December 2007
27 posts
WatchWatch
Woo-hoo! 5 minutes of Cloverfield. Only for those comfortable with spoilers, mind.
Dec 28th
Straight Dope Message Board - I waterboard! →
conservative guy waterboards himself to see how bad it really is. conclusion: definitely torture
Dec 24th
Soul Music: A Discworld Novel (Hardcover) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 23rd
Feet of Clay: A Discworld Novel (Paperback) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 23rd
Men at Arms: A Discworld Novel (Paperback) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 23rd
Looong day of trying to accomplish things and pay attention to D both
Dec 21st
FBI says Zubaydah's information was "crap" →
no, torture really *doesn’t* work as an intelligence gathering tool. i can’t believe we are still arguing about this
Dec 20th
Dec 18th
Dec 18th
Reaper Man: A Discworld Novel (Paperback) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 18th
The Merchants' War (Merchant Princes) →
by Charles Stross Fourth in the series. Good stuff, though it ends with abrupt cliff-hangerness.
Dec 18th
Halting State →
by Charles Stross I liked this a lot. I’m trying to picture someone reading this who is not a complete tech nerd… would they understand any of it at all?
Dec 14th
Dec 14th
Mort: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market Paperback) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 13th
Guards! Guards!: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market... →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 13th
Going After Gore: Politics & Power →
article about unfair media treatment of Gore in 2000; i wonder how it feels to do something moderately venal and watch it snowball into a global catastrophe. does Kit Seeley cry herself to sleep?
Dec 11th
Carpe Jugulum: A Discworld Novel (Hardcover) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 11th
Maskerade: A Discworld Novel (Hardcover) →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 11th
Lords and Ladies →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 10th
Witches Abroad: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market... →
by Terry Pratchett another re-read
Dec 10th
Gang-Rape Cover-Up by U.S., Halliburton/KBR →
who can be surprised? even a “just” war is basically a collection of atrocities for which we feel there is, like, a really good reason. and this isn’t a just war
Dec 10th
Tumblelog Themes | Tumblepedia →
oh yeah, that’s what i’m talkin’ about
Dec 10th
Scientific American: The Secret to Raising Smart... →
…is never to praise them for being smart, but only when they make an *effort* at something
Dec 6th
Free Wordpress themes (part 2 - Tumblelogs) →
could come in handy as tumblr does *almost* everything I want it to
Dec 4th
feeling out of sorts; not being able to go to sleep.
Dec 4th
Wyrd Sisters: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market... →
by Terry Pratchett
Dec 4th
Equal Rites: A Discworld Novel →
by Terry Pratchett I’m re-reading the “witches” sub-series. Great fun.
Dec 4th