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A thought occurred to me yesterday which I was rather surprised at having thought, since it came to me so seemingly randomly, having the qualities of the sudden recollection of a fleeting dream, coming with such force and clarity so as to make me question from whence it came. The press — newspapers, reporters, investigators, [...]

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If you’ve ever read Lee Iacocca’s autobiography (Iacocca: An Autobiography), or heard any of the history surrounding him, you know one thing: he’s a straight shooter. (If you haven’t read his biography, for the love of God, go to your library and pick it up, or buy it at a bookstore somewhere. Heck, most thrift [...]

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Alright, folks: time for another edition of Le Linkage, the incidental series chronicling some of the more interesting pages I find in my stumbles through the Web. Today’s episode features stories about Nigerian scammers, anthropology, human enhancement, science fiction, some humor, and of course, another simple online game. Enjoy.

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Intro: A good thinker is someone who others can recognize is a good thinker. A great thinker is someone who can get others to think. Matt Murchison is part of the later, no doubt. While I’m not a big fan of MySpace blogs (they’re usually trash heaps — my own MySpace blog included), if you’re [...]

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Edit: This post keeps re-displaying in my RSS reader, so if you’re also having this problem, my apoligies. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now and have decided that now is the best time for this. As you’ve noticed, I like politics. Not because I like politicians, but rather because political discourse is [...]

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The outgoing Republican chairman of a key U.S. Senate committee has made a last-minute attempt at giving the Bush administration what he calls the necessary “resources” for carrying out its phone call and Internet surveillance within the law… Read the rest at Orange Politics.

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Ok, so the election has passed and I can now get back to regular blogging, right? Actually, the election’s been over for a while and I’ve just needed a break from real blogging (as if I’ve ever actually done any of that before). At any rate, it’s (about darn) time for another episode of Le [...]

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Always a topic for heated debate, my good friend Kappy is doing some research on the use of capital punishment and is asking for opinions on the matter. If you’re interested in this topic, check out some of the replies to her queries, including a quasi-incoherent (and long) response from yours truly. If you don’t [...]

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I was going to post this a bit later (since I already did something similar), but in light of the recent news, I’ve decided to eulogize the great Rumsfeld’s career as Secretary of Defense in the only way I knew how. I present to you… Donald Rumsfeld, Kung-Fu Master.

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As you’ve probably heard by now, last night the Democrats picked up a fair-sized majority (26 seats) in the US House of Representatives. Meanwhile, the Senate is still locked at 49/49 with two undecided races (Montana, Virginia). As you can probably guess, I’m rooting for the Democrats to win those. I’d like to again see [...]

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