Monthly Archives: April 2008

The Sky People by S.M. Stirling, 2006

29 April 2008 – 8:38 am +0800

I wanted to like this book very much.
No, that’s not right. I wanted to love this book.
I’ve tried reading Stirling before, but never warmed to him.1 But when I read about the premise of this book (first in a series), I thought “Aha, here’s a book I can get into.”
The premise is that the [...]

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No mention is made of the color of his shirt

26 April 2008 – 11:44 am +0800

Despicable:
A man heckling First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna outside the 92nd Street Y[MCA] was arrested after he punched a wheelchair-bound girl whose parents had told him to shut up, authorities said Wednesday.
But remember: Bush is the fascist, and his opponents are on the side of all that is right and good.

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Argh

19 April 2008 – 9:14 am +0800

So I hosed the database at my own domain.
Well, actually, I deleted it, then uploaded a backup, which did upload, all 2.9 megabytes of it.
But when it was there, none of the data showed up.
I have an email in to tech support, should hear back by Monday.
Grr.

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A silence in the heavens

7 April 2008 – 11:21 am +0800

Charlton Heston is gone, and I don’t have much to say. He was indisputably a great actor; anyone saying differently is probably a lefty who just can’t stand an artiste with views that challenge his own.
Here are two examples of just how amazing an actor he was.
First, a neat bit from Wayne’s World 2, [...]

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No, he’s not a Sith, he’s an ewok!

3 April 2008 – 11:04 am +0800

Murdoc looks at the many, many victory conditions of Al-Sadr.

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Linkage

1 April 2008 – 2:13 pm +0800

When “the narrative” becomes more important to you than the facts, you become a truly pathetic creature.
Two of the earliest Japanese animations have been unearthed. Hope they show up on YouTube at some point.
A voice recorded in 1860 was played for the first time this year. Very cool.
A megalodon tooth was found in [...]

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