Kyle Jacob Biodrowski

Don't ya worry, Daunce. I have a thing for malevolent music, as you likely already know. Lately, I've been on a bit of an "The Offspring" binge, as happens to me every so often. "Pay the Man" is probably their most creative piece. It is very distinct when compared to their other songs, so I thought this was a bit interesting. My musical tastes are wide ranging, though primarily centered on rock'n'roll and its variants. Additionally, I still somewhat like LP, Doug, and Rational Man. I do, however, keep my distance these days. I've already been relegated to the file titled "headbanger caterwauler." If I said "I didn't mind," could I be accused of sanctioning evil, "sanction of the victim" style?

There is much value to be had in educating the public. My copy of Atlas Shrugged was "free." All I had to do was submit a poorly written essay.

No true Scotsman wins Wimbledon!

Cool attribution listings. I'll have to read it later. *Sigh* Why do I keep making these promises? So many interesting posts, so little time...

Holy smokes! I better be careful about what I download. :-) Darrell Hah, I don't resubmit altered programs for download. Even if I did, there are legions of programmers who are willing to test and fix those programs.

I agree. Objectivism isn't necessarily concerned with the profit motive. The primary concern is value. There is much value to be had when tinkering with software. Though I am still a newbie in software design and development, I sometimes alter the programming within open source applications and programs. Why? Simple, it's fun. There are other values too (as Deanna mentioned). Objectivism would be more than okay with this, it's all standard procedure as I see it. At the moment, I'm messing with Hyper-Visor and Ubuntu. Why? Simple, it's fun and I get to learn about a new OS (I'm kind of sheltered; I've mostly only used Windows and OS X).

What?! Now that is interesting. I had no idea he was once a moderator of an Objectivist site. It appears I have much to learn... I haven't read the OP yet, but I'll get to it soon.

A chat with Jimmy Wales? Wouldn't that be a treat.

Every security guard I know has ghost stories. That feeling of someone else being in the room... Like flying saucers, these apparitions are not seen by believers but rather by non-believers, by unimaginative people. Police officers who have seen alien ships stopped reporting them long ago because it would come back to haunt them (ahem) on the witness stand later in other cases. ("... and yet you claim that you saw the defendant...") Texas state police officers know a woman in a red dress in the Capital Building. The Driskell Hotel has a little girl. Haunted Austin here. I work in a new high-rise and we always put on all the lights before patrolling an "empty" suite. Just to say... If you want to feel like there is someone in the room with you, it is easy enough. Just go somewhere where someone died once. They don't leave right away. Maybe from their viewpoint they do, you know, eternity, and infinity, all that.... Peikoff's lectures may well come from the crypt some day. The house I currently live in is over 150 years old. It may be that someone died here once. If not, maybe I'll be the first. I hope not to haunt this house. I hope, once dead, to traverse the halls of Objectivist Living (the irony is not lost on me). A ghost in the machine, of sorts. Also, is it unheard of that dead men give podcasts? Tupac was still putting out albums 10 years after his death. You are much too young to be writing this stuff, but not too old to be scared at night running walking by the graveyard. --Brant boo! Death is always around the corner. I wave "Hi" every time I pass him. Graveyards don't frighten me. Corpses don't frighten me. How they got there, does.

Happy Birthday!

Every security guard I know has ghost stories. That feeling of someone else being in the room... Like flying saucers, these apparitions are not seen by believers but rather by non-believers, by unimaginative people. Police officers who have seen alien ships stopped reporting them long ago because it would come back to haunt them (ahem) on the witness stand later in other cases. ("... and yet you claim that you saw the defendant...") Texas state police officers know a woman in a red dress in the Capital Building. The Driskell Hotel has a little girl. Haunted Austin here. I work in a new high-rise and we always put on all the lights before patrolling an "empty" suite. Just to say... If you want to feel like there is someone in the room with you, it is easy enough. Just go somewhere where someone died once. They don't leave right away. Maybe from their viewpoint they do, you know, eternity, and infinity, all that.... Peikoff's lectures may well come from the crypt some day. The house I currently live in is over 150 years old. It may be that someone died here once. If not, maybe I'll be the first. I hope not to haunt this house. I hope, once dead, to traverse the halls of Objectivist Living (the irony is not lost on me). A ghost in the machine, of sorts. Also, is it unheard of that dead men give podcasts? Tupac was still putting out albums 10 years after his death.

