Beau Dure linked to a file containing a map of Major League Soccer players by the country of birth. Since PDF is about the most boring file format out there, I took the listings and transferred them to a more interactive flash map below. Enjoy!
The US beats Poland 3-0 yesterday. Color me a bit unimpressed that A) all 3 goals were off of set pieces and B) we are capable of beating just about anyone as long as its not the World Cup. I think I’m just as excited about this win as I was when we beat Austria.
In any field, people have heard that its better to spend the time to fix the root cause of a problem than to just address the symptoms. It’s not just common sense, but it costs lest in the long run too. You’d think the largest software maker in the world, would have this drummed into
Microsoft, The best protection it to fix security holes. Read More »
WaPo reports that RFK is in serious pursuit to host a World Cup qualifier this fall. I really hope this is true, its been a long time since I’ve been to a qualifier at RFK. The dates and potential opponents are: Sept. 10 vs. T&T Oct. 11 vs. Cuba (Carson was chasing this game aggressively)
Richard Dawkins, in reviewing the Intelligent Design film “Expelled”, states a positon on Darwinism that I’d never seen before, but it makes a heap of rational sense. As I have often said before, as a scientist I am a passionate Darwinian. But as a citizen and a human being, I want to construct a society
City planners aren’t very smart sometimes, or at least, don’t fully grasp the concepts of cause and effect… Dallas had anticipated an annual $14.8 million for red-light-running fines, money essential to keeping the cameras running — before people stopped running lights and reduced violations more than 50 percent at some locations.
The last movie the Netflix gods delivered unto me was, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut. I moved it to the top of our queue after catching Superman – The Movie on HD Movies, twice. I’ll