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We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.
- F. A. HayekThere is one thing more embarrassing than having voted for Barack Obama... Not being embarrassed.
- Allen
Monthly Archives: March 2004
No Blood for Oil!
For those lefties chanting, “No Blood for Oil” and seeking to blame BushCo for the Iraq invasion, a quick question… Is it possible that other nations are governed by those for whom this chant is more applicable?
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Solution to Landfill CD Players
I’d always thought that our family somehow was an anathema to CD players — causing them to break long before they should. It would appear, after reading How to Fix Your CD Player || kuro5hin.org, that our family is not … Continue reading
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IowaHawk Gets Down to the Substantial News of the Day
Read iowahawk: News You Can Use to learn the facts behind the headlines of the hard-hitting headlines of today’s news. You know, important stuff. Like Gay Marriage Update, Brad & Jennifer’s relationship and the Atkin’s diet. Classic stuff.
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New IBM Jobs Can Mean Fewer Jobs Elsewhere
William Bulkeley examines IBM claims of adding a net 2K to US jobs and finds the numbers don’t add up. Read WSJ.com – New IBM Jobs Can Mean Fewer Jobs Elsewhere (paid subscription required) for the full details. If IBM … Continue reading
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Augmented Chord
Oh Man, does Lileks have a great article from 5-March. Read LILEKS (James) The Bleat for a great time. He examines mindless partisanship, attack ads and what is stake in the upcoming elections. My favorite line: I was frequently amused … Continue reading
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Perhaps Scientists Can Find a Link Between Vaccines and Global Warming?
Dean’s World: Vaccines & Autism discusses how reseachers who were originally forging the link between whole-cell vaccines and Autism are backing off of their claims. We too were worried when the kids got their vaccinations, but went ahead with the … Continue reading
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Darwinism of Attack-Ads
Dean of Dean’s World discusses attack ads and the partisan bickering aimed at Bush in Dean’s World: Who’s Really Attacking The Ads?. Dean and Rosemary (QoAE) are a pair of my favorite bloggers. Agree or disagree with them, at least … Continue reading
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Roundup of Iran’s Great Game
One stop shopping on current events in Iran. Read Winds of Change.NET: Iran’s Great Game for a complete overview of what’s going on in this critical part of the world. The mullahs in Iran have two main goals at this … Continue reading
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Software-Based TiVo
After reading the review in Yahoo, I would say this isn’t a workable solution for most computer users, but would appear to geek-heads who can work through the multiple steps to set it up. I could see it being bundled … Continue reading
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A Nation Run By the Mafia
Read Forbes.com: Millionaire Mullahs for a fascinating account of how the mullahs of Iran have moved from “poor clerics of the people” to thugs who control vast amounts of wealth and influence. Their reach extends to shadow enterprises closely tied … Continue reading
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