would be to do nothing. A large part of socialism is the idea that markets needed to be artificially nudged in the right direction by government when the markets don't work the way we want them. Look at McCain's approach to healthcare. If he trusted the markets he would come out and say he wants to do nothing. He he trusted the markets in this economic crisis his approach would be no bailout. If he trusted the markets for education he would try to dismantle the public education system. This is not his approach to any of these, so if Obama is a socialist, then so is he.
The question at hand was not should we spread the wealth. It was to whom should we spread it to.

Re: Jujitsu Update [November 2008]

Maxo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:39:50 -0000

When I took Jiu Jitsu my world changed when I learned to relax. Once you stop trying to force things to happen it is so much easier. You can grapple for an hour and not break a sweat. I definitely found Jiu Jitsu to be a lazy man's sport. I loved it.

Re: Whole Foods Elitism

Maxo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:38:09 -0000

I've become pretty cynical about "health foods" in general. There seems to be a lot of marketing that is substantively no different than urging kids to by Poop-Cereal for no other reason than a cartoon character said so on TV. Meaningless words appear on all of these health food boxes that have cumulative meaning of nothing. So many "health cereals" have just as much sugar and calories as Fruit Loop and Lucky and Charm but much less nutritional value.
They tend to play off of our ignorance of nutrition by throwing buzz words all over the place to make us feel better about spending the extra cash.

Re: LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com

Maxo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:29:26 -0000

I'm so going to use that the next time someone asks me a question at work.

Re: Entering the “Cloud Security” Fray

Maxo — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:43:26 -0000

I made a similar argument last week about how the cloud may increase security for the average user.
The argument goes like this, the average computer user knows little to nothing about security and is very vulnerable. If their data was on the cloud it would be more secure because it would be in the hands of "experts", for what that is worth.
Computer geeks who know how to secure their data properly are probably less secure with their data in the cloud.
There are more computer users that will have a security gain by having their data in the cloud than there are that stand to lose.
Therefore the net effect of cloud computer may be a net gain for security.

For me I put nonsensitive data, like my class work in the cloud (Google Docs) and leave my sensitive information (financial, etc.) on my PC.

Re: America’s Economic Catch 22

Maxo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:14:15 -0000

I heard someone on NPR articulate it like this. We got in to this problem by over investing money in markets that did not return profits. The last thing we should do is encourage people to invest money in markets that are becoming more and more unlikely to have return profits. We need to be saving our money and watching out intelligently for markets that are likely to grow. The idea that if we just invest in anything and everything again is going to do us any good is outright stupid. If a particular industry or stock is poor then what absolutely need to do is talk about it and discourage investments in those areas, not pretend that it's not bad so people do invest and prop the pyramid scheme back up again.

Re: Magibon

Maxo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:46:42 -0000

The ending reading "Arigatou" or "Thanks"

Re: Chrome as My Primary Browser

Maxo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:26:20 -0000

I would like to switch to Chrome at work as well, but the AdBlock in Firefox is just too compelling. I do notice the speed difference when using Google Apps, but most other sites are not that JavaScript heavy, and since HTML pages load instantly, having slightly more instantly isn't very compelling to me just to have ads back.

Re: Personal Daemons and Wuffie

Maxo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:36:10 -0000

I've been thinking a lot about the idea of a small computer you carry around with you that interacts in all sorts of new ways. For example, say you are hiking a trail in some wildlife preserve. Out of curiosity you whip out your computer and it gives you the history of the trail (Wikipedia, etc.), average visitors per year, the last time someone hiked that trail, how many others are on it and how far away and other information.
Or you could be out with friends and their computer would immediately tell them what restaurants are near by (these could be narrowed down by food type, etc.) and other activities such as concerts or events. If there was any points of interest nearby, like if a nearby spot has any historical significance.
This same device could easily be plugged into a base station at home, work, library, coffee shop, whatever and you would now have your portal pocket computer with a full mouse, keyboard, screen and speakers.
All of your data would be stored online and cached and encrypted locally, so if you lost or broke your device you could simply buy a new one and log back in to your online services and sync up.

