Tumblr (3.0; @generalblog)http://generalblog.tumblr.com/<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/330624066/">Some of the Australian Media are Mentally Retarded</a>: <p>You apparently can gather a <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/protesters-shirty-over-police-powers-for-popes-visit-20080709-3cfq.html" title="Protesters shirty over police powers for Pope's visit" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.theage.com.au');">bunch of knobs</a> and perform a stupid chant and gain national media coverage.  Assuming its for the ‘right’ cause.  This is insane.</p> <ol class="footnotes"></ol> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=ozWY6J" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=ozWY6J" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=h94zwj" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=h94zwj" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=oxGqmj" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=oxGqmj" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=F3HNDJ" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=F3HNDJ" border="0"/></a> </div>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/41584652http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/41584652Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:53:51 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/315868072/">Linux</a>: <p>Dear Linux, I’m trying my best to love you, but it’s just not working…</p> <p><span id="more-122"></span></p> <h2><a href="http://www.dreamlinux.com.br" title="dreamlinux" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.dreamlinux.com.br');">Dreamlinux</a></h2> <p>I made a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD" title="Live CD (Wikipedia)" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/en.wikipedia.org');">Live CD</a> of <a href="http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/download.html" title="Dreamlinux Desktop Edition" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.dreamlinux.com.br');">Dreamlinux Desktop Edition 3.1</a>, but it froze while booting up at the point…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/39098831http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/39098831Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:11:26 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/311205746/">More Windows XP Themes</a>: <p>As an addition to my earlier post on <a href="http://tjwoodlock.com/blog/windows-xp-color-schemes/" title="Windows XP Color Schemes" target="_blank">Windows XP Color Schemes</a>, I’ve found a few other themes.  The first is the <a href="http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/" title="Windows XP Royale Noir Theme" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.istartedsomething.com');">Windows XP Royale Noir theme</a>.  The other is the <a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Microsoft_Zune_Theme_for_Windows_XP/1162510646/1" title="Windows XP Zune Theme" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/fileforum.betanews.com');">Windows XP Zune theme</a>. …</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/38276836http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/38276836Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:05:12 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/301893289/">Blogged Post</a>: <p>This post is purely to validate this site for Blogged Blog Directory.<br/><a href="http://www.blogged.com" target="_blank"><br/><img src="http://www.blogged.com/icons/vn_tysenw_1210119.gif" border="0" alt="Blog Directory - Blogged" title="Blog Directory - Blogged"/></a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=nIwCLH" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=nIwCLH" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=GA6SWh" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=GA6SWh" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=fzojmh" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=fzojmh" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=7PcHvH" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=7PcHvH" border="0"/></a> </div>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36689858http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36689858Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:13:02 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/301091920/">Cadbury Old Gold Chocolate Ad</a>: <p>I saw this ad in the movie ads before <em>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</em>. I had to laugh at the ad’s absurd punch-line: a Mayan King gives a wacky gulp-like look as realises their…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36547069http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36547069Fri, 30 May 2008 18:12:46 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/300282945/">Films That Teach Philosophy</a>: <p><a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/" title="Brave New Traveler" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.bravenewtraveler.com');">Brave New Traveller</a> has a post on <a href="http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/05/27/the-red-pill-10-films-guaranteed-to-blow-your-mind/" title="The Red Pill: 10 Films Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.bravenewtraveler.com');">ten films that teach philosophy</a>. I have seen a few of them but there are some that I might have to have a look at.</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=s0fwHH" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=s0fwHH" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=xyaaXh" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=xyaaXh" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?a=KXjZuh" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/GeneralBlog?i=KXjZuh" border="0"/></a> </div>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36409095http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36409095Thu, 29 May 2008 14:26:05 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/300298250/">Liberty and Encryption</a>: <p>I love technology, and frequently visit tech-centric websites such as <a href="http://lifehacker.com" title="LifeHacker" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/lifehacker.com');">LifeHacker</a> and <a href="http://www.ghacks.net" title="gHacks" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.ghacks.net');">gHacks</a>. I eventually had to re-format my hard drive once and start with a fresh installation of Windows…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36409094http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/36409094Thu, 29 May 2008 14:26:05 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/296688985/">Windows XP Color Schemes</a>: <p><a href="http://tjwoodlock.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/display-properties-option.png" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-115" title="Windows XP Appearance Display Properties Options" src="http://tjwoodlock.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/display-properties-option-150x150.png" alt="Display Properties" width="150" height="150"/></a>If you’re using the standard ‘XP Style’ theme (technically known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_%28theme%29" title="Luna (theme)" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/en.wikipedia.org');">Luna</a>,) you only have three options for Color Schemes: Default (blue), Olive Green and Silver. If you’re not sure how…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35819499http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35819499Sat, 24 May 2008 03:47:54 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/293303672/">The Intelligence of Film Critics</a>: <p>In light of the near universal acclaim of the <a href="http://tjwoodlock.com/blog/deliver-us-from-evil-review/" title="Deliver Us From Evil Review" target="_blank">anti-Catholic propaganda piece <em>Deliver Us From Evil</em></a>,¹ it’s no secret to me that many film critics are either stupid or gullible. I guess they have…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35290458http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35290458Mon, 19 May 2008 17:39:59 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/293270913/">The Pope’s Visit to Australia</a>: <p>As part of <a href="http://www.wyd2008.org/" title="WYD08" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.wyd2008.org');">World Youth Day 2008</a>, <a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/index.htm" title="Pope Benedict XVI" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.vatican.va');" target="_blank">Pope Benedict XVI</a> is scheduled to visit Australia. The visit will undoubtedly attract media attention and I am going to speculate on what to expect from…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35286414http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35286414Mon, 19 May 2008 16:36:17 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/292817002/">Same-sex Marriage</a>: <p>A key argument for same-sex marriage is that the heterosexual component of traditional marriage is now essentially arbitrary.  By marriage, I mean “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35212175http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35212175Sun, 18 May 2008 22:36:59 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/292800276/">The Future of Mankind</a>: <p>I wrote a post on the <a href="http://tjwoodlock.com/blog/the-psychological-limits-of-human-beings/" title="The Psychological Limits of Human Beings" target="_blank">psychological limits of human beings</a> in which I referred to another website’s article on <a href="http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/10-piercing-insights-into-human-nature.php" title="Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 Brilliant Social Psychology Studies" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/www.spring.org.uk');">ten famous experiments in psychology</a>.  Another website has put a different…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35212176http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35212176Sun, 18 May 2008 22:36:59 +1000<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GeneralBlog/~3/292679014/">Philosophical Assumptions</a>: <p>I often enjoy reading the <a href="http://metacrock.blogspot.com/" title="Metacrock's Blog" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker ('/outbound/article/metacrock.blogspot.com');">website of Joe Hinman a.k.a. Metacrock’s Blog</a>.  I wish that his posts were spell checked and neatened up before being published, but if you are willing to bear with…</p>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35208362http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35208362Sun, 18 May 2008 21:31:29 +1000<a href="http://tjwoodlock.com/blog/">General Blog</a>http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35192577http://generalblog.tumblr.com/post/35192577Sun, 18 May 2008 17:13:58 +1000