Abraham Lincoln. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day]
A Quote for my Tomorrow
Creativity hits the Thieves
First I spam, then I burgle – BoingBoing reports that thieves are buying up spam lists looking for autoresponders that say “I’m out of town.” I’ve often wondered if it is a good idea for bloggers to blithely announce an upcoming vacation. Perhaps the burglars aren’t hip to blogging yet, but it’s only a matter of time. [Ernie the Attorney]
Pay Up
Porn Law News Flash – A federal judge ordered an Internet porn pusher to pay Pamela Anderson and ex-husband Tommy Lee $741,000 for marketing the coupleâs famous sex video without their permission, officials said yesterday…more on story [Ernie the Attorney]
Oh Bullshit
Keeping Dick Cheney’s Secrets. The ruling that dismisses a lawsuit seeking access to Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force records should be reversed on appeal. [New York Times: Opinion]
Need one of these..
Solar Warrior. A great story about one man’s fight to connect his high output solar system to PG&E’s grid (to allow him to contribute during the day and draw during the night). Very interesting legal battle. Of course, PG&E is acting like the proverbial dinosaur. Low cost solar contributions, during peak usage hours, should be actively encouraged (thanks Jiri). [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]
On War
NYT. Friedman. How to prepare for the war. My take: we are on an inevitable path to a major strategic shift in how we allocate our military power globally. We are going to shift from Europe to the Middle East. Currently, we have ~150,000 troops in Europe. The bulk of those forces will likely end up in Iraq on a permanent basis, after we successfully invade. In a year, we will be in the Middle East to stay.
Are most American’s even remotely aware what an occupation force like this would entail? The burdens of expected of us? No. Certainly not. They haven’t been prepared to accept the costs, the casualties, the terrorist trauma, and the global public opinion backlash. Friedman tries to address some of the burdens of this grand strategy in his article, but he falls short. [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]
Well now..