The server’s been hanging intermittently for the past few weeks. It’s not clear what’s wrong: there’s nothing interesting in /var/log/messages, Red Hat kernels should be sufficiently stable nowadays and … Continue reading »
Sensei Ivan chatted with us after class, and noted that one reason my right wrist is a bit sore from kotegaeshi because I my ukemi isn’t as quick as it … Continue reading »
Slate has an article on websites talking about the war, ranging the gamut from the antiwar camp to the jingoistic-bordering-on-self-parody. Interesting ones: BBC’s Reporter’s Log Intel Dump, run by an ex-Army officer and … Continue reading »
PBS has put up the very good documentary I saw bits and pieces of last Monday. It’s about the development of America’s current national security policy, in particular the … Continue reading »
While I’m in favor of military action in Iraq, I still want the anti-war crowd to come up with good arguments. Such things promote necessary debate. Discredited Leninist … Continue reading »
An article in Slate provides a quick history lesson on American anti-war protests, that have occurred in every conflict, including the Revolutionary War. In American history in particular, wartime dissent has … Continue reading »
I signed the contract for the apartment this evening. It’s on its way to be signed by the owner, when it becomes official, and then comes the race to … Continue reading »
A couple of notes, mostly. The main thrust of these pieces is that setbacks in war are obviously to be expected, though we may forget that fact. Sentiments … Continue reading »
The current project involves VBScript for the server-side scripting language. There may be some performance issues with the DB connections we’re using. Here’s a couple of articles on … Continue reading »
Our first brown belt test will be in April, probably around the second week. Time for wall work, more stick work, vocabularly memorization, and curling up into fetal position. At … Continue reading »