Entries created on Thu, 20 Jan 2005

Social Security: There Is No Crisis

- Awesome looking grassroots blog-based initiative to respond to the dismantling of social security by the Bush administration and republican congress..

To links bush politics worry ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 10:56 PM

Why is the president's daughter throwing signs?

- "Is it me, or is Jenna Bush holding up the sign of Satan next to her father's face?"

To links funny diversions bush ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 07:05 PM

What You'll Wish You'd Known

- Paul Graham takes the honest route with High School kids and tells them what they should really be worried about. Great quote: "Rebellion is almost as stupid as obedience."

To links diversions interesting essay ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 05:38 PM

Getters/Setters/Fuxors

This is the second article following up Phillip J. Eby's Python Is Not Java. In the first article, The Static Method Thing, we took a look at how Java static methods differ from Python class/static methods. This time we're going to dive deep into the evils of getters and setters.

To weblog coding python not java theory ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 08:43 AM

Baghdad Burning Blog Wins Battle

- Some interesting background on the "Baghdad Burning" blog.

To links iraq war politics ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 08:20 AM

Baghdad Burning

- An Iraqi chick blogger writing about events in Iraq from Iraq.

To links iraq war politics blog ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 08:18 AM

Iraq war bites into US business

- US product boycots in EU and CA due to Iraq war. Maybe people will start paying attention now that we're losing money instead of just lives.

To links foreignpress war iraq politics ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 08:13 AM

Disproving Backward Time Travel (kind of)

I have a theory that I believe proves it is impossible to travel backward in time. The theory is based purely in practicality and requires no mathematical or physical calculation whatsoever (although I throw a bit of bullshit math in for good measure).

It should be noted that I have no understanding of formal time travel theory or even basic physics so this is surely full of holes. Still, it has been fun to ponder and so I feel an urge to record it here.

If you've heard of this particular theory, please let me know as I've done some research (okay, only a little googling) and have come up with nothing.

To weblog ramblings theory science ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 06:55 AM

Dan Gillmor Interview on IT Conversations

- I've been waiting for this one. Dan talks about blogs and his new startup, Grassroots Media, Inc.

To links freeculture journalism audio ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 06:03 AM

Why is American Airlines gathering written dossiers on fliers' friends?

- Truly odd. What's going on here?

To links diversions weird liberty ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 05:53 AM

Child appears unhappy after parents slain in Iraq

- speachless..

To links worry war iraq bush ... on Thu 01/20/05 at 04:37 AM