Re: Fluid

Maxo — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:12:35 -0000

I hope projects like this and Prism take off at a faster rate. I have been thinking about and reading a lot of books (JavaScript, XML, etc.) on web programming and expect to make it my career in a few years.
Tools like this can enable web programmers to take their craft on to a whole new different level. I forsee a day when people are running all sorts of powerful apps with no realization that the program really exists in some server farm thousands of miles away.

Re: Website Tinkering

Maxo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:24:02 -0000

I just read you feeds in Google Reader. I rarely actually pull it up in your site.
As a rule I always prefer minimalist themes. I just tore down my theme and removed most everything. I now just have some light blue colors and licensing information on my blog.

Re: What Parts of Your Identity Are Practical vs. Ideal?

Maxo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:27:18 -0000

I had this conversation with a friend last weekend. He is in his 30s and just met his dad for the first time. He was taken back by how much he and his dad were alike. He thought we all could forge our own destinies, but he is rethinking that after seeing how much of him is his dad.

Re: An Elephant Story

Maxo — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:41:44 -0000

On a somewhat related note, George Orwell (author of 1984) tells my favorite elephant story.
http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/887/

Re: Why I Think Google Chrome Will Be Highly Successful

Maxo — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:00:18 -0000

I am heavily anticipating the release of the Linux version. The two big things that any browser would need to fully win me over from Firefox, on top of just being a better browser is the equivalent of adblock and customize Google.

Re: h+, Transhumanism, and Extropianism

Maxo — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:46:32 -0000

Finally, science has pitted itself against the Devil, not God. What will Lucifer do if the quest for immortality doesn't mean living off of the flesh of mortals for eternity or other extreme measures?

Re: The Myth of Multitasking

Maxo — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:40:38 -0000

When I was a cook I developed an odd ability to multitask the food I was cooking. Something inside of me would just go off and tell me it is time to do this or that. I could be throwing a bunch of veggies in a pan to broil and in the middle reach out with a spare hand and flip some salmon grilling, and then once I had the veggies in I would just know that the steak was ready to be served. My friend who worked with me had the same thing. I could even be in the storage room searching for something and know to yell to a cook to pull the shrimp out of the fryer because it was done.
The same does not work at my current job programming. Once someone takes me away from what I'm doing it takes a significant amount of time to get back where I was.

Re: A Highly Concise Summary of “Atlas Shrugged”

Maxo — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:29:54 -0000

I'd like to start that just because Ayn Rand declares it, doesn't make it so. I'm not saying I disagree, I'm only stating that specific research has be conducted to prove it is true before we can take something as economic gospel or truth. So given that we cannot yet be assured that Obama's strategy is doomed to failure.
On the other hand, I am not sold on Obama's probably trillion dollar bail-out plan either. I am not an economist, I do not spend much time reading about economics, and I really have a poor understanding of how it all works. At the same time I think people are failing to realize how big these numbers are that are being thrown at us, and I certainly know that none of us have any understanding about the specifics of how these different expenditures are guaranteed to provide a long-term solution to the problems that we have created.
Indeed, the many issues that have boiled over into this collapse do not seem to be getting any attention at all, and that is the scariest part. Are just throwing money (the whole fucking bank and then every other bank in site) at the problem or is Obama engaging in a carefully planned and executed solution that we can have great confidence in? I'm not feeling confident.

Re: Instruction Manual for Life [Video]

Maxo — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:07:06 -0000

I don't think (m)any of the parallels between Christianity as it has been presented in my life and as it is presented in the video.
Speaking specifically to the part where the boy reads the whole thing and comes up with a mess, I have found that by reading through the bible I have come up with something completely different than what is mainstream, but that it all fits together better. What "the establishment" presents seems to be an incoherent mess to me. I have also found that my challenges to those who consider themselves part of the mainstream thinking on Christianity to be well received.
I just can't take any of the intolerance that was displayed in that video to accurately portray any of my personal circumstances dealing with Christianity and those of other (or no) believes.

Re: Instruction Manual for Life [Video]

Maxo — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:27:44 -0000

It is an idea I have visited time and again. When I look at what other "splinter" groups such as the Mormons and the Jahovah's Witness believe, I find that I am more of a mainstream protestant than I sometimes realize. Though in my Methodist church I find myself arguing with the preacher in my head all the time.

