- 23 Feb 2008 : My Opera

18 February - First Look at the Web
http://my.opera.com/oldephartte/blog/2008/02/18/18-february-first-look-at-the-web

Wikileaks survives censorship, ddos, fire, restraining order
Wikileak
( Wikileaks is the "whistleblower" wiki )
When elephants go berserk
Flash Games
Fun Nation
Chickipedia
Slacker Network
Newspaper Clipping Generator
Learning Planet
The Power of Whimsy
Learning from a native speaker, without leaving home
Chinese Internet firm wants voice in Microsoft/Yahoo talks
Pre-SP1 problems whack Windows Vista ?
DIY UAVs HT Digg
Milestones in space photography
Tool to probe role of oxidative stress in aging and disease developed
Predicting the perfect predator to control invasive species
Small streams can be restored inexpensively with small trees and woody debris
Very young found to process fear memories in a unique way
PDF Me Not Hat Tip Lifehacker
Twilight of the Media Moguls
No Doubt About It
US orders massive recall of beef
Digital transition may delete millions of viewers
Saudis 'threatened Blair with terror'

18 February - Afternoon at the Blogs
http://my.opera.com/oldephartte/blog/18-february-afternoon-at-the-blogs

New Mississippi delta would limit hurricane damage
Military Tradition - History of Veterans Abused, Discarded
Gaming enthusiast to release hundreds of SEGA prototypes
Best Music Freeware : Mixxx open source DJ software
Compassion in Politics ( oh, the irony ! ) has an article "The healing hand of the Nintendo Wii at the Vanderbilt"
The Radical Mormon
A propagandist for our secret combinations uncovered : William Kristol
( I've got it bad : "secret combinations" and "Council for Foreign Relations" or "Bilderbergers" are no longer obscure terms.
Watch This)
The defense spending discrepancy between the US, Israel and Iran. What could be the reason ?
( Oho. I like this one. "Follow the money" indeed ! )
Mr. Obama, how low can you bow before Israel ?
( A little off-target, perhaps. AIPAC is American Jewry telling Israel what to do more than the opposite. After all, that US 'defense aid' [lie] money isn't voted into appropriations in the Knesset ! )
Romney out so his 'war on Jihadists' can continue
( Idiot ? Yep. Of course, the true supporters of 'jihad' are the people funding the presentation of this enabling bullshit. George ! )
The escalation Israel has been searching for ?
( 'Made -Up' pretexts are much more reliable than mere biased reporting )
Mourning the loss of innocent life in Iraq... or at least giving lip service to mourning
( a veteran remembers... not pretty )
And why are we killing a million people in Iraq again ?
Thoughts on everything under the Sun
Russ Feingold explains FISA issues in 30 seconds
A DC Observer
ACRI Ballot Initiative : Despite Ward Connerley's claims of societal colorblindness,significant disparities remain
Domestic and foreign policy : punishing a population to force a change in government is a failed policy
US Foreign Policy : Condoleeza Rice, Egypt and Gaza
US Foreign Policy : Strait of Hormuz issues require careful scrutiny
Faithful Skeptic
Holding Barack Obama accountable
post by those who noted DLC corporate-funding of Democrats and thought there was a connection with Obama
I'm a Fighting Liberal
Off the Grid
Texas' 7 largest newspapers endorse Obama
What will it take to win Texas ?
Dear Iraq, Be My Valentine
( Some kool-aid is being retained by the writer. He seems to think the US should not be bothering with Iraq simply for their benefit. Never fear: I'm sure that isn't remotely the case ! )
Brad Belanger
Amazon : We want sellers
Google v. Yahoo demographics
12 things I learned by 42 I wish I knew at 22
( Seems like a good list ! )
Putty up and explode ( Social dynamics )
Fundamental Freedom
President Bush shouldn't play with sharp objects
Blog of Ages
Why do so many Republican pundits hate John McCain ?
O'Ceillaigh and the Quill
Foursquare Backstage ( Now, that's different from the 'daily drone' )
Yaba Yaba
Have you got your new iSerf ?
Life in Motion
The Ron Paul Revolution - a Postmortem
Liberal Values
Plagiarist Clinton accuses Obama of plagiarism
Conservatives jumping aboard Obama as socialist meme
CodyLyon'sBlogolator
Black commenter,criticizing Obama, causes firestorm
O Siegelman case : corruption in a US Attorney's office
The differences : Clinton, Obama and health insurance
Horror, devastation and heartbreak in the south ( CBS coverage of tornadoes )
On Exxon Mobil's reported 'interest' in developing Iraq's oil fields
Iraq oil law story
Nature vs. nurture: Research & Ideology clash in search for roots of homosexuality
Ask not what JFK can do for Obama ( whose weaknesses he resembles as much as his strengths )
Exxon Mobil profit sets record again
The nightmare continues ( Iraq )
Sobi
Mixing metaphors and global solutions
( Oh, my. That's hysterical ! I won't be logging into WordPress - persona non grata - to participate in comments ; but would otherwise. Like Cody, though, he doesn't see the forest for the trees. Look at "Post Saddam Iraq" in Documents to be clear on why calling what is and was being done in Iraq a 'mistake' is to participate in a whitewash and the Big Lie. )
TruthHugger
Religious Extremism and Ethnic Rivalries
"Fundamentalism is an ideology that diverts people from the natural development of consciousness and undermines their personal rights." ( Sounds something like what the Sanhedrin pulled on a Jewish Rabbi from Nazareth a while back. )
Indian government may deport Taslima Nasrin
Protestants : State of Israel is the 'original sin'
Poor Education produces Consumer Robots who vote ***
Poorly covered news : birds fall from the sky every winter
Find your friends with Google's new social web tools

Late Links from 18 February
http://my.opera.com/oldephartte/blog/2008/02/19/late-links-from-18-february

Group News Blog
"What Price the Quest ?" ( You thought politics was cruel ? Hold on to your sick pills. Must read. )
Why Ask.com the difference ?
Being poor and maintaining your poverty is a very expensive proposition
Sheila Samples
( Articles and Answers is one of the blogs she's been involved in )
What's wrong with foreign policy 'realism'

19 February - RSS review
http://my.opera.com/oldephartte/blog/2008/02/20/19-february-rss-review