Archive for August, 2007

A Credit to my Chosen Profession

Friday, August 24th, 2007

I sometimes wonder how my college hours might have been spent had YouTube been around back in the day.  Probably not on something quite this elaborate, but who knows for certain.

In case you’ve ever thought what happens when you combine bored engineers with easy access to video distribution?, well, wonder no more.

Hat Tip: Clayton Cramer

Just Say No to Sharia

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

For those who haven’t enjoyed one of Pat Condell’s tirades before, allow me to introduce you to one of the West’s best aplogists.  This particular rant is in response to the mayor of Brussels’ recent decision to ban an anti-Sharia demonstration scheduled for September 11.  Fair warning, Mr. Condell gores all oxen at some point, […]

I’ve been hacked!

Monday, August 13th, 2007

Looks like iskorpitx got me.  Luckily, it only affects my custom theme files (so far), so I’ve had to switch back to the default.  I’ll try to fix it tonight (as well as upgrade to the newest release of wordpress).
UPDATE: Okay, I restored the hacked files, so the old theme is back. I really […]

Fun with Maps II

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

The folks over at Maps of War have gone and done it again.  They’ve produced a map showing the various kingdoms that have ruled the Middle East throughout history.  This would actually be an excellent visual aid for Sunday School teachers struggling to put the Old Testament into it’s proper context.

Hat tip: Teflon Don

Wow, Mitt Takes the Gloves Off

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

The whole shock-jock gotcha journalism meme lost it’s lustre for me years ago.  Which is why, it’s so refreshing to see a politician forcefully and forthrightly repsond to it’s implementation.  The DJ, Jan Mickelson, is a jerk throughout.  This video was recorded without Romney’s knowledge and includes some heated discussion off-air wherein Romney gently but […]