Monthly Archives: September 2001

eXile: “Terrorists do not have to be strong to win. All they have to do is keep at it. Ask the Russians, the Israelis, the British and the French. Despite vastly superior resources, they can’t defeat the Chechens, the Palestinians, … Continue reading →

Current Obsession: Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. I think I’ve been playing some form of Civilization on and off for the last ten years and I’ve never gotten tired of it.

0xdeadbeef: “Forget threatening to bomb Afghanistan and the Taliban if they fail to turn over Bin Laden to us. Instead, let’s threaten to gather up all of their women and send them to college. In fact, why don’t we do … Continue reading →

The Monitor previews “Enterprise”. Lots of bad Star Trek puns.

I took this on top of Mount Moosilauke on Sunday.

Martin Amis makes some of the same points as Kelly, and some that are harder to hear: “Various national characteristics – self-reliance, a fiercer patriotism than any in western Europe, an assiduous geographical incuriosity – have created a deficit of … Continue reading →

Kevin Kelly on Osama bin Laden: “He is not second rate, and he may not even be a terrorist. This is a new kind of war. There has been no demands made, like in most terrorism. There is nothing we … Continue reading →

Richard Dawkins: “As luck would have it, we have just the thing to hand: a ready-made system of mind-control which has been honed over centuries, handed down through generations. Millions of people have been brought up in it. It is … Continue reading →

Today’s EGR on the Current Situation is well worth reading.

NTK: “So: do you have some minority you’d like to haphazardly blame? Some half-arsed genocidal theory you’d like to insist become global policy? Some simplistic demonisation of a country’s recent history that needs to be waved in the faces of … Continue reading →

John Perry Barlow: “Within a few hours, we will see beginning the most vigorous efforts to end what remains of freedom in America. Those of who are willing to sacrifice a little – largely illusory – safety in order to … Continue reading →

My project manager was in NYC this week along with some other coworkers. Their hotel was about 200 feet from the World Trade Center. Luckily they were a little further away (55 Water Street) when the planes hit. They were … Continue reading →

Rafe and Dave have lucid coverage of the attacks. Local media is more accessible than the national sites, try Boston.com and WBUR.

The Onion A.V. Club interviews Joss Whedon. “I designed the show to create that strong reaction. I designed Buffy to be an icon, to be an emotional experience, to be loved in a way that other shows can’t be loved… … Continue reading →