Re: Dell Has Sold 40 Thousand Ubuntu PCs

Maxo — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:30:25 -0000

I was offered a laptop for my Christmas present and chose the Dell Ubuntu laptop. My three main gripes where
1. The NVidia video card was not an option.
2. Gutsy was not an option.
3. Trying to upgrade to Gutsy gave me an unbootable machine.

Other than that I am loving my sweet new laptop.

Re: Get a Root Terminal in Ubuntu | Tombuntu

Maxo — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:01:20 -0000

There is also a root terminal that is in the Applications menu. You have to right-click to edit the menu's and add a check to the root terminal listing.

Re: Google Picasa on Ubuntu

Maxo — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:29 -0000

Ironically, running the Windows version of Picasa in Wine gives you a more funcational version of Picasa.
The Linux version lacks support for many things, such as uploading your photos to picasaweb.

Re: Why Can’t Ubuntu Install Adobe Flash Player Anymore?

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:11:55 -0000

I ran in to the problem the other day as well. I solved it by manually installing it. Now I know what was up.

Re: How to Replace Ubuntu’s Default Brown Login Window

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:16:25 -0000

Another great trick is to browse to /usr/share/gdm/themes/ and then the folder that is the theme you are using. Most themse use background.png for their background. Simply swap it out with the background image you want and you have a new background image. I usually copy the the folder and give it a new name and edit the files to show the new name as well, so my old theme is preserved, but it's not mandatory.

Re: Pan Windows Larger Than Your Screen

Maxo — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:16:08 -0000

The whole problem with the Windows not fitting inside the 800X600 box is something that should have been adressed many releases ago. For us it is not a big deal. For the average user it just looks sloppy and they don't know what the hell to do about it.

Re: The Phun 2D Physics Sandbox | Tombuntu

Maxo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:25:38 -0000

I've been playing with this for about a month. It is soo much fun, and the kids love it too.
The FAQ says he plans on open-sourcing it once it gets out of beta.

Re: Change The PDF Printer Output Directory | Tombuntu

Maxo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:09:31 -0000

Thanks for the post. I have not been a fan of the default setup for PDF printing. The first time I did it I thought, "Ok, now what." I looked on my desktop and in my home folder. No new PDFs. So then I Googled it and found out it was in the PDF folder, which I missed, in my home folder. I think the average user would have just given up.

Re: Install Three Experimental Compiz Plugins | Tombuntu

Maxo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:48:04 -0000

Thanks for the heads up. I got all three running. Everything seems to run very good except the freewins. Once I rotate a window it becomes very difficult to interact with it. Atlantis and the screen saver seem to run great and look great.

Re: Why Scott Adams is Wrong about Atheism

Maxo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:34:44 -0000

Re: Atom > RSS: Why We Should Just Call Them “Feeds” Instead of “RSS” Feeds

Maxo — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:06:39 -0000

Thanks for the heads up. I've only seen Atom feeds on Google and always wondered what that was about. Now I am in the know.

Re: How Would You Prove Evolution?

Maxo — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:03:26 -0000

Re: Philosophy Should Be a Core Part of Education at All Levels

Maxo — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:56:14 -0000

Re: Brazilian Jui-Jitsu

Maxo — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:34:47 -0000

Re: Why CISSPs DO Need to Be Decently Versed in Technology

Maxo — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:24:23 -0000

Re: Paying People To Be Good Parents

Maxo — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:08:00 -0000

Re: Ron Paul is Seriously Flawed as a Candidate; We’re Just So in Love With Him That We’re Not Paying Attention

Maxo — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:57:23 -0000

Re: Google is Down

Maxo — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:38:26 -0000

Down, down, down
Low, low, low

Did I get it?

Re: How About a Forum?

Maxo — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:57:28 -0000

Me too.

Re: Dumping Safari. Going to Camino.

Maxo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:24:04 -0000

Is the problem that Word Press is not W3C compliant or that Safari is not properly rending the code?

Re: The Real Reason Apple is So Popular Right Now

Maxo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:48:56 -0000

Re: Two Male Creationists and a Banana

Maxo — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:24:54 -0000

I wouldn't call the bananas we find in the grocery store man's design. Certainly nobody took nothing and designed bananas from the ground up. We simply encrouraged the genes we prefer.

