PUNISH THE VICTIMS?

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PUNISH THE VICTIMS?

"But we're going to keep doing those the same way we have done. We will not willy-nilly go after a target because it's right there, right now." So far, at least publicly, the Pentagon has resisted calls to get more aggressive when it comes to airstrikes in Syria. Will increased pressure to target ISIS and to develop a new set of rules of engagement lead to more civilians deaths?  + MoJo: The Pentagon says it has killed 20,000 isis fighters -- and just 6 civilians.  + According to Amnesty, at least 200 civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes in Syria over a two month period.

uncustomary

OS X 10.6 is like a hardware upgrade for my 1.66 GHz Core Duo Mac mini (which I think was the "slowest" dual-core Intel Mac processor ever sold). not bad for a $49 Family Pack upgrade disc obtained through an Amazon pre-order discount. I had upgraded a Penryn-based MBP to 10.6 first, and many things seemed to improve on it. But the improvements with the O/S upgrade are very pronounced on this older hardware.

Wow. iTunes, networking, and Safari all seem much more responsive and faster!

And Finder, well, Wow!

this little Mac mini is still going strong.

David

Clever Uses: Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [via Lifehacker]

 

Just add inverter.

 

Clever Uses: Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [via Lifehacker]

ORIGINAL SOURCE: Ice Storm Tests Mettle of Harvard Residents

[mint.com blog] A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis

A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis
by WallStats.com on 11/13/2008
tags: financial crisis 94 comments
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Almost overnight, the talking heads went from perpetuating the euphoria of investors to rushing to pronounce the economy dead. Last year, when lenders started dropping like flies as foreclosures rose and margins were called, the problems of Wall Street became more and more apparent, and lending guidelines were tightened to the point that many individuals were stuck in their time-bomb loans, and thus began a vicious cycle. But what led to this? Here is a visual guide to help you understand the events leading up to the bailout.

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