Month: August 2005

  • a New Orleans account

    Here is what you won’t hear in the news: Tim sent me this first-hand account of the looting going on in New Orleans. Live video feed..

  • Violent Paramilitary Crackdown on Utah Ravers

    There’s a discussion on the forum about a violent raid by SWAT teams on a legal rave in Utah. Comments on the forum: “In my mind, this gets filed as yet another experiment by our government, to test the reaction of the public to martial law and dictatorship…” Info / Discuss

  • My Google Portal sites

    Here are some nifty sites whose RSS feeds I’ve added to my Google Portal: eHow – features daily “how to” article. Today’s “how to” stories include “How to Deal With an Overbearing Mother” and “How to Select Art for Your Home” Engadget – my source for all gadget-related news. For more general (and more left-biased)…

  • Google Talk is LIVE!

    Google talk is LIVE! Get it now! Add me: heroic(aT) gmail(dot)com (For those who don’t follow Google’s product lines religiously, Google Talk is their new instant messaging service.)

  • "Targeted guinea pig farm closes"

    British enviro-terrorists score another victory: The family-run Darley Oaks Farm in Newchurch, Staffordshire, has been at the centre of a campaign of abuse. The owners and people connected with the business have received death threats during the six-year onslaught. There are two notable things about this story: the UK police have essentially given up trying…

  • Mises Photos Online

    My (and a few other’s) photos from Mises University 2005 are up.

  • New Food Pyramid?

    Have you seen the new food pyramid issued by the USDA? I’ve been trying to decipher it, but all I’ve been able to figure out so far is that Nabisco, Kraft, Kellogs, the Milk and Beef lobbies, and PETA sent a lot of $ to Congress.