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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: June 2004
This Is the Strawman that Broke the Camel’s Back
Well, the news has finally broken. Rumsfeld did approve specific coercive interview tactics on detainees. What tactics did he approve? Use of scenario to convince the detainee that death or severe pain could be imminent for him or his family. … Continue reading
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Life Trumps Bloggin
Still have lots of stuff to do at work and home, so blogging will still be spotty. Still have lots of draft posts, but I’m still resisting doing a link dump.
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Cool Tool
Go visit MusicPlasma to view how bands you like are related. Type in the name of a band and related bands are shown as connections. The larger the number of connections, the more popular the band. [Via ???]
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Fahrenheads
Just as Rush has his “dittoheads”, I would suggest that Michael has his Farenheads — knee-jerk liberals who swallow Michael’s bilge without batting an eye. From what I can gather from Christopher Hitchens’s article Unfairenheit 9/11, Christopher is not a … Continue reading
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Punditry
Skip if you don’t like puns. I found these to be pretty good in an email I received from a friend. No Pun In Ten 1. A vulture boarded a plane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess stops them and … Continue reading
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Cool Site of the Day
NationMaster – “a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.” Warning — This can be a huge timewaster for factoid surfers. … Continue reading
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You Reach a Fork in the Road
Down which you may travel four different paths. Read “Does Anyone Doubt That We Really Are At War?” to view Donald Sensing’s take on where we go from here. Those of you who really doubt that we are at war … Continue reading
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Set Your Phasers on ‘Stun’
Read Real ray-guns to learn about advanced energy weapons being developed. Some of the Taser-like items include: A weapon under development by Rheinmetall, based in Dorf, Germany, creates a conducting channel by using a small explosive charge to squirt a … Continue reading
Posted in Science
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The Two Things You Should Know About Blogging
In a recent email sent to me by TopFive.com (of which I recommend ClubTopFive), they had a link to The Two Things. This is a site dedicated to “The Two Things You Should Know About X.” The premise being that … Continue reading
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President Clinton’s My Life
I was listening to NPR’s Morning Edition report on President Clinton’s My Life on my way in to work today and had several reactions to the piece. As a basis of understanding, I still like Clinton in some ways. I … Continue reading
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