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jrtombrôųght tŏ yõü by thē Fûnny Vőwėl Fòūndætíøn:
David Brooks: Let's Make a Deal
in which Brooks suggests that the Senate would be so much more civilized and productive if citizens had no information on, and no voice in, what compromises and deals that their senators were making.
U.S. Recruits a Rough Ally to Be a Jailer
While he noted that there were genuine concerns about Uzbekistan's human rights record, General Myers said: "In my view, we shouldn't let any single issue drive a relationship with any single country. It doesn't seem to be good policy to me."
Which is apparently the reason why we're willing to give not just our money, but our prisoners, to Uzbekistan.
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004
I've seen one of these just for Latin America for the last century, and that was impressive enough.
Abduction, Often Violent, a Kyrgyz Wedding Rite
(The book is called "Prisoners of Liberation", and is a first-person account of a successful brainwashing process.)
IT Conversations: Bruce Schneier - Beyond Fear
Two of the best quotes (from the interview, and from the book being discussed):
Doc Searls: What blogs are vs. What they are not
which sounds much more fluffy than it actually is, and is definitely worth reading.
David Brooks: Let's Make a Deal
in which Brooks suggests that the Senate would be so much more civilized and productive if citizens had no information on, and no voice in, what compromises and deals that their senators were making.
U.S. Recruits a Rough Ally to Be a Jailer
While he noted that there were genuine concerns about Uzbekistan's human rights record, General Myers said: "In my view, we shouldn't let any single issue drive a relationship with any single country. It doesn't seem to be good policy to me."
Which is apparently the reason why we're willing to give not just our money, but our prisoners, to Uzbekistan.
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004
I've seen one of these just for Latin America for the last century, and that was impressive enough.
Abduction, Often Violent, a Kyrgyz Wedding Rite
(The book is called "Prisoners of Liberation", and is a first-person account of a successful brainwashing process.)
IT Conversations: Bruce Schneier - Beyond Fear
Two of the best quotes (from the interview, and from the book being discussed):
more people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows just how good we are at evaluating risks
people make bad security tradeoffs when they are scared
Doc Searls: What blogs are vs. What they are not
which sounds much more fluffy than it actually is, and is definitely worth reading.
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Date: 3 May 2005 22:41 (UTC)In particular the piece on security was very good. I am tempted to put the book in my queue if only because of the systems theory discussion -- feedback, strong coupling, nonlinearity etc. Seems like it might be a good lead-in to the subject from a practical point of view.