Archive: December 01, 2005

Thursday, December 1, 2005

1. Anne van Kesteren: Apache IndexOptions.

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2. Anne van Kesteren: Cross-document messaging:

   The cool thing here is that Opera has an implementation of that and that Arve has written about cross-document messaging in Opera. (With samples!)

   I really do have to download and play with Opera one of these days.

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3. The Will to Exist » Pulling out early and other lunacy:

   I watched Bush speaking on television last night. It was my first day off since arriving in theater one month ago.
   
   Please, America, listen to the man.
   
   The moment anyone puts a timetable on coalition forces leaving, we’ve lost the war. You can’t put a timetable on the good guys unless you can put one on the bad guys too. That’s ridiculous. You can’t put an exact timetable on training up the new Iraqi military and police forces. It would be irresponsible.
   
   No one wants American troops to keep dying in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know, because I’m one of those troops and I would prefer not to die here. On the other hand, and this is what you won’t hear from most mainstream media, if I do die over here, I’ll do so with few regrets. I wouldn’t be dying for a lie, as so many minstrels of misery and mischief keep spouting.

   It’s sad that so many Iraqis and others are dying over here. However, when you discover you have cancer the treatment is always the same - attack it at the source. You don’t wait for it to spread. And when is the last time you heard a doctor putting a limited timetable on cancer therapy? I can picture it in my mind. “Mr. Smith, we have seen some progress with your tumor. It’s shrinking. But we need to move on now. The timetable for treating you has passed. Good luck.”

   Via InstaPundit. Of course, one of the reasons Democrats are calling for withdrawal now is because they know reductions in troop levels are coming anyway and if they call for it before it happens they can claim credit for it, troops and country be damned.

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4. Well, it seems scientists have proven the existence of our internal alarm clock (via).

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5. The Hand Puppet Movie Theatre Presents Serenity (via WHEDONesque). Don't read if you haven't seen the movie! Incidentally, I didn't appreciate the personification of the spike.

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6. eBay: Firefly Costume - Mal's Original Browncoat. Wow! Sale ends Dec 11.

   Update: Here's where you can buy replicas.

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