Quotes
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: July 2005
Any Sufficiently Fast Monkey Mind….
Is indistinguishable from a human mind. (With all apologies to Arthur C. Clarke) Gerard Van der Lun uses a Hipster PDA and came up with a collection of notes that he’s dumped on his blog. One of my favorites: There … Continue reading
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An Edgy New Game
Remove the overlapping edges in this great game: Planarity [Via
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Sometimes The Postings Just Write Themselves
I’m a member of the Association of Computing Machinery (despite the name, I am not a machine). I subscribe to ACM Tech News which sent the following to me today: "Senators Promise ‘Brain Drain’ Bill"InternetNews.com (07/21/05); Mark, Roy U.S. Senators … Continue reading
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NOW I Know Why
John Roberts looked so familiar. Meet John Roberts. [Via The LLama Butchers]
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If A Tree Falls In The Forest
and nobody hears it, did it fall? If you write satire and some people don’t get it, is it still satire? Well, yes, it is. In fact, its all that much better. I just hope Larry keeps blogging when EvilChimpHitlerMonkeyBushBakedBeansBoy … Continue reading
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YAKIA
Yet Another Killer Internet Application Google Earth is a desktop application that interfaces with earth.google.com to provide fly-by maps, fly-by directions, searches, etc. Want to fly around the streets of Bagdad without someone taking a potshot at you? No problem! … Continue reading
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The Grievance of Existence
Christopher Hitches examines the grievances of those who exploded the bombs in London. The grievance of seeing unveiled women. The grievance of the existence, not of the State of Israel, but of the Jewish people. The grievance of the heresy … Continue reading
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Now Billy Joe Bob Can Know Why He Never Felt Fulfilled Afterwards
Mystery of Empty Chicken Sex Solved – Yahoo! News. The link above will no doubt expire at some point, but this is the title of an article in "Space & Astronomy News" in Yahoo. Why "Space & Astronomy", I know … Continue reading
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Allen Turned Resolutely To Writing
He bent his will to the task at hand. He had always felt a desire, a burning desire to write a review of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. He didn’t just want to write a review, but the best review possible. … Continue reading
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What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been
On Friday morning, I was an adopted only child. Today, as of last count, I have 2 full-blood siblings and 3 (possibly more) half-blood siblings. I had always known that I was adopted, but had never pursued a relationship with … Continue reading
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