On the Defense of Monsters, and Patriots
OceansOfThought @ August 27, 2008 # Comments Off
“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” – George Orwell Any civil country most maintain Monsters, whose sole purpose is to maintain the civility and freedoms of that society – by any means necessary. These means are not acceptable by [...]
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On Living in the Past, Metaphysically Speaking.
OceansOfThought @ August 21, 2008 # Comments Off
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” -Albert Einstein Naturally, there was some confusion with this post; The one about time. What was I really saying? Let me clarify. The Speed of Light is awesome, but it limits our world and we’ve used it to limit ourselves. We’ve defined it as [...]
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On Teams and not Committees
OceansOfThought @ August 21, 2008 # Comments Off
“Organization doesn’t really accomplish anything. Plans don’t accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don’t much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.“ - Colin Powell A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. while a committee is a group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some [...]
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On the Purpose of Time, minus Light
OceansOfThought @ August 19, 2008 # One Comment
Clocks slay time… time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. ~William Faulkner In this plane of existance that we share and inhabbit.. time is the factor. The fastest thing we know allows us to see ourselves and relativeisticly [...]
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On the Accident of Birth Order
OceansOfThought @ August 18, 2008 # Comments Off
Being pretty on the inside means you don’t hit your brother and you eat all your peas – that’s what my grandma taught me. – Lord Chesterfield I sometimes think it is a terrible thing we do to the oldest of those who are born. Being born of this wholesomely unlucky number of being the [...]
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On A Bold Strategic Move by Russia
OceansOfThought @ August 11, 2008 # Comments Off
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves. – Stalin Let’s get something factual before we begin. Georgia (as in the Republic of Georgia) poked a bear (Russia) and the bear didn’t just swat at Georgia, it went after it full force. Full invasion is smart [...]
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