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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Hacking with an Invitation
Hilarious story. If you put the password in the page, it’s not exactly hacking for someone to enter your “secure” site. To add to the hilarity, they’ve left the insecure login method in place and merely changed the password (view … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged business, Digg, Federal Supplier's Guide, hacking, Mr. Baby Man, password, scam, security, Technology
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How Pakistan Accidentally Broke the Internet
Last week, a Pakistani ISP blocked YouTube in response to a video that apparently involved a cartoon pig defecating on the word “Allah.” Fine, whatever—there clearly is no appreciation of Trey Parker and Matt Stone in Islamabad. But the way … Continue reading
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Snapped Shot Shuts Down
Brian Ledbetter’s SnappedShot was an old favorite blog of mine. The concept was essentially ferociously biting commentary on hopelessly biased press photographs. It worked well and got a lot of traffic for all Brian’s trouble too (as I found out … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
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Vindication, if Hollow
Posted first on Registan.net No matter what a certain director at a certain think tank-slash-NGO may think, it appears I am not the only one who thought Louise Arbour was a particularly incompetent advocate for human rights: On her watch, … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
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Bill Clinton’s Laws of Politics
Video flashback from 2004. Bill Clinton:”If one candidate is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your hopes…” You know where that’s going. Ahem. Clearly these were not carved in stone. (HT: BigDog)
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 2004, Bill Clinton, Domestic Politics, election, fear, Hillary, hope, laws, video, youtube
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Helping The NYT Find Media Bias
Story here [via: Instapundit] After reading the story, you will probably need a new one of these:
Posted in Humor, Media, MichaelW's Page
Tagged Alabama, Governor, Karl Rove, media bias, New York Times, smear campaign
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Metrics
The public might be convinced we’re winning in Iraq, but the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis—hardly an outfit of defeatocrat Bush-bashers—thinks we’re losing the War on Terror (big pdf). Meanwhile, the Sunni tribes hold out their impatient little hands, … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
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Alanis Morisette Was Unavailable For Comment
In a not-as-rare-as-you’d-think twist of irony, Queen Sully the Third complains William F. Buckley wrote unintelligible articles. Well, I guess it takes one to know one.
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Law & State in Russia
Video of Robert Amsterdam speaking at the University of Illinois about the political-symbolic nature of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s prosecution for fraud in 2005. The transformation of the Khodorkovsky trial into a grotesque perversion of justice is enormously revealing about the nature … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 2005, Champaign, fraud, justice, Khodorkovsky, Law, privatization, prosecution, Putin, Robert Amsterdam, Russia, show trial, Soviet, University of Illinois, Urbana
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Perverse Consequences
Does it strike anyone else as tragically ironic that, if indeed John McCain were declared not to be a “natural-born citizen” due to the locus of his birth, then an “anchor baby” could be elected President but the child of … Continue reading
Competition
Competition plays a large role in much of my life. As a tournament bridge player, competition is the name of the game. The better you do, the more you rate to win. The more you do to learn, improve your … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Peg's Page
Tagged Democratic Party, Education, free trade, NAFTA, protectionism, vouchers
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Poll Shows Swing in Mood
Majority now believe U.S. effort in Iraq will succeed, 53-39 H/T Hot Air Of course, I don’t believe one should govern based on polling data. If something is the right thing to do, you should do it. What this does … Continue reading
Boyd Coddington Dead at 62 – UPDATE
Missed this on Wed, still need to get internet at our new house, and I hadn’t seen it on the news. Hot rod entrepreneur Boyd Coddington died on Wednesday of undisclosed cause. He will be missed by many in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Keith's Page
Tagged American Hot Rod, Boyd Coddington, Coddington Foundation, diabetes, Hot Rod
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Clinton’s Credentials
While scanning across Instapundit today I came across this (my emphasis) “When Hillary tells you that she has lots of experience, she doesn’t really tell you what the experience is, but you’re supposed to imagine what it must have been. … Continue reading
Fair and Balanced
Many of my liberal friends believe that the line “Fox News; Fair and Balanced” is a joke. I happen to think it’s pretty accurate, but – who knows? Perhaps it is indeed my bias that lends me to that opinion. … Continue reading
Citizen McCain
THE LATEST non-issue hyped by (who else?) the New York Times is that “some” people are questioning whether or not John McCain is eligible to be a sitting President: The question has nagged at the parents of Americans born outside … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Law, Media, MichaelW's Page
Tagged bias, Constitution, false issues, John McCain, Media, natural-born citizen, New York Times, Panama Canal, smear, U.S. President
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Geldof and Bush: Diary From the Road
A short portrait of President Bush from Sir Bob Geldof, on the Presidents recent trip around Africa. Really shows what we’ve been accomplishing in Africa the last several years. In 2003, only 50,000 Africans were on HIV antiretroviral drugs — … Continue reading
Posted in Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, Economics, Foreign affairs, Keith's Page
Tagged Africa, africom, Geldof, President Bush
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What Cost is Freedom Worth?
