Token post

Since I don't have the time or energy for a major post, why don't you check out this little gem over at Samzidata.

The Radical Centre has also been called 'Authoritarian Populism' because it seeks to impose the popular will by force and it does not much care what that will is. Just as liberty for liberty's own sake is the objective of the Classical Liberal/Libertarian rather than some 'overarching narrative' as was the case with the radical statist left and statist right in the corpse filled 20th century, the Radical Centre seek control for control's own sake with no particular grand reason in mind other than to perpetuate a political class whose reason for existence is to make decisions about other people's lives.

The reason they dislike us so much is that to attack regulatory statism is to attack these people's very reason to exist and we challange them on a profound psychological level. They need to control other people just as we need to control our own lives.

absolutely profound!

(Found via Kim Du Toit)

Go ahead, give it a shot!

Before I go to bed, here's a neat little item for you.



Whether you're shooting the breeze or shooting game, you can have a blast in this chair. That's right, it's made of shotgun shells.

I wouldn't really want this in my home, but knowing what I do about shotguns, I'd say somebody will surely get a kick out of it.

Once more

It's been a while since i've traveled on business, so guess what.

That's right! I'm back in the Buckeye state.

Probably won't do any posting for the next couple days, but stay tuned. I'm sure I'll have something interesting to post soon.

Big boy toy (that most of us will never afford)

Surf on over to Techeblog and check out their post on the Pagani Zonda F. It's really overpriced, but it's gorgeous!


Of course I think they're bragging a little bit with the markings on the speedometer.



400? I don't care if it's mph or kph, I don't think the car will get anywhere near those speeds.

Quantum leap

My alma mater has made it into the news again recently. As usual it involves an impressive technological advance.

Using an optical-based quantum computer, a research team led by physicist Paul Kwiat has presented the first demonstration of “counterfactual computation,” inferring information about an answer, even though the computer did not run. The researchers report their work in the Feb. 23 issue of the journal Nature.

I can't pretend to understand everything that they've developed (even the people developing these things admit that they're often confused by their work) But it's quite fascinating. The acricle in Nature is only availible to subscribers, but there's plenty of information on the UIUC website.

Quote of the unspecified temporal interval

"Smooth hands love the labor of others."

Russian Proverb

Protection, Mac style

Macs have been blissfully untouched by most of the hacking problems experienced by Microsoft, but they haven't been completly oblivious to the threat of hackers. Apparently they left a little message for them.

Your karma check for today:
There once was a user that whined
his existing OS was so blind
he'd do better to pirate
an OS that ran great
but found his hardware declined.

Please don't steal Mac OS!
Really, that's way uncool.
(C) Apple Computer, Inc.

Not exactly high level encryption, but it's a start.

Bo, Any chance of finding something like this in Windows?

Today's moment of awe

All I can say is, Wow!

Things that make you say, 'huh?'

The only thing that could be better than this is to see someone in workout clothes jogging up the 'down' escalator rather than going inside and paying the gym membership fee.

Educational post

I was just catching up on some blogs I haven't read in a while when I ran across a link from the "Geek with a .45" He has re-posted a link to a very interesting piece on gun control, that some people will hate and others will find immensly fascinating. Either way, it's an interesting article.

It's not short, so if you're going to start, get a cup of your favorite beverage and make yourself comfortable.

The Racist Roots of Gun Control