From Svend at Akram’s Razor:
Do read Ralph Peters’ courageous declaration of war on the real cancer within the American body politic, empty-headed Islamophobia that passes off hatred and hysteria for patriotism and devotion to America’s ideals.
I did read it, and I definitely recommend it to you all. It’s pretty brash, but I think Peters picked [...]
Entries from September 2006 ↓
“Islam-haters” are the real 5th Column
September 22nd, 2006 — Muslims and Islam
Free Nap Software - Today Only!
September 22nd, 2006 — Productivity
Yes, for those of you who don’t know, there is actually software for napping. It’s called Pzizz and while I’ve only tried it a couple times, I have to say that it’s pretty cool. (I’m still testing to see if a Pzizz nap is more refreshing than a regular nap, which is what the company [...]
How to make a few hundred extra dollars this semester
September 21st, 2006 — Graduate School, Productivity
If you’re looking to make a little extra cash without investing a lot of time and hardly any capital, you should look no further than selling books online, especially if you’re a student.
There are several factors that make being in school a great time to start selling books.
Free Books
First, there are plenty of unwanted [...]
The Second Carnival of GRADual Progress
September 18th, 2006 — Graduate School
Grad students, head over to Fumbling Towards Geekdom to check out the latest blog carnival on all things graduate school, called The Carnival of GRADual Progress. StyleyGeek has done a really nice job putting together links from folks like you and me who are working our way toward PhDs. Lots of interesting posts on topics [...]
Behold, my child, the questionnaire…
September 16th, 2006 — Humor
The following poem has been on the bulletin board in the mailroom of the sociology department at Princeton for as long as I’ve been here. I’m not sure how many students have ever stopped to read it, and since I can’t find a trace of it on the internet, I thought I’d post it.
It’s cruder [...]
The Pope and the controversy over Islam
September 15th, 2006 — Muslims and Islam
The story about Muslim reaction to the Pope’s comments is getting bigger and bigger, and since my response to Maria’s comments was getting longer and longer, I thought I’d post it for all to see. You may want to read her comments first.
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Hi Maria,
Thanks for your comments and the links. I’d been looking for [...]
Larry Summers is to women as the Pope is to _________ ?
September 14th, 2006 — Muslims and Islam, Turkey
If you guessed “Muslims”, you’re right!
The Pope gave a speech on Tuesday that’s been described as an invitation to Muslims to join in dialogue about the irrationality of violence in the name of religion.
Unfortunately, he thought this invitation should include the following quote from a 14th century Byzantine emperor:
Show me just what Mohammed brought that [...]