Many years ago, in college, I took a class in epistemology and metaphysics. Somehow, I managed to come through that experience unscathed. At least I think I did. But while stumbling along the web, I came across this little quote:
“Whether you think you can or can’t either way you are right.”
Henry Ford
Right after reading it, the room seemed to get darker and my monitor brighter. Of course, it is likely that a cloud merely slipped between the sun and my window, slightly attenuating the ambient light, but this is my epiphany and I’ll see it the way I want. Nyah! Read More »
I must first make this very clear: I do not condone illegally copying copyrighted material. I believe that artists, whether musicians, writers, actors, painters, photographers, etc. . ., should receive their just rewards for the work they do. If a consumer enjoys a work enough to use that work, then they should abide by the rules regulating the distribution of such works.
BUT I am sick and tired of the way that the record and movie industries continually treat their customers as mindless criminals who somehow owe them something for merely existing. Produce good works that people are willing to buy. That’s how the free market system works. If I produce crap, I should not expect anyone to ever compensate me for that crap. Read More »
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I don’t want to go off on a rant, but I’m just about had enough. When I first set up WordPress, it had this annoying behaviour of showing a thumbnail of the web page associated with links on my blog. If I cursored over a link, pop, there it was: an annoying, little preview in a micro-window. Eventually, I stumbled upon the config option to disable that feature as it is one of my pet peeves. Read More »
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I came into the office this morning planning to write a nice, little review of the current state of Windows 7, but the first thing on the web that I read was that Windows XP support runs out next week. To be honest, we all knew that this was coming. Microsoft should not be expected to support its old operating systems eternally, but I do have a problem with the timing of this. Although you might not be able to buy a new retail copy of Windows XP (except for old stock, etc), you can still buy a new system with the downgrade to XP. Read More »
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Imagine this scenario… You walk into a library to find a book on programming in PHP. You head to the card catalogue (ok, if you are looking for a programming book, you are probably going to use the library’s computer to search, but work with me here) and start thumbing through the cards. You notice something odd. The cards are sorted by the base colour of the cover of the book. You look around for another index, perhaps based on subject matter, but only find one based on number of pages in the book.
If you are really determined, you wander through the bookshelves in hopes of finding the Computers, Programming section. Instead, you see Blue, Green, Red, Mauve, etc. . . . In despair, you drag yourself out the door and head for the nearest bookstore. At least they sell good, albeit expensive, coffee. Read More »
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Please use caution when moving about the construction site. I tend to leave things out and about when working on my own projects. Yes, I agree that the organic approach to web development can be a bit messy at times, but things will come around soon. Besides, it’s my new toy and I’ll do with it as I wish. Read More »
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For some time, I’ve wanted a forum to discuss things that come to mind that don’t necessarily relate to my in-world persona (Victorian Steampunk in Caledon). Sometimes, I just want to be me. I enjoy ranting and raving and going off at the mouth. But that’s not really Newbe and it certainly isn’t appropriate for my in-character blog: writersteamworks.wordpress.com. Well, this is where you will find me being generally OOC.
I expect that this blog might go off on various tangents. It won’t always be happy, friendly or nice. It will discuss esoteric things, such as string theory or why I don’t like purple (but must learn to tolerate it).
So, let the games begin.
PS: Newbelius is pronounced as New’Bee’Lee’Us
