tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57731822011-04-21T10:57:28.634-07:00A libertarian Christian plays whack-a-mole with various and sundry nitwits.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1150307937391007612006-06-14T20:58:00.000-07:002006-06-14T21:05:36.870-07:00

It is now in its permanent home at http://www.centerdigit.com. Please update your links.

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At All CostsThis is it. This is the book we've been waiting for. Want to see Honor Harrington takin' it to the Peeps? Want to see the Mother of All Battles? Want to see Honor get her personal life squared away for a change? This is the book you're after. Need some teasers? Some carrots to lure you through the endless diplomacy of War of Honor? How about this:350 Havenite ships of the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1150059068318717702006-06-11T13:50:00.000-07:002006-06-11T14:26:06.576-07:00

Hola, and welcome to la casa de perros!!!La casa de perros is 64 square feet of luxury accomodations for the large and furry among us. It includes a private entrance...(note previous accomodations in background)...as well as the "servants entrance"...Here we see spokesmodel Zoe as she prepares to demonstrate the operation of the private entrance.La casa de perros has plenty of room to stretch

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Stay tuned.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149861137469596292006-06-09T04:50:00.000-07:002006-06-09T06:53:07.990-07:00

Microsoft's Developer Network (their documentation site for API's and such) is debuting a Wiki-style format. Now if only Apple would do the same.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149737722470833982006-06-07T19:48:00.000-07:002006-06-07T22:21:40.916-07:00

Improvised Explosive Device? No, not this time, but close. Today we're talking about Intermittent Explosive Disorder, which is apparently being tapped as the root of so-called "road rage".Road rage, temper outbursts that involve throwing or breaking objects and even spousal abuse can sometimes be attributed to the disorder, though not everyone who does those things is afflicted.By definition,

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149688408238240222006-06-07T04:38:00.000-07:002006-06-07T06:54:39.800-07:00

Here is a fascinating article about Blizzard's rise to power in the computer gaming world. The article skips over the juggernaut that was (and in some ways still is) StarCraft, but manages to tell the story fairly completely otherwise. Without identifying it as such, the author touches on what I believe to be one of the keys to Blizzard's success: iterative design. Like Burt Rutans of the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149610543635412972006-06-06T05:13:00.000-07:002006-06-06T09:15:43.660-07:00

I-Mockery has a blow-by-blow review, with screenshots and animations, of the hilariously bad 1980's movie Gymkata. I laughed so hard I cried.

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There are only a few albums that I can listen to from start to finish without getting annoyed at one song or another. Usually I wind up fixating on one song as either being good or bad, and I either listen to that song exclusively or hate listening to the whole album because of it. Anyway, in no particular order, these are my faves:U2 -- The Joshua Tree: Can't beat it with a stick. It has a

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149254573409005412006-06-02T04:18:00.000-07:002006-06-02T06:22:53.450-07:00

Evan's got some good comments about the OS wars today:What would cause Microsoft to start failing? Has it developed such a corrosive corporate culture that it's simply incapable of developing products that customers want? It's hard to create great software when you spend more of your energy blocking competitors than building things people actually want to use. Companies that lose sight of the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149162404409077252006-06-01T04:43:00.000-07:002006-06-01T04:46:44.410-07:00

Zimbabwe presents us with a case-in-point of why it's bad to let the government control the money supply:A NEW $100,000 banknote will be issued in Zimbabwe today. With a value of about 67p, it is worth only the price of a loaf of bread.Its introduction comes as the economy buckles under the highest rate of inflation in the world, currently at 1,042 per cent.Yes, I'm aware that the USA's inflation

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Clayton Cramer digs up another one. Love the spin in the article he references. Do these people ever stop?

