Gervasi performs a detailed case study regarding how the cruise missile and Pershing II were sold to the American public. Warning: if you’re not already a cynic, this may be hazardous to your mental state.
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Gervasi performs a detailed case study regarding how the cruise missile and Pershing II were sold to the American public. Warning: if you’re not already a cynic, this may be hazardous to your mental state.
… is anyone actually surprised by this? Disappointed, sure – but surprised?
I’ve noticed a few new voices here, and I’m very happy to welcome you to ${whatever this is}.
It’s been fascinating to watch the ebb and flow of readers. At one point, I had about 30 times the current readership, and obviously either I managed to piss them off, or the blogosphere changed, or they went on to other things, or whatever. Just looking at the numbers is not informative nor would it cause me to change my editorial approach, such as it is, so why bother. Just pull up a chair and a mug of something drinkable (it’s heading toward cold weather up here in Pennsylvania) and hang out as long as you like.
I recently managed to find (ebay!) a book I have been looking for for quite a while: Tom Gervasi’s 1986 The Myth of Soviet Military Supremacy. (ISBN 0-06-015574-4)
Do you want to experience your blood boiling?
Over at Bill Seymour’s, I made the mistake of getting into the topic of comparative programming languages. Ow. My bad!
The UN Convention on Genocide [un.org]
This is exactly how I imagine imperialism and “The Great Game” worked. A bunch of people sitting around with sharpies drawing lines on maps.
(that’s from Ray Wylie Hubbard)
Last night it occurred to me that I should do some more arty Halloweeny stuff and Jornada Del Muerto is coming up on Thursday. Brilliant! No need to worry about Hallmark Halloween, I can do candy skull stuff. So, I mixed some of my candy skull zombie geisha prompts (yes, I have a portfolio of rendered zombie geisha, don’t you?) and my splashy ink prompt.
[Content Warning: AI Art, Nudity-ish, blood and gore-ish]
Actually, I barely celebrate any holiday, since I was a kid and noticed that capitalism has basically ruined them. I wear red for labor day, though, and nobody gets it.