Georgia in 2008 = Czechoslovakia in 1938?

I’m not a good student of history or of global politics, but it did occur to me that the situation in Georgia is awfully similar to that of the infamous Munich Agreement. Will Ossetia be just Russia’s first step to taking all of Georgia while the West is too timid to intervene?

The New York Sun has a nice little article that compares this conflict to similar situations in modern European history.

Posted by Jeremy on August 19, 2008. 2 Comments.

Frogger: Game Over

Part of my jog route takes me down Clover Street along the park. It’s a major road, and the frogs from the pond don’t stand a chance. It’s like Frogger on the impossible level. I often jog around their little corpses.

I assumed that crows and ants cleaned up the remains, but the truth turns out to be a bit more gruesome:
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Posted by Jeremy on August 11, 2008. 1 Comment.

Telemarketer vs. Google

Hello, Mr. Stein. My name is Susan. I’m calling on behalf of the Cancer Fund of America Support Services. We give aid to the ill and needy and provide support and services to cancer patients who can’t afford treatment. May I confirm your address to send you a pledge card?

[Walking to computer] What organization did you say you were calling from?

Cancer Fund of America Support Services.

[Typing] OK. Cancer… Fund… of America… Support… Services… Ah, yes. It appears that you spend over 60% of your money on fund-raising. I think my contribution would be better spent elsewhere.

*Click*

Posted by Jeremy on August 4, 2008. 2 Comments.