I personally believe in altruism over selfishness. However if altruism is coerced or forced is it really altruism? Is it really a virtue? If a virtue is coerced is it a good or evil? This quote strikes me in this regard. “Big Sister does not want her peasants holding values that are incompatible with the […]
4 Last Minute Gift Ideas for Her. Tips on what to get your wife, mom, or lady.
Here is your last minute gift cheat-sheet. If you’re stumped, looking for last minute gift ideas for your mom, wife, girlfriend, or significant female, here are 7 suggestions that might work out well for you. If you feel clueless about what to get the girl or women in your life, check out these gifts below […]
No Headset No problem, Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Revealed
The Web is abuzz with the news, on July 22 Nuance Communications announced a new major release of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 is currently available in its Premium edition and its new features and refinements are serious value-added benefits to users of the software. Keith Shaw at Networkworld writes: “The software, which converts users’ […]
Hanif Kureishi’s effective admission of being a failed teacher
The Guardian ran a recent piece on Britain based novelist, and Kingston University writing professor, Hanif Kureishi‘s claim that creative writing courses are a waste of time, and that most of his students are able to write sentences but incapable of telling an actual story. Hence, of course, taking a creative writing class is a […]
3 Quotes to Muse Over Today
Three quoted sayings or passages I am contemplating today. One: “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus […]
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