http://conley.wpblogs.com Darren Conley's Musings and Ponderings Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:50:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That’s right: This blog is officially closed. The comments have been turned off, and no new posts will be appearing after this one. “But wait!”, you say, “Where can I get my daily dose of Darren-ness?!” Fear not, my friends! DarrenConley.com is now up and fully ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/10/03/closed-go-to-wwwdarrenconleycom/ Well my friends, it’s been a fun ride on this blog. However, I must now announce that this will be the second-last post here, since I’m currently in the process of moving everything over to www.darrenconley.com. The free hosting offered at this current site only allows me about ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/09/08/the-shape-of-things-to-come/ After having considered the complexity of the issues surrounding this topic, there is one big question that we have to ask: Is this for real? Can I accept the possibility of the existence of multiple worldlines, people traveling between these worldlines, and (for North Americans) the chance that ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/09/05/time-travel-4-the-credibility-question/ Sticking with the theory that multiple worldlines DO exist, let me now show you how John Titor’s time travel device functions. I’ll first provide you with this link to some photos and diagrams of the machine. Next, I’ll quote John in his own words (from this forum archive). ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/08/15/time-travel-3-the-device/ In order to understand how John Titor’s time travel device is supposed to function, one must first understand the model of reality that this device operates under. Worldlines According to John Titor, reality is actually composed of an infinite number of “worldlines”, - each one being different, depending on the choices made ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/08/12/time-travel-2-worldlines/ Last week, Larissa and I watched a short, but extremely thought-provoking documentary entitled Obsessed and Scientific. It was conceived and directed by Jay Cheel, who is a friend of my friend Doug Nagy, and who completed this film as his final project for a film course at Niagara College ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/08/10/time-travel-part-1/ As a linguist, I believe that there are no real “rules” for language. There are only sets of evolving tendencies and commonly accepted speech-habits. Linguistics, as a field of study, does not strive to be prescriptive (that is, telling people how they should speak), but rather descriptive (that ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/08/07/how-to-pronounce-often/ In the last few months, my readership has been steadily declining. What is the cause for this, you might ask? I believe it can be summed up in two words: Fewer posts. And what is the reason for this lack of posting? There are many ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/07/29/whats-the-deal/ Sometime last year, seemingly out of nowhere, I was suddenly besieged with an overwhelming urge to own a hand drum. I believe it started when I was on a weekend retreat with a young adults’ group from Philpott church, and was offered the opportunity to accompany the band on ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/07/24/my-self-birthday-present-the-djembe/ As a child of the 80s, there were certain life principles that I learned from television and movies at an early age: Transformers, GI Joe, and He Man taught me that there are clear lines between good and evil, and that the good guys always ALWAYS win. The Neverending ... http://conley.wpblogs.com/2006/07/16/monster-house-review-8510/