Good article, terpfan. An interesting point of view is expressed here: Link with the title "3Com's sale to China outfit may be security threat." The concern is that 3Com's networking expertise would allow China to more easily eavesdrop on ethernet communications.
I would agree with you wholeheartedly. Interactive Art, usually defined as "a dialog between the piece and the participant; where the participant has "agency" (the ability to act upon) the piece and is furthermore invited to do so in the context of the piece" is almost always considered art. Why should the video game not meet this criteria? Another quality ascribed to art is the evocation of emotion. Does the piece make you feel? Alon
You can always count on Koop is always on the cutting edge of erectile dysfunction. I have my ups and downs.....as for the cutting edge, we call that a "briss." I wonder if there isn't a tie-in to Pfizer's leaving Ann Arbor, a business decision that engendered a lot of bitterness. Was the worm, if such was the root cause, let in by a disgruntled employee? Pfizer abandoned a lot of hardware that they didn't bother to salvage. Did anyone
"However, since this person is connected with candidates like Hillary Clinton the news is barely noticeable, with the exception of Fox News." I beg to differ. (I love that phrase.) I entered "Norman Hsu" into Google and found 232 stories on the topic. LA Times Link NY Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/us/05cnd-hsu.html?bl&ex=1189
The Jewish Cultural Society of Ann Arbor, Michigan is associated with the Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations and functions as the Secular Humanistic Jewish congregation in Ann Arbor. We offer a Sunday Cultural School for children grades Pre-K through sixth grade, and a B’nai Mitzvah program. Adult education includes monthly Schmoozes featuring speakers, our Book Club and asso
I am not sure if this advice is unsolicited or if I am in any way qualified to tell anyone where to begin, but my thought on reading your article is....the children come first. You can make up ground in your career. I switched careers after age 40. I was ten years older than the next oldest person in my MBA class and still finished with a 4.0 GPA. I have discovered the joys (and pains) of working out close to age 50. But your kids....once t
Gideon, this may be my favorite article of yours, not so much for content, but for the overall tone. You deserve recognition for that. I know that you do not favor Big Government, but there are times and places that the government is the most efficient provider of services. Until relatively (in the historical scheme of things) firefighting was provided by the private sector. Firefighters would stand out side your burning home and "negotiate"
There was no American and British fleet off the coast during the Jewish resettlement which began in the 1870's (first Zionist settlement Petah Tikvah 1878) well before WWII. The Israeli land expansion took place after each of the wars I referenced, during a period that spanned almost 50 years, which were won without outside support. Hence the relevance. Saying that the Jews, who are as I have taken pains to point an ethnically diverse group,
"Reply By: TheJoost Clan? In my dealings they use the word "Tribe" as a kind of secret handshake so to speak to leverage any advantage possible. Israel would not even exist if the poor, misguided, lazy, ignorant people from the nations of America and Britain had not parked a huge navy off the coast while the Jews resettled what they had claimed was rightly theirs after fleeing long ago that which was apparently not worth fighting and possibly d
pjdark, if you don't like this discussion, don't read it. You have been a member of this community since December 23, 2006. I joined this community on April 1st, 2001. You have not earned the right to tell me what should or should not be posted here. Excalpius, I began with the assertion that Jews had contributed to the success of the Internet far out of proportion to their numbers in the general population. That is exactly what I set out to prove when I posed the
Philly, in my opening paragraph I stated "Being a Secular Jew myself..." A Secular Jew is one who studies all the aspects of Judaism, including religion, but accepts only the cultural ones. I study the Bible, for example, but don't believe that it was divinely inspired. More importantly, we don't require that a person have to meet birthright requirements in order to be Jewish. Orthodox Jews require both parents be Jewish, Conservative Jews require that
Excalpius, you have stated your opinion, and offered "personal experience" to support your position. I have responded with surveys from Ohio State University and Stanford University. You responded by saying "like with MOST statistics (aka lies)" Would it be safe to infer that you could not find any studies to refute my contentions? "For example, if these so called "studies" actually carried the kind of cause and effect relationship that you are implying here, then the "more Jew
Congratulations and the very best of luck!!!! Deeds like this make the world a better place.
"I don't believe in "inherent" superiority. Ability may be inherent, but the willingness to use it is a matter of individual choice. Success is based on both ability and drive. To your second point, yes, I suggest that the values of Judaic culture, as opposed to the religion itself, increase the odds of entrepreneurial success." Culture, not race or religion. "I made the assumption that he is indeed Jewish." Stated in
Frogboy, this disproportionate degree of success should be interesting in its own right. I don't believe in "inherent" superiority. Ability may be inherent, but the willingness to use it is a matter of individual choice. Success is based on both ability and drive. To your second point, yes, I suggest that the values of Judaic culture, as opposed to the religion itself, increase the odds of entrepreneurial success. Concrete examples: 1
I prefer the term "Y1ddis4 h@x0r" actually.... Wealth is an interesting metric. According to the Forbes list for 2007, there is not one Jew in the top 10. However, we begin with Mr. Ellison after that: Larry Ellison, number 11, $21.5 billion. Sergey and Larry share the honors at number 26 with $16.6 billion. Michael Dell at number 30 with $15.8 billion. Steve Ballmer at 31 with $15.0 billion. Rose and Zuckerberg m
They are all American Jews, except for except for Phillipe Kahn, who was born in France. A while ago, I posted a blog on the American immigrant experience for religious Jews and Mennonites. You might want to check it out at Link
Oy gevalt, I left off Michael Dell!
The question of how many Jews there are begs the definition of "What is a Jew?" and also "Who is a Jew?" Questions that have been asked many a time.....mostly by other Jews. Being a Secular Jew myself, I like the most liberal, inclusive definition that includes....well ME. The biggest number that you will see is about 18 million Jews. This works out to something like
Good article, Deference, but I'm not sure why you said that you think my point is deceptive. Quoting from that same article: In order to put our forces close to every hot spot or danger area in this newly discovered arc of instability, the Pentagon has been proposing -- this is usually called "repositioning" -- many new bases, including at least four and perhaps as many as six permanent ones in Iraq. A number of these are already under cons
"I think this is the million dollar question." I prefer unmarked bills. De-Baathification? You know that under orders from Gen. Petraeus, we started arming the Sunni militias to fight Al Queda? It is referred to as the "Anbar Model." A cynic might point out that these are the same Sunnis that we fought to disarm. Personally, I think America really wants a strong secular leader, powerful enough to oppose Iran and yet not indeb
I am going to ask an open question: What is victory in Iraq? (Or the opposite, what is defeat?) Answer as you will. I am not going to try to sway anyone except to offer this observation. In 2003, if you had said to the American people that Saddam would be removed from power, a democratic government elected, a constitution ratified and Saddam tried i
Could two months from now be.....(cue scary music)....September!!!! And why is that date so significant? I am glad that you asked. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. general in Iraq and the man behind the current "surge" strategy, is to deliver a report to Congress on Sept. 15. So the Democrats have agreed to wait until after the report, gauge the degree of success by that date, which is a little more than six months after the troop level was r
People in Wisconsin weigh less?!? How could THAT be? Light beer and cheese?
I had a "Homer Simpson" moment yesterday. I actually thought my beloved Michigan (pronounced "Meeeeeechigan" during college football season) was leading the nation in an important category only to find, upon further investigation, that we were actually only number 6. The category in question is obesity. Click the link below to see an animated map. <a
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