by Jim Stitzel | Jan 28, 2010 | Asides
“The U.S. Customs may search your laptop and copy your hard drive when you cross the border, according to their policy. They may do this even if they have no particularized suspicion of wrongdoing on your part.” (via No Warrant Necessary to Seize Your...
by Jim Stitzel | Oct 24, 2006 | General
Boing Boing: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence trike drag (queen) race, SF I’m linking to this particular article for only one reason. I’ve considered writing about this for a little while now, but this quote was the catalyst: bq. Scenes like this make me...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 27, 2006 | General
Sometimes, finding consistency and balance in various aspects of my personal worldview isn’t easy. For instance, I believe that homosexuality is wrong, that it is sin, and that it should be avoided and abstained from by even the most blatant of...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 5, 2006 | General
There is a tension inherent in holding the belief that morals are absolute but in recognizing that one cannot force once’s value system on everyone else. Specifically, I hold to the notion that moral standards are absolute — they do not change over time....
by Jim Stitzel | Nov 22, 2005 | General
im•pol•i•tic » Guns, Guns Everywhere bq. I guess I’m really just that uncomfortable around guns. I think this demonstrates the difference between being raised around guns and not. Having been raised with guns in my home, I have a healthy...