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An oldie but a goodie: Your Password must be at least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords.
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Kudos to Wrigley-Cross Books of Troutdale for another excellent open house. No Tim Powers for me this time, but we did get some excellent Hippocampus Press Lovecraftiana, Paul Williams' PDK bio, and Michael Swanwick signed hard covers.
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Following my mention yesterday of the Atlantic piece on primary loyalties and current warfare, also worth mentioning is Robert Charette's article 'Open-Source Warfare' in IEEE Spectrum. (I'm not really that fond of the term 'Open-Source Warfare', but it seems like an adequate descriptor.) Mentioned in the article are John Robb, originator of the term, as well as Eric Raymond, open source software
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I wouldn't want to be this Stutter guy.I was about to write that Robert Kaplan's Atlantic piece, It's the Tribes, Stupid, with its analysis of the tribe as the unit of primary loyalty, sounded awfully similar to the arguments set forth in Brave New War. But it looks like John Robb himself has already blogged about it.It was a chilly day in Portland today, but nothing compared to what this poor
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The Salt Lake City tribune has an article on the changing demographics of Utah, and the sociopolitical implications thereof.Map of Australia, Middle Earth style.
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( local favorites » shops ) "Honest battery mechanics" I had to get a new battery for the truck today. These guys were cheap, good, and honest.
recommendation posted on Sat, July 8, 2006 - 4:56 PM
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( miscellaneous » music reviews ) "Fallen Mirror - Johnny Calls the Chemist" "Everything we do is psychotic..." - Nielen Mirror, 1985

Thank God that this is back in print. South African music of the 80s holds a special place in my heart, and this is the one of the best. Well worth mail ordering, if you aren't in SA. read more
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