Author Archives: ianmacd
From Wounded Knee to Iraq
In tabular form, here’s a concise overview of US military intervention over the last hundred years. Man, they sure export a lot of democracy over here.
Marc Felt: National Hero or FBI Agent with Self-Serving Agenda?
Marc Felt recently revealed himself to have been the character known as Deep Throat in Woodward and Bernstein’s exposure of the Watergate scandal. Ever eager to polarise issues and people into convenient, bite-sized chunks of good and evil for the … Continue reading
New bash book
I recently purchased a copy of the third edition of Learning the bash Shell by Cameron Newham and Bill Rosenblatt. Those of you who know my background know that it’s been quite a while since I learned my way around … Continue reading
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Mixing Technology
I’ve spent the last couple of days tweaking a few small aspects of the site. The CSS that lays out the main page’s three column look is now as it should be, I believe. Previously, it was a rather hit-or-miss … Continue reading
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Busy Day
A busy day today. Sarah had to be at Blossom for her first parent/baby support group meeting. I had a dental appointment for a cleaning at 11:00 in Palo Alto. Afterwards, I took a game back to Fry’s and then … Continue reading
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