This interview with Martin Van Creveld points to a common theme among 4GW theorists. First, you can't win a war with the forces of disorder. Second, the only way to deal with sources of instability is to withdraw and build a wall to protect yourself. Unfortunately, it isn't that easy when global guerrilla warfare is… Continue reading interview
Author: Vince Kimball
BBC
BBC. U.S. Sen. John McCain said Monday that he has “no confidence” in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, citing Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq and the failure to send more troops. “I have strenuously argued for larger troop numbers in Iraq, including the right kind of troops — linguists, special forces, civil affairs,… Continue reading BBC
New Post to Global Guerrillas
New Post to Global Guerrillas. State Failure 101. How do global guerrillas keep Iraq in failure and why is the US having so many problems restoring it? Here's a way to understand it. [John Robb's Weblog]
The Uncle Mark 2005 Gift Guide & Almanac
The Uncle Mark 2005 Gift Guide & Almanac is simply the very best guide for anyone vexed about technology, in search of good purchases, or who simply wants to know the answers to life's incessant questions. Free. Courtesy of Mark Hurst. packed with good advice. Get yours now! * [Archipelago]
The Rise of the British Empire From Its Navy's Point of View
The Rise of the British Empire From Its Navy's Point of View. The British Navy, says Arthur Herman in his rousing history, was almost mystically identified with the national character and destiny. By WILLIAM GRIMES. [NYT > Books]
What Is XMLHttpRequest?
What Is XMLHttpRequest?. Drew McLellan: “By using JavaScript, a web page can make requests to a web server and get responses in the background. The user stays on the same page, and generally has no idea that script running on the page might be requesting pages (using GET) or sending data (using POST) off to… Continue reading What Is XMLHttpRequest?
Linux Consultants Making $75-$250 an Hour
Linux Consultants Making $75-$250 an Hour. I enjoyed Corinne McKay's piece on Linux consultants titled, “Linux consultants find a niche in growing market.” With Linux consultants reporting billings of $75 to $250 and up per hour, while working flexible schedules and freeing themselves from the strings… [Koozie Notes]
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights. Today is the anniversary of the US Bill of Rights, aka the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, becoming law in 1791. Give a good rah-rah to the Bill of Rights, which under attack by the radical right in the US these days. [Ceejbot]
Designing for Failure
Designing for Failure. When designing secure systems, a critical component is understanding failure code paths. This is something woefully neglected in software systems of today, which is really to bad. Today I read an interesting interview with Bruce Lindsay (an IBM fellow who is one of the guys behind the original RDBMS concept) about designing… Continue reading Designing for Failure
m0n0 wall
m0n0 wall. Swetland-san dropped by today, full of vinegar and interesting ideas. He also had a m0n0 wall box in hand. This is a tiny BSD firewall in a box. Really cool! He had extras, so I will be grabbing one from him for our home firewall. [Ceejbot]