Archive for June, 2003

Monday, June 23rd, 2003 | 14:49

Robert Kaplan’s article in The Atlantic I would say that a liberal power like the United States cannot spread its liberalism without military power as well. That the reason the Balkans … Continue reading »

Democratic prospects in 2004

Saturday, June 21st, 2003 | 11:48

The Columbia Political Review has a subscription-free excerpt from a Salon interview with Paul Berman on what the Democrats have to do to beat Bush in 2004. Any strategy … Continue reading »

New computer for my parents

Sunday, June 15th, 2003 | 09:47

I just purchased/built a new computer for my parents. The old Compaq was becoming more of a headache to maintain: it’s an old Win98 box that feels sluggish even … Continue reading »

Brad DeLong on 9/11

Thursday, June 12th, 2003 | 20:50

Brad DeLong, an economist for the Clinton Administration, has this article about how Clintonites thought about American grand strategy prior to 9/11. Granted, he’s not from State or Defense, … Continue reading »

Wal-Mart

Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 | 18:24

Slate has an article on Wal-Mart that speculates whether Wal-Mart should be considered representative of the US economy, much as GM was thought to be in the 1950s. Wal-Mart is scary … Continue reading »

Ephemeral Knowledge

Monday, June 9th, 2003 | 12:36

Just a few notes on the distribution of knowledge and information in this day and age, inspired by a couple of articles (Slate and Instapundit) I read recently. The cliche is … Continue reading »

Using Google For Spelling Ruined By Rappers

Friday, June 6th, 2003 | 08:04

While reading a review for 2 Fast 2 Furious, I came across this sentence: And in the grand tradition of politically correct summer “event” movies, the two actors (one plays an … Continue reading »

PPP dial-in server

Wednesday, June 4th, 2003 | 17:25

Some quick notes on installing a PPP dial-in server on a RH7.3 box. This is based on the older instructions found in an old Linux Gazette article: Make sure the … Continue reading »

Tivo Hacks

Sunday, June 1st, 2003 | 11:56

Raffi Krikorian is writing a book on Tivo hacks, to be published by ORA later this summer. Personally, I have to get around to installing a TurboNet card in my Tivo, … Continue reading »