Monthly Archives: September 2007
The Self-Evidence of Freedom
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 instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. [...]Culture, Consumerism, and American Interests Abroad
Never before in history has global communication in so many media been so accessible. Cultural elements now spread across the world, taking us ever closer to what increasingly appears to be a homogenous global base culture marked by subcultures rather than regional variation. In looking at this trend, one must ask, will this resulting culture [...]AguaT 1.2.6, or, A Small Victory
Notice a difference between the screenshot of iTunes 7.2 on the left and an unmodified iTunes 7.3 on the right? That’s right, it’s actually iTunes 7.3 on the right. Apple has given in and changed perhaps the most offensive new element of the new iTunes back to the round blue shade of its predecessors. Whether [...]The Philosophy of Time Travel
The concept of time travel has tantalized mankind for as long as there has been literature, and has become especially prominent in recent decades with the rise of Science Fiction as a genre. How can a past still vivid in memory or an inevitable future be completely inaccessible to us except for the instant in [...]