Re: Sam Harris Says We Shouldn’t Call Ourselves Atheists

Maxo — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:49:41 -0000

Re: Sam Harris Says We Shouldn’t Call Ourselves Atheists

Maxo — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:50:22 -0000

Edit from above: I tell people I'm against abortion.

Re: I’m With Ann Coulter on This One

Maxo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:12:20 -0000

Re: The Conservative Christian View of the Jews: The Standard for Cognitive Dissonance

Maxo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:22:28 -0000

For me the compromise is easy. Follow Jesus' example and love everyone and be nice. Then it doesn't matter who they are or what they believe in.

Re: Liberals vs. Conservatives: The Best Oversimplification You’ll Ever Read

Maxo — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:06:21 -0000

I like this line from The Kinks Uncle Son:
Liberals dream of equal rights,
Conservatives live in a world gone by,
Socialists preach of a promised land,
But old uncle son, was an ordinary man.

Re: The Working Dead: How NOT To Have a Career

Maxo — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:01:55 -0000

Re: This is Why You Should Be Encrypting Your Communications with Google [Traffic Included]

Maxo — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:12:25 -0000

The Firefox extension Customeize Google has options to autmatically redirect all your Google traffic to the https version. Very useful.

Re: That Was Then, This Is Now

Maxo — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:05:36 -0000

Scenerio: Mark calls Tyrone a Nigger
1957: Tyrone is beet up after school in front of his parents. Mark and family laugh about it over dinner.
2007: Mark is chastised by peers. Parents are in shame.

Johnny has prostate cancer.
1957: Johnny is SOL and dies.
2007: A relatively minor and routine surgery is performed. Johnny gets to still have a young boy who thinks the world of Johnny.

Scenerio: Old man reminisces about the good old days.
1967: Not understanding how good they have it, people agree.
2007: Not understanding how good they have it, people agree.

I'll take 2007.

Re: New OS X “Trojan” In the Wild

Maxo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:21:57 -0000

Re: That Was Then, This Is Now

Maxo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:46:04 -0000

Re: New OS X “Trojan” In the Wild

Maxo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:44:51 -0000

Re: The Best Drummer

Maxo — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:17:25 -0000

I dunno man. I only give that mullet a 5.

Re: Iran is Bad, Pakistan is Good

Maxo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:28:38 -0000

Re: President Bush is Dog the Bounty Hunter With a Motorcade

Maxo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:37:30 -0000

Your nice Christian friends should go back and read the part that includes that Jesus character.

But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:27-28).

Re: Hyperbole

Maxo — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:16:13 -0000

Re: A Shining Example of Socialism, and Why America Can’t Compete

Maxo — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:32:03 -0000

Re: Stop Telling Me How Much Money Ron Paul Raised: Instead, Tell Me What He’s Doing With It

Maxo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:11:08 -0000

Re: A Very Serious Work Safety Video [Disturbing]

Maxo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:25:59 -0000

Re: A Very Serious Work Safety Video [Disturbing]

Maxo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:27:19 -0000

Nevermind, after re-watching that I see that the grease was on the floor and she was carrying boiling water.

Re: Succinct Success

Maxo — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:44:28 -0000

Re: Was the Last Time Your Last?

Maxo — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:21:50 -0000

Re: Can We Vote For Ron Paul in the Primaries and Then a Democrat in the General Election?

Maxo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:40:46 -0000

I thought it may be funny to register Republican to vote for a completely unelectable candidate just for S&G.

Re: Ron Paul Thinks Evolution is Just a “Theory”, and Doesn’t Believe In It [With Quote]

Maxo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:37:22 -0000

Re: Port Mirroring on a Cisco 3550 Switch

Maxo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:37:49 -0000

I took the CCNA 1-4 (class, not the actual test.) As much as I love networking, that class let me know that I should not pursue a career in it.

Re: Say Goodbye to U.S. Particle Physics

Maxo — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:27:49 -0000

Don't worry. The Democrats will save us. Oh, wat. :(

Re: Tom Tancredo Drops 2008 Presidential Bid

Maxo — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:07:17 -0000

Maybe this is a good time for you to drop your bid as well.

