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The Long View 2006-09-25: Evangelism at Home; Steyn No. 1; Papal Success; Gibson's Maya; NYT Ad

This list of influential conservatives from 2006 is mostly interesting now to see who has dropped into obscurity, and who has managed to cling to their livelihood for another decade. I'm not sure it has much to do with accuracy or prescience. I've considered calculating a

Judgment at Proteus Book Review

Judgment at Proteus Book Review

Judgment at Proteus: Quadrail Book 5 by Timothy Zahn 416 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Reprint edition (July 28, 2015) ASIN B00Z8POP4E When Frank finally gets to the end of his quest, he finds out that he has been fighting the wrong war all along. But

The Long View 2006-09-20: Republicans Less Doomed; Matters of Interpretation

In 2006, the Democrats had big gains in the mid-term elections, a state that lasted until 2010, when the House swung strongly Republican. As John noted here, no American political party has managed to assemble a stable coalition since the end of the New Deal era. Republicans Less Doomed; Matters

The Domino Pattern Book Review

The Domino Pattern Book Review

The Domino Pattern: Quadrail Book 4 by Timothy Zahn 385 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Reprint edition (July 28, 2015) ASIN B00Z8POORW Since every entry in the Quadrail series follows the same basic pattern, we need a new plot device in each book to keep things

Odd Girl Out Book Review

Odd Girl Out Book Review

Odd Girl Out: Quadrail Book 3 by Timothy Zahn 366 pages Published by Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Reprint edition (July 28, 2015) ASIN B00Z8POPPS I picked this book up in the library earlier this year, read the first chapter, and realized that a lot of things were being

LinkFest 2018-07-16

LinkFest 2018-07-16

Ways to think about machine learning I've been a skeptic about artificial intelligence in general, and a critic of the ways the actual technology has been hyped. This is a pretty reasonable take from someone who is willing to invest a lot of money in machine learning. Machine