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149161309827012142006-06-01T04:16:00.000-07:002006-06-01T04:28:29.986-07:00

Matthew Miller is a doctor who seems to think medical training makes him an expert on gun ownership. Observe:Miller, a physician with training in internal medicine, medical oncology and medical ethics, has been the Associate Director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center since the year 2000....Your father did a great job keeping his firearms hidden from you -- but as the study that

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149090051456139202006-05-31T04:51:00.000-07:002006-05-31T08:42:11.913-07:00

The word is out... Al Gore says it's OK if he "over-represents" the facts (ie, lies about them) in his movie An Inconvenient Truth, because his heart's in the right place:I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going

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Apparently a Marine was jumped by 5 teenagers with a shotgun and a .380. He had a knife. Marine kills one, seriously injures another, gets away with a cut on his hand. Yes, you read that right.Even more amazing is the fact that the dead perp's family isn't blaming the victim for a change. After reading the article and getting over the initial "holy crap" factor, the thing that touches me the

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I spoke with a man this past weekend who talked of his troubles reconciling with those whose positions are radically opposed to his own. Like most of us, he has a sort of instinctive need to resolve the differences into mutual agreement, and this causes all sorts of internal strife. He told of one man in his church who wanted him to publicly condemn and cast out of fellowship a couple of

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Somebody's actually paying attention. Florida is laying the smackdown on eminent domain:Florida Governor Jeb Bush yesterday signed into law House Bill 1567, which provides home and business owners across the state with meaningful protection against eminent domain abuse. The bill, which passed the legislature with overwhelming support, prohibits localities from transferring land from one owner

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Our "big boss" is headed off on vacation. Here's her email announcing it, with names changed for confidentiality purposes:I will be gone from June 1 to 13th. During my absence, Matt will be in charge. Matt is gone June 1 and 2, so while he's gone Ted is in charge. Ted's gone those days too, so while he's gone, Chuck is in charge. But Chuck is with Matt, so while he's gone, Linda's in charge.

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149000951896603692006-05-30T04:42:00.000-07:002006-05-30T07:55:51.920-07:00

War of Honor is not so much the story of any battles as it is the story of how the war between Manticore and Haven, in a cease-fire at the end of the last book, overcomes various obstacles and gets people shooting at each other once again. It's become clear that Weber has no respect for socialists (which of course raises my respect for him), though he does fall a bit more into the conservative

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1149000116433101192006-05-30T04:36:00.000-07:002006-05-30T07:41:56.596-07:00

John Silveira has a great response to the question persistently asked of us vocal libertarians, “If you don’t like it here, why don’t you move to another country?”And the Mises Institute has 2 good articles about the eco-nazi movement and their parting of ways with things like reason and economic reality.The Rhetoric of the Environmental Movement"Sustainable Development" Privileges the Few

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1148913427483935572006-05-29T07:25:00.000-07:002006-05-30T08:50:53.166-07:00

Atari halts NWN1 support, [once again] in financial ruinThis doesn't sound good for the publisher formerly known as Infogrames, and while they may deserve credit for supporting NWN for nearly four years, that's not nearly as long as the decade of support Blizzard has given Diablo.Atari's day is done. It was done a while ago, before the company made a comeback, but now we see that the comeback

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1148574430565603562006-05-25T21:26:00.000-07:002006-05-25T21:04:32.183-07:00

I've been aware of Spore for a while, and apparently the development team made a good showing at E3 this year. Here's a link to a huge video of one of their presentations, with a surprise cameo by Robin Williams, who is a huge gamer-geek, at least according to Wikipedia.All I've got to say is, as a programmer, Spore makes my head spin. Procedural animation (watch the video and you might get it)

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It's almost inevitable. I get into a conversation with some supporter of the status quo, and eventually the question always comes up: "just what do you hope to accomplish, anyway? The world is never going to change to what you want." "...the case for principled intellectual activism does not depend on having realistic hopes for victory in our lifetimes."-- Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Speaking

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First gun control, now knife control.Morons.

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Hillary Clinton is now pushing for a return to the 55 mph speed limit. Yet another argument for secession. You folks on the east and west coasts have crap for brains.

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Ars Technica has an interesting article about a website named Prosper.com, which connects people who want to borrow money with those who want to lend it to them. Banks are not in the picture, and neither is there any obvious sign of government interference (ie, insurance, minimum interest rates, etc.). Borrowers give their story, telling why they want to borrow money and how much. Lenders

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Last year about this time, I decided to try a more-or-less vegan diet. I'm the last guy you'd find campaigning for animal rights, and I've spent considerable time arguing with those who do. My version of veganism was simple: no obvious meat, dairy, or egg products. I didn't care or stress out if something was made with chicken broth, or if somewhere in a recipe there was an egg or two.