Maybe, just maybe, guns do serve the purpose of holding back the tyrants boot heel. The data show that (although exceptions can be found) the nations with the highest rates of gun ownerhsip tend to have greater political and civil … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton Hates Russian, And Other Geopolitical Quandries
Posted first on Registan.net. Just kidding. But watch her mangle “Medvedev,” like a ninth grader on “Meet the Press”: Does this mean anything? Not really. But given that both Clinton and Obama admitted to knowing nothing about the man they … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Foreign affairs
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‘Chaos is the enemy’
War correspondent David Axe notices that the Army seems to be cluing itself in to the fact that its conflicts in the short-to-medium term will be counterinsurgent, “small” wars, while the Air Force keeps wanting to bomb China. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Military Matters
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William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)
I remember him most for his debates on the Firing Line in the 70′s. His style, full of respect and grace are what I’ll remember him by. http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTE4NGRlOGM1NmYxYjdmNjk1MjliOTE2MTYxOWZkZjc= I’m devastated to report that our dear friend, mentor, leader, and founder … Continue reading
This is Freaky
Optical illusion via Bruce Sterling
Hrm
New Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey thought, in stark contrast the many mil bloggers and several co-bloggers here, that Barrack Obama’s claim about equipment shortages was credible. This doesn’t mean anything, though—he just can’t discount it, and believed … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Military Matters
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American Idol Inspired-UPDATE
I actually enjoyed American Idol tonight, in past years I couldn’t say that (though Carrie Underwood was hot.) One of them performed this song, and did a pretty good job. No graphics, but the best sound quality of the video’s … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Music
Tagged American Idol, Carpenters, Music, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Sonic Youth, Temptations
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Imagine
Two things you probably don’t know about me and one you probably do: (1) I’m a pretty decent musician and singer. (2) I love American Idol. (3) I hate John Lennon’s “Imagine” because of the message, even though I’ve always … Continue reading
Posted in MichaelW's Page, Music
Tagged American Idol, David Archuleta, Imagine, John Lennon, Music, original arrangement
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In the comments
“The peace of political homogeneity is like the peace of the grave, and often leads people there in one way or another.” From Palladin, via Althouse.
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The Coming Ice Age
Brrrr… it sure is cold out there. And now the data is in to prove it. Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Environment, Keith's Page
Tagged climate change, computer models, global warming, ice age
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Pushing Collectivism
Two shows on Nickelodeon are teaching Chinese values to the kids. The first, Ni Hao, Kai-lan is meant to teach pre-schoolers Mandarin Chinese and Chinese values. It sounds innocent enough (and certainly a welcome change to the insipid Dora the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Media
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Heh
“Next the Clinton camp will accuse Obama of fathering a black child in wedlock.” [Via: Glenn Reynolds, who’s back from outer space, whom I just walked in to find without that sad look upon his face … or wherever science-geek, … Continue reading
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Blog Of The Day
Casting about the intertubes landed me upon a delightful site called The New Centrist. Excellent posts abound. I highly recommend you have a look.
Posted in Around the Web
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Are You A Liberal Airhead?
I am, according to the F Scale which is intended to measure one’s susceptibility to fascism. [HT: Bob from Brockley]. At least I’m not a whining rotter, and thankfully, I have no troubles with lint on my black shirts.
