Month: June 2003
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Hippies: I knew they were good for something…
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I was ego-surfing the web
I was ego-surfing the web today, when I came accross a biography of my namesake — in Russian. It seems that Äàâèä Âåêñëåð was a a psychologist at Columbia University who invented the IQ test. Specifically, he came up with the following definition of intelligence: "The aggregate, or global capacity to act purposefully, think rationally,…
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Martha Stewart: Political Prisoner
There are a number of interesting stories covering the witch hunt the government is pursuing against Martha Stewart. A number of papers are running stories such as "Official Poll: Is Martha Stewart guilty?" and Poll: Majority of New Yorkers think Martha Stewart is guilty. How the hell is Joe Shmoe supposed to know the details…
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The title says it all:
The title says it all: Starving [African] Nations Reject U.S. Food Donation. If you want my take, read last years blog on it. In other news, the Defense Dept is adopting the "new" IPv6 protocol. My guess is that when every bussiness has IPv6 implemented in 5 years, the Pentagon will still be conducting studies…
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I'm a corporate tool.
A few months ago, I placed a tiny, invisible image on my blog in exchange for "product samples." A few weeks later, I got a bucket with a shirt, chocolate drinks, other assorted merchandize, and a link to "Raging Cow," a blog "written by a cow" that just happens to have the name and image…
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Do you know this bird?
A few weeks ago, I noticed a little bird nursing two eggs on a palm tree two feet outside my window, and I decided to try to take a few snapshots of the chicks. Although I’ve seen it clean and feed the baby chicks, whenever I approach the nest on the porch to take some…
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My mom and sister are
My mom and sister are currently on vacation in Israel, visiting my grandmother and many other relatives. With that in mind, I found the following post from James Lileks to be an eloquent summary of my current thoughts on the "peace process": The top-of-the-hour radio news played today’s news just as you’d expect – everything…
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Finally! The same people that
Finally! The same people that brough you the inflatable church, portable concrete bunker, and private island, now present your very own weatherwane Boeing 727 Airplane Home.
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LTE: Regarding Monopolies
I had to cut short a letter to the editor I wrote about monopolies, but if you want to read some common misconceptions about monopolies, you can do so here here: June 12, 2003 Regarding Monopolies (In response to a letter) Robert presents a number of common misconceptions about monopolies. He correctly points that natural…
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JIHAD IN THE PRESENT TIME
Take a look at "JIHAD IN THE PRESENT TIME," an "essay" found on a mainstream Pakistani Islamic website. The writer asks: Has jihad now become binding on every Muslim? …and provides the answer: Until Islam as a Way of Life dominates the whole of the world and until Allah’s Law is enforced everywhere in the…