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The greatest military story ever told is coming to the big screen. I've got goosebumps just from writing that sentence. There's no official trailer yet, but there are some production videojournals.

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Colorado Sen. Wayne Allard said he hopes this is the year the U.S. Senate will vote for his proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage, which cleared a key committee Thursday and is headed to the full Senate in June."Now is the time to send to the states a constitutional amendment that protects traditional marriage and prevents judges from rewriting traditional marriage laws," said Allard, a

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... where the government can't. Or won't.Tiny Houses Find a Friend on the Gulf CoastAlong the Gulf Coast, where fierce winds and massive storm surges from Hurricane Katrina flattened thousands of homes, the idea of small homes is attractive. Mississippi has developed a prototype for housing hurricane victims called the Katrina Cottage. But Julie Martin, who lived on a government-supplied ship in

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(hat tip, Brain Terminal)According to the Seattle Public Schools, racism can only be practiced by whites:The systematic subordination of members of targeted racial groups who have relatively little social power in the United States (Blacks, Latino/as, Native Americans, and Asians), by the members of the agent racial group who have relatively more social power (Whites). The subordination is

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1147800177339765172006-05-16T16:16:00.000-07:002006-05-16T10:23:44.806-07:00

... because if they had, maybe these bears wouldn't have killed and eaten a monkey in front of spectators at the zoo. Then again, maybe they would have. Bears don't seem to respect anyone's rights, even those who might legitimately claim to have them, unlike the fantasies of some concerning the monkey.

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If there is any tool that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- should have, it is something along the lines of the Leatherman series of products. My darling wife bought me one for Christmas, which I have carried daily since. I had a desperate need for it one time (disconnecting/reconnecting an automobile battery cable), and have found it extremely handy at others. Recently, the belt pouch wore

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As previously discussed, almost 50 cents of the price of every gallon of gas goes directly to the government. As anyone who works for a living knows, a sizable chunk of one's paycheck goes to government. Of course, every time I complain about it, I get the inevitable "but it's such a small price to pay" blather.OK statists, you wanna play it like that? Fine. I'm going to embark on a quixotic

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The idiocy continues.

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Lew Rockwell has a great article (which turns out to be an extended call for support) about the way government operates. I particularly liked the footrace analogy:Think of the contest between power and market (in Rothbard's phrase) as two parallel foot races on a track that never ends. One group of runners have worked out rules for how closely they can run to others, which lanes they can stay in

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This forum post, about drop rates of special items in World of Warcraft, gave me the idea for this entry. Beyond all the game-speak, the author makes this important point:Humans really and truly suck at recognizing randomness. Countless studies have proven this. A researcher will show people two series of numbers: one randomly generated, and one not, and then ask the subject to guess which is

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Hollywood ponders its failure to market movies to Christians."On Sunday, 43 percent of America was in church," Jonathan Bock, head of a movie marketing company that specializes in religious audiences, said at a panel discussion on "What Would Jesus Direct?" at the Tribeca Film Festival this week."For studios to not recognize that's an audience is like them saying, 'We're not marketing movies to

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1146840592872848652006-05-04T19:35:00.000-07:002006-05-05T07:49:53.010-07:00

Those who've played WoW for the last year or so have generally been frustrated by the user forums and Blizzard's apparent unconcern for the multitude of technical problems. Desperate attempts to get some reassurance that Blizzard even gives a damn have often been met by glib responses such as "we are aware of the problem and are working to resolve it". Which is fine in the heat of the

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1146767802922634472006-05-04T05:21:00.000-07:002006-05-04T11:36:43.076-07:00

From here:Peter Singer: To be a utilitarian means that you judge actions as right or wrong in accordance with whether they have good consequences.Translation: The end justifies the means.Quick rebuttal: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

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National Geographic has a quiz up that tests one's knowledge of the geography, politics, and demographics of the world around them. I'm just a dumb Oklahoma redneck, and I got 20 out of 20, so how hard can it be?

