Monthly Archives: August 2010

MLK Art Photos

Posted on August 28, 2010 by arensb

a.gallery { float: left; clear: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; } I met up with R. on the Mall today to see the MLK art, an accordion-folded display that showed four pictures of Martin Luther King, … Continue reading →

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Teabagger Rally Photos

Posted on August 28, 2010 by arensb

a.gallery { float: left; clear: left; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; margin-left: 0em; } Some photos of the Glenn Beck teabagger rally on the Mall today.

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Let’s Ban Churches Next to Other Churches

Posted on August 26, 2010 by arensb

It occurs to me that I haven’t weighed in on the hot topic du jour, the question of whether there should be mosque at Ground Zero. The argument seems to be: it’s outrageous and offensive that members of a religion … Continue reading →

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Respecting Everyone’s Beliefs

Posted on August 23, 2010 by arensb

There’s a phrase that’s been annoying me lately. I don’t know whether it’s a new thing, or something that’s been floating around for years but only recently came to my attention, but it’s been bugging me. “We should respect everyone’s … Continue reading →

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A Couple of News Items

Posted on August 16, 2010 by arensb

First, an editorial in the Moonie Times about why the Proposition 8 decision was a mistake. Just to dash any hopes you might have had that it might be well thought out: First of all, the Plaintiffs have made (deliberately) … Continue reading →

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dirvish + MySQL

Posted on August 14, 2010 by arensb

I’ve been using dirvish to do backups at home. One problem I’ve always had is how to back up MySQL databases, since the backup takes a snapshot of the binary files, so if it happens at the wrong time (e.g., … Continue reading →

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Possible Outage

Posted on August 13, 2010 by arensb

ooblick.com might be down this weekend (Update, Aug. 14, 2010: Well, it’s Saturday, and the server’s still up. So yay) due to electrical work being done in the building that houses the server. I’m not yet sure whether the server … Continue reading →

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QOTD

Posted on August 6, 2010 by arensb

This may be my favorite bit from the Prop 8 ruling yet (findings of law, p. 128): To the extent California has an interest in encouragingsexual activity to occur within marriage (a debatable propositionin light of Lawrence, 539 US at … Continue reading →

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Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted on August 4, 2010 by arensb

You’ve probably heard it by now, but a federal judge has ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional (decision; mirror). (In case you’d forgotten, Proposition 8 was a ballot initiative that took away millions of Californians’ right to marry, on the grounds that … Continue reading →

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“A Life-Changing Experience” (An Atheist Goes to Church)

Posted on August 1, 2010 by arensb

A few weeks ago, I got a flier stuck on my door: A MUST-HEAR MESSAGE FROM MR. CLIFFORD BROWN, AN AWESOME MAN OF GOD! Come out to hear the specific instructions given by God in the Garden of Eden. Afterwards, … Continue reading →

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