Re: Back to Corporate Life

Maxo — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:12:52 -0000

Re: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Maxo — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:10:58 -0000

I wrote about something similar not long ago. http://maxolasersquad.blogspot.com/2007/12/poli...
It's about discussing things you don't really understand.

Re: High Achievers, Gifted Learners and Creative Learners

Maxo — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:19:22 -0000

Re: High Achievers, Gifted Learners and Creative Learners

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:19:31 -0000

Re: The Military View of the War

Maxo — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:26:23 -0000

The video was taken offline. :(

Re: New Study Piece: Zone Transfers

Maxo — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:32:09 -0000

Re: Ok, So What, If Anything, Does This Say About Liberals and Conservatives?

Maxo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:53:40 -0000

Scary, but somehow, not that surprising.

Re: Question: When Do We, As Paul Supporters, Switch to Obama?

Maxo — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:34:08 -0000

Re: McCain and Clinton? You’ve Got to Be F**king Kidding Me

Maxo — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:58:11 -0000

Re: Starbucks Goodness

Maxo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:44:40 -0000

I don't know if you ever went to All Saints, but that is more of the environment I like in a coffee house. More laid back and less "yuppie" feeling.

Re: Look How Much Atheists and Christians Agree!

Maxo — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:58:22 -0000

What's more interesting is the ideals that many atheist subscribe that are integral to Jesus' teaching such as love for all, resistance to war, and caring for the needy.

Re: “I Don’t Think Osama Can Win. First, He’s Black, and Second He’s Muslim”

Maxo — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:38:57 -0000

Re: Hypocrisy

Maxo — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:37:53 -0000

Re: No, Hitler WAS NOT an Atheist

Maxo — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:39:39 -0000

It's been a good while since I read Mein Kampf, but I believe that he stated religion was only good for controlling people. I don't know what specifically he believed religiously though.

Re: “It can be seen from space.”

Maxo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:13:57 -0000

Re: A Simple View of Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

Maxo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:21:41 -0000

Re: Mexican Immigration

Maxo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:42:36 -0000

Re: Mexican Immigration

Maxo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:56:44 -0000

Re: My Thoughts on Depression

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:03:41 -0000

Re: This Doesn’t Happen in Countries That Aren’t Close to Social Collapse

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:21:01 -0000

Re: Elitism as a Self-defense Mechanism

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:35:19 -0000

Re: Elitism as a Self-defense Mechanism

Maxo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:39:04 -0000

Another take on this topic is http://maddox.xmission.com/

Re: Sorry Ron, I’m Voting for Obama

Maxo — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:04:30 -0000

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Maxo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:24:30 -0000

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Maxo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:24:31 -0000

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Maxo — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:56:54 -0000

Re: A Letter to Ron Paul Supporters

Maxo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:27:54 -0000

It was my understanding that Ron Paul was not planning on running for president if he did not get the Republican nomination.

Re: Phun: The Most Amazing Science Toy I’ve Ever Seen

Maxo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:46:59 -0000

Thanks for the find. I was glad to see a Linux version of this. I set my kids loose on it and they are already addicated.
I also posted this up in the ATU forum on dslreports.

Re: A Logical Approach to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and One World Government [NWO] Conspiracy

Maxo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:44:35 -0000

Re: What Are You Guys Using For OpenID?

Maxo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:55:52 -0000

Re: It’s NOT Racism Just Because Race is Mentioned in a Negative Comment

Maxo — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:35:26 -0000

Re: Are We About to Attack Iran?

Maxo — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:01:31 -0000

I can only say that I hope he is dead wrong. Fuck!

Re: Vatican Releases Seven New “Social Sins” and Re-Confirms How Backward It Is

Maxo — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:15:12 -0000

Re: Why People Are Wrong About Ferarro’s Comments

Maxo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:28:13 -0000

We have a discussion on this topic at http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20149574-
I'll restate my point, her comment was not racist, but it was tasteless.

Re: Am I a Prescriptivist?

Maxo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:43:15 -0000

Re: The Democrats Are Self-Destructing

Maxo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:03:40 -0000

Re: I Could Have So Much Fun With One of These

Maxo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:13:36 -0000

Re: An Infosec Prediction: More Human-Based Attacks

Maxo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:56:27 -0000

I think option two is the most likely, and should already be practiced at any company that is large enough.
However, $50K does sound like a tempting offer ...

