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A Sad Day for this Giants Fan
Wow. This was a bit of a shocker to me: Barry Bonds is leaving the San Francisco Giants at the end of the season ( Read more... ) -
P:L Update
I have a new piece up on PROJECT: Lucidity - Is an Iranian "Proxy War" Just an Illusion?
Also, I've updated the videos on the front page. Plus, everything seems to work on IE and Firefox (finally).
The forum is mostly done. Pretty much the only way to access the forum now (other than knowing the actual URL) is to link through the main PROJECT: ( Read more... ) -
Constitution Day
pdx42 reminded me that today, September 17th, marks the 220th Anniversary of the U.S. Constitution.Although the framers overstepped their bounds and duties in creating the Constitution, rather than amending the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution has more or less withstood the test of time. As pdx42 said:
The Constitution is not a ( Read more... ) -
When Jumping the Shark is a Good Thing
China and other Southeast Asian nations have remained in the news for the past decade for their continual exploitation of endangered species for various purposes. New Chinese dams for hydroelectric power kill off natural habitats; rare tiger, shark, and dolphin species are poached for medicinal purposes; shark and whale are considered delicacies; ( Read more... ) -
When the Other Hsu Drops
I have a new post up at PROJECT: Lucidity, "When the Other Hsu Drops."
Here's the intro:
Over the past couple days I have noticed sites trying to make puns out of Norman Hsu’s name. Here’s the most recent example from TPM Election Central:
Hsu Done It -- Fraudster Gets Nabbed In Colorado
Now, I’m no fuddy-duddy; I like to think I have an excellent ( Read more... ) -
PROJECT: Lucidity is back up
PROEJCT: Lucidity works in Internet Explorer now! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
After almost a year of not being able to load P:L into IE, it finally hit me: What if it's an inherent problem with IE, and not something caused by my site?
This whole time, I thought it was a problem with either my template, or the scripting in the modules, or maybe even the ( Read more... ) -
PROJECT: Lucidity Update
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I've had to dump the entire site, due to massive inexplicable outbound connections from my server. My former host, iPowerWeb, suspended my account twice without telling me. First, I canceled the cron jobs that auto-populate current news stories in the bottom slider box. Afterwards, I confirmed with their Tech Support that the outbound traffic ( Read more... ) -
That's All Well and Good, But...
So, it seems Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has openly stated the possibility for Hamas to change its position on Israel. Although he did not explicitly state Hamas will recognize Israel (at least not in the CNN.com article), he did offer this:
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Where have all the Repubs gone?
People retire all the time; it’s just the natural progression of career and life. However, when a pattern emerges, flags are raised and questions are asked. Over the past week I’ve noticed the following:
Karl Rove is leaving the White House
Dennis Hastert (R-IL) is retiring
Charles "Chip" Pickering, Jr. (R-MS) is expected to retire
Deborah Pryce (R-OH ( Read more... )