Category Archives: Rants

Everyone Loves to Hate on Microsoft

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mark Egge

The top of my search history right now is “notepad alternative that won’t lose my shit when the power goes out.” I REALLY love Notepad–it’s simple, light-weight, and focused–except when the power goes out, and I lose all of my … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Sen. John McCain

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Egge

I’m not in the habit of writing letters to my elected representatives–if only because I generally prefer watching movies or climbing mountains to writing letters, and I certainly do not expect any letter to make one lick of difference. (Want … Continue reading →

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Barefoot

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mark Egge

I once read a parable given by The Buddha, which went something like this: To carpet the entire forest floor and make it soft for the foot is a great task. How much better to rendered the forest soft by … Continue reading →

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