It’s never easy penetrating a person’s thick head. Especially when they have their jaw muscles gripped tightly down on something they refuse to let go. Because at that point, nothing matters. They’re just going to keep that ball firmly in their teeth no matter what. Science is thrown out the window. Reason is trampled down [...]

Some of you are shocked that I use my real name on the things I write here, and send to you. Those of you in business are usually very sensitive to image and appearance, and the clothes I wear here are not very business-like. I am told, business people will search for you on the [...]

People new to business, young entrepreneurs or former employees striking out on their own, usually begin their journeys with a good deal of idealism and a determination to be “better” than the rest; to be better people than the other evil business people, to offer better products or services because they are more interested in [...]

After we’ve lived a while, we can look back and possibly notice various milestones that represent time markers along our progress. For me, one of the most significant markers are the release dates of Debian GNU/Linux. They don’t come often, and that, like most things, is both good and bad. I’ve written a modest amount [...]

I’ve often written about religion, both supporting many of its inherent qualities, and criticizing its more superficial adoption and the wider ramifications of such carelessness. A quote comes to mind, the essence of which is, you will always have people doing good acts and evil acts, but it takes religion to make a good person [...]