That is, if we were both in the eighth grade. When it comes to manipulating network data? Not so much.You Passed 8th Grade MathCongratulations, you got 10/10 correct!Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?Filed as: geekery
That is, if we were both in the eighth grade. When it comes to manipulating network data? Not so much.You Passed 8th Grade MathCongratulations, you got 10/10 correct!Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?Filed as: geekery
Okay, so now President Bush wasn't properly notified about the pending sale of shipping operations at major US ports to a firm from the UAE. It seems that the President is always willing to tout his...
If there remained any doubt about just how scrumtralescent mothers are I think this story should erase it:Bear crashes hockey game, mom saves kidsEspn.comFiled as: Moms
Mark over at Zenpundit draws attention to an interesting post which discusses the contents of captured al Qaida documents revealing that they provide members with a substantial benefits package. It...
Just came across this little gem regarding GOP efforts to distance newly minted House Majority Leader from the lobbying scandals. In their efforts to cover the story it appears a few news outlets have left out a scrumptious little morsel regarding the new king of the hill:The Associated Press, The New York Times, and ABC's World News Tonight reported on Republican efforts to present new House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-OH) as a clean break from GOP corruption scandals, but they ignored criticism Boehner received for passing out checks from a tobacco industry group on the House floor...
Driving in the Columbus metropolitan area during the Superbowl is indistinguishable from doing so at 2 am. 'Nuff said. Filed as: football
I came across a new book meme the other day at The Republic of Heaven. Apparently it originated at Scholar's Blog. Here are the rules:Bold the books you have read. Italicise the books you might read. Cross out the books you probably won't read. Underline the books you have on your shelf to read or have started reading.Have fun!The Da Vinci Code - Dan BrownThe Catcher in the Rye - J.D. SalingerThe Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas AdamsThe Great Gatsby - F.Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper LeeThe Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey NiffeneggerHis Dark Materials - Philip...
...I'd go with the Steelers giving four points and also take the over (46.5) in Super Bowl XL tonight. My prediction--Steelers 28 Seahawks 21. Feel free to let me know your picks in the comments section.Filed as: Super Bowl XL
Mark over at Zenpundit has a nice post on the ongoing ridiculousness which is the Danish cartoon row. Andrew Sullivan has a link to the "extra cartoons" and the lowdown on the apparent propoganda roadshow that has helped bring the issue to the forefront in the Muslim world. For an interesting analysis of the pattern of the protests see 'Aquol. The discussion of Syria sounds eerily similar to the recent protests in China over Japan and the legacy of WWII. Additionally, while some of the early protest may have been politically orchestrated it seems to have played the role of a spark that is...
The US Quadrennial Defense Review is finally out (only a year late, but who's counting).Some of the highlights include a shift in the "two-war doctrine"--which envisioned the US being able to battle in two seperate wars with the option of regime change in one--so that one of the major conflicts can be a protracted war against an insurgency. The document also argues that the composition of US forces must shift, incorporating larger numbers (increase of 15%) of Special Operations Forces that can take part in numerous on-going operations around the globe simultaneously. The emphasis is on SOF's...
The world inched closer to confrontation with Iran today, but it is not yet clear what will happen next. One huge problem for security analysts is the question of Iran's motives. Would Iranian want to pass a bomb to terrorists, use one or more against great powers, or perhaps versus Israel? Patrick has argued in an academic work with Ronald Krebs that scholars, at least, cannot discern states' motives. He notes that Hans Morgenthau agreed with this position, though the typical realist response to this dilemma is for national policy elites to make worst-case assumptions about the motives (and...
[Hat tip here to Dan Nexon and the discussion going on at Crooked Timber]Does projecting the image that one is irrational actually confer that person with an advantage in bargaining situations, specifically when nuclear weapons are involved? This seems to be the question taken up by Lee Harris over at Tech Central Station, to which he answers "yes" (Glenn Reynolds provides the pom-poms, imploring the US to do this more often).Harris is concerned that if Iran acquires nuclear weapons it can use those weapons to extract favorable changes to the status quo since other states would view its...