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Subscribing to Notes on Facebook
In answer to Jeff's query in my previous post, and in particular to address Cosmo's dislike of Facebook, I'll provide instructions on how to subscribe to my Facebook notes. Once you subscribe, links to my notes will appear in your browser's bookmarks tab. And since the link is an RSS feed, the links will automatically update themselves as I post ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Blue LJ
I have about 25 people on my friends-list here on LJ. Only one of them posts more than once a month. In fact, the last 20 or so posts on my friends-list are all by the same person. I've long since felt like those who read LJ posts without themselves creating posts are free-riding -- but I figured this is ok as long as people read what I write and ( Read more... ) -
The Life and Times of Giordano Bruno
Bruno, born in 1548, became an ordained priest in 1572 at the age of 24. At the monestary, Bruno kept a copy of the banned writings of Erasmus; it was discovered, and when he learned that an indictment was being prepared against him in Naples he fled, shedding his religious habit. For a time, he wandered. He first went to the Genoese port of Noli, ( Read more... ) -
Lem and Dick
Stanisław Lem(1921 - 2006) was a Polish science fiction writer. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is perhaps best known as the author of Solaris, which has twice been made into a feature film. His works explore philosophical themes, such as speculation on technology, the nature of intelligence ( Read more... ) -
Don't Fear the Reaper
The increasingly prominent role that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are playing in the military presents novel problems in ethics -- I might write on some of these, if I think it would be publishable. But first, some empirical facts. I'll focus on the MQ-9 -- otherwise knows the Reaper. It is an upgrade from a previous model, known as the Predator. As of ( Read more... ) -
The Men Who Stare at Goats
I think I'm interested in seeing this. It's a film about hippies... running the US military.
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Judge William Wayne Justice
William Wayne Justice was a giant in Texas history. Working in an hostile, conservative district, he preserved civil rights, equal justice and opportunities for the worst off, for over 40 years. Judge Justice -- and his last name is indeed 'Justice' -- was a legend in his own time. Texan state officials and conservatives despised him. Yet his legal ( Read more... ) -
Norwood v. Vance, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
In an exchange between the majority and the dissent in Norwood v. Vance, defendants claimed that the district court erred by refusing to give the following jury instruction:
In considering whether defendants were deliberately indifferent to the need for outdoor exercise, the jury should consider that defendants had a competing obligation under ( Read more... ) -
Blood Runs Crazy
A song about a man who goes insane...
So suddenly
the madness came
With it's whiskered, wolven ether pangs
He locked the door
and he shut the blinds
He laid down on the floor
and he slept like iron
While the dirty knife
worked deep
into his spine
Blood runs crazy
Cascading letters
pool on the stairs
The grass is high,
the cats are wild
Can't even touch the ( Read more... )
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