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necessity drives innovation. in this case necessity being a lack of some damn food around here

Posted in recipe by ne8il on the September 15, 2008

Ingredients

Two Pieces Toast (Wheat, White, or your preference)

Peanut Butter

Honey

Cocoa Puffs

Directions

1. Toast bread.

2. Put peanut butter on one piece. Put honey on the other. Spread out cocoa puffs on either piece, as they both should be sticky enough to hold them.

3. Combine pieces into a sandwich and enjoy. Preferably with a glass of milk.

where is this re-energized base I do not see them where are these numbers coming from

Posted in politics by ne8il on the September 8, 2008
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An Interesting and Rather Depressing Story

The highest ranking military officials did not agree with the surge, and their voices were not given much consideration. We escalated already thinly-stretched forces based on the desire of civilian personnel, against the desires of the JCS and other commanders on the ground. And let’s not forget that this ’surge’ is still ongoing – we still have more forces on the ground than before it began, and Petraeus has said we cannot begin reducing troops to pre-surge levels till June. And there was little to no contingency plan for what would happen if the surge proved to be a failure – no backup plan for if some conflict starts elsewhere in the world that requires our immediate attention, like let’s say Russia trying to start a new Cold War. The only option left after that would be conscription, an option which apparently has been on the table – if only the edge – since 2006.

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chrometastic

Posted in tech briefs by ne8il on the September 2, 2008

I can’t help but think that my excitement over the release of a new web browser is probably not something to be proud of.

 

But man oh man, is it going to be sweet.