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Monthly Archives: September 2002

Letter From Egypt - P.J. O’Rourke [Excellent]

“There is a question,” our correspondent writes, “that less-sophisticated Americans ask (and more-sophisticated Americans would like to): Why are people in the Middle East so crazy? Here, at the pyramids, was an answer from the earliest days of civilization: People have always been crazy.”

Virian Ethics: The Soul in the Machine and the Question of Virian Ethics

The link

Half a billion Americans? - The Economist

“Demographic forces are pulling America and Europe apart. If the trend goes on, it will fundamentally alter America’s position in the world”

The accidental racist reveals where the real hate is lurking

This is an astonishing tale. A minimum wage typist mishears a caller to a free advertising paper. An advert is placed for a ‘White person. No DSS.’ rather than a ‘Quiet person. No DSS.’ The accidental racist is subjected to an astonishing level of hatred and vitriol - including death threats - from, [...]

Must read article on Multiculturalism…

Liberal Democracy vs. Transnational Progressivism: The Future of the Ideological Civil War Within the West
The Key Concepts of Transnational Progressivism
(1) The ascribed group over the individual citizen
(2) A dichotomy of groups: Oppressor groups vs. Victim groups, with immigrant groups designated as victims
(3) Group proportionalism as the goal of ìfairnessî
(4) The values of all dominant institutions [...]

Odd visual illusion


Some handy Zulu phrases


The Futurist - A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future

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Quantum and Realtivity resources


Monster in a Box - Wired

The inside story of an ingenious chess-playing machine, The Turk, that thrilled crowds, terrified opponents, and won like clockwork.