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I’ve been slow on the uptake lately. I try to follow alternative news sources, and so yesterday when I was at the supermarket I saw a tantalizing article in Globe — headlined “Obama Caught Up in Gay Murder Scandal.” Excerpt: So far, the Chicago cops’ investigation into the murder of Trinity United Methodist Church’s gay…

Barry Rubin has an article out at Gloria Center about the destruction of Lebanon. In it he says: The goal of Hizballah, and its Syrian and Iranian backers at present is not the full conquest of Lebanon–something beyond their means–but to control the government so it does nothing they dislike: no strong relations with the…

Except If that hope is succeeding with the mission in Iraq. Althouse reads a letter from Obama. Very good. I ♥ Althouse.

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Did you know that earthquakes can be caused by anthropogenic global warming? No, really. That’s what a “number” of geologists have been saying: A number of geologists say glacial melting due to climate change will unleash pent-up pressures in the Earth’s crust, causing extreme geological events such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. A cubic…

After Erick’s Post of the Austrian Corporal’s ranting (funny) I thought it would be good to lighten the atmosphere with a different kind of military man. This is Lieutenant Kije by Prokofiev, Suite op. 60 mov. 4 done by the Robert’s College Community Orchestra.

While I don’t like (most) Hitler comparisons, I thought the “Hillary’s Downfall” video was hilarious. By the way, this particular video (a clip from Der Untergang) has the uncanny ability to adapt itself to whatever downfall theme is plugged in; not long ago it was the downfall of the Cowboys, then later the the Patriots’…

While writing a post this morning, the power failed and the battery backup unit didn’t seem to work properly, so I lost a post. But then when I tried to power up the computer after the electricity returned on, nada. My main computer failed to power on. I suspect I fried the mother board, because…

Today is Mother’s Day, and as my mother died in 1999, all I can really do is remember her, and miss her. Of course, if your mother is alive, you can do more. While Mothers Day kind of artificially forces the issue (and it is commercialized), it’s nonetheless a reminder not to take mothers for…

In a great Pajamas Media piece, Andrew Ian Dodge takes a look at the mentality of the people who are going after video games: Politicians are always looking for an edge to be seen to be doing something; especially if it involves children. Never is it more likely that during an election year or the…

That’s what the McCain campaign is saying about Barack Obama, and it seems to be paying off. Defining one’s opponent is a key task of any campaign, and simply put, McCain has had a long head start. As early as Feb. 12–the day McCain and Obama each won primaries in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.…

I was looking at a site touting solar energy and remembered an outfit from my hippie days. Zome Works. They have a solar tracker that uses no moving parts. Just liquid in pipes. The liquid is moved by solar energy and because the solar cell holders are balanced it follows the sun. They claim that…

I don’t know why Barack Obama is getting so much grief for saying that there are 57 states. It’s quite obvious to me what was going on, and if you think about it, what he’s doing is a rather ingenious form of subliminal guerilla marketing. I mean, first there was the Abercrombie and Fitch product…

I don’t know how practical this is, but it sure looks like fun! There are also some interesting plasma/fusion experiments discussed here, but I’m not recommending that readers conduct such experiments. The above video is presented for entertainment value only! (Title inspired by M. Simon’s earlier post.) Remember kids…. DON’T DO THIS AT HOME! (You…

In a piece called “Poison Ivy,” Burt Prelutsky notes a correlation between bad American politicians and Ivy League Schools: …much of what I don’t like about American politics — namely, American politicians — can be traced back to Ivy League schools. It can’t just be a coincidence that four or five universities keep spitting out…

Assume you have 6 coins and flip them randomly (and landing on an edge doesn’t count). How may possible states are there if each coin is identifiable? That would be 64 States. I don’t think that a similar question is what the gentleman in the video has in mind. Notice that he really has to…

It is getting to the point that to make advances in the field of IEC Fusion collaborative efforts will be required due to the range of knowledge required and the cost. The individual with the home built fusor is not a thing of the past by any means, but it is not the wave of…

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is a classic example of an organization which has departed so far from its original purpose that it ought to be renamed. Whether this is because of success in the war against drunk driving, or whether MADD has simply succumbed to ideologically driven activists with a neo-prohibitionist agenda I do…

There is a whole lot to cover on this subject so I’m going to give mostly links and let you make up your own mind. Be sure to read the comments at the links provided as they tend to add information or present countervailing views. Fleet Positions for War. We believe the only successful exit…