Since the blog has been quiet, I decided to elevate our discourse to a higher plane of understanding. One, indeed, might say that had Cliff Lee been throwing more gas, his most recent start might have been a more effective one. That was the first video, incidentally, I have watched on this PC since my return…
I am a true American — suck it, everyone else!
Ever wondered if you're secretly (or not so secretly) a fascist? I know I always have! That's why I was eager to see this post on io9. It references the F-scale, developed in 1947. Here's the quiz itself. I scored a 3.4. The quiz called me "disciplined but tolerant; a true American." It's about time somebody else…
Moving Complete
Yesterday was moving day; today is "Where did I pack this?" day. The next few days will be "Make the mail carrier hate me because I ordered a couple dozen things from Amazon" week. As of today, we are no longer Ohio residents, but now North Carolinians. I sha'n't affect a drawl, but I may…
Should you be deported?
Courtesy of 36 Chambers purely theoretical contributor Daniel J. Gudorf, take this test to see if you belong in this country. I got a 55, for reference, which means I am not only a citizen, but a citizen with distinction!
We’re #1! We’re #1! (Sort of)
As I am getting ready to go to Russia in just a few weeks, you have no idea how much this warms the cockles of my heart: Asked to list the five countries they considered to be hostile or unfriendly to Russia, 38 percent included the United States on the list, followed by Georgia at…
New House
The next few weeks will probably be a bit lighter in terms of content than our non-existent reader base might expect. The reason is that I am getting ready to move to Durham, North Carolina into a new house. This will be my first home, having lived in an apartment for the past several years,…
A Tale Of Two Cities
In one city, a man who saved a child from a pack of attacking dogs (by shooting the dogs) may end up going to jail for violating gun laws (though presumably not the same one that David Broder violated). In another part of the country, the sheriff notes that police are not capable of handling all…
Outsourcing Done Right
I've joked about doing this before: hire somebody to do my job for 20% of the price and then pocket the rest. The one part of this which surprised me was the discussion about how clean the guy's code was. Normally, when you outsource development, the end result is a horrible mish-mash of copy-pasted garbage. …
Witness At 60
Whittaker Chambers's autobiography of a Communist agent is 60 years of age. The Hiss-Chambers trial was a legitimate watershed moment in American history. Along with Elizabeth Bentley's testimony, we found out about dozens of people in positions of some prominence (including Alger Hiss and Harry Dexter White, both of whom just happened to be at…
Frank J Wins
We all knew it was a great idea. It turns out that the military thought the same. Via Mark Steyn.
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 