You Can’t Take the Sky From Me: A Review of Firefly

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  When all of your geek friends are telling you to watch a TV show, you know you need to do it. Last year one of my friends recommended I watch Joss Whedon’s ill-fated TV show, Firefly, but with Sherlock and Doctor Who going on, I didn’t get to it. After enough friends told me to watch it, I realized this needed to be a higher priority. Plus, with Doctor Who on hiatus till August and Sherlock on hiatus for who knows how long, I figured this would be a good time to get into another series. Firefly. I didn’t really know…

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Between Walls

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Between Walls

the back wings
of the

hospital where
nothing

will grow lie
cinders

In which shine
the broken

pieces of a green
bottle

– William Carlos Williams

 

 

The Problem of Property

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There’s been a lot of controversy about the Bundy Ranch situation, and like basically every other high-profile news event, there’s an awful lot of hype associated with it. I’ve been following the story, but I haven’t dug into all the details. However, this article from the Mises Institute is a thought-provoking exploration of property rights in the West. While the 19th century “Wild West” was in some ways an excellent example of anarcho-capitalism, this freedom was eventually overshadowed by the federal government’s intrusion into the West and its claim on much of the land. Just as one could point to the…

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Helpful Info on Heartbleed Virus

For those of you who aren’t in the loop with this…the heartbleed virus was discovered earlier this week and is a vulnerability in the SSL (super secure login) code used by some websites to encrypt/protect data as it travels through the web. I ran across this great resource for understanding the impact of this virus. Early on it was recommended to not change passwords until sites had confirmed they patched the code, so there’s been some confusion about how to respond to the whole situation. This is a guide to which websites were affected and what you should do it about it….

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Bow Ties are Cool!

This winter I’ve experimented with making a bow tie necklace. This was partially because I was bored (or needed a break from studying) and partially because I wanted some way to make a subtle and cute Doctor Who reference. For the end of CC this year, I decided to make a crocheted bow tie for each of the girls in my class since they had admired the one I invariably wore every week. So while crocheting these bow ties, I thought I’d take pictures and share a tutorial on how to make them yourself!          

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