I just noticed that the
Wednesday, October 31st, 2001I just noticed that the Slashdot interview with Wil Wheaton is up and it’s quite entertaining. Bonus points if you can spot the Simpsons and Monty Python references.
Archive for October, 2001
Holy moly! Brian Robinson hiked
Monday, October 29th, 2001Holy moly! Brian Robinson hiked all three of the National Scenic Trails in one calendar year. That’s 7,371 miles in 300 days, 24.57 miles a day.
Time to get serious on
Monday, October 29th, 2001MVG interview: Final Fanatasy’ producer.
Monday, October 29th, 2001CGW has some pretty astounding
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2001CGW has some pretty astounding screenshots from World of Warcraft and Warcraft 3. So far I’ve been resisting the urge to participate in any MPOGs because I’m afraid I’ll get addicted and never do anything else, but WoW and Star Wars Galaxies may be impossible to resist.
The New Republic in support
Thursday, October 18th, 2001The New Republic in support of nation-building.
“This is not to suggest that the United States needs a Marshall Plan for every unstable country on Earth. But September 11 does go a long way toward answering the question that Republicans asked every time the Clinton administration intervened in some remote country: ‘Why should we care?’”
The Quaker response got me
Wednesday, October 17th, 2001The Quaker response got me thinking about what role the International Criminal Court might play in the prosecution of the perpetrators of 9/11 attacks. I found out some interesting things:
- The U.S. hasn’t ratified the ICC statute.
- Not enough countries have ratified the statute for the ICC to become active.
- The ICC can’t prosecute acts of terrorism but if the Security Council judges an act to be one of “aggression” then the court can prosecute.
- The ICC will act only when national courts are unwilling or unable.
Animal fat ups risk of
Wednesday, October 17th, 2001Animal fat ups risk of stomach, esophageal cancer.
“Total fat intake and intake of saturated fat each doubled the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, the investigators found… cholesterol, animal protein and vitamin B12, found primarily in animal products, were also associated with a higher risk of these cancers.”
An interview with bioterrorism expert
Monday, October 15th, 2001R.U. Sirius: Ignore the war:
Monday, October 15th, 2001Tracing an animal-rights philosophy.
Friday, October 12th, 2001The Boston Globe reviews the
Friday, October 12th, 2001The Boston Globe reviews the new Leonard Cohen and Bjork albums.
The Boston Pheonix interviews Sebastian
Thursday, October 11th, 2001The Boston Pheonix interviews Sebastian Junger on his travels in Afghanistan.
Can games change the world?
Tuesday, October 9th, 2001I know I shouldn’t laugh
Tuesday, October 9th, 2001I know I shouldn’t laugh at the misfortune of others but, as Mel Brooks said, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down a manhole and die.”
