CrossFit 2015-03-23
Box squats 12 sets of 2
* 138#
5 sets of 3 strict shoulder press
* 75->100#
Cash out 50 strict press, every minute 2 strict pullups
* 12:33 65#
Benjamin Espen
CrossFit 2015-03-18
3 RM Front Squat
* 145#
5 sets of 3 squat thrusters
* 75-95-115#
EMOTM 12 minutes
* odd minutes 7 push press and 7 squat thrusters 45#
* even minutes shuttle run 10m 9 times
The Long View 2002-12-06: Security versus Deterrence
In the run-up to the second Iraq War, John noted the irony of American liberals defending the concept of strategic deterrence, when much of the internal American wrangling during the Cold War involved the Right defending this idea and the Left attacking it. Much, but not all. As John noted,
The Long View 2002-12-12: Anomalous Phenomena
The world we live in is a strange place. Truth is stranger than fiction, and now we have the Internet and camera phones to document it. It is trivially easy to find as many uncanny things as you wish lurking in the Web. Most of these things are fabrications designed
Host Cell Lines and Homo Sapiens
Greg Cochran has re-posted an interesting article about host cell lines.
A host cell line is a microorganism that was until fairly recently a part of some higher organism – roughly speaking, a contagious cancer. We know of one good example, transmissible venereal tumor, also known as canine venereal sarcoma or
The Long View 2002-11-21: Mr. Magoo Goes to Baghdad
Since I have talked a lot about John's mistakes regarding the Iraq war, let's turn to current events. Iran's nuclear program, and the negotiations thereof are much in the news lately. I mostly find this tiresome, since I don't care if Iran
The Long View 2002-11-14: Just You Wait
Not being a scientist or an engineer, John was nonetheless interested in science and engineering, and liked to think about the implications of technology on the world we live in. An abiding interest of John's was anti-ballistic missile technology. In the Reagan era, this was a hot political