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Happy Belated to Doug!

Posted on 09/23/2006 by Hal
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Happy Birthday (Belated) to Doug Miller! Oops!

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Compromise on Torture? WTF?!?

Posted on 09/23/2006 by Hal
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I mean, Mother of all good things…, how can you compromise on TORTURE?!? This is not the way our system of government is supposed to work.

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Capitulation

Posted on 09/22/2006 by Hal
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The chronicling of our legalization of torture continues. This time by the locals at Desert Beacon: Capitulation How ironic that we supposedly celebrated Constitution Day this month. Further, a quick look at the official web pages of Nevada Senators Reid … Continue reading →

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Makeover for the ‘Face on Mars’

Posted on 09/22/2006 by Hal
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Mars Face Makeover: Controversial Formation Observed from New Angles [space.com] NASA started it all back in 1976 with an image of an interesting mountain on Mars and a caption that described it as appearing to have eyes and nostrils. Thirty … Continue reading →

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Torture is as Torture Does

Posted on 09/22/2006 by Hal
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I just don’t have the heart to assemble a series of linkage pertaining to the ‘legalization’ of torture and the joyous, happy fun ball of feel goodosity after we have clarified that someone can be water-boarded and still maintain their … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-09-22

Posted on 09/22/2006 by Hal
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New York Times Ad from the National Council of Churches “Torture is a moral issue … Let America abolish torture now — without exceptions.” (tags: torture human+rights geneva+convention)

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PBS’s NOW: Who’s Behind Your Ballot Initiatives?

Posted on 09/21/2006 by Hal
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Many (most/all!) of those state initatives could stand additional scrutiny prior to casting our vote. Seen at Crooks and Liars: PBS’s NOW: Who’s Behind Your Ballot Initiatives? On Friday, September 22, 2006 on PBS (check local listings for times), NOW … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-09-21

Posted on 09/21/2006 by Hal
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GISNuts.com – Where we’re nuts about GIS. Some funny stuff and some great stuff-and some great funny stuff (tags: GIS geography tshirts)

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links for 2006-09-20

Posted on 09/20/2006 by Hal
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Create a Timeline in Microsoft Excel (via Lifehacker) (tags: excel timeline graph tips)

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links for 2006-09-19

Posted on 09/19/2006 by Hal
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Schneier on Security: Renew Your Passport Now! if you don’t want one with RFID, that is… (tags: security passport privacy rfid identity)

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