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From Reason:Peak Oil Panic: Is the planet running out of gas? If it is, what should the Bush administration do about it?(answers: 1) Yes, but not as fast as you think, and 2) Stop trying to do anything about it)Republicans and Gas Prices: Look in the MirrorThis article has an excellent description of what all these "environmentally friendly" fuel rules are doing to prices.

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I've added Titan Panel to my list of good AddOns. It gives you a bunch of handy "heads-up" info, but the clock and world coordinates are probably my favorites.

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For those who haven't already seen them, Apple has posted all six videos from their new ad campaign for the Mac. I especially like the "Restarting" and "Network" ads. I still think the old "Switcher" campaign was much better. Someone has finally posted all those ads, since Apple took them down a long time ago. Among my favorites are Andy Skowronski (the dude is intense -- check out that

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The laws of economics, vindicated again.What began two years ago as a temporary blip in the steady supply of migrants to China's export hub, where low wages and long hours are the norm, has become a constant problem for factory bosses. Some are responding with perks to attract job applicants as "Help Wanted" ads go unanswered. Others are subcontracting work to inland cities, chasing the young,

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Your results:You are Green LanternGreen Lantern 80%Hulk 75%Batman 55%Spider-Man 50%Iron Man 50%Supergirl 50%The Flash 50%Catwoman 45%Superman 45%Robin 37%Wonder Woman 30%Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test

Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472170138477632101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773182.post-1146265516191659192006-04-28T18:04:00.000-07:002006-04-28T16:37:54.193-07:00

My tables are showing a giant amount of whitespace in front of them, but there shouldn't be. It's that way in Firefox, IE for Windows, and Safari, but not IE for the Mac. What gives? Anybody?*UPDATE* Turns out Blogger was doing it to me because my table code wasn't all on one line.

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Reader Jason Spalding asks, in response to my last post:Have you ever looked at a map of gas prices in the United Stated based on county? Have you compared it to the results shown on a map showing the winning presidential candidate by county?Yes I have. I'm familiar with the various conspiracy theories regarding this idea that Bush "bought votes with low gas prices", and personally I think it's

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Here's the biggest government sleight-of-hand of all with regards to gas prices. First, the latest Exxon profit report:Thursday, Exxon Mobil announced it had earned $8 billion in profits in the first three months of this year. For outraged consumers, the staggering profit numbers boil down to this: Exxon earned 9.5 cents on every $1 of gasoline and oil sold, cashing in on skyrocketing prices at

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"Everyone wants a MacBook Pro because they are so bitchin'."-- Steve Jobs(thanks, Engadget)

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...for when I'm getting frustrated with forum people is the Flame Warriors. It contains a list of archetypes that you're likely to meet (or be) on discussion forums. I'm not sure, I should probably keep track, but I think I've met them all. I know for certain that I've met the Cyber Sisters, the Therapist, Fragile Femme, and Issues. One repeat Fragile Femme was extremely annoying to a

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And in a followup to my rant last night, here's what the Mises Institute has to say today about the present petroleum flap:So, let us trace this sorry story to its most recent beginnings. (1) Congress requires new fuel mixtures during the warm weather months which are costly and disrupt available supplies, but those mixtures do not make the air any cleaner; (2) The President and Congress decide

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Bush takes aim at gasoline prices.Let's take this point by point, shall we?President George W. Bush pressured profit-rich oil companies to invest in new refineries on Tuesday and announced steps against any price gouging to contain gas prices that have soared while his popularity plummets.Here's a little translation for ya:"Steps against price gouging" = "price controls"and"Price controls" = "

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I'm always a little hesitant to fire broadsides at such big targets, because as always, the devil is in the details. Socialism, as I use the term, refers to involuntary socialism, as a state-sponsored system would be. It's a system in which, at the time of contribution, the contributor is forced against his will to give up some portion of what he has, supposedly for the "greater good". It is

