more jihadi heroism

Via The TimesOnline:
A Pakistani minister and woman’s activist has been shot dead by an Islamic extremist for refusing to wear the veil.
Zilla Huma Usman, the minister for social welfare in Punjab province and an ally of President Pervez Musharraf, was killed as she was about to deliver a speech to dozens of party activists, by [...]

Posted on February 20th, 2007 by pwyll
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Sneaking in the back door

This article shows you what to do if you ever manage to lock yourself out of the admin account of your WordPress blog. Basically, it explains how to reset the password via direct manipulation of the MySQL database which stores your passwords, posts, comments, etc. Of course, doing this requires that you know the password [...]

Posted on February 19th, 2007 by pwyll
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birds do it, bees do it

Another fine cartoon from the Perry Bible Fellowship.

Posted on February 19th, 2007 by pwyll
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when going the wrong way, go faster

Via the Telegraph.co.uk:
We have, post-Dunblane, what are said to be the toughest gun control laws in the world. They have actually proved strikingly ineffectual.
Gun crime has doubled since they were introduced. Young hoodlums are able to acquire handguns - either replica weapons that have been converted, or imports from eastern Europe - with ease. With [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2007 by pwyll
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Appreciating other cultures

David Thompson, writes in 3:00 AM Magazine:
Last week, during a conversation about the ‘cartoon jihad’ uproar, I used the phrase “emotional incontinence”. This did not go down well. I was promptly told, in no uncertain terms, that I mustn’t “impose” my own cultural values. Apparently, to do so would be a form of “cultural imperialism”, [...]

Posted on February 16th, 2007 by pwyll
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bubble logic

When most people think of a computer, they think of a device made of solid state electronics. Other substrates are possible, for instance, the remarkable TinkerToy computer (wood) or the Analytical Engine, a brass design destined to fail because the materials and machining technology of its day were not sufficient for its creation. I am [...]

Posted on February 15th, 2007 by pwyll
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