Archive for June, 2006



Somali radical seeks Islamic law

…or, one of the rare instances where the rule of law is worse than no laws at all.

Almost there…

Apparently, my original strategy of “just copy the database and the files, then change the paths and login information” was… well… lousy. The drawing board awaits!
Seriously, I’m almost done with the hosting switch. Everything seems fine except for my theme and some plugins, which should be fixed tonight.
Thanks for your patience!

Guantanamo Bay

The President can speak for himself.

“When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public entity gets bigger.”
- P.J. O’Rourke
The above quote came immediately to my mind upon looking at my account at the National Student Loan Database (NSLDS), which showed that I owe roughly twice the amount [...]

Test Post

First post at my new home: DreamHost!

FYI: Hosting Switch

So here’s the deal…
For the past two years, my electricity has been included in my rent. Thus, I thought nothing of running my own FTP/IMAP/Hamachi server, which allowed me access to my files and e-mail from virtually anywhere, all in one place.
In August, I will be moving to Johnson City, TN to continue my studies. [...]

‘Fragging’?

Ann Coulter has been in the news a lot lately.
I usually don’t have a whole lot to say about her, other than the occasional obiter dictum regarding her physical appearance (of a positive nature, obviously). I have yet to read any of her books, but enjoy hearing her interviewed. She’s fun to listen to.
Coulter has [...]

Food for Thought

In Hollywood’s rendition of Tom Clancy’s novel, The Sum of All Fears, a 21st Century incarnation of National Socialism* attempts to trick the United States and Russia into nuculear war. The lead antagonist, a man named Dressler, states:
Let no man call us crazy. They called Hitler crazy. But Hitler was not crazy. He was stupid. [...]

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi DRT

…that’s dead right there.
Or, as Michael Totten has so eloquently put it: We Got the Motherfucker.
(please excuse the language; this is one of those rare instances where only certain words are adequate)






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