Month: October 2003
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NK Nukes
Steve sent me two interesting stories about nuclear proliferation in North Korea and the Middle East. I don’t think there’s any better way to sum up the matter than this. In other news, a new poll says that 59% of Palestinians would support terrorist bombings of Israel even if Israel pulled out of West Band…
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Why Not?
Why shouldn’t the soul of a mortal be proud? Life goes, it is true, like a swift-flying cloud But while it is going and ere he has died A man may do many things worthy of pride The high and the humble, the meek and the brave, Are all of them destined in time for…
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If you haven’t done so recently, check out the spiffy new look of the ObjectivismOnline forum.
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Mail Call
I got an email today from “HotSexyYellaFella31”: …i am very interested. I am a 17/m/tx and I live very close to the area you live in….I am str8 but I wanna see what messing with a guy is like. If you need your dick sucked or a quick jack off email me or give me…
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judge raps out dismissal…
Here is the actual ruling handed down by a judge in the Eminem defamation case, quoted verbatim: Mr Bailey complains that his rap is trash,/ so he’s seeking compensation in the form of cash./ Bailey thinks he’s entitled to some monetary gain,/ because Eminem used his name in vain./ The lyrics are stories no one…
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Monkeys’ brains move robotic arms: researchers at Duke have conducted experiments in which monkeys learned to operate a robot arm using only their brain signals.
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Music news…
Winamp 5 is in beta. I have just two words to describe it: GET IT In other news, iTunes is now available for Windows. I was not particularly impressed with it. On the plus side, $1 per song is a lot cheaper than buying CD’s, especially since you only pay for the songs you like.…
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More loony Brits…
Terrorists can have serious moral goals, says Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. Furthermore, “Violence is not to be undertaken by private persons,” he said. “If a state or administration acts without due and visible attention to agreed international process, it acts in a way analogous to a private person. It purports to be judge…
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Yahoo bans Yahoo Groups
In response to Yahoo’s refusal to delete a listserv run by “banned separatists,” the Indian government forced Indian ISP’s to ban the entire Yahoo Groups community. The easily circumvented ban is one of many instances of censorship in India and Pakistan. I’m curious as to whether the site is still being blocked. Perhaps some readers…
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"The Real Iraq"
Amir Taheri writes on “The Real Iraq“: “a first-hand account of an Iraq that is rapidly moving forward in nearly every aspect of life – political, economic and cultural. And a people that, while understandably skeptical after decades of tyranny, is nonetheless hopeful – and grateful for their liberation.”