After a certain amount of research and thought, I have decided to institute the simplest possible change to the blog. I have now closed Blogger comments and installed Haloscan. It shouldn’t be too difficult to use; I think the instructions … Continue reading →
[Construction has begun #1] Last night I was up late, working. I went to bed very late, fully expecting to sleep in; I didn’t have any early commitments. Ah, but the best laid schemes…. I was awakened at around 7 … Continue reading →
My “technical advisor” has started work on the changes to the blog, since the nuts and bolts of this type of thing is not my forte. It will take a while, probably as much as a week, but I wanted … Continue reading →
Cassandra at Tigerhawk speculates on how the NY Times, in its infinite wisdom, decides for us what is newsworthy and what is not.
Continue reading →The Anchoress has an excellent roundup of posts about the recent publications by the NY Times of security leaks. The Anchoress asks whether the Times “is trying to force a legal confrontation”¦are they actively trying to have members of the … Continue reading →
Those of you who read this blog regularly have no doubt noticed that trolls have virtually taken over many of the comment threads. You’ve also probably seen me state that a reordering of the blog is going to be occurring … Continue reading →
If you’ve ever had a yen to hear my voice, now’s your chance. Here’s an interview I did for “Blog Week in Review” at Pajamas Media. I was in illustrious company, at least in blogosphere terms: Austin Bay is the … Continue reading →
There are those who remain convinced that prewar intelligence was not incorrect–that Saddam was still cranking out WMDs prior to the war, and that these weapons are hidden somewhere and could be found if a proper search were ever to … Continue reading →
Amnesty International is oh so very careful not to offend the tender sensibilities of those responsible for the brutal torture, killing, and mutilation of two captured US soldiers. Note the two qualifiers in the Amnesty statement: “if” and “may.” It’s … Continue reading →
I’m back! The redeye flight was fine and uneventful, just as a flight should be–but of course I’m exhausted, although I also slept a few hours in an actual bed on my return. The garden’s overgrown. The mail has to … Continue reading →
…that this may indeed be the most unique dog on earth. When you watch the video, pay special attention to the way the dog gets up.
Continue reading →Maybe Bush really is a chimp, after all–or perhaps a rhesus monkey. It turns out that monkeys are smarter than they were thought to be, even understanding causality, and not just in situations to which they’ve been exposed to before, … Continue reading →