Some deeply warped Christmas humor here . Now, this Santa might get me the presents I really want. Like, say, a custom-tuned Baer .45 semiauto. Or Liv Tyler, fetchingly attired in nothing but a pair of Arwen ears. I actually did get a really peculiar Christmas present from a stranger this morning. It was a… Continue reading Some Christmas cheer
Month: December 2002
Away from Keyboard
I’ve on hiatus for a bit while I wrap up my next book, The Art Of Unix Programming. Blogspot comments
Sneering at Courage
One of the overdue lessons of 9/11 is that we can’t afford to sneer at physical courage any more. The willingness of New York firemen, Special Forces troops in Afghanistan, and the passengers of Flight 93 to put their lives on the line has given us most of the bright spots we’ve had in the… Continue reading Sneering at Courage
Social Security and the Demography Bomb
A friend of mine, Russ Cage aka Engineer-Poet, comments on my essay Demographics and the Dustbin of History: People used to have children to take care of them in their old age. Social Security took care of this by socializing the benefits, but all of the costs still fell to individuals; worse, taking time out… Continue reading Social Security and the Demography Bomb
Demographics and the Dustbin of History
Karl Zinsmeister’s essay Old and In The Way presents a startling — but all too plausible — forecast of Europe’s future. To the now-familiar evidence of European insularity, reflexive anti-Americanism, muddle, and geopolitical impotence, Zinsmeister adds a hard look at European demographic trends. What Zinsmeister sees coming is not pretty. European populations are not having… Continue reading Demographics and the Dustbin of History