Ryan Brubaker

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I'm originally from a small town in Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn State in December 2000, I moved to Wisconsin where I've lived ever since, working as a software engineer. My wife and I married on May 21, 2005. We live happily with our Dalmatian, Freckles, who is definitely not an Objectivist as he would change Galt's quote to the following:

I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, and do all I can to make sure that my owners live for mine.

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Echoes
Pink Floyd

This is definitely one of my favorites. This double-cd collection is compiled of songs from Syd Barrett, the original singer of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, and David Gilmour. The cds have a nice mixture of music dating back from the late 60s to the late 80s. The songs Astronomy Domine and Bike are from the album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn rele... (See the whole review)

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(Articles) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(News) Bloggers help Obama pass Senate pork bill
(Quotes) It is an ironic truth that those who seek to create systems which most assume the perfectibility of humans end up building the systems which are most soul destroying and most rigid, systems that rot from within until like great creaking rotten oak trees they collapse on top of themselves leaving a sour smell and decay. We saw it happen in 1989 with the astonishing fall of the USSR. Conversely, those systems which best take into account the complex, frail, brilliance of human nature and build in flexibility, checks and balances, and tolerance tend to survive beyond all hopes.
(News) The Purpose Driven Life Takers
(Articles) Book Review: The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

RecentPosts

Dissent - Can Objectivists Really Be Sure There is No Afterlife? - 4
   Monday, November 12, 2007 - 2:21pm -- Bill:......You mean there's no doggy heaven either? I have a lot of explaining ...
News Discussions - Mind the Gap by Paul Graham - 5
   Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 2:21pm -- Erica:......Your son would probably enjoy Why Nerds are Unpopular and What You'l...
News Discussions - Mind the Gap by Paul Graham - 3
   Sunday, September 16, 2007 - 1:07pm -- If you are a computer geek, it's well worth it to read all of the essays Graham ...
Article Discussions - Overcoming Akrasia - 6
   Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 7:42pm -- Eric:......Great article! After reading it, I couldn't bring myself to skip wor...
Poll Discussions - How do you view Objectivism & Parenting? - 14
   Wednesday, August 29, 2007 - 8:53pm -- Erica:......After a couple of days mulling it over, I realize that I too didn't ...
Poll Discussions - How do you view Objectivism & Parenting? - 8
   Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 2:53pm -- Erica:......I'll post more later when I get some time, but I just wanted to clea...
Poll Discussions - How do you view Objectivism & Parenting? - 4
   Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 11:16am -- I voted for I have young kids who'll be raised Randian in the sense that I will ...
General Forum - Objectivism in Second Life - 4
   Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 6:36pm -- I haven't tried Second Life yet, although I would like to once I have some more ...
Objectivism Q&A - Newcomer to Objectivism Needs Some Encouraging Words - 5
Objectivism Q&A - Evolution of Philosophic Knowledge (Peikoff DIM Lecture #1) - 6
Objectivism Q&A - Evolution of Philosophic Knowledge (Peikoff DIM Lecture #1) - 3
Objectivism Q&A - Evolution of Philosophic Knowledge (Peikoff DIM Lecture #1) - 0