It’s hatch was unlocked.
Yeah, this is kind of geeky, but it was one of the very first subs, after all…
The Other Lone Star State
Don’t mess with Knesset…
…we have had the Yom Kippur War, the Attrition War, the Lebanon War, two intifadas and endless terror. Israel has not only survived, but has become stronger. It is a vibrant and prospering democracy, with robust economic growth over the last five years, the highest number of books published per capita in the world, and second place in the world in the publication of articles in scientific journals.
The Arabs, in the meantime, with all their aggression, have only brought on their peoples misery and poverty. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan tower above this self-destructiveness as leaders who really served the best interests of their people by making peace with Israel.
Of course, that’s just a necessary, not a sufficient condition, as we’ve seen by the dismal state of affairs in both countries, but particularly Egypt.
[Credit for slogan and flag to “Dutchgirl” (who’s really a Dane–no shock there)–scroll down to the sixth post]
Anticipated Clusterfarg
Just how badly will Hollywood screw up Atlas Shrugged?
As I recall, The Fountainhead wasn’t bad, but those were different times.
Fingers Crossed
Since renaming my scripts, I have gotten zero, count ’em, zero spams on either comments or trackback. It won’t last forever, but it’s a nice breather. And I hope that they’re wasting a lot of time on the honeypots.
[Update on Saturday morning]
OK, got one ping spam overnight. But it’s still a huge improvement.
[Late afternoon update]
Still one and counting. I should have done this a long time ago. Even if I have to do it weekly, it would be a vast improvement over the time I spend dealing with these cretins now.
[Sunday morning update]
Oh, well. I knew it was too good to last. I got nine pr0n spams overnight. All from one domain, though. It’s still a lot better than it was. Hopefully, I can at least keep it down to a dull roar.
Back To Hurricane Country
I’ll be getting back in late tonight. Home for four days, then back here, and off to Vegas for the conference.
See you later.
Three Shopping Days Left
You still have time to register at next week’s Space Frontier Conference in Vegas, where it was just announced that aspiring orbital hotelier Bob Bigelow will be making the keynote address. The lower price applies until Monday night. I’ll be there, but you should come anyway.
Bye, Bye, Ms. American Spy
The day the Fitzmas died.
Meteorite Magnet
Boy, Norway seems to be getting a lot of hits lately.
You know, if one of these things were to hit Damascus, or Teheran, or Mecca right now, no one would believe that the Israelis didn’t do it.
End The Penny-Ante Madness
Rich Lowry is a man after my own heart.
[Update at 11:30 Pacific]
Here’s a more recent post from me on the subject.
Sorry ‘Bout That
I know comments are fubar. I’m working on it and should have it fixed in a few minutes. Don’t take the message personally, unless you really are a scum-of-the-earth spammer. You know, if the shoe fits, yada yada yada…
[Update a few minutes later]
OK, seems to be fixed now. Let the calumny and trolling recommence! (errr…just kidding)