The Journal
2009
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Computer Games and the Real World
Ha ha. Computer Games: Global warming is really bad for frogs because nasty UV rays get into their evaporated waterholes and cause mutations. The Real World: Cold weather wipes out a whole generation of frogs. OK,…
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This Must be Some Sort of Record
A Mexican man has been arrested after confessing to dissolving some 300 bodies in caustic soda. The bodies of victims of drug related violence in Northern Mexico were delivered to him for disposal by gang members.…
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Tragic
After the violent insurgent activity in Southern Thailand, it is hardly surprising that Thailand is not enthusiastic about welcoming Muslim refugees. Thailand has the right to protect its borders. But the UN High Commissioner in Bangkok says…
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Hackers of the World, Untie!
President Obama will keep his Blackberry. Wanting to have some privacy in communication with close friends and advisors sounds reasonable. But since it is a way to bypass the normal official communication channels, it will have to…
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I Guess This Means There Really Is A Recession
Microsoft laying off workers for the first time (?) and shares down by almost 8%. Samsung, which accounts for about 20% of South Korea’s total exports, records its first ever quarterly loss.
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Well, There’s a Surprise, Part 2
Modellers remove evidence of cooling, and editors remove comments by warming sceptic. You may have seen the recent headlines suggesting that, contrary to all previous meaurements, there is now evidence to show that the Antarctic is warming as quickly…
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Well, There’s a Surprise!
Palestinian deaths greatly exaggerated. Most of those dead Hamas activists. I guess the real surprise is that it is a Palestinian doctor who says so, and that it is actually being reported (even though not widely).…
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Comments
I have had some requests to remove the registration requirement for would be commentors. The options for comments are: No comments. I don’t like this idea, because in general the blogs that work best are the ones which…
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Guilders for Geert, Please
Via Instapundit and Samizdata, a request for funds to assist Geert Wilders in his defense against charges of inciting hatred against Muslims. The charges are based on Wilders film Fitna, in which verses from the Koran…
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Do Mammograms Lead to Unnecessary Surgery?
The short answer is ‘probably not.‘ The research seems to suggest that in spite of a still unnacceptably high rate of false positives, once women reach about fifty years of age, there are clear benefits in…
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Tainted Milk Death Sentences
I still don’t understand this. Not the imposition of the death penalty – I don’t have a problem with that if the milk really was deliberately contaminated with melamine, and those who did it knew what the…
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Courageous Leaders Declare Victory
via Tim Blair, this story from the Australian ABC. Hamas leaders declare victory, having defeated the zionist entity. So why are they still in hiding?
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It Would Be a Pity
If the right person were pressured out just because of the family she comes from. I’m not sure that Caroline Kennedy has had a fair run from the media, although she certainly hasn’t been subjected to…
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300,000 Dead in Darfur
And nearly three million displaced. There were angry protests around the world about Israel’s attempts to disarm Hamas. Where are the protests about the real genocide in Sudan?
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