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Clarke's impact
This is an interesting write-up: TNR Logic Jam
Black Ships and Samurai
Black Ships and Samurai . 200 Japanese and American graphics depicting the 1853-1854 mission by Commodore Matthew Perry that led to the opening of Japan to the outside world. The Core Exhibit brings t…
Free markets
Much of the right in the US believes that free markets make the best decisions. I'm not sure what they think of this: Gay-tolerant societies prosper economically . This is an interesting article - All…
Stevie
Watched a documentary called Stevie last night. It was surreal and very sad. It makes you wonder how their life would be different if certain things changed. Looks like the 9/11 panel is coming down h…
Get a CLUE
CLUE and Choicepoint being used for Govt investigations . Ah choicepoint, my old nemesis. A while back I was in a 6 month fight with AAA about my driving record being linked to some crash that occurre…
Spam
We all love it. I have been giving SpamBayes a try (open source Outlook plugin). It took about 3 days to get it trained (helps if you have folders of good and bad messages for it to start out with), b…
Cactus bomb 1, Sanuk 0.
The cacti in Anzo Borrego drop little Cactus Bombs. This is a little blob of cactus, with spines on all sides. They get stuck on things and become new plants. My Sanuk sandals are very comfy, and very…
Spotless bloom
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the best movie I have seen in a while. Funny, painful, thought provoking. Run, don't walk. Anna and I went out to the desert today to see if we could spot some…
On the record
I seem to be on the road to recovery from this weird chest pain thingy. An infection around my lungs or something.. I love it: Iraq On The Record - prepared at the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, is …
Latino Film
Anna and I saw A Silent Love and El Misterio del Trinidad last night at the Latin Film Fest. A Silent Love is the story of a Canadian teacher who goes to Mexico to propose to a young woman he met thro…