Introduction As explained in the introduction post my motivation for writing is that this particular book has been unfairly maligned as a proto-communist call for an absolute state. To the contrary though

Note: This is a followup to Philosophy Summary: Crito by Plato Strengths Point 22 In point point 22 Socrates said that he consented to being judged and asked for the death penalty instead of exile. Also

Chlorinated Water (Philosoraptor)

Why do guys who can't rhyme keep going against Alex?

My cousin's fifth rap battle - Still undefeated

Grudge match

Originally published at: Despite decades of evidence many people persist in believing that all animation is light entertainment. At the heart of this appears to be two issues; firstly a conflation of the

Originally published at: Libertarian Commentaries Introduction Though Plato did not use the phrase "social contract" the theory he put forward in Crito fits the popular perception of it perfectly

Originally published at: The following scene came to me under unusual circumstances. It might eventually be integrated into a larger story but this is all for now. Though shackled The Hero stood proud

Originally published at : The following is an extremely early draft an experiment with writing magic-free fantasy. Words written Like-This are place holders for actual names. It took The-Scout several

Skolar vs Al Stringer

I'm not a fan of rap but I've got to promote my cousin.

Originally published at: I have resolved to become a millionaire. It's not about the money though, it's about becoming a better person. The simple fact is that I fit the "failure to launch" cliché

Originally published at The following is a list of dumb mistakes that my brother and I have made over the years. Hopefully some of these will make you laugh. Minecraft: Do not dig directly down. Minecraft:

Wisdom Eyes by Nine Treasures (Mongolian folk-metal)

I suspect that there are two primary audiences of music. One is people who listen to short songs individually while the other is people who prefer a series of longer pieces such as a symphony or concept

Originally published at: Thus end the wars of Osyrphia... Denunmorkenta, the second age of Morken, has lasted for more than five hundred years. Under the reign of Ceno the Osyrphians have suffered a thousand

Originally published at: The first thing I have to do when I log into KDE is move Firefox windows to the activities they ought to be in. One to Programming, another to Writing, Administration, Internet,

I have just discovered a script that figures out what you just got wrong at the Linux/BSD/Mac command line and generates the correct command. It is called fuck. Its home, complete with documentation is

This was originally published at: Before I start I would like to make three things clear: My criticism of the phrase "left-wing" is not an endorsement of right wing groups. Nor is it an accusation of