Re: The Backwardness of American Marriage Culture

Maxo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:34:08 -0000

I do not like that many females feel that they MUST get married by 25. It seems like a very ridiculous stigma to place upon yourself, or to place upon someone.

Re: I Honestly Don’t See Any Way For the U.S. to Succeed

Maxo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:52:33 -0000

Re: Global Warming Revisited

Maxo — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:28:47 -0000

Also, global warming is not the only reason to be "green." It is simply a part of the equation, so even if global warming isn't man made, we still need to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

Re: A Succinct Explanation of the Economic Stimulus Plan, by David Barry

Maxo — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:58 -0000

I had heard that we where actually borrowing the money from China to get pay for the tax cut.

Re: Some Good Put-down Words

Maxo — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:13:42 -0000

Re: Stuff White People Like

Maxo — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:09:37 -0000

http://blackpeopleloveus.com/
Another great site.

Re: Stuff White People Like

Maxo — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:29:43 -0000

Re: Why Obama and Not Clinton

Maxo — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:55:10 -0000

Re: Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government

Maxo — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:52:14 -0000

Re: Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government

Maxo — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:11:11 -0000

@ Daniel

@ Carl

Re: Ah, So This is How They Do It…

Maxo — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:24:59 -0000

Re: Qik on iPhone!

Maxo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:29:08 -0000

There's your lifecasting.
I couldn't help but notice he was running Linux.

Re: Socialism, Anarchy and Ideal Government

Maxo — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:36:20 -0000

Re: Grammar Rage

Maxo — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:32:47 -0000

Re: Half of the Black Population in NYC Has Genital Herpes?

Maxo — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:38:26 -0000

Re: The Hyperlink Trailing Slash Debate

Maxo — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:41:14 -0000

Have you tried testing this with other servers, such as IIS. I wonder if other servers handle this more, less, or with the same efficiency as Apache.

Re: The Logical Solution to the Civil Union vs. Marriage Debate

Maxo — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:53:04 -0000

Re: Contemplating My Support for Obama

Maxo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:45:16 -0000

Re: Is This How We’re Going to Start the War With Iran?

Maxo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:31:39 -0000

You may also want to watch http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_c...>

Re: Muslims Outraged Over Picture of Puppy

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:14:51 -0000

Are you not assuming that these Scottish Muslims are not multi-generation Scotts?

Re: Hypocrisy

Maxo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:18:20 -0000

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Maxo — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:38:10 -0000

You absolutely mus read The People's History of the United States. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.

Re: McCain is 71, “hates bloggers” and Can’t Use a Computer: Someone Explain to Me How He’s a Viable Candidate in 2008

Maxo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:19:13 -0000

Re: I’m Starving: Point and Counterpoint

Maxo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:06:31 -0000

Re: Thoughts on Freedom, Equality and Socialism

Maxo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:53:31 -0000

Re: One of the Best Pieces on Free Markets I’ve Ever Read

Maxo — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:05:43 -0000

Re: Waves, Particles, Double-slits, and the Effect of Observation [Video]

Maxo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:24 -0000

Re: Theory: Apple is “Pulling a Wii” With iPhone 3G Stock

Maxo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:01:40 -0000

Re: Guaranteed to Make You Feel Better — No Matter What — I Promise

Maxo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:21:26 -0000

What's even better is seeing it with your own kid.
Here's one of my eldest at the age of four:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-209903...>

Re: Science Identifies “Violence Genes”

Maxo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:28:24 -0000

Re: Very Poor Rhetoric on Race

Maxo — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:39:26 -0000

Re: Politics: What’s Wrong With This Analogy?

Maxo — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:54:55 -0000

Re: Another Political Analogy

Maxo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:11:10 -0000

Re: Take From Me and Give to Him: A New Perspective on Prayer

Maxo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:06:05 -0000

Re: Indulgence as God

Maxo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:14:31 -0000

http://kjv.biblebrowser.com/ecclesiastes/1-1.htm

12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

Re: End of an Era: It’s Time to Stop Making Fun of Microsoft Security

Maxo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:23:46 -0000

Re: Charlie the Unicorn: The Banana King

Maxo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:52:04 -0000

This reminds me of an episode of SpongeBob where SpongeBob and Patrick make believe inside a box with Squidward on the outside and annoy the crap out of him.

