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Focal Points (Jun 18 2004 20:59 GMT) - It has been said of war that amateurs talk about tactics, while professionals talk about logistics. There has been a lot of talk about tactics in the war on terror lately: to what extent were Iraq and al Qaeda co-operating, where are the rest of the Iraqi WMD programs dismantled before and during the war, how extensive is the Darfur genocide going to become, has Zarkawi taken over operational control of al Qaeda in the greater Mid-East, will NATO contribute troops to Iraq, and so forth. The answers are actually utterly meaningless to determining the course of the war - no more important really than Midway was to determining the outcome of WWII in the Pacific. Since Midway was the turning point, and resulted in the gutting of the Japanese Navy, most people assume that we would have lost the war in the Pacific if we had lost Midway as badly as the Japanese did. |
GamingReport.com
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TrueDungeon: New Website Updates (Jun 18 2004 20:59 GMT) - "The True Dungeon website has been totally changed for the better. It's been a long time coming, but now the site has a new look and improved features. Some of these features include an option to add comments to any articles posted to the site, online ... |
GamingReport.com
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MongoosePublishing: New Look Web Site Plus Goodies (Jun 18 2004 20:59 GMT) - "Just letting you know that Mongoose Publishing now has an all-new web site. Specially designed to handle our RPG books and forthcoming miniatures ranges, we have also uploaded all manner of goodies throughout, from preview miniatures to reference cards for some of our games." Matthew Sprange Mongoose Publishing http://www. mongoosepublishing. |
GamingReport.com
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OtherGamePublishers: Arclight: Explosive Space Combat to debut at Origins (Jun 18 2004 20:59 GMT) - Second Rat Games proudly announces the release of their first game, Arclight: Explosive Space Combat, at the 2004 Origins Game Fair. Arclight is a fast playing spaceship combat miniatures system featuring a one-roll resolution, an evolving setting, and the ability to add your own empire to the universe. The system is scalable ... |
PoliBlog
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Saudis Attack al Qaeda (Jun 18 2004 20:58 GMT) - Reuters reports:Saudi security forces killed three suspected militants in the Saudi capital Riyadh Friday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said. It said the three were killed in the al-Malazz district but gave no further details. The area has been the scene... |
The Fat Guy
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Gotta P-38? (Jun 18 2004 20:58 GMT) - I read the other day that the Army is issuing new uniforms for their ladies and men. That's cool and all -- zippers, wash-and-wear, no-ironing, boots that don't require shining (man, that's gotta burn some old timers!). But the one thing that stuck in my mind is velcro pocket closures. Me, I hate velcro on clothing, and I only barely put up with it in other places. |
David Harris' Science & Literature
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Tunes create context like language (Jun 18 2004 20:58 GMT) - This is a very interesting story that compares the statistical properties of written texts with those of different types of music. The argument put forth is that certain statistical patterns contribute to understanding by developing a structure via which later words/notes/etc. can be interpreted. Tunes create context like language. Maths shows why tonal music is easy listening. |
Happy Software Prole
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What's wrong with DRM, and 'better support' (Jun 18 2004 20:56 GMT) - Copyright: Cory Doctorow's DRM talk presented to MS research yesterday. This is a fantastic introduction to the issues regarding DRM; if you know someone who isn't convinced that DRM is A Bad Thing, this is the argument they need to read. OSes: |
Happy Software Prole
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What's wrong with DRM, and 'better support' (Jun 18 2004 20:56 GMT) - Copyright: Cory Doctorow's DRM talk presented to MS research yesterday. This is a fantastic introduction to the issues regarding DRM; if you know someone who isn't convinced that DRM is A Bad Thing, this is the argument they need to read. OSes: |
Ecademy: user blogs
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Value in Online Networking? [Michelle Greenlee] (Jun 18 2004 20:56 GMT) - Finding value in online networking takes a lot of time, so long as you're still using dial up. Getting lost in a seemingly endless sea of others can happen easily. The question is how do we make it around obstacles of high traffic network sites? Is the answer: pay for upgraded memberships It could be. |
Ecademy: user blogs
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Value in Online Networking? [Michelle Greenlee] (Jun 18 2004 20:56 GMT) - Finding value in online networking takes a lot of time, so long as you're still using dial up. Getting lost in a seemingly endless sea of others can happen easily. The question is how do we make it around obstacles of high traffic network sites? Is the answer: pay for upgraded memberships It could be. |
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