News Archive

News from October 2008

Here Comes the Sandman

Words and Music By: Lucine Finch
Copyright 1899

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Python Setuptools problem with Subversion 1.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

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Dengue Fever Typifies Cambodian Los Angeles Fusion

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Would the country's collective point of view be different

Could racism be the culprit? Ponder the following:

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Heaven or Hell: A Political Fable

I love jokes that have a strong foundation in Christian mythology.

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Obama would be dead if he were an African

Mukoma wa Ngugi, poet and political analyst from Kenya spoke on the BBC World Service "Analysis" show about Africa, the US elections and what would the candidates do for Africa.

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Ricky Gervais lies all the time

The Quote of the Week comes from Ricky Gervais, the king of cringe, but as there were so many priceless gems in his interview with the Guardian, we have presented the choice tidbits on which to noddle.

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In America, less-educated, working-class citizens can swing either left or right

Francis Fukuyama's latest column in the Times calls to task the US political and economic policies of the past 30 years, and suggests that "Tax cuts feel good but do not necessarily stimulate growth or pay for themselves; Americans must be told honestly that they will have to pay their own way." Surprising words from a NeoCon to be certain, but more poignant and more precise was his observation about the US voting public and why some of us vote against our economic interests.

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Jeb Babbin Believes that the US and China Will Be in a "Shooting War" within 10 Years

Email dated Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 4:12 PM from Jed Babbin to Eric Ruff, who was at the time the director of communications at the Department of Interior, discussing his theories about the military build up in China and the eventual military conflicts between China and the United States.

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Psycopg2, the Python PostgreSQL Database Adapter and Building from Source

Some problems arose when I built PostgreSQL from source to have the latest and greatest version (8.3.3 at the publication time of this article) and needed to use the headers for building Psycopg2 and other packages.

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Doonesbury Highlights the McCain Roll of Shame: 84 Wall Street Lobbyists on the McCain Campaign Payroll

Gary Trudeau has listed 84 McCain advisors who lobbied state and federal governments on behalf of the financial industry, the same industry that McCain has trash talked for its role in the current credit crisis and economic meltdown.

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What Kind of Amazing Grace?

"What Kind of Amazing Grace?", a new song and video by a colleague of mine, Ian Rhett.

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Misplaced outrage in the Basque Country reflects the cognitive dissonance in the West

Outrage over the release from prison of an ETA sympathiser over shadows the ethical ramifications of IVF Treatment.

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