Re: The Simple, Effective Way to Track What’s Said About You on the Internet

Maxo — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:03:18 -0000

It certainly helps to have a unique name. My coworker, David Smith, is unlikely to get much use out of this.

Re: Facism: “I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means.”

Maxo — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:19:17 -0000

Re: Joe Biden Voted FOR the War

Maxo — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:49:42 -0000

Re: The Easy Glider

Maxo — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:19:25 -0000

I'm just waiting for the hover boards to come up. Then I will be interested.

Re: The Audacious Epigone

Maxo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:56:40 -0000

Re: “No Duh…”

Maxo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:20:25 -0000

Re: Memory Research Getting Ever More Scary

Maxo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:30:14 -0000

Re: Sarah Palin Being Blessed Against Witchcraft

Maxo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:22:13 -0000

Re: Contemplating Confirmation Bias

Maxo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:08:45 -0000

I tried to overcome this by listening to the right-winged radio pundits like Limbaugh, Savage, etc. That was a mistake.

Re: Why Politics Depress Me

Maxo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:55:39 -0000

Re: Why Politics Depress Me

Maxo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:20:35 -0000

The Halo Effect bias is hard to overcome.

Re: A Dolphin Video

Maxo — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:59:02 -0000

Beluga Whales do the same thing. It is really cool to see in person. I wonder what the science is behind those rings.

Re: The Constitution Party is Scary: Why Did Ron Paul Support Them?

Maxo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:23:36 -0000

Re: Hell Yeah

Maxo — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:49:31 -0000

http://www.rednecks4obama.com/

Re: IQ is Real, and it Matters [Part II]

Maxo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:00:26 -0000

Re: McCain/Palin Hypocrisy

Maxo — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:50:50 -0000

Re: Very Strong Testimony That Florida’s Vote Was Hacked

Maxo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:59:42 -0000

Re: I Have Major Respect For This Guy

Maxo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:12:57 -0000

Your link gives a 404. Here's the website though. http://rednecks4obama.com/

Re: New Mouse

Maxo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:54:51 -0000

I have freed my whole computer stack from Microsoft sans my mouse. I really do like their mice a lot, which says a lot considering it is just a mouse.

Re: A Crazy Idea Regarding the Obama Administration and Security

Maxo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:18:23 -0000

Re: The Sad Irony of Who Voted For Prop 8

Maxo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:25:32 -0000

Re: A Brilliant Analysis of the GOP’s “Socialism” Cry

Maxo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:29:34 -0000

Re: Jujitsu Update [November 2008]

Maxo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:39:50 -0000

Re: Whole Foods Elitism

Maxo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:38:09 -0000

Re: LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com

Maxo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:29:26 -0000

I'm so going to use that the next time someone asks me a question at work.

Re: Entering the “Cloud Security” Fray

Maxo — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:43:26 -0000

For me I put nonsensitive data, like my class work in the cloud (Google Docs) and leave my sensitive information (financial, etc.) on my PC.

Re: America’s Economic Catch 22

Maxo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:14:15 -0000

Re: Magibon

Maxo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:46:42 -0000

The ending reading "Arigatou" or "Thanks"

Re: Chrome as My Primary Browser

Maxo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:26:20 -0000

Re: Personal Daemons and Wuffie

Maxo — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:36:10 -0000

Re: Fluid

Maxo — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:12:35 -0000

Re: Website Tinkering

Maxo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:24:02 -0000

Re: What Parts of Your Identity Are Practical vs. Ideal?

Maxo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:27:18 -0000

Re: An Elephant Story

Maxo — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:41:44 -0000

On a somewhat related note, George Orwell (author of 1984) tells my favorite elephant story.
http://www.online-literature.com/orwell/887/

Re: Why I Think Google Chrome Will Be Highly Successful

Maxo — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:00:18 -0000

Disqus - Latest Comments for Maxo

Re: Martial Arts Goals

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Re: Why Scott Adams is Wrong about Atheism

Re: Atom > RSS: Why We Should Just Call Them “Feeds” Instead of “RSS” Feeds

Re: How Would *You* Prove Evolution?

