February 28th: Today in 1897 Queen Ranavalona III of Madagascar was deposed and Madagascar was declared a French colony. She isn’t as famous as Queen Renavalona I, who remains notorious to this day, but she was struggling against the flow of colonialism when she tried to resist the French take over of her country. She [...]
If you search long enough you will find everything on the internet, some of it is quite sad, some of it is genius. Here is a web site dedicated to the best comic ever, Mark Trail. Why is it the best comic ever? You may recall the heroes of the old war comics downing planes [...]
February 27th: Today in 1933 a fire at the Reichstag gives the Nazis an excuse to suspend civil rights and crack down on their political enemies.
February 26th: Today in 1993 John DiGiovanni, Robert Kirkpatrick, Steve Knapp, Monica Smith, William Macko, and Wilfredo Mercado were murdered by Islamic extremists in the World Trade Center bombing. The memorial to them was destroyed in the September 11th attacks by Islamic extremists. Speaking of free speech, I googled World Trade Center bombing to look [...]
Raph Koster is one of the leading lights among online game designers and he has posted up his lessons from online games. As usual with gaming posts it will mean nothing to you if you haven’t played them, but you know exactly what he is talking about if you have ever played any of them. [...]
February 25th: Today in 1870 after a challenge to his eligibilty Hiram Revels is sworn into the Senate becoming the first Black American to serve in Congress. Senator Sumner made the closing argument for his admission saying “”All men are created equal, says the great Declaration, and now a great act attests to this verity. [...]
Ken Livingston is an ass and David Irving is a fool, but that doesn’t mean that one should be kicked out as Mayor of London and the other thrown in jail. Ken Livingstone was suspended as Mayor of London for four weeks today for saying a jewish reporter was like a concentration camp guard. That [...]
Einstein Truths Originally uploaded by Tancread. Wile E Coyote taught me some important things in life, here Einstein works with some of the Coyote’s lessons. Made with www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php
February 24th: Today in 1803 the Supreme Court decided the case of Marbury Vs. Madison, which set the precedent that the courts would be the final arbitrator of what laws were constitutional. Essentially Congress can pass any laws it wants to, but because of Marbury Vs. Madison the courts have the final say whether the [...]
I have no real fear of flying, it is the falling and the crashing that bothers me. Ok, really even that doesn’t really scare me much; the odds are pretty much on my side there too. What really bothers me when I travel is the runs thru security at the airport. I used to say [...]