I just noticed that the
I 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.
I 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.
Holy 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.
CGW 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 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 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:
So it seems the ICC won't be very useful in the current situation since it doesn't really exist yet. The U.S. could ask the Security Council to compel the cooperation of terrorist-supporting countries in apprehending criminals for trial in the U.S.
Animal 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."
R.U. Sirius: Ignore the war: a personal declaration of deep neutrality.