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The photos are beautiful and unreal, but the claim “everything you see in this image can be found in the kitchen” is regrettably dubious nowadays
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The Smithsonian’s list of 28 places to go before you die. I’m not intrigued by all of them, but there are several on the “to do” list…
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50. One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion.
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If a flight is delayed three hours or more at John F. Kennedy or LaGuardia airports, the law requires the airlines to make fresh air, lights, functioning restrooms and “adequate food and drinking water” available.
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Three guys, a film unit and a lot of CGI provide an invasion force for a BBC documentary about Omaha Beach. Impressive.
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Yay for paranoia, stupidity and cupidity: The US’s top spy, Michael McConnell, thinks the U.S. Govt should have unfettered access to U.S. citizens’ search histories, private e-mails and file transfers, in order to spot the cyberterrorists in our midst.
links for 2008-01-16
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2 responses to “links for 2008-01-16”
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Hi, Alec.
I responded to Wayne’s (1/10/08) response to your Disappointed Occasional Reader.
http://blogs.sun.com/eclectic/entry/links_for_dd_mm_yyyy
We share common interests. A difference in readers’ preference in format would not be a reason for me to question your ethics. (Not to suggest anyone did that).
I am all for freedom of religion, and if I ever give you a reason to think otherwise, call me on it.
I like (at least some of) your links, even if that is not what always draws me in.
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Having seen the Hammond prog about Bloody Omaha I find that YouTube link fascinating. I had obviously realised it would have been done with CGI but to see it built up like that from 3 guys and a very small explosion is amazing.
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