Intresting Reading
Some notes on the "Who wrote Linux" Kerfuffle
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Just Say No to New TLDs
In the Eweek article Berners-Lee: Just Say No to More Domain Names Eweek address the issue of 10 new TLDs. I am no supporter whatsoever of new TLDs. As pointed out in the article, .mobi and .xxx have good goals behind them, but it is goals that can be accomplished by Meta data, and .mail, .post, .jobs, and .travel are just plain stupid.
Only time will tell how this will come out.
Only time will tell how this will come out.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Sun Tzu and George W. Bush
It is embarrising to me that George W. Bush is an Ivy Leauge educated leader who seems to have never studied the work of the greatest military strategist of all time. Sun Tzu wrote the "Art of War" in around 300 BC. In this great philospohical strategy guide he laid down the sage advice of a veteran of many wars.
Sun Tzu writes: "Now in order to kill the enemy, our men must be roused to anger; that there may be advantage from defeating the enemy, they must have their rewards. Therefore in chariot fighting, when ten or more chariots have been taken, those should be rewarded who took the first. Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours. The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept. This is called, using the conquered foe to augment one's own strength. In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns. "
What would "rouse to anger" our soldiers. An attack on American capitalism and U.S. soil? Yes, I think so. A small dictator torturing his subjects? No I don't think so. The problem with the war in Iraq is there is no anger. Hussein, the monster I agree he was, has NEVER acted aggressively against the US. Yes he acted aggressively against Kuwait and his own people. Yes he was devising weapons we did not want him to have. (I do believe we will still find WMDs in Iraq) Yes, I believe he may have been a FUTURE threat to the US. However we have and had a CURRENT threat. A true zealot who attcked our soil and our civilians. The war in Iraq takes the focus off the subject of our anger.
We should punsih Bin Laden and all faithful to him, but the military occupation of Iraq only serves to distract our nation and our military from this, the source of our anger.
Iraq will be only a lengthy campaign, no matter what the final outcome. There is NO victory to be found in Iraq. Seeing Bin Laden's body hanging from an American gallow would be victory. Sun Tzu saw the objective we need to search after.
Sun Tzu writes: "Now in order to kill the enemy, our men must be roused to anger; that there may be advantage from defeating the enemy, they must have their rewards. Therefore in chariot fighting, when ten or more chariots have been taken, those should be rewarded who took the first. Our own flags should be substituted for those of the enemy, and the chariots mingled and used in conjunction with ours. The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept. This is called, using the conquered foe to augment one's own strength. In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns. "
What would "rouse to anger" our soldiers. An attack on American capitalism and U.S. soil? Yes, I think so. A small dictator torturing his subjects? No I don't think so. The problem with the war in Iraq is there is no anger. Hussein, the monster I agree he was, has NEVER acted aggressively against the US. Yes he acted aggressively against Kuwait and his own people. Yes he was devising weapons we did not want him to have. (I do believe we will still find WMDs in Iraq) Yes, I believe he may have been a FUTURE threat to the US. However we have and had a CURRENT threat. A true zealot who attcked our soil and our civilians. The war in Iraq takes the focus off the subject of our anger.
We should punsih Bin Laden and all faithful to him, but the military occupation of Iraq only serves to distract our nation and our military from this, the source of our anger.
Iraq will be only a lengthy campaign, no matter what the final outcome. There is NO victory to be found in Iraq. Seeing Bin Laden's body hanging from an American gallow would be victory. Sun Tzu saw the objective we need to search after.
HotBot's Got What Google's Not
I am ashamed to say that I had to download theHotBot Desktop toobar today becuase they have the STUFF that Google does not. Indexed search of my email and files. Sorry Google, I love you best, but they got the goods!
Friday, May 14, 2004
Justice For Nick Berg's Killer
The death of Nick Berg is a tragedy. A horrid tragedy that must be avenged. As I wrote yesterday the soldiers and officers involved in the torture and humiliation of the Iraqi people should be punished. That does not mean however that I do not feel that these monsters should be brought to justice as well.
I only wonder what of Bush's Propaganda convinced Nick Berg to go. I only wonder if George's adminstration sees the blood on their hands as well. I only wonder if the family of this young man supports the LIES their son was told by our president about the "peace loving muslims of Iraq."
We must come home! We must withdraw ALL political entalgements with these people. We CAN NOT create a peace loving Islamic world, and we are only losing soldiers and young idealist like Nick Berg in the process. We are only turning our own soldiers into these monsters we despise.
Peace with Islam will never exist. George W. Bush and his fellows in arms who send our soldiers to make that happen will bear their blood.
I only wonder what of Bush's Propaganda convinced Nick Berg to go. I only wonder if George's adminstration sees the blood on their hands as well. I only wonder if the family of this young man supports the LIES their son was told by our president about the "peace loving muslims of Iraq."
