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August 31, 2006
Now That's Strange
Am I getting onions now? I just posted an article on DIgg (the Transactional Warfare piece.) Usually I watch an article for an hour after I post it -- people have questions and comments, and I want to be able...
Goodbye 4GW, Hello Transactional Warfare
There have been some great books lately on how warfare is both returning to its desultory roots and evolving from Mao's war to a decentralized trans-national threat. One buzzword is 4GW, which stands for Fourth Generation Warfare. The general idea...
August 30, 2006
Those Weather Channel Guys
Come on guys, it's the stupid title bar! Surely you can check that when you do a build Ok. I'm going to start getting all of my news from the Weather Channel website. I've already blogged about how the Wednesday...
August 27, 2006
Pluto Out. Neptune Next?
When will the madness stop? From Scotland on Sunday: THE solar system's biggest planets are at risk of being stripped of their status after the world's top astronomers voted to downgrade Pluto into the dwarf planet category. Experts claim that...
August 26, 2006
Morgellons: The Circus Ramps Up
Is Morgellon's Disease a disease like this? Recently I posted an article about Morgellons Disease, which I find interesting concept. Especially of interest is how, since we don't know what it is, how do people deal with this uncertainty? Most...
August 24, 2006
Pluto Voted Out
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) -- Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Pluto is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that downsize the solar system from nine planets to eight. Pluto is now considered a "dwarf" planet, along with Ceres...
This Just in: War is Illegal
This weekend we celebrate the 78th anniversay of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. There'll be bands marching, fireworks in the sky, and outdoor parties and celebrations. What? You don't know about the Kellogg-Briand Pact?...
August 22, 2006
Pluto: Fighting for Life
Pluto -- You're Going Down! Word from the International Astronomical Union today is that Pluto is about to get voted out of planet status. There was a committee that recommended earlier that Pluto be kept in the fold of planets,...
Hello. I'm Your Local Crackpot
Recently I wrote an article suggesting some new ways to look at the Global War On Terror. As a result of that article, several readers contacted me asking me to expand the idea. So I've been working on that, putting...
August 21, 2006
Philosophy's Smackdown Match
I'm lookin' for you, girlie boy! I'm going to kick your %$#! Recently I had a heckuva time listening to some of my tapes. I get collegiate-level courses on CD and then put them on my I-pod for listening when...
August 18, 2006
FBI and Program Management: The Contractor Made Me Do It
I've just got though reading an article in the Washington Post about the FBI's new Virtual Case File system. It's an incredible story....
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August 16, 2006
Things I Would Rather Do Than Program In Javascript
I am writing up a new version of batBack, my web syndication tool. I have realized over the last few weeks that I have been procrastinating. Well finally today I figured out why: I hate Javascript. I don't mean hate...
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Naturally Speaking
Isn't this beautiful? Wonder why? I just got through reading an interesting book, "Playing God in Yellowstone", by Alston Chase. The blurb kinda goes something like this: Chase argues convincingly that Yellowstone National Park is slowly being destroyed. He details...
August 9, 2006
Airplanes I'd Like
I love airplanes, and some day I'm going to buy one. In the meantime, I can plan what sort of airplane I would like. Just like anything else, different types of airplanes are good at different things. So there are...
August 7, 2006
Welcome to the First Media War
I've been doing analysis for most of my life, and I'm curious about the current state of world affairs, so I thought I would share with you my preliminary conclusions on the world situation as it is today. I believe...
August 4, 2006
Nerd Word of the Day: Planemo
Astronomers are in quite a pickle when it comes to what a planet is and what it is not. It used to be, if you could see them moving around in the night sky, they were planets (or "wanderers") Now,...
August 2, 2006
Morgellons: The Limits of Sanity
I like the topic of UFOs. Not because of the little green men, but because it tells us something about how our culture deals with the unknown. Cryptozoology is another good topic, as is parapsychology. Lately there's been a new...
August 1, 2006
If it's Finances, You're an Idiot
Over the last fifteen years or so of watching a lot of television, I've reached a conclusion about advertising: If it's finances, the companies think you're an idiot. I haven't done a good rant post in a while, so hang...