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An interesting discussion of military-themed games and their use by the real-life military, with plenty of pros and cons.

Another brilliant illustration of matrix multiplication for the uninitiated.

From the page: "In a commercial recently screened for test groups, a muscular eagle-like man, presumably Nisroch, is seen flying over what appears to be an ancient city. The eagle then plummets to the earth and plows through the roof of a building where men in loincloths are working out with modern weight equipment. After drinking an entire bottle of Eagle Heart X-TREME WHIRLWIND, Nisroch works out on various machines, pushing himself harder and faster as the X-TREME WHIRLWIND formula presumably kicks in. "

Clever juxtaposition from the recently concluded Super Bowl halftime show.

Another interesting discussion of the Meaning of Scott Brown's election in Massachusetts, together with opinionated-yet-thoughtful comparisons to the GW Bush years.

From the page: "The problem with the Senate is not that you can't get 60 people out of 100 people to agree on something. It's that roughly half the folks will lose any chance at a promotion, and they may even lose their job, if they agree with the other half."