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Monday, March 31, 2003
Today: the IRAQ-O-METER is somehow both funny and disturbing, Rumsfeld apparently thought he knew better than the Pentagon on how to wage the war on Iraq, Michael Fumento debunks the threat level of SARS (and while you're there, check out his piece on the Atkins diet), BlogShares is a highly interesting experiment, and here's a fun puzzle: how on Earth was this image made? Also, check out the weird food science at The Fat Duck.
Friday, March 28, 2003
Weird headlines abound today -- with the top of the list easily being Time Traveler Busted for Insider Trading. Next up, Morocco offers US monkeys to detonate mines, and not quite as weird but certainly a rare event: meteorites crash into south-side Chicago homes (requires Chicago Tribune registration.)
Not in the weird headline competition at all (but interesting nonetheless) is a story over at ReasonOnline about war imagery and the Qatari news network Al Jazeera, subtitled "The Fall of CNN and what it means for the war." Furthermore, in some of the most vivid writing I've seen yet on this war, check out Robert Fisk's Commentator column over at the UK Independent.
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Whoa. I don't know much about the publication it's in, but this anti-war piece, written by retired U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant and former West Point military science instructor Stan Goff, seems credible and hard to refute. I can only hope that this coming war won't be as destructive to the world political scene as he posits.
In what should be required reading for all U.S. citizens, there's a fascinating in-depth examination of why America scares the world over at MSNBC. Also, there's an interesting, if brief, article in the Guardian written by former president Clinton analyzing the UN/security council/Iraqi weapons inspection scene.
Monday, March 17, 2003
I find it interesting that more and more Americans are turning to foreign news sources for unbiased reporting that doesn't kowtow, pander, or otherwise become a marketing force for the United States government. It's about time people woke up and realized that our media watchdogs have lost their teeth. So much for the fourth estate, eh?
By the way, while on a political note, try out this political orientation quiz, and let me know if the results seem a bit off to you. It said I was a republican, which anyone who knows me would laugh at. I'm guessing its flaw is in the fact that it fails to take into account how one prioritizes certain things over others, for instance environmentalism over free-market business practices.
On the amusing front, every father (who can) should build a 1/5 scale Sherman Tank for his son. If I was more mechanically inclined, I sure would! Speaking of things fathers ought to do for their sons, it's always a good time to teach proper urinal etiquette.
And in a (so far) unique occurance, I'm linking to a Ford-positive story (Ford to sell new hybrid SUV at a loss) only days after a negative one.
On a more surreal note, how about a carp speaking hebrew, issuing apocalyptic warnings before being slaughtered at a fish market?
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
I find it interesting that even Bush Sr. is expressing concern over his son's apparent lack of concern about getting UN backing before heading into Iraq.
For a moment's amusement, try using Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" button after feeding in the search phrase "french military victories". You get this result every single time. Hilarious, if you ask me. :-)
While I'm posting, I should also mention a few links I've been saving up that I found amusing/interesting/whatever: leech yourself some wireless broadband access with dog food cans; test yourself for hidden bias; finally -- hiccups explained; consumer safety is apparently against Ford Motor Co.'s corporate charter; the Coffee Science Information Center (how did we ever get along without them?); corporations now claiming the "right to lie" but may someday no longer enjoy the rights of personhood, and the top ten conspiracy theories of 2002.
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