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Monthly Archives: March 2003

March 30, 2003 | Politics

War is a Racket

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One of the most poignant and insightful essays on the true nature of war ever written was penned by retired…

March 29, 2003 | Politics

A Little Bit of Magic

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The basic premise of almost all illusions performed by stage magicians (and charlatans like Uri Geller) is that the obvious…

March 29, 2003 | Belgium

Belgian Senate Goes Up In Smoke

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Cheech & Chong-wise, that is. The long-awaited Belgian legislation allowing for personal use of soft drugs was passed by the…

March 29, 2003 | Fun & Humour

Bush X-Ray

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An X-ray of US President George Bush, revealing what you might have expected. A very scary guy on the inside….

March 29, 2003 | General Geek Culture

The Man Who Knew Too Much

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An interesting story that’s been doing the rounds: 44-year-old Andrew Carlssin from New York turned $800 into a portfolio valued…

March 27, 2003 | General Geek Culture

IE for Windows Tricks

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Who says you can’t teach an old browser new tricks? A neat trick for jaded surfers, take a look: www.waxy.org

March 25, 2003 | Politics

When Funny HaHa Becomes Funny Peculiar

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Some people are having a paranoia party. And yes, you’re invited.

March 24, 2003 | Politics

Richard Dawkins: Bin Laden’s Victory

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There isn’t much I need to say about this article in the Guardian. It’s Richard Dawkins. If you don’t know…

March 19, 2003 | Belgium

Electronic Identity Cards

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The Belgian Government’s testing of new electronic identity cards kicks off this month. The ambitious (not to mention expensive) scheme…

March 15, 2003 | Fun & Humour

Hexing The News

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A troop of loonies claim to be able to draw a hexagram on a map of the United States that…

March 15, 2003 | Politics

Ship Of State Meets Ship Of Fools

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Despite there being no link between Saddam Hussein and the attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001, the…

March 15, 2003 | Politics

A Statesman Speaks

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Gibberish of the day: I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the…

March 15, 2003 | Politics

Krugman on George W. Queeg

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An opinion piece in the New York Times, written by Paul Krugman, is being widely linked to in the Blogging…

March 12, 2003 | General Geek Culture

Worst Case Scenarios

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So you know how to land a plane? Jump off a building into a dumpster? Wrestle an alligator? Fend off…

March 5, 2003 | Politics

Terrorist Busters

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Final proof that some US Government officials are on drugs comes courtesy of the CIA. The nasty piece of clipart…