I like them because they make me feel like someone else is in the room.

She clearly has a backbone, and I'm glad she's putting it to good use. Most Liberals (and perhaps some Conservatives) will do their best to malign her, but (like you said) it will be all the harder (to malign her) with her break from McCain. Unfortunately, Conservatives are all too easy to malign given their stances (or what is perceived to be their stances) to certain social issues. Strawmen will still be erected; it may just be a little harder to do so. I'm hoping for the best.

Maybe re-word the question. Fasting is not a treatment, at least not according to Shelton. He bashed 'treating systems'. Besides that, treating something does not imply treating it successfully. Can fasting help peripheral neuropathy? Damned if I know. Even if there was a case where fasting worked on peripheral neuropathy, you would never be able to prove it. The fact that it works would not be proof that it works. At least not according to Bob Kolker. I'm inclined to think that the fact that something works is proof that it works, or at least that it's a reasonable bet, maybe a bet with little to lose and much to gain. But that shows how irrational I am. Rational people believe that if something works, you should not try it and not even look into it, because it is crankery. Setting Bob Kolker and all rational people aside, fasting is about unheroically doing nothing instead of what doctors usually like to do, heroically do something. Fasting is physiological rest and it allows the full power of healing. Ideally, this physiological rest is combined with physical rest and sensory rest and mental/emotional rest. Then the energy available for healing is at max. Interesting, I'll have to give fasting a mention to my pain management doctor. Did I mention my doctor is Bob Kolker? But seriously, it seems I'm running out of options, so I'm willing to look at the alternatives to the treatments I've been trying.

You would be well served to see it. His perception of women is worth it alone. The Tango scene is incredibly erotic: .http://youtu.be/F2zTd_Y There is no replacement for confidence. At a certain level, he fucks her on the dance floor. A... Now I'm interested! Also, I can't view the video you posted...it's "currently unavailable."

Correct. More importantly, she has integrity. http://youtu.be/AjFWddzhtUI "There is nothing like a sight of an amputated spirit, there is no prosthetic for that." Later in the speech, he creates a great line... "Be careful what kind of leaders you're producing here. ... He won't sell anybody out to buy his future. And that my friends is called integrity... thats called courage now that's the stuff that leaders should be made of!" I've never seen the movie, but I've seen it recommended by many Objectivists. Perhaps I should catch it sometime. Dinner and movie, perhaps...

I like Palin. She has balls when most of her colleagues appear to be eunuchs. That, in itself, is respectable. She has convictions and she is ready to stand by them.

I believe Barbara Branden once suggested that people, who sell animals as pets, should have the buyer sign a contract prohibiting animal cruelty. In this way, animals sold under such a contract would have a "legal right" to be treated well. I thought it was a good idea. Also, why do animals deserve to be treated well? I'm not saying this to be an ass; I'm sincerely curious. Animals appear to be able to feel pain. Just as we can feel pain. We do not like to be put in pain on a mere whim or a cruel impulse and by extension we extend our feelings on the matter to some animals (we are not to scrupulous about rats and mice). We tend to be nice to pets who do not bite us and appear to be grateful for the food we give them. Ba'al Chatzaf So the capacity to feel pain is a claim to be treated well?

I believe Barbara Branden once suggested that people, who sell animals as pets, should have the buyer sign a contract prohibiting animal cruelty. In this way, animals sold under such a contract would have a "legal right" to be treated well. I thought it was a good idea. Also, why do animals deserve to be treated well? I'm not saying this to be an ass; I'm sincerely curious.

Does fasting treat peripheral neuropathy?

Michael, In your journey, have you read The Act of Creation by Arthur Koestler?

For many, many years "the Left" (the atheistic portion) has used "the Right's" belief in God to undermine "the Right's" capitalistic ideas. Wouldn't it be something if someone were to use the same tactic against this group of religious Marxists?

One would think the Obama administration would have learned to keep Maxine Waters 5000 ft. away from any microphones, video recorders, social networking sites, etc. (not to mention, interviews!). Are they so sure of themselves? So confident that they may speak freely without fear of a majority of Americans kicking their asses?

I think it is fairly safe to assume that Anonymous won't be the only group attempting to hack the NSA...