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just joshing

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance

About Me

My Personal Dna Report

Things I enjoy: Exploring remote locations, Backpacking, Jamming, building friendships, scuba diving, getting lost in big cities, good books, interesting science, designing, programming, aggregated news, sexy music, videogames, introspective discussion, philosophy

Not a fan of: bullshit (even my own), unethical types, zealots, censorship, antagonists, and people who dress specifically to associate themselves with a music preference.

My Interests

Real news, Nature, Computers, Travel, Being Happy

I'd like to meet:

People who can create change in me or take me out of my comfort zone.

"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity." - Henry Van Dyke

AIM Screenname: Josh93945
Email: [email protected]

Music:

Andrew Bird, Battles, Squarepusher, Air, Open Hand, Cursive, Boards of Canada, Jamiroquai, Reggie and The Full Effect, Explosions in the Sky, Minus the Bear, RHCP, RX Bandits, Deftones, The Beatles, any Avant-Garde Jazz

Movies:

Eh... I like a lot of movies. Hard to pin down a couple favs though.

Television:

Lost, Flight of the Conchords, Adult Swim

Books:

Too many to name or even pick 20 favorites out of. I read a lot.

Heroes:

Richard Feynman

Scott Adams

Ron Paul

Anyone with enough balls to stick their neck out to do something meaningful

"You are remembered for the rules you break." - Douglas MacArthur

My Blog

(old) The "loss of faith" speal

For all my old Christian friends:  I am no longer a Christian.  It wasn't an easy thing to break away from my religion.  Losing faith is like losing your memory, because your world view...
Posted by just joshing on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:17:00 PST

Travels!

Since I haven't updated anyone on my travels lately, I'll throw up a quick synopsis:June: Bonnaroo Music Festival (in TN), Cancun, North AZJuly: VegasAugust: SeattleSeptember: Seattle/British Columbia...
Posted by just joshing on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:36:00 PST

HAHAHAHA. RAP

Buy your own "RAP" shirt here!! ...
Posted by just joshing on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:55:00 PST

The Denial Industry

The denial industry For years, a network of fake citizens' groups and bogus scientific bodies has been claiming that science of global warming is inconclusive. They se...
Posted by just joshing on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:45:00 PST

The Twelve Virtues of Rationality

Smart stuff from a smart man...Twelve Virtues of Rationality©2006 by Eliezer Yudkowsky.  The first virtue is curiosity.  A burning itch to know is higher than a thousand solemn vows to p...
Posted by just joshing on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:31:00 PST

Plasma Pong is off the hizzy

P-L-A-S-M-AP-O-N-GBeen obsessing over this all morning.  Pong with jets, suction, and fluid dynamics!  Try it out!...
Posted by just joshing on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:18:00 PST

Inner Dialog Manifesto

Just some reflection on my life recently.  Issues and decisions come and go, but the real character of a person resides in his struggles and trials that require enduring self-sacrifice and persis...
Posted by just joshing on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 02:34:00 PST

Recent Travels (Cancun, Bonnaroo, Flagstaff)

I've been traveling more and more this year! Here's a quick update of what I've been up to, in case I haven't seen or heard from you in a while.  First, Vegas was about two months ago.  Nice...
Posted by just joshing on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:06:00 PST

Dead Laptop

Worst ever.  It looks like I'll be spending a lot more time on the UAT school computers.  Got an "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" error, and now I want to kill someone while drinking a beer.  ...
Posted by just joshing on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:46:00 PST

Big Smile

told you it was big!more blogs on random topics coming soon......
Posted by just joshing on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:39:00 PST