Never grow a wishbone…where your backbone ought to be.– Clementine Paddleford
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions. — Ian Percy
Deal with the [...]

Thailand has evacuated more than 500 of its nationals from Cambodia and downgraded diplomatic relations following riots triggered by a bizarre row over a famous temple.
One person is dead and seven were injured. The riot was started over alleged remarks by a Thai actress about the temple of Angkor Wat.
Analysts said it was unclear what [...]

Garry Kasparov has played supercomputer Deep Junior to a draw in their second of six matches in New York. He will walk out of this with 5 hundred thousand dollars and another 2 hundred thousand if he actually wins.
3.5 million people watched the second game on their computers.
How Servers work
Have you wondered how the [...]

Ariel Sharon’s ruling Likud Party has won the general election by a wide margin, Israeli television exit polls show.
According to preliminary results, Likud captured up to 36 seats, almost doubling its representation in the Israeli Knesset (parliament).
The main opposition Labour Party suffered the worst defeat in its history, losing up to eight of the 25 [...]

28 year old Lobsang Dhondup, has been executed by China after being accused of being involved in bomb attacks for Tibetan independence. 10 others have been rounded up by the Chinese in connection with bomb attacks in south-west China. Here are some facts on the Tibetan-Chinese conflict.
More than a million Tibetans have died under [...]

Would any of you care to attend the Cuss Academy?
Link via Josh Sargent
Internet Attack
I wondered why the internet was acting up yesterday. Here is why…the worm called the SQL Slammer.
Experts called it the most damaging attack on the Internet in 18 months as networks across Asia, Europe and the Americas were effectively shut down, Reuters [...]

I will try to blog later today, frankly, I’m a bit tired. A close family member spent most of last night in emergency. There have been a few medical close calls this past year, and I need to spend time with them today. We are hoping it was just a reaction to the dye from [...]

I stumbled across a new blog yesterday via Redwood Dragon called Real Live Preacher. His piece on Fundamentalists hit home.
….If you want to know about the Taliban, ask an Afghani woman. If you want to know about Christian fundamentalism, ask a Christian. Fundamentalists are more than interesting television for us. They are people with [...]