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Month: December 2004
Are we Over-extended?
Are we Over-extended?. I don't claim any great military expertise, other than whatever rubbed off from growing up in an Army household and being an amateur student of military history, but this sounds about right to me: The essence of the administration's existing plan to win that war is this: Through the application of overwhelming… Continue reading Are we Over-extended?
Technology Volunteers in the Church
Technology Volunteers in the Church. I am often asked how Fellowship Church utilizies technology volunteers. Ironically, whenever I visit another church, this is the first question I ask! Why? Because every church struggles with this issue. For those of you outside of the church world, it may seem curious that all churches no matter their… Continue reading Technology Volunteers in the Church
Good Idea
Good Idea. Radio Wish List. Cool, Donovan has a Radio wish list on his site, and it's in OPML 😉 My Radio UserLand Wish List Manifesto. I believe that all Radio Users should maintain a Radio Wish List outline, available in OPML format, that exists on the public web. That way, UserLand could add our… Continue reading Good Idea
Friedman
Friedman wishes for something that will never happen… The right way to improve U.S. intelligence is to get more people on the ground who speak the languages we need and who can think unconventionally. If that sounds blindingly obvious to you, it is, but it is precisely the shortage of such people that explains to… Continue reading Friedman
“The enemy is operating in smaller cells with every bit as lethal capabilities as we have, but they can turn on a dime,” Mr. Rumsfeld says in an interview. True, but does Rumsfeld or his crew know why? Not likely. [John Robb's Weblog
“The enemy is operating in smaller cells with every bit as lethal capabilities as we have, but they can turn on a dime,” Mr. Rumsfeld says in an interview. True, but does Rumsfeld or his crew know why? Not likely. [John Robb's Weblog]
UPI
UPI. The US has a backlog of more than 1/2 million security clearances!! This is total BS. Frankly, the whole system is wrong-headed. First, secrecy is a burden. Our current levels of secrecy makes it virtually impossible to hire the talent we need. It also prevents the levels of information sharing we need to be… Continue reading UPI
Brudnoy, icon of airwaves, dies
Brudnoy, icon of airwaves, dies. David Brudnoy, the erudite, eclectic libertarian who for nearly three decades was a mainstay of Boston talk radio, died yesterday in Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 64. The cause was complications from Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
President Bush Announces Blatant Lie
President Bush Announces Blatant Lie. Reuters reports the following in an article entitled, Bush Says No Payroll Tax Hike for Social Security: President Bush ruled out raising payroll taxes to help pay for Social Security reform on Thursday, leaving him few options other than a sharp increase in government borrowing to bankroll transition costs estimated… Continue reading President Bush Announces Blatant Lie
Google Suggest does type-ahead for Google Index in near real-time
Google Suggest does type-ahead for Google Index in near real-time. Go try Google Suggest now, if you haven't. Google Suggest shows the feasibility of using type ahead with very large collections of terms, like tags in a folksonomy. Now, one of the drawbacks of using ad hoc tags in social classification is the lack of… Continue reading Google Suggest does type-ahead for Google Index in near real-time