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Opponents of gay marriage who believe marriage should only apply to heterosexuals now wish to restrict access to another sacred institution: Christmas.

“Much like traditional marriage, the traditions of Christmas have been under assault for many years now,” says Brent Slabroller, leader of The Defense of Traditions Coalition. “In order to preserve those traditions, we’re calling for a constitutional amendment that defines Christmas as only for Christians.”

For years non-Christians have adopted… Continue

I thought I'd found a solution to my problem with Flash and Java. I read a blog that contended Sun and Macromedia hadn't come out with 64 bit compatible versions, which is what I had installed.

So I downloaded and installed the 32 bit Kubuntu, then the 32 bit version of SUSE 11, then Mandriva 2009 and ARRGHHH, no luck with any of them.

I'm seriously beginning to suspect my computer. This is the first ready-built PC I've owned since my first 500Mhz Gateway rig. All my desktops since then have b… Continue

I had a hard drive fail last month, leaving me with a single, 500GB HD containing Vista. The drive that failed (a 1.5 year old Maxtor: fail is the right word) had Ubuntu and SUSE 11 on it.

I haven't had the time or money to install another hard drive, so this last weekend I stole 50GB from Windows G:\ and installed Kubuntu 8.10 Beta because I love KDE 4.0.

It's great to be back using Linux on a regular basis again, but I still have one gripe that has persisted from distro to distro; the… Continue

There are certain words that should be avoided by atheists, rationalists and free thinkers in their writings and conversations. They can, however, be frequently found in the writings of theists, the irrational and those who prefer not to think. (Yes, the headline was meant to be ironic and sarcastic.)

This isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list. I’m simply suggesting the most common words I encounter in religious and philosophical discussions. They reflect a certainty about reality that thinking… Continue

Dog owners/lovers will understand my being extremely pleased that Cleo, my little love, is learning to wait to relieve herself until she gets outdoors.

She spends the day with me at work and until recently kept having the occasional "accident" in the store (not a huge problem, our floo… Continue