I’m about to give up. I know that’s what they want me to do. Between MSC turning off POP and IMAP, their trying to ram WebCT/Vista down my throat, and now trouble with my Cox, my technological endeavors have been stymied as of late.
Over the weekend, I brought my dead sever home from campus. It [...]
Cox Blocked
by grlucas on 09. Nov, 2009 in Politics, Technoculture
WCWJU
by grlucas on 01. Sep, 2009 in Apple, Humor, Politics, Religion, Technoculture
I’m thinking about starting a religion.
Seriously. It seems that only narratives about belief and faith get anywhere in this country these days. Facts are irrelevant — too pedestrian. Loud opinion is king, and my don’t we have plenty of it to go around? Not only do we like opinions, but we seem to relish uninformed, [...]
Apple Fights Gay Marriage Ban
by grlucas on 25. Oct, 2008 in Politics
Hats off to Apple, and not for the usual reasons. From Apple Insider:
Apple has joined Google in publicly opposing California’s Proposition 8, a measure intended to ban the rights of gay Californians to legally marry, and has contributed $100,000 to defeat the measure.
Way to go, Apple (and Google)! From Apple’s own web site about California’s [...]
Dude, Where’s My iPhone?
by grlucas on 29. Jun, 2007 in Apple, Gadget
Well, I will not be getting one.
Not because I don’t think it’s the most innovative and appealing product to come along since the original Mac itself; not that it hasn’t received strong reviews; not because I don’t think that this product marks the beginning of a new trend in digital devices that will change our [...]
About G. R. Lucas
Gerald "Jerry" R. Lucas is an English Professor, photographer, science fiction geek, Mac and Linux dude, devoted husband, cat owner, part-time runner, full-time vegan, BMW motorcyclist, and Mini Cooper "S" driver. And this is his web site.
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Hemingway’s "Indian Camp"
20. Jan, 2004
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On Kafka’s Metamorphosis
15. Jul, 2004
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Equipment for England
16. Jan, 2009
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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New Canon 5D
24. Jan, 2009
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Rights
12. Mar, 2010
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Rainy and Random
11. Mar, 2010
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Spring Domesticity
10. Mar, 2010
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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Tumblr: Another Extension
08. Mar, 2010
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