From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Sentient meat? You must be joking.

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 28, 2007 @ 11:47 pm Humor

Here’s an amusing but also subtly philosophical science fiction short story: “They’re Made Out of Meat” by Terry Bisson Excerpt: “They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “Meat. They’re made out of meat.” “Meat?” “There’s no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and [...]

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Uncle Jay Explains the Hard-Knock Life of Congressmen

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 28, 2007 @ 9:52 am Humor
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Land of the Free

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 15, 2007 @ 11:02 pm Libertarianism
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This blog’s reading level is…

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 13, 2007 @ 9:42 pm Blogging

Woohoo! I think. I suppose one could interpret this result negatively as my blog being difficult to read or unreadable for most people, which would be counterproductive. Thanks to Aeon Skoble for bringing this thing to my attention.

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Brief Observation on War and the State

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 13, 2007 @ 10:56 am Featured Posts

I was just watching Crimson Tide on tv and there was a mention of the famous dictum by the Prussian general, military historian, and theorist Carl von Clausewitz: “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” There is a profound truth in that dictum. It identifies shared characteristics of statist politics and war: anti-social [...]

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Orlando Cricket Player Shoots Opponent During Match

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 4, 2007 @ 11:20 pm Guns and Other Weapons

http://www.local6.com/news/14505886/detail.html Excerpts: ORLANDO, Fla. — An argument that erupted between several Indian men during a cricket match in Orlando led to a shooting that seriously injured one of the players, according to police. Sunday, November 4, 2007. Officers said Singh apparently became involved in a fight and threatened Devan Bascom, 37, with a cricket bat. [...]

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