Friday, February 29, 2008

Universal Gossamer

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You really have to love the interaction possible with the Internet and in this example, specifically YouTube. I was watching a good intervie...

Have We Learned Anything About Warfare in Iraq?

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DARPA's Urban Mapping technology seems to provide proper support for the complexities of modern warfare and current challenges for the ...

Et Tu, NetBrute Scanner?

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The NetBrute Scanner is a handy tool because it surveys your network for a vulnerable point of entry: shared folders or open ports. There ar...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Support for Wikileaks Grows

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I find it ironic, and frightening, that in the same week the Pakistani government censors YouTube is the same time that an American Court di...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Predicting the Next Big One

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Want to predict terrorist behavior? The prediction of terrorist behavior is the goal of a new initiative at the University of Maryland. The ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Obama's Fashion Statement

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Graphic source: BBC. I'm not completely sure what to make of Obama's fashion statement but it is most helpful to hear from an exper...

Blackboard Prevails Against Desire2Learn in Patent Disupute

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Blackboard won its elearning patent dispute against Desire2Learn which surprised me. I didn't think Blackboard's case was as strong ...

Atomic Learning Workshop on Blogger Blogging: Everything You Need to Know About Blogging

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Atomic Learning has done a real service in creating a terrific workshop on blogging. The tutorials break down all the details on how to hav...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Note on Islamofascism and Paul Berman

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Since I've recently been asked about my use of the term, Islamofascism, I dug into the historical roots of the term. Comparisons have be...

Pakistani Muslims Ban Internet

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Graphic source: Global Voices Advocacy. In what could be an excellent dry run for an Internet ban the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ...
Sunday, February 24, 2008

Wars That Can Be Won, Candidates Should Lose

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Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr rally in Baghdad, the day before he extended his militia's cease-fire six months. Graphic source: Wathiq ...
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Propaganda Stunt by Islamofascist Terrorists

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Here is the tactic that Israel has to deal with currently but I believe will soon be exported elsewhere, that is, close to home. The terrori...
Friday, February 22, 2008

Note on Harris' Note

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A quick and easy read, this is Harris' follow-up to his more substantial The End of Faith. I didn't find the work totally a rehash ...

Note on Michael Grant, The Climax of Rome

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The summary of early Christian art is worthwhile and there is a sound, brief summary of the collapse of Rome. Grant corrects the view that 1...

Dead Cow Springs to Scan

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Graphic source: cDc. The Cult of the Dead Cow hacker group released the open-source tool Goolag Scanner designed to enable IT workers to q...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

Not Uncle Same But Uncle Sam for Today

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Uncle Sam and his image should be updated and I think there is now at least one sound revision.

Note on Scheuer's New Book

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Michael Scheuer's latest book, Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq, has six points to make that are relevant for the up...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Fallujah's Double-Edge Sword

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Graphic source: Wikileaks.org The primary leak in the Fallujah media case is that the military lost in the information war. However, the pu...

Judge Bans Helpful Documents

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Graphic source: Wikileaks. I am simply one of the many rights advocates expressing dismay over a pair of decisions made by California Distr...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Microsoft Offers Students Free DreamSpark Tools

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Microsoft has offered its development and design tools to students for free and in a move announced yesterday the company will open these to...