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The Haunting Beauty of Post-Soviet Decay
One place I always wanted to see but didn’t get around to when I was in Kazakhstan was the ruins of the Aral Sea. I know a ship graveyard a hundred kilometers from the nearest water sounds like a strange … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
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Looming NoKO Disaster
It’s not the one you might think. The most interesting observation: “Not to be overlooked is the massive economic cost of reintegrating an antiquated North Korean economy into the modern economic world. The contrast between a backward North and a … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged China, crisis, cummunism, economic collapse, japan, North Korea, stalinism, world effects
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“In the real world, it doesn’t happen”
A senior FBI investigator, who spent years tracking Osama bin Laden and interrogating members of al-Qaeda, calls the “ticking time bomb” scenario “a bit of a red herring” and notes that the best way to elevate two-bit terrorists into legendary … Continue reading
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New Addition To Hot Air
Ed Morrisey of Captain’s Quarters joins Michelle Malkin’s other blog, replacing Bryan Preston who left to join Laura Ingram’s radio program. It’s a good addition for Hot Air.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Allahpundit, Bryan Preston, Captain's Quarters, Ed Morrisey, Hot Air, Michelle Malkin
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Bleeding the Korengal
An excellent look at the many challenges facing the U.S. in the Kunar and Nuristan provinces of Afghanistan. The hope we all share is that the changes in strategy are not orders of magnitude too small and years too late.
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Is Obama Right Again?
Cross-posted to Registan.net Far be it for me to carry water for any Presidential candidate (I still hate them all), but some criticism just goes far over the top. Many months ago, Barrack Obama got a lot of heat from … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs
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Strange Bedfellows
Thanks to my animal-loving friend, Roxy, at Critter Blog for this!
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One Life to Give
Private jets. Multiple mansions. Designer clothes and vehicles. Dazzling jewelry. Generally, these are the hallmarks of the uber-wealthy. For one man, however, something beyond the glittering materialism of this world matters. What is it? Giving. Read about a remarkable man … Continue reading
Beneath the Surface
Most people believe that liberals and Democrats are more sympathetic to gay interests than conservatives and Republicans. Count me among those who think this is accurate. But, not all is what it seems on the surface. Some Republicans – some … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatives, Democrats, gay rights, liberals, Republicans
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Blue Moon
How often do I agree with Paul Krugman? Not. Very. Often. But – here is that blue moon moment. Ignore the snarky dig relating to the fact that President Bush is a recovering alcoholic. Read on and see why we … Continue reading
The Nationalization of the Housing Market
Regular readers know that I have been harping on the likely collapse in housing since this blog began. At this point I am hardly an outlier in being concerned, which means now the politicians and experts are ready to ride … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Investing, Lance's Page, regulation
Tagged Domestic Politics, housing, mortgage crisis, subprime, the economy
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And Now for Something Completely Different
I don’t know about you guys, but this pretty much sums up my feelings about the upcoming presidential election:
Posted in Election 2008, Peter's Page
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A Contrasting Meta-Narrative
Surely the meta-narrative in Iraq has shifted: the stories are brighter, the prognoses are more positive. Lead by bloggers like the Michaels Yon and Totten, the story of Iraq’s successes are now as plentiful as stories as its failure once … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Notes on the war
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Do Not Stay Silent
Please read this, and then pass it on and post it yourself. We cannot stay silent.
Posted in Foreign affairs, History, Peg's Page, Religion and theology
Tagged anti-semitism, France, jews
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Tragic News for Leftists
Due to free markets, capitalism and freedom in general, the world is getting wealthier. The last quarter century has witnessed remarkable progress of mankind. The world’s per capita inflation-adjusted income rose from $5400 in 1980 to $8500 in 2005.Schooling and … Continue reading
Dirty Diplomacy: The Rough and Tumble Adventures of a Scotch Drinking, Skirt Chasing, Dictator Busting and Thoroughly Unrepentant Ambassador Stuck on the Frontline of the War Against Terror, by Craig Murray
Cross-posted to Registan.net. This is quite possibly the worst-named book ever. The UK version was the very simple, stark, and compelling Murder in Samarkand: A British Ambassador’s Controversial Defiance of Tyranny in the War on Terror. Why did that not … Continue reading
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