We must come home! We must withdraw ALL political entalgements with these people. We CAN NOT create a peace loving Islamic world, and we are only losing soldiers and young idealist like Nick Berg in the process. We are only turning our own soldiers into these monsters we despise.
Peace with Islam will never exist. George W. Bush and his fellows in arms who send our soldiers to make that happen will bear their blood.
Seperation of State and Schools
No one would trust the government to tell you the truth if it ran the
newspapers. Why would anyone expect the government to tell children the truth in government schools? As Libertarians say: The separation of school and state is as important as the separation of church and state. - Rex Curry
Hidden History of The Pledge
RexCurry.net
newspapers. Why would anyone expect the government to tell children the truth in government schools? As Libertarians say: The separation of school and state is as important as the separation of church and state. - Rex Curry
Hidden History of The Pledge
RexCurry.net
Thursday, May 13, 2004
"I'm Singing It In Spanish"
So on Sunday my wife, my daughter, and I were in Old Navy and Ella was singing our version of "copacabbana" which is Anna - Anna Bannana. Instead of the normal way of singing the song, she was singing "Anta - Anta Bananta" I informed her that is was Anna Bannana not Anta Bananta to which she informed me, "I'm singing it in Spanish" Foolish me, how little did I know
Prisoner Abuse is TREASON against America's Image
As many of you who have read my past posts know I am no supporter of the Iraq conflict. I think it is imperialistic tyranny of the grandest sort.
I also think that the black eye on the face of the American people the prisoner abuse scandal has caused is exactly the kind of problem one can expect in imperialism. It serves to reinforce the imperialistic ideas that are being fed to Bush's HJ, I mean young soldiers.
Mankind born in the image of God, knows what is proper and improper treatment of another human. When a soldier chooses to treat another human in this fashion, under orders or not, that person alone has VIOLATED there humanity and should alone pay the penalty. An investigation should ensue to bring TREASON charges against ALL those guilty of this assult against the integrity of America. The officers who ordered these attacks, along with the soldiers who carried them out should face the consitutional penalty of treason.
I can not for a moment believe however that this goes any higher than Lt. General Sanchez, if even that high. I belive to implicate Donald Rumsfeld and General Meyers in this is foolishness. I guess however only time will tell.
I also think that the black eye on the face of the American people the prisoner abuse scandal has caused is exactly the kind of problem one can expect in imperialism. It serves to reinforce the imperialistic ideas that are being fed to Bush's HJ, I mean young soldiers.
Mankind born in the image of God, knows what is proper and improper treatment of another human. When a soldier chooses to treat another human in this fashion, under orders or not, that person alone has VIOLATED there humanity and should alone pay the penalty. An investigation should ensue to bring TREASON charges against ALL those guilty of this assult against the integrity of America. The officers who ordered these attacks, along with the soldiers who carried them out should face the consitutional penalty of treason.
I can not for a moment believe however that this goes any higher than Lt. General Sanchez, if even that high. I belive to implicate Donald Rumsfeld and General Meyers in this is foolishness. I guess however only time will tell.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Guess Who's Back...Back Again
Well after a LONG week I am back online and blogging. Our webserver crashed but it is back online. My email is back, my home connection is back. YAY!!!!
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Google Me This Bowman
Google is a far as I am concerned the coolest technology in existence. I love Google! However I need Google for Personal Computers. That is right, I want to either
A. Pay Google To Run a System That indexs every file and email on my computer.
or
B. Use Google's targeted search to allow them to actually give me relevant ads based on the file or email I am seraching for.
That is right, B is my preference and I am willing to givew the advertisers of google permission to watch my every search, on my local computer in order to provide me with GoogleMe!
Now I am sure some feel good politician will prevent me from ever seeing GoogleMe! as a reality. But Google me this, "Why should I not have the right to allow Google this "privacy violation" if I want this COOL feature for free.
I WANT my GoogleMe!
A. Pay Google To Run a System That indexs every file and email on my computer.
or
B. Use Google's targeted search to allow them to actually give me relevant ads based on the file or email I am seraching for.
That is right, B is my preference and I am willing to givew the advertisers of google permission to watch my every search, on my local computer in order to provide me with GoogleMe!
Now I am sure some feel good politician will prevent me from ever seeing GoogleMe! as a reality. But Google me this, "Why should I not have the right to allow Google this "privacy violation" if I want this COOL feature for free.
I WANT my GoogleMe!
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Help The U.N. to NOT get LOST
If you still think that the UN is harmless you obviously have not been reading my Blog very long, and you have not read about their most recent attempt to garner dictatorial control over 70% of the planet. The secret to this powerplay is LOST or the Law of Sea Treaty. This deal would give them the ability to rule and tax the sea. Every nation on earth would be weakend by this treaty that makes the U.N the most powerful entity in existence.
As always when I write about the U.N. I must end with an invitation. I invite you to tell your elkected officials that you want America OUT of the UN!
