— religion, reviews —

God’s Word Preserved–SharperIron review

April 8, 2006

There’s a “review”:http://www.sharperiron.org/showthread.php?t=2948 of Dr. Michael Sproul’s book, “God’s Word Preserved”:http://www.tricityministries.org/tcbc/bookstore/godswordpreserved.jsp over at “SharperIron”:http://www.sharperiron.org/. I’m working my way through the book myself, so I’ll post my thoughts on it once I’m finished. I will say that so far my impression is that it’s one of the best, if not the best work I’ve seen on… Read More God’s Word Preserved–SharperIron review

— thoughts —

BMD initial capability reached

April 6, 2006

In “this”:http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2006/20060406_4741.html DefenseLINK press release DoD assistant secretary Peter C.W. Flory assesses the US BMD(Ballistic Missile Defense) system as having reached initial operating capability. He says it’s still primarily in testing mode, but he apparently believes it’s stable and reliable enough to handle incoming threats. Whether this means it’s actually “live” and online is unclear,… Read More BMD initial capability reached

— web stuff —

CIA agent for a day

April 6, 2006

Remember the old “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” computer game you used to play as a kid? Someone has resurrected the idea using the Google Maps API and a modern twist. In “Brewster Jennings protects America”:http://www.brewsterjennings.com/ you’re an undercover CIA agent tracking terrorists intent on detonating a nuclear device in the US. It’s… Read More CIA agent for a day

— current events, thoughts —

strategypage: iraq, iran, etc

April 6, 2006

There’s some good stuff on “strategypage”:http://www.strategypage.com/ today. First off, “an article”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20060405.aspx on the development of the Iraqi army, specifically the 9th Mechanized Division. It’s interesting that we’re choosing to outfit these divisions with practically all old Soviet-bloc equipment. Another article “explains”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20060406.aspx why the “recent coverage”:http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/173248/3/ of Iran’s supposed new “super weapons” is mostly just hype.… Read More strategypage: iraq, iran, etc

— computing —

Windows clone

April 6, 2006

“ReactOS”:http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/index.html is taking an unusual tack from most other free-OS developers. Rather than building a new UNIX-based distribution, their goal is to create an operating system that is completely binary compatible with Microsoft Windows using only open source code. That means it should be able to install and run both applications and drivers designed for… Read More Windows clone

— links —

Lego carrier

April 5, 2006

Here’s a project by someone with *way* too much time on his hands: “Lego carrier”:http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=126969 It’s pretty cool though.

— quotes —

John Stuart Mill on War

April 5, 2006

Here’s an interesting quote to ponder: bq. War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important… Read More John Stuart Mill on War

— current events —

Biometrics in Iraq

April 5, 2006

“This”:http://jccc.afis.osd.mil/images/sres.pl?Lbox_cap=1318057&dir=Photo&vn=&ttl=060328-M-9174M-009&ref is interesting. I had no idea that we had a usable biometrics system that small yet, let alone that it was being used so actively in the field. Apparently they’re using the system to create a comprehensive biometric database to apprehend terrorists and (apparently) to prevent infiltration of the IAF(Iraqi Armed Forces). Here’s another… Read More Biometrics in Iraq

— science —

Digital chauffeur?

April 4, 2006

It “looks like”:http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=184400297 it may not be too long before self-driving cars are technically feasible. It’s probably too much to wish for to actually see something like this in production for quite a while though. For one thing, I suspect the public would have to get more accustomed to high levels of automation performing less… Read More Digital chauffeur?