"I don't think the report is true, but these crises work for those who want to make fights between people." Kulam Dastagir, 28, a bird seller in Afghanistan
YouTube - Marc Maron -Cracker Highlights (2008) Pt.1
Federal Judge Throws Out Gag Order Against Boston Students in Subway Case | Threat Level from Wired.com
Topic: Computer Security
3:18 pm EDT, Aug 19, 2008
U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole, Jr., vacated the temporary 10-day restraining order that another judge had instituted last Saturday against the students and which was scheduled to expire today.
Russia and the Middle East Middle East Strategy at Harvard
Topic: Current Events
8:31 pm EDT, Aug 18, 2008
What of the “near abroad,” the former East European satellites? They too will understand, with a little applied pressure such as military threats, that they belong to the Russian sphere of influence and that it was a mistake to join NATO, which won’t be of any help to them. What of Western Europe? It would perhaps be too much to say that it does not exist, but it certainly does not amount to much. In the absence of a common European foreign and defense policy and above all a common energy policy (which could make them less dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies), one need not bother about the E.U. Their dependence on Russian energy supplies will grow as the North Sea resources will be exhausted in the not-too-distant future.
Olympic logo cops enforce stupid rules with masking tape - Boing Boing
Topic: Current Events
7:41 pm EDT, Aug 18, 2008
Nothing says "incorruptible international competition" like a bunch of bullshit rules about what your t-shirt is allowed to say and whether an elevator can display its manufacturer's mark.
The Russo-Georgian War and the Balance of Power | Stratfor
Topic: Current Events
6:11 am EDT, Aug 17, 2008
The war in Georgia, therefore, is Russia’s public return to great power status... Russia has been an empire for centuries. The last 15 years or so were not the new reality, but simply an aberration that would be rectified. And now it is being rectified.
Why did the U.S. bless this conflict? Did they intend to provide Russia this opportunity to make a demonstration in exchange for some covert concession?
It occurs to me that perhaps they figured Russia planned invade outright and they wanted to push their hand early.
Forget 1 hook. Forget 2 hooks. Forget the "hooks in the front" which comes out of left field to make you look silly. Now its all about the Rubik's cube clasp.