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I ran across this video the other day. It's about a minute of a busy intersection in India. I've shown this video to an Indian coworker, and he assures me that it is typical. The first time through, a typical American driver's reaction is one of horrified fascination. The scene is utter chaos. Surely there must be deaths and injuries galore.Look closerDespite any visible stop signs, traffic

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Mises has an excellent article today (more of a rant, really) about all these nonsense anti-smoking laws:The bottom line is that if you are a smoker, you do not have a right to smoke in my house nor in my place of business. If you want to smoke at a restaurant, bar, strip club, or casino, open your own. If you can't, stay home.And if you are a nonsmoker, you do not have a right to a smoke-free

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"Security is mostly a superstition...Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all." -- Helen Keller

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Dehumanization is the process of removing human qualities from a person, or more specifically, one's mental image of a person. Another word for it is objectification, but there's something more... sinister about dehumanization. Objectifying someone allows a certain emotional detachment, but not necessarily a negative emotonal association. Dehumanizing them, on the other hand, allows one to

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I ran across a really great leveling guide for Alliance. I'm using it because I've been playing this stupid game for a year and a half, and STILL haven't gotten a character to level 60. I figure it's about time I stopped piddling around and got down to business.In other news, I've been trying to find the perfect loadout of interface mods, at least for my play style. I was a big CT_Mod fan for

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My life has been a series of failures to measure up. In high school, I was an A-B student. My friends and brother were A students, and this was constantly thrown in my face by those in authority. They knew I could do better. Hell, *I* knew I could do better. But nobody ever gave me a good reason to care, so I didn't. I was the first in my family to attend college, and I went on a full

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I suppose maybe I ought to comment on the story of the would-be Oklahoma cannibal, since it's happening just down the road from me. But what is there to say, really? It's a sad situation for the victim's family, and an intolerably dangerous one for the rest of us if he gets off. Let's be realistic: his conviction is a foregone conclusion at this point, and even if he's innocent (unlikely)

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(click the picture)

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With a title like Ashes of Victory, you know there's going to be a downside at the end. And while I'd stumbled on a couple of spoilers while browsing for Honor-related material, I had no idea that Weber was going to go where he did. Wow. Weber seems to have fully adopted the multiple-storylines perspective, and I'm getting used to it. Again he cuts Honor herself out of a major part of the

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I saw this headline at Yahoo, and was SURE that I'd seen something like it before:Quarter of Species Gone by 2050Using several models that project habitat changes, migration capabilities of various species, and related extinctions in 25 "hotspots," scientists predict that a quarter of the world's plant and vertebrate animal species would face extinction by 2050.A little digging, and what's this?

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An Inconvenient TruthEloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. The film is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry.Alternate title: An Insufferable

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A new report by Human Rights Watch draws on various sources to show how the Rwandan genocide was planned and executed. I am in the process of reading the whole report, but this press release contains the most damning summary so far:“Genocidal violence did not just break out as a result of fear or hatred of the Tutsi minority,” said Alison Des Forges, senior adviser to the Africa division at

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Nebraska's governor has signed concealed carry into law. They still have a problem in that they did not include a pre-emption clause, which allows local governments to continue to ban concealed carry (anti's call this "local control"). It appears that some are already trying to fix this.Here's the scoreboard:2nd

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...the gun-to-Mom's-head test.The latest at Mises is about the harsh realities of law and law enforcement:People who criticize government as nothing but beating, killing, and hanging — to use Mises's phrase — are sometime accused of using exaggerated and hyperbolic language. Surely government is more than that and is not always that. Something as simple as a stop sign doesn't beat you or kill you

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After all the fuss and bother, they did actually manage by some miracle to deliver my sweet new monitor the very next day. I had it shipped ground because they paid for it, but apparently their warehouse is in Texas or somewhere similarly close by, because that bad boy was in my hands yesterday, and was hooked up in the home office last night. Nice going, Dell!Your website still sucks.

