Dive into the archives.
- Photos from the front: Ossetia
Thanks to selil for linking to the photos of Arkady Babchenko taken in Georgia. NSFW.
- Time to think
I get my best thinking done while taking a shower. There is just something about the calming white noise of the water falling, obscuring my hearing and vision, that allows me to retreat into my thoughts undistracted. Unfortunately this state of meditation lasts just a few short minutes each day. This time is precious. I [...]
- Policy option: ignore symbolism
I was happy to see so many comments on my argument against French hypocrisy. Some agreed with my assessment; others did not, calling my reasoning “misleading” or “muddled.” I think my argument still stands when taken for what it is: an analysis of (secular) national law.
Confusion arises in this argument due its complexity: there are [...]
- Victim of bureaucratic jealousy
Canada shows us a brilliant example of how bureaucratic turf wars on the homefront can negatively impact the war effort: Due to interdepartmental jealousies, the Department of National Defence has decided to disband the Strategic Advisory Team-Afghanistan. Since 2005 this unique Canadian Forces initiative — outside of the jurisdiction of ISAF or OEF — has [...]
- Politics and the Olympics in the 20th century
Check out this audio slideshow of how politics has overshadowed past Olympics.
- TED on Humanity
Listen to Chris Abani talk about growing up during the Biafran war (16:14). There are some serious highs and serious lows. My fave is the sheep anecdote.
Download the MP3 here if you want just the audio. More talks at TED.
- Deny his citizenship
The Economist reports on the situation of Faiza M., a Moroccan woman who married a French citizen and moved with him back to France. She applied for citizenship and was rejected on the basis that she wore a burqa, a “radical practice” that is “incompatible with the essential values of the French community, and particularly [...]
- B-52 down in Guam
Breaking news:
... emergency responders were called to duty around 9:45 a.m. when the B-52 crashed Northwest of Guam. ... The debris site is located approximately 25 nautical miles Northwest of Guam and as of four o’clock this afternoon, officials were still searching for the six crew members believed to be on board.
This is the fourth [...]
- True web-savvy politicking
Sean Tevis, an Information Architect running for Kansas State Representative, takes the whole “Politics 2.0” scene to the extreme by introducing himself in the form of an homage to webgeek comic xkcd. This guy is sure to steal all of Ron Paul’s followers. However, how much of the long tail resides in Kansas? [...]
- Conference: Open source in the IC
Registration is now open for this year’s DNI Open Source Conference happening 11-12 September.
The event staff asked us to let our readers know about the conference since many of you are probably interested in going. I know I would like to go but I will most likely be in Japan at that time (Chirol, you [...]
