Author Archives: Mark Egge

Well, to a lay person, there may not seem like much different between dir *.dll and del *.dll, but if you’re a computer guy, you’ll notice a subtle and, oh, rather important difference. Especially when you run that command in … Continue reading →

The lappy is, officially, dead (see: doesn’t turn on). Again. =) Some dude just rode past the internet cafe on a horse, smoking a cigarette. Which makes me laugh. And the power is out, yet again. Thankfully, the internet cafe, … Continue reading →

I can now cross “get hit by a car” off my list of things to do before I die. Heh. I had the iPod on and wasn’t paying much attention anyway as I walked down the road back to my … Continue reading →

I realize that I’m overdue for a post. But, for once, I’m rather at a loss. So I’ll William my way through it, and see what gives. Here’s my observation of the week: in many smaller American towns, garbage is … Continue reading →

Since most of the Western media is to pathetic and/or sensible to reprint the cartoons that have the Islamic world up in arms, I’ll post them here:(Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban) (Suicide bombers are told to stop becuase heaven is … Continue reading →

I blame Google’s new blog search (http://blogsearch.google.com/) for the recent plague of spam-in-the-comments section. It’s super cool, but as we all know, everything cool has it’s not-so-cool side. Or maybe it’s just a coincidence that, within a week or two … Continue reading →

Look, I’m going to make this perfectly clear: I don’t believe in terrorists. Your game is up. The distraction is over. I don’t believe in the threats of nuclear proliferation. I don’t believe in the danger of tyrants with weapons … Continue reading →

And now I begin to understand: it’s not just that the gender roles are different over here: certainly they are, but that’s not difference to be observed. It’s something more basic, more foundational. It’s not a different way to assigning … Continue reading →

Indian money makes me happy. Or, rather– lest you think I’ve sunk to the depths of materialism– I should say that Indian currency makes me happy. It’s not I’m happy to have the money, but rather that I’m happy to … Continue reading →

I attended recently an inter-faith dialog on topic of “the concept of God in Hinduism and Islam in the light of sacred scriptures,” sponsored by a Muslim educational group. In a loosely structured debate, Dr. Zakir Naik of the Islamic … Continue reading →