John Hawkins Defends the Drug War
John Hawkins of Right Wing News has an editorial in Human Events defending the war on drugs. I want to talk about a few of the arguments he makes: Libertarians often attack the war on drugs as a waste of tax dollars and an infringement on personal liberties. That is misguided thinking that comes from trying to apply unworkable theoretical concepts in the real world. At least … [Read more...] about John Hawkins Defends the Drug War
Modeling the Human Face
This is the coolest thing I've seen all week: Morphable Model Face The beginning explains how it works, then the really cool stuff begins. (Hat tip: Lindsey Bayerstein) … [Read more...] about Modeling the Human Face
Apollo 11 Plaque
A couple months ago I mentioned that Richard Nixon's name would be long-remembered because it's engraved on the Apollo 11 plaque on the airless surface of the moon. I started wondering how long the plaque would actually last and did some research, but for some reason I didn't post what I found. I can't find the links to my sources, but here's what I wrote about it: On … [Read more...] about Apollo 11 Plaque
State of the Union 2007 – Some Notes
Now that I've got some sleep, I have a few more thoughts on the State of the Union address. I'll be skipping around a bit. I liked some of the general fluff at the front: The rite of custom brings us together at a defining hour -- when decisions are hard and courage is needed. We enter the year 2007 with large endeavors underway, and others that are ours to begin. In all of … [Read more...] about State of the Union 2007 – Some Notes