links, random thoughts, various opinions
Back in Oslo for a week. I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to the fact it doesn’t get dark at night, it’s not daylight out, but its still very light out. Unsettling.
I arrived the night of the election and it was strange to be away from local TV. All […]
There’s a range of complex geopolitical reasons for misunderstandings about Americans in Europe. I can’t possibly explain all the causes of ‘anti-americanism’, but I’m beginning to suspect a contributing factor is cultural misunderstanding caused by the American movies they play on the major TV channels at night. They are all awful. I […]
The Lies Of Michael Moore
“…In general, it’s highly unwise to quote Orwell if you are already way out of your depth on the question of moral equivalence. It’s also incautious to remind people of Orwell if you are engaged in a sophomoric celluloid rewriting of recent history.
If Michael Moore had had his way, Slobodan Milosevic […]
CNN has good coverage of the private Space ShipOne launch yesterday. So very cool. This picture captures the spirit in one shot. It really is a huge deal, lots more detailed coverage at Space.com.
I used to use Spamfire religiously to thwart the spam volumes in my increasingly clogged inbox. About six months ago I noticed the application had been getting increasingly unstable, timing out sometimes or just seemingly taking too long in filtering down my mail (I know I’m impatient). Anyways my subscription lapsed and for […]
Thanks to Ryan and Grant my blog is now back online. I know it must have been shocking to be without my ramblings for a few weeks. There were some technical difficulties caused by the local phone company in Vancouver related to people hosting personal sites. A complicated work around has now […]
Map Of Springfield, U.S.A.
On the road still (and mostly in the air) till next week. By the way, my vote is that Springfield is in Kentucky.