As always when I write about the U.N. I must end with an invitation. I invite you to tell your elkected officials that you want America OUT of the UN!
My brothers notes in his blog aboutLibertarians and the War on Terror and states his disagreement with their views. Like my brother I am not a member of the Libertarian party, nor am I even philosophically within the strictest definition of libertarinism. I am actually what would be called a confederate consitutionalist (Lex Rex) if you were to really get to the heart of the issue, but that is a matter for another post.
My brother, please read his post first, in the samll print on the bottom, is wrong that the classic "isolationism" attitude of the past is not only unattainable, but would also weaken and impoverish our country. My wife, who I agured this with for like an hour after reading and agreeing with my brother is also wrong. The only way to continue our international wealth is to stay out of the political agenda of other nations.
I pointed out the aljazerra.net poll a few days back that noted most Iraqis were unhappy with the US liberation and occupation of their nation. Even today I saw a USAToday/CNN poll that says the people dislike the American liberation and occupation of their nation. This means, these people were happy living under a dicator, and it is therefore not our business.
I believe that people are deserving of freedom, and I believe people should fight to bring freedom to themselves.
We should be seen as a client, a customer, and vendor to the world not as a nanny and ATM machine. As long as we continue to fulfill these two functions for the world we will have to host a war on terror. The answer is and always will be POLITICAL Isolationism. In a consitutional confederacy (read your history books that is how this nation was originally organized) states choose to share in your freedom through association. In a imperalist state, people force their nation through military occupation. HMMMMMMM which one do we look like today?
My brother, please read his post first, in the samll print on the bottom, is wrong that the classic "isolationism" attitude of the past is not only unattainable, but would also weaken and impoverish our country. My wife, who I agured this with for like an hour after reading and agreeing with my brother is also wrong. The only way to continue our international wealth is to stay out of the political agenda of other nations.
I pointed out the aljazerra.net poll a few days back that noted most Iraqis were unhappy with the US liberation and occupation of their nation. Even today I saw a USAToday/CNN poll that says the people dislike the American liberation and occupation of their nation. This means, these people were happy living under a dicator, and it is therefore not our business.
I believe that people are deserving of freedom, and I believe people should fight to bring freedom to themselves.
We should be seen as a client, a customer, and vendor to the world not as a nanny and ATM machine. As long as we continue to fulfill these two functions for the world we will have to host a war on terror. The answer is and always will be POLITICAL Isolationism. In a consitutional confederacy (read your history books that is how this nation was originally organized) states choose to share in your freedom through association. In a imperalist state, people force their nation through military occupation. HMMMMMMM which one do we look like today?
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
3 Baby Book or 1 Big Kid Book
In the past we have read 3 "First Reader" books at bedtime. Recently however Ella has switched to wanting a "real' story. She is a big fan of Wemmicks by Max Lucado. 2 nights ago we read Cinderella, so she does have varrying taste as well.
Anyway, last night she brings me over "Bath Time Ernie" and I read it, then I tell her, "That was a little book, so we can read a few more." Next she brings me "Bed Time Grover" and last she brings "Happy Halloween Blue." It is now time for Bible and prayers, but she begs for "1 more book please" and I cave in. She comes over carrying what but a long, big kid story. DOH... She got 4 books and 1 was a big kid story. Go her!
Anyway, last night she brings me over "Bath Time Ernie" and I read it, then I tell her, "That was a little book, so we can read a few more." Next she brings me "Bed Time Grover" and last she brings "Happy Halloween Blue." It is now time for Bible and prayers, but she begs for "1 more book please" and I cave in. She comes over carrying what but a long, big kid story. DOH... She got 4 books and 1 was a big kid story. Go her!
Monday, April 26, 2004
Christi Is 27 Today!
Christi is 27 years old today. If you want to send her some virtual flowers you can do that using this virtualflowers.com: website.
Don't forget to remind how close she is getting to 30. She is not comfortable with her own geriatric progress.
Don't forget to remind how close she is getting to 30. She is not comfortable with her own geriatric progress.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
FBI wants to watch you type - News - ZDNet
An intresting article.
FBI wants to watch you type - News - ZDNet
Now I do not share his politics but you must at least agree with his quote, "Maybe they're right. New technologies do present police with new headaches, and perhaps that justifies additional wiretapping powers. But the question will be: Who gets to make that call--elected representatives in Congress or well-meaning but unelected bureaucrats at the FCC?" We can not let power hungry theives steal what little scraps of liberty we are still afforded through backdoors and open floors.
FBI wants to watch you type - News - ZDNet
Now I do not share his politics but you must at least agree with his quote, "Maybe they're right. New technologies do present police with new headaches, and perhaps that justifies additional wiretapping powers. But the question will be: Who gets to make that call--elected representatives in Congress or well-meaning but unelected bureaucrats at the FCC?" We can not let power hungry theives steal what little scraps of liberty we are still afforded through backdoors and open floors.
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