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(note: this blog has moved. See current content at CenterDigit.com)So I go to order my brand-spankin-new Dell 20" widescreen LCD monitor. I already have one at work, and I love it so much I decided to grab one for the home office. Thus begins the craptastic odyssey that is the Dell web experience. First, at the opening page of Dell.com, there's no obvious way to see a list of products or

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Yes, I'm watching Nebraska. No, I'm not ready to post it yet. I'm waiting for news that the governor has signed their new concealed carry bill. As we said when I was part of the fight in Michigan, it ain't over till it's over.

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The Mises Institute has a great article today on the subject of homesteading. For those who still have questions about this peculiar piece of the praxaeological puzzle (I love alliteration), I believe this article will explain a whole lot. I especially dug the reference at the end to the profound beauty of emergence:To watch a town be transformed in a matter of hours, from unoccupied to

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I am the commentator who brought up the oil issue. I have a couple of comments on your post. 1. The lack of patience with "doomsayers" is a bit odd coming from a christian, considering how many of them believe in biblical literalism.This blog has been up for two and a half years. In no post will you find me subscribing to any form of biblical literalism. I have just as little patience with

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I just now got around to noticing that the May 2006 issue of Reason includes a cover story on the peak oil hysteria. If/when they get around to posting it online, I'll post a link.

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Well, a commenter has decided that the very next thing I need to discuss is the supposedly impending Book of Revelations-style apocalypse that will devour us all because we're going to run out of oil someday. I really have very little patience for doomsdayers, and personally would take it as a great favor if they'd just join Heaven's Gate or something like it.Anyway... this article has a lot of

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The gamer in me has locked on to a fun new target. It'll probably be a while before I can get it, but it appears someone has made a pencil-and-paper wargame for the Honorverse! Yum...

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It's been a while, but I've been so caught up in these books (as well as other activities) that I haven't stopped to blog them. So here's the short version: if you're not reading this series, you're missing out. Each book is like a feast, and you can't help but end them feeling intensely satisfied.The long version:Flag in Exile picks up as Honor is shuffled off to "doing nothing" duty as a

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My wife and I just moved, and rather than mess around with U-Haul or Ryder, who have not impressed us in the past, we decided to give this new Pods thing a try. Essentially, a Pod is an 8' x 8' x 16' cargo container that the company drops off at your old house, gives you a few weeks to load up, then takes to your new house and gives you some more time to unload.All in all, the loading and

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I love the fact that she's a feminist who is just as concerned about men's rights as women's. Her latest entry regarding the practical realities (for men) of adoption/abortion laws is a keeper. She's a tremendous ally for men in the fight against the prejudiced family law system that pervades America, and she does so without compromising her own principles about the proper treatment of women in

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A friend of mine once related his reaction to an episode of one of those afternoon talk shows (Jerry Springer, Geraldo Rivera, Maury Povich, etc.). This particular episode had some white supremacists on it, and I'm fuzzy on the details as to whether the black participants were guests or audience members, but it's not important. My friend noted that the white supremacists wore suits and ties,

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So I'm reading this story about the nutjob who killed a bunch of people in Seattle over the weekend. All very sad and tragic, and I can't imagine the horror of losing one's child in such a fashion. But then this just leaps out at me:Kyle and Kelley Moore said they allowed their 14-year-old daughter, Melissa, to go to raves as long she came home by her 3 a.m. curfew. Saturday morning, the

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Despite my earlier profession of affection for Meat Loaf's music, the music I listen to most is contemporary Christian. I'm a fan of Third Day in particular, with various other bands/artists contributing to my list of favorites. I find a lot of the music personally moving, especially that which deals with loss, like Third Day's "Cry Out to Jesus", or hope, like FFH's "Fly Away", or a more

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I have the most destructive dog I have ever known, and he continually finds ways to escape from our fenced yard. We have 4' chain link fence, and he has bad knees, so even if it had occurred to him to simply jump over it, at this point he probably wouldn't be able to. He's also not much of a digger. What he is, however, is strong as an ox and stubborn as a mule. His solution is to go through

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I was reminded over the weekend that I hadn't updated my sidebar in a while. So now I've done so. Among the various changes, I wanted to mention one in particular, a new blog under "Blogs of Note".Post Secret is a blog where people send in their deep dark personal secrets on homemade postcards. It's updated weekly, and I make it a point to go look at it every week. Most of the secrets have no

