A Blog Apart

An unknown Johann Sebastian Bach Aria was discovered.  For those who enjoy that kind of stuff, it is quite interesting.  I’d love to at least see a copy.

Foreign Affairs - God’s Country? - Walter Russell Mead “Religion has always been a major force in U.S. politics, but the recent surge in the number and the power of evangelicals is recasting the country’s political scene — with dramatic implications for foreign policy. This should not be cause for panic: evangelicals are passionately devoted […]

Yes (how now, brownpau?) Paulo is gettin married!

Hot Library Smut It’s not what you’re thinking. ;) Completely safe for work. Just some really nice pictures of Library interiors from a bibliophile. Also, apparently, the Jedi Archives in Episode 2 were modeled after the Long Room Library, Trinity College of Dublin
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Don’t articulate while you masticate as that would be indecorous.
(Actually it’s impossible to articulate while masticating. Follow the links to see why)

Stem Cells without killing the fetus? I’ve always said this was possible and now I have proof.

The signs are all around me.

I get tired at 10:00pm.
I get sick when I never used to.
I have a 10 year old. (example of senility as my wife pointed out I actually have a 9 year old.)

But the Kicker? I cried during Chitty Chitty Bang Bang during the Hidden children scene. What […]

The courts have ruled that the NSA wiretapping program was illegal. This is related to a previous post I did on Privacy, as it relates to Technology and Government. I’m still greatly interested in what the ABA readership feels about the relationship of Technology, Communication, and Government. What kinds of safeguards should be in place […]

Google Maps + Google Video + Mashup - Claude Lelouch’s Rendezvous

Go here, I have a request to make of you all. I have shared my testimony, and I also would like to know yours. Fight that urge to say, “nah, I don’t think I will do that today. Not my thing.” Do it any way. Please!!!!!!!!

ochen k. | how high a frequency can you hear? Using mp3’s, you can test your range. Mine is between 15khz and 16khz.

Which online messageboards do you visit regularly?

NewsForge | Open source project adds “no military use” clause to the GPL The clause is based on Asimov’s 3 Laws of Robotics. I don’t see how it prevents military use though… any military would argue that what they do is for the sole purpose of insuring saftey. ;)

no really, I do!
and I can teach you too. Go here for a description of my favorite move.

FlipClips in the News Turn video into flip books. Awesome!

Tales of the telegraph (kottke.org) Jason opens a window into similarities between the telegraph and modern chat practices. Very cool stuff.

The History of Rapture Doctrine. I don’t agree with some of the conclusions inferred, but it’s a good post.

Telegraph | Education | Pop Idol judges understand Plato“Neither Einstein nor Shakespeare was original, so why are children told that’s all that matters, asks Edward Ingram”

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