Re: Philosophy Should Be a Core Part of Education at All Levels

Re: Brazilian Jui-Jitsu

Re: Why CISSPs *DO* Need to Be Decently Versed in Technology

Re: Paying People To Be Good Parents

Re: Ron Paul is Seriously Flawed as a Candidate; We’re Just So in Love With Him That We’re Not Paying Attention

Re: Google is Down

Re: How About a Forum?

Re: Dumping Safari. Going to Camino.

Re: The Real Reason Apple is So Popular Right Now

Re: Two Male Creationists and a Banana

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Re: I’m With Ann Coulter on This One

Re: The Conservative Christian View of the Jews: The Standard for Cognitive Dissonance

Re: Liberals vs. Conservatives: The Best Oversimplification You’ll Ever Read

Re: The Working Dead: How *NOT* To Have a Career

Re: This is Why You Should Be Encrypting Your Communications with Google [Traffic Included]

Re: That Was Then, This Is Now

Re: New OS X “Trojan” In the Wild

Re: That Was Then, This Is Now

Re: New OS X “Trojan” In the Wild

Re: The Best Drummer

Re: Iran is Bad, Pakistan is Good

Re: President Bush is Dog the Bounty Hunter With a Motorcade

Re: Hyperbole

Re: A Shining Example of Socialism, and Why America Can’t Compete

Re: Stop Telling Me How Much Money Ron Paul Raised: Instead, Tell Me What He’s *Doing* With It

Re: A Very Serious Work Safety Video [Disturbing]

Re: A Very Serious Work Safety Video [Disturbing]

Re: Succinct Success

Re: Was the Last Time Your Last?

Re: Can We Vote For Ron Paul in the Primaries and Then a Democrat in the General Election?

Re: Ron Paul Thinks Evolution is Just a “Theory”, and Doesn’t Believe In It [With Quote]

Re: Port Mirroring on a Cisco 3550 Switch

Re: Say Goodbye to U.S. Particle Physics

Re: Tom Tancredo Drops 2008 Presidential Bid

Re: Back to Corporate Life

Re: The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Re: High Achievers, Gifted Learners and Creative Learners

Re: High Achievers, Gifted Learners and Creative Learners

Re: The Military View of the War

Re: New Study Piece: Zone Transfers

Re: Ok, So What, If Anything, Does This Say About Liberals and Conservatives?

Re: Question: When Do We, As Paul Supporters, Switch to Obama?

Re: McCain and Clinton? You’ve Got to Be F**king Kidding Me

Re: Starbucks Goodness

Re: Look How Much Atheists and Christians Agree!

Re: “I Don’t Think Osama Can Win. First, He’s Black, and Second He’s Muslim”

Re: Hypocrisy

Re: No, Hitler WAS NOT an Atheist

Re: “It can be seen from space.”

Re: A Simple View of Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

Re: Mexican Immigration

Re: Mexican Immigration

Re: My Thoughts on Depression

Re: This Doesn’t Happen in Countries That Aren’t Close to Social Collapse

Re: Elitism as a Self-defense Mechanism

Re: Elitism as a Self-defense Mechanism

Re: Sorry Ron, I’m Voting for Obama

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Re: Performing a “Cold-Boot” Proof of Concept Without Princeton’s Bit-Unlocker

Re: A Letter to Ron Paul Supporters

Re: Phun: The Most Amazing Science Toy I’ve Ever Seen

Re: A Logical Approach to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and One World Government [NWO] Conspiracy

Re: What Are You Guys Using For OpenID?

Re: It’s NOT Racism Just Because Race is Mentioned in a Negative Comment

Re: Are We About to Attack Iran?

Re: Vatican Releases Seven New “Social Sins” and Re-Confirms How Backward It Is

Re: Why People Are Wrong About Ferarro’s Comments

Re: Am I a Prescriptivist?

Re: The Democrats Are Self-Destructing

Re: I Could Have So Much Fun With One of These

Re: An Infosec Prediction: More Human-Based Attacks

Re: How Would You Prove Evolution?

Re: Why CISSPs DO Need to Be Decently Versed in Technology

Re: The Working Dead: How NOT To Have a Career

Re: Stop Telling Me How Much Money Ron Paul Raised: Instead, Tell Me What He’s Doing With It