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Buck Owens dies at 76

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As a followup to the previous post about Kansas, here's the scoreboard:2nd AmendmentShall-IssueMay-IssueNo-IssueAlaskaVermontAlabamaArizonaArkansasColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNevadaNew HampshireNew MexicoNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth

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What's this? A legislative body slapped down its chief executive? And on the subject gun rights no less? Hoody-frickin-hoo!!!Kansas goes shall-issue! Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

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...again, I defended this company for 15 years, just like you are. This is what I was (and you are) defending. Crash after crash in high-profile public demos. A psychotic nutjob (Steve Ballmer) inexplicably leaping around stage screaming like a banshee. A rich wimp with grand ideas but no readily apparent personality, sense of taste, or technical skill. It should be enough to turn your

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These twits are on exactly the wrong track.Governments, not private companies, should take the lead in improving public access to safe drinking water, representatives of 148 countries said Wednesday at the end of a forum on how to tackle the world's water crisis. ADVERTISEMENTThe seven-day forum focused much of its attention on the developing world's growing reliance on bottled water bought from

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I've been really exhausted lately, and have taken a break from my usual internet haunts (message boards) to focus on some immediate things that need doing. It's been about a week and a half I think. Today I got a few minutes and ran by these places for a quick look-see at what the denizens are up to, and I think I see the problem.Y'see, the two boards (other than my own) are full of a

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...where the good guys win and the bad guys need medical assistance.Two men walked into the Homeland at 89th and Memorial. They walked up to the cashier, and one of them pulled out a gun, demanding money. That's when a customer pulled out a gun and shot one of the robbers. The robber then began to crawl towards the door. Both men were able to get away in a white four-door Oldsmobile. No word yet

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Bush: Troops to Stay in Iraq for YearsHow is this different from a "quagmire"? Just asking...

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My favorite album of all time, I think, is Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell, circa 1977. There are a few that challenge it, like Prince's Purple Rain and Rush's 2112, but Bat Out of Hell has had something new for me every time I've listened to it.It's also the only album I've owned 3 times. I had it once on audio cassette, lost it. Had it again on CD. Lost it. Now I've got it again courtesy of

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So now Starbuck's is buying Rwandan coffee -- which is good right at the outset because Africa in general needs exports and trade relations to lift its people out of the mud. And what's this? An update on Starbucks' purchasing habits?Dub Hay, Starbucks' senior vice president of coffee, would not disclose how much Rwandan farmers were paid for their Starbucks beans, but said the company pays a

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Reason has an excellent article about the reality of so-called "Fair Trade". It turns out that all is not what it seems when it comes to the conscience-soothing label.Gregorio Martinez grows coffee on 30 hectares of land in Lepaera, Honduras, where he lives with his wife and four children. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch destroyed his crop, leaving him deep in debt; by 2004 he was set to lose his farm

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In a recent forum topic, discussion of Dana Reeve's death turned instantly to agenda. The first response to the thread:I think I'm in shock. I know that they never said that her cancer was caused by cigarettes/ second hand smoke ( she was NON-SMOKER ) but if this doesnt open peoples eye's to what that crap could do to them, just a little, then I don't know what to think.Why is it that every time

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We're getting some solid reports of what's happened in the wake of Katrina, and how well the government's aid efforts are going:Not only was FEMA unable to cater to people's needs when they needed trailers, but now just the opposite is happening. Homeowners who have repaired their houses are having difficulty returning the trailers to FEMA. The agency, overwhelmed, is unable to inspect the

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Harry was the first libertarian candidate for president I ever voted for. Lew Rockwell has some kind words to say about this great friend of liberty. We'll miss you, Harry.

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Reason has an excellent article about moral panic-mongers on both the right and left. We're treated to a rational dissection of the claims, fears, and hyperbole of the anti-fast-food crusaders on the left and the anti-porn crusaders on the right. It also gives us a brief history of the moral panic. See how many of these you recognize:The term moral panic was popularized by the British

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