November 2007
15 posts
Faster IPhone on its way →
AT&T plans to offer a version of an iPhone next year that runs on a faster wireless network so users can get speedier results when surfing the Web. [This will be mine. -swc]
Solid State Drives replacing HDD laptops in 2009 →
Very interesting article discussing the benefits of the new 64GB solid state drives, and just how soon HDD’s will be a thing of the past in laptops (just like MP3 players).
Why Ron Paul Is Right About Terrorism: A Letter to... →
This is a truly outstanding article. Share it with any folks who can’t understand why Ron Paul wants to pull the troops out of Iraq.
Ron Paul jumps 6 points up to 8% in SOUTH CAROLINA →
Ron Paul finally has the forward momentum to move up in these state polls. He is currently 8% in New Hampshire and now 8% in South Carolina. Once Ron Paul hits 15% in these landline polls, I fully expect him to win the nominations of both states. Mark Sanford, two time elected governor of South Carolina is a libertarian republican.
Stop Dressing Your Daughter Like a Prostitute →
The princess had just graduated to a size seven when everything went to hell. We headed for our favorite department store, ready to take that leap into the world of 7–16. Bye-bye, 4–6X, I thought to myself with a tug of sadness. My baby was growing up. And apparently into a prostitute.
Did a Comet Cause the Great Flood? | Archaeology |... →
I have known for some time that stories of a great flood are nearly universal in the handed-down history of people all over the world. It has always seemed strange that there isn’t more of an effort to understand why this is. Do humans just instinctively like to make up stories about great floods? Did something actually happen a long time ago? This article argues that a comet caused a...
Rands In Repose: The Nerd Handbook →
An interesting guide to the nerd, clearly somewhat autobiographical, for the nerd’s significant other: If you’re still reading, then I’m thinking that your nerd is worth keeping. Even though he’s apt to vanish for hours, has a strange sense of humor, doesn’t like you touching his stuff, and often doesn’t listen when you’re talking directly at him, he’s a keeper. Go figure. I think this stuff...
Once and for all, proof that Macs are cheaper than... →
Macs fetch far more on the aftermarket than do PCs — and after years of use, you can offset that cash-register premium by selling your Mac for a better price than you could your PC. If you used your HP for a year and then sold it, you would have spent $449 to own it — that is, your purchase price of $699 minus your sale price of $250. The Mac Mini, for the same year, would have set...
Coding Horror: Software Branching and Parallel... →
Nice rundown of alternative branching strategies and branching anti-patterns.
Ron Paul Is Money. Raises Stunning $3 Million... →
Mark it down: A landmark moment entered the annals of political fundraising on November 5, 2007.
“It is surely not news… that religious conflict has often been murderous...”
– What the New Atheists Don’t See by Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal Autumn 2007 Dalrymple does a much better job of expressing what I was saying here.
Testing a post from AIM using TumblrBot. (I love the changes they’ve made in Tumblr 3.0).
Bush’s Dangerous Liaisons →
Historian François Furstenburg draws parallels between the Bush regime and the Jacobins of the French Revolution: Louis de Saint-Just: “No liberty for the enemies of liberty.” George W. Bush: “We must not let foreign enemies use the forums of liberty to destroy liberty itself.” But he saves the best for last… The origin of the term “terrorist”. Wow!