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11/23/2015 - Signed a petition to allow the f.lux software on iPhones and iPads
5/15/2015 - Comment in response to "Challenges in attracting students to research careers" on NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum
5/15/2015 - How common is Omega 3 nutritional deficiency, and how can people make sure they're getting enough Omega 3?
5/15/2015 - Would unconditional basic income improve people's health & ease poverty better than conventional welfare programs?
5/13/2015 - Do our modern "traditional" sleep schedules defy nature?
3/19/2015 - Short blog comment about systemd and Puppy Linux
12/2/2014 - A few ideas for business models that might work despite an impoverished world (Forum Replies)
12/2/2014 - Short blog comment on how I choose tools (Blog Comment)
9/24/2014 - More thoughts on alternatives to MOG and Beats Music (Link)
6/18/2014 - Link: Free Software Foundation ideas
6/18/2014 - My Writing Elsewhere on the Web

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Signed a petition to allow the f.lux software on iPhones and iPads
Monday, November 23rd, 2015
20:45:48 GMT


Several days ago I signed this petition. And to explain why, and also share the comment I posted when I signed it, I posted this blog post (recently retitled for clarity, around 5:16 PM EST) at Non24.Com:

Petition: Allow the f.lux software on iPhones and iPads

There are currently 2083 signatures as I write this.


The petition mentions some quite negative things about blue light, which finally motivated me to change the default designs on the Non24.Com Forum and the Eryss.Com Forum. The original default design, named "Astronomy", is still available, but only if you're logged in.

I really hope blue light isn't really that bad, since I quite like the color blue at times, and even my eyes are blue.

Oh, well. I'm glad at least Astroblahhh.Com has always had this mostly red theme - except it currently has some blue links, which I guess I ought to change. Addition, 4:09 PM EST. OK, changed, but someday I'll have to perfect the colors.

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Comment in response to "Challenges in attracting students to research careers" on NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum
Friday, May 15th, 2015
11:37:14 GMT


I posted a comment on someone else's idea on the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum, where people can post ideas and comments, and vote on them:

Challenges in attracting students to research careers

Yes, many years ago, I thought I might like to pursue a scientific career. Good thing I didn't, though... because I ended up with an embarrassingly major interest in astrology, among other odd paranormal topics. :-)

Though, I guess my interest in odd paranormal topics actually might not have destroyed my scientific career if I had one, because I probably would have kept my mouth shut about my interest in odd paranormal topics. But, I'm sure that would have felt quite unpleasantly stifling.

I don't expect to get inspired to post anything else to the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum, but, who knows? It's probably more likely that I will if someone comments on my comments or ideas.


More details about the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum and my previous posts there are in this post on Non24.Com, with the same post mirrored on Non24.Org.

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How common is Omega 3 nutritional deficiency, and how can people make sure they're getting enough Omega 3?
Friday, May 15th, 2015
09:04:00 GMT


I posted yet another idea to the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum, where people can post ideas and comments, and vote on them:

How common is Omega 3 nutritional deficiency, and how can people make sure they're getting enough Omega 3?

Votes and comments are welcome!


More details about the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum and my previous posts there are in this post on Non24.Com, with the same post mirrored on Non24.Org.

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Would unconditional basic income improve people's health & ease poverty better than conventional welfare programs?
Friday, May 15th, 2015
05:58:57 GMT


I posted another idea to the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum, where people can post ideas and comments, and vote on them:

Would unconditional basic income improve people's health & ease poverty better than conventional welfare programs?

Votes and comments are welcome!


My previous post, Do our modern "traditional" sleep schedules defy nature?, currently has 21 upvotes and 14 downvotes. No comments yet other than my own.

Thank you to all the voters, and any future commenters!


More details about the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum and my previous post are in this post on Non24.Com, with the same post mirrored on Non24.Org.

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Do our modern "traditional" sleep schedules defy nature?
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
09:22:21 GMT


I recently posted this at the NHLBI Strategic Visioning Forum, where people can post ideas and comments, and vote on them:

Do our modern "traditional" sleep schedules defy nature?

Votes and comments are welcome!


Edit, 9:44 PM EDT: More details are at this page on Non24.Com, with the same post mirrored on Non24.Org.

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Short blog comment about systemd and Puppy Linux
Thursday, March 19th, 2015
14:32:17 GMT


I posted a short comment in response to a blog post at the fascinating IgnorantGuru's Blog, by the author of SpaceFM:

Updated Info On SpaceFM

Which, despite the title, also mentions systemd and has comments about it.

My comment is like an abbreviated version of what I said in my preceding blog post, titled systemd - probably a bad thing.

The Updated Info On SpaceFM blog post itself and other people's comments are far more interesting than my comment!

But, it seemed worthwhile for me to post my comment, since no one had brought up Puppy Linux yet.

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A few ideas for business models that might work despite an impoverished world
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
11:40:27 GMT


Forum Replies

Here are some forum replies I posted way back in February 2014:

Beats Music Support Forums - making a suggestion

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Short blog comment on how I choose tools
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
11:40:16 GMT


Blog Comment

Lately, I haven't been posting much of anything anywhere on the entire internet. (Which actually isn't that unusual, since I am overall a shy person.)

But a couple weeks ago, I posted a comment at the The Freelance to Freedom Project blog in reply to this blog post:

How To Choose Your Tools

Here's a direct link to my comment.

I just was writing about free, libre, open source stuff again, mostly.

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More thoughts on alternatives to MOG and Beats Music
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
12:10:43 GMT


Link

Today, I posted some replies here:

Beats Music Support Forums - BEATS/APPLE CHALLENGE


Click this link to display the blog comment thread hosted at the Eryss.Com Forum:

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Link: Free Software Foundation ideas
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
15:35:07 GMT


I posted a few ideas to the Free Software Foundation ideas page at the LibrePlanet.org wiki.

A couple here and one here.

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My Writing Elsewhere on the Web
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
15:03:47 GMT


A rather silly thing I've done over the years has been, I've written and posted sometimes very long, hopefully interesting posts to places other than my own website, and never posted them here, nor even linked to them from here. (Well, a lot of them, I did link to, but not all of them.)

So, I'm going to start posting more links to at least some of them. Unless they're too boring, or I forget, or I don't feel like it for whatever reason.

And I probably ought to republish at least some of the things I've posted elsewhere, especially from sites that no longer even exist on the web, like closed-down forums, or my old blog on the closed social networking site Zaadz.com.

And I ought to update this website in general a lot more. Which would be easier if I wasn't living in continual fear from my family's financial problems and my inability to make enough money to support even just myself alone.

So, I welcome donations and microdonations and purchases of goods or services. (No goods are available as I write this, but, maybe that will change soon.)


Anyway, I guess I'll just start by posting a single link. I didn't start the following Beats Music Support Forum thread, I just replied briefly to it:

YOU KNOW WHAT? FORGET ABOUT DOING ANY KIND OF BUSINESS WITH ANY OF THESE BUSINESSES.

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