by Didact | Apr 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
“… so we’ll make it easier specifically to attract more women to it! What a brain wave!” Yes, we know there aren’t enough women in tech. [Didact: According to what metric, exactly? Other than the author’s ridiculous view that men and...
by Didact | Apr 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
So Mozilla CEO Brendon Eich stepped down this week because of internal backlash over his political contributions to a group that supported a state-level ban on gay marriage: The decision to remove the man who invented the web scripting language JavaScipt did not sit...
by Didact | Apr 6, 2014 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves...
by Didact | Mar 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are...
by Didact | Mar 28, 2014 | fitness, gym idiots, Uncategorized
If you’re just starting out with lifting properly, you might find yourself somewhat confused about the gear you need for lifting properly. And I don’t blame you on that front. What with the explosive growth of CrossFit over the last few years, the number...
by Didact | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Helen of Sparta I don’t remember how I came across this- my opposite number from the old homestead probably sent it to me at some point- but if you want a great argument against universal suffrage from the past, look no further than the example of what happened...
by Didact | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Failure is something that is feared and disliked by anyone with half a brain. Your sense of self-esteem is, after all, measured by how well you succeed at doing something, not how badly you fail at doing it. Most of us try to avoid failure at all costs- at any...
by Didact | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. — Yogi Berra In the gym the other night, practically every single TV in the place was switched over to one of the ESPN channels, for reasons that I rather fail to understand. On...
by Didact | Mar 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
laidnyc wrote a very interesting post recently about his thoughts regarding an impending usurpation of the ‘Sphere by those who seek to hijack our mad little corner of the world: In ancient times, walled cities were built to protect against invading tribes. As...
by Didact | Mar 22, 2014 | Christianity, Uncategorized
Someone- let’s call him A. Reader for now- emailed me with some reading material a little while back and asked for my opinion on it: I have been meaning to contact you for some time to ask if you’ve ever read an early Christian work called The Didache. I...
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