July 2007
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Correspondent Inference Theory and Terrorism →
Bruce Schneier has a wonderful article on a paper about the discrepancies between terrorists’ objectives and what the objectives are perceived to be and how that ultimately makes terrorism ineffective.
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Family Stickers
Some things that are fairly popular here in San Diego are what I think of as Family Roster Stickers. You may have seen them before on the rear window of a minivan. They’re usually white stickers of stick people that represent the family that normally rides in the vehicle.
Usually there’s a tall male and female for the mother and father, smaller males and/or females for the children, and...
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Transformers Was Awesome
You heard me: awesome. There are some mixed reviews floating around about the live action Transformers movie. My best guess as to why anyone would not like Transformers is that they went in expecting to see the cartoon with better animation. I can see this generating disappointment. However, looking back at other cartoons I enjoyed as a kid the trend that I’ve observed is that they aren’t...