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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: May 2004
Meta Commencement Speech
iowahawk has a meta-commencement speech available at iowahawk: Hail To Thee, [Name of College]. Classic stuff.
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The Drunk Down the Street
The thoughts expressed by Stan Coerr in No One Asked Us are rather liberal. But not the “no-blood-for-oil” variety. Liberal in the sense of a person who sees an injustice and wants to correct it. The analogy is simple. For … Continue reading
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RIP Sam ‘n Max
I just noticed today that Lucas Arts will not be developing a sequel to the Sam ‘n Max computer game. This was a wry adventure game with lots of great humor. One of my Lucas Arts favorites along with the … Continue reading
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Let There Be a Thousand Blossoms
Thomas over at Oklahoma Wine News as some good news. Well, I hope it is good news. In Supreme Court to Rule on Wine Shipments Across State Lines, he notes that the conflicting appellate court rulings has caused 39 states … Continue reading
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The Ultimate War Sim
David Wong details his requirements for The Ultimate War Sim. This War Sim is a bit more realistic than the current crop. Example? 1. …where I spend two hours pushing across a map to destroy a “nuclear missile silo,” only … Continue reading
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From A Position of Strength
Proteus over at Eject! Eject! Eject! has a series of articles entitled Eject! Eject! Eject!: STRENGTH (part 1) and Eject! Eject! Eject!: STRENGTH (part 2). Proteus’s forthcoming book of essays are something I look forward to purchasing, even though they … Continue reading
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In the beginning God create the Binary and the Assembly
And the net was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the core of the lightguide. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the Usenet. And God said, Let there be Fortran: and there was Fortran. … Continue reading
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More of Life’s Painful Lessons
Jay Tea over at Wizbang! has a list of Life’s painful lessons. I’ve shared several of Jay’s experiences and I can add: After applying Ben-Gay or other similar ointment, do not put in your contacts. Even after you have washed … Continue reading
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Bernard Lewis for Dummies
Findlay Dunachie examines two of Bernard Lewis’s books and synthesizes their arguments in a short essay entitled Bernard Lewis on what went wrong in the Middle East | Samizdata.net. I have Bernard’s The Crisis of Islam and find Findlay’s summary … Continue reading
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You See a Bright Glowing Ball in the Distance
And hear the scream of a meteor as it tears its way through the air. You see a giant cloud of dirt and smoke rise up, strangely silent. About 20 seconds later, a giant wave of sound slaps you backwards. … Continue reading
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