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Is it just me, or is the US's international behavior increasingly insane?
So we arrest 8 people who are essentially Iranian power company representatives. We posture and bluster and all that. Why?
Are we making a point in the world, other than "The US is crazy. Don't cross 'em"? -
Have we gone insane?
The US version of events in Iraq generally claims that Iranians are up to no good. Yesterday some Iranians were arrested by US forces in Iraq at the Sheraton Ishtar Hotel. It turns out that these were electric company representatives working out a deal for Iraq to import power from Iran ( Read more... ) -
Javaservlethosting.com is a bunch of morons
So my last few bills got sent to my spam box and I never read or paid 'em. Why don't they just have recurring monthly billing to a credit card like *every other online store in the world*? Who knows ( Read more... ) -
Aaaaah! When will my head stop spinning?
I've got so much going on at work right now that it's insane. It's making me insane. I've worked right through the last two weekends. I haven't even remembered to check my personal email in weeks. I haven't even remembered to check my regular mail in weeks. It was jam-packed with the usual junk, coupon booklets and free credit card offers... ( Read more... ) -
The story of my life...
See the Dilbert Archives at http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20070730.html. So... more "working smarter" with a "sense of urgency" and a "bias for action!" No matter what the project. Man on the moon by next Friday, ( Read more... ) -
I live in the wrong country...
Here's some news from the British Isles. I really can't stop laughing. I try to stop, and then I manage to, and then I think about posting on here and burst out laughing again ( Read more... ) -
The most depressing fact ever.
Don't read this if you're not willing to spend a week being super depressed ( Read more... ) -
UN Peacekeepers sued for not preventing massacre
To quote the story from the BBC: "Relatives of the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have filed a case against the Dutch state and the UN, saying they allowed it to happen."
What do we learn from this? Don't try to help when people are massacring each other. They'll just blame you. -
So once again it's been a while
Life goes on. The world turns. I guess there are a few notable things to mention ( Read more... )