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Quotes: Martin Luther King

posted Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:34 AM by mitchell
"We're prone to judge success by our salaries or automobiles rather than the quality of our service and relationship to humanity." Read More
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Science Fiction

posted Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:06 AM by mitchell
According to this blurb on Slashdot, research indicates that 50% of all published scientific papers might be false. Does this raise any eyebrows for anyone but me? Read More
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18 USC 115 Section 2388

posted Wednesday, August 31, 2005 6:35 AM by mitchell
Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; Read More
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Vets Face Discrimination on Campus

posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 6:52 AM by mitchell
Wynton Hall and Peter Schweizer have an interesting and enlightening article over at the National Review Online depicting the multi-cultural, tolerating Left in action on campus. Read More
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Security: Java vs. .NET

posted Monday, August 29, 2005 7:39 AM by mitchell
Slashdot has a blurb pointing to a "comparative study of security in Java and .NET." The conclusion: .NET was built more secure from the ground up, not by necessarily being better but by being newer. Read More
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Which Leading Man Are You?

posted Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:23 PM by mitchell
Humphrey Bogart You scored 42% Tough, 9% Roguish, 33% Friendly, and 19% Charming! You're the original man of honor, rough and tough but willing to stick your neck out when you need to, despite what you might say to the contrary. You're a complex character Read More
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Hugh Hewitt Interviews Michael Yon

posted Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:15 AM by mitchell
Here's the transcript of an interview Hugh Hewitt gave to Michael Yon (remember the Gates of Fire post?) Read More
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I Knew It, Just Don't Tell My Wife I Said So

posted Saturday, August 27, 2005 7:25 AM by mitchell
Slashdot has a blurb indicating some researchers have completed a study indicating that men are smarter than women... It'll be interesting to see the backlash from this pronouncement. I'll reserve judgement for the sake of marital bliss. Read More
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Michael Yon's In The Thick of It

posted Friday, August 26, 2005 8:23 AM by mitchell
Michael Yon has an excellent post up which is a must read. He's titled it "Gate of Fire" after the book of the same name (you have to read the article to find the significance). For those who haven't read the book, I would recommend it. It's a first person Read More
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Sharon's Strategic Vision

posted Friday, August 26, 2005 7:34 AM by mitchell
VDH has an interesting take on Gaza withdrawal. He thinks Sharon is right. I admit that I went in to the article thinking this might be the first time I would have to disagree with VDH. He manages to craft, however, a compelling argument for Sharon taking Read More
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Headlines: French Contemplating Surrender Again

posted Friday, August 26, 2005 7:15 AM by mitchell
"French Countryside Hit by a Massive Invasion of Frogs" —Independent (London) Read More
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Quotes: D.H. Lawrence

posted Friday, August 26, 2005 7:03 AM by mitchell
"Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grand-children are once more slaves." Read More
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Media Bias? Say It Ain't So.

posted Monday, August 22, 2005 6:56 AM by mitchell
It's no secret that I disdain the MSM (Main Stream Media) for a seeming inability to actually report news rather than personal (and left-leaning) opinion. A generalization, granted, but one with enough supporting evidence to be used well, generally. The Read More
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Quotes: Martin Luther King, Jr.

posted Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:17 AM by mitchell
"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Read More
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Quit Hitting the Snooze Button

posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:27 AM by mitchell
Isn't it odd how these things keep coming together like connecting the dots. Here is a speech by a retired Naval captain discussing why we are at war and have been not for the last 5 years but for the LAST 25 YEARS: Pensacola Civitan19 Feb 2003 Read More
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Painting A Picture in Profile

posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:28 PM by mitchell
Wesley Pruden demonstrates just how "difficult" it is to find a common characteristic among terrorists. Read More
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The Sad Loss of Reason

posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 9:27 AM by mitchell
Mary Katharine Ham, over at Townhall, shows that the MSM has lost its ability to reason. When, I wonder, did criticism become such a horrible thing? Have we lost the ability to think critically? Read More
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Project Valour - IT

posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:11 AM by mitchell
Soldier's Angels needs your help. Check it out: Project Valour IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries Read More
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Snake Oil and the War in Iraq

posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:07 AM by mitchell
Jerry Bowyer has a very good and succinct post about why the war in Iraq is, indeed, about oil. But not the way you might think. Read More
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Blackfive on the Media

posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:59 AM by mitchell
An excellent post at Blackfive (from which the quote below was shamelessly appropriated). In all fairness, however, I am sure that even the right-wing media is guilty of treating casualties with generalizations rather than specifics. I will agree, however, Read More
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Quotes: Bobby McBride

posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:52 AM by mitchell
"Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media for they will steal your honor." Bobby McBride, Crew Chief, 128th Assault Helicopter Company, RVN 1969-1970 Read More
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Quotes: John Adams

posted Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:51 AM by mitchell
"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." Read More
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When Will The Sleeping Giant Awake

posted Saturday, August 13, 2005 9:40 AM by mitchell
Once again, VDH (Victor Davis Hanson), hits it head on in his latest article at The National Review Online. The clinch quote: "[T]here is one and only one legitimate objection of the crackpot radical Islamists that rings true: We in the West don’t Read More
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Quotes: Anatole France

posted Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:43 AM by mitchell
"If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." Read More
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Programming Models: What's Next?

posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:29 AM by mitchell
Slashdot pointed me to this article by Sim Simeonov. It's an interesting, if light-weight, read. Read More
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Quotes: Robert Heinlein

posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 7:23 AM by mitchell
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." Read More
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Personal Firewalls

posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:30 PM by mitchell
I'm reading Joel Osteen's Your Best Life Now (which my lovely wife mailed to me from home), and, well, let's just say I'm not enthused. Don't get me wrong, the book is well written and full of great stories and advice. But it's repetitive. He says the Read More
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Ode to America via Transylvania

posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:16 AM by mitchell
A friend of mine sent this to me and it's worth a read (and it's true!): FROM ROMANIA: RECOGNITION (AND ENVY) OF THE AMERICAN ETHOS AND ÉLAN ! Subject: Editorial from a Romanian newspaper; An ode to America Why are Americans so united? They don't Read More
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Your Tax Dollars at Work

posted Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:40 PM by mitchell
Dawn Eden's got an interesting post about some mis-spending on Planned Parenthood's part. Read that, then read my comment below: As I was reading this article on this horrible cartoon, I couldn’t help but notice the similarity between the name Read More
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Tell It Like It Is

posted Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:41 AM by mitchell
Sounds like something we might say today: "If you tell them what they are—ignorant, stupid, godless blasphemers against God’s Word, doing incalculable damage to the service of God and souls—then you are called one who offends against the whole gospel." Read More
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Birth, Technology, and 6,000 Miles

posted Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:33 AM by mitchell
This is so cool. Read More
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Space Weapon Debate

posted Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:48 AM by mitchell
Saw this blurb on Slashdot pointing to this article on the U.S. development of space weapons. The quote in the Slashdot blurb: "The U.S. military is developing technology to disable, jam, and even destroy enemy satellites. But are space weapons necessary? Read More
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It's A Small World

posted Monday, August 08, 2005 9:58 AM by mitchell
When I was at church yesterday, I met a Major from one of the units posted here with us. Turns out he's from St. Louis, his wife went to my high school (Parkway West Sr. High), although she graduated 4 years before I did. Of course, as everyone knows, Read More
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Unstructured Information Management Architecture

posted Monday, August 08, 2005 7:05 AM by mitchell
Anyone got the skinny on this? Read about it in an article that didn't have a whole lot of information but a lot of promise. Anyone downloaded the SDK and played with it? UPDATE: Here's another article discussing IBM's release of the UIMA as open source Read More
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Star Trek Personality Quiz

posted Saturday, August 06, 2005 3:29 PM by mitchell
Take the Star Trek Quiz Read More
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Peas in a Pod

posted Friday, August 05, 2005 10:26 AM by mitchell
"We French Are Pathetic Losers, Says Ad Chief" --Sunday Telegraph (London) They're Called 'Californians': "Scientists Puzzled Over Oddities Along Pacific Coast" --CNN.com Headlines taken from The Patriot. Read More
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Explore Atlantis From Your Living Room

posted Friday, August 05, 2005 9:15 AM by mitchell
Now that's cool. Read More
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Quotes: Joe Martin

posted Friday, August 05, 2005 8:57 AM by mitchell
"The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little." Read More
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Express Elevator to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks

posted Friday, August 05, 2005 8:10 AM by mitchell
Need an express elevator ride? Try this. I take no responsibility and have no accountability for what happens to you if you do. Read More
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Ring Lost in Care Package

posted Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:43 PM by mitchell
I just read an AP article stating that a woman, diligently and selflessly creating care packages for us here in Iraq, accidentally lost her ring in one of the packages. If you come across it, please let someone know. Read More
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Quotes: Samuel Adams

posted Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:16 AM by mitchell
"[W]hen People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign Invaders." Read More
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Quotes: Anonymous

posted Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:02 AM by mitchell
"People want the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the  center of attention." Read More
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