Recommended Reading
A Sunday tradition.
SEED – The downloadable “Genetics Cribsheet“
If you think Crossfit training is hard, the video clip that KI links, which also appeared on the Chicago Boyz “Physical Fitness Series“, to is not to be believed.
Complexity and Social Networks Blog -“A different kind of network: United Transnational Republics”
Another example of the relative decline of the legitimacy of the nation-states; at this point, one more theoretical than real but NGO activist types are running it up the flagpole.
Sic Semper Tyrannis – “Sale on Pakistan’s Weapons”
The Richard Sale in Col. Lang’s post is presumably the journalist. I cannot vouch for his information but if true, it certainly represents good news.
Haft of the Spear – “Failure Fosters Facile Fabrication of Facts”
Tanji gets bonus points for his further elucidation in the comments section :
“It’s more this arrogant idea that we have to treat them like some kind of retard. You bring them this embarrassment of a product, they stop you half-way through, then explain what they think of the whole situation – in way more detail that you’ve just presented – and show you the door. They don’t say it but the message is clear: “I don’t have a lot of use for your ‘intelligence’.”
That’s it !
December 3rd, 2007 at 3:50 am
The "fitness" video in Systema is truly unreal — my kid does that sort of stuff playing I-Ninja on his PS2, but I’ve never seen anything like that without ample special effects! If Ang Lee wants to make a sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he can get these guys and save a bundle on F/X….
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:56 pm
UTRs sound like the first draft of "phyles" from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Age-Illustrated-Primer-Spectra/dp/0553380966/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196715374&sr=8-1">The Diamond Age</a>, thought that may be giving them too much credit.