BOSS logic

Where we stand today

Before the “war on terror” America was well regarded. We actually had an advantage in the global economy — as a global superpower that had not abused our power (at least not too blatantly) we were by and large looked upon favorably. We had a big stick, and as long as we didn’t use it, [...]

I don’t understand…

We need to give up some of our freedoms in order to keep democracy alive and preserve our safety.
Much to my dismay, some people actually believe this (as evidenced by a conversation I had recently, from whence I borrowed this quote). It doesn’t seem to matter that “giving up our freedom” is essentially at odds [...]

India and back again

I imagine my plethora of loyal readers (that would be you, Frank) may have noticed the complete lack of any postings from mid-October to mid-December. So what happened? I was in India.
Thing is, I had planned on having a lot of time to write while I was there. It didn’t work out as planned — [...]

Gadzooks, I’m filthy rich!

It’s true. And I should probably do something about it. $2,400 could buy a second generation High Definition TV or schooling for an entire generation of school children in an Angolan village.

Stop the spam attacks

Want to cut back on spam attacks at your weblog and web server? Check out mod_security, an Apache plugin. It protects against a range of attacks and allows for HTTP traffic monitoring and real-time analysis with no changes to existing systems. It’s definitely worth taking a few minutes to install.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent

Asimov wrote that “violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” George W. Bush took us to war long before it was a “last resort.” I’ve got to wonder, then, what does this imply for us as a people, a nation that stands by and watches as the atrocities continue to pile up. But at [...]

My life on Intel

I’ve been meaning to write a piece on how I like my new MacBook Pro, now that I’ve taken the plunge and bought something based on Intel hardware. Today I finally got around to downloading the new Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta, which is a universal binary build, and the experience gave me a little motivation [...]

Ten things I’m looking forward to in 2007

Just your typical wish list for the coming year, in no particular order. (Once again, my resolution list isn’t that interesting: Achieve two more ranks in Karate, which would bring me to 5th Kyu, and spend as much time at the dojo as possible).

The impeachment of George Bush (yep, still hoping).

A few democratic candidates that [...]

To kill a toolbar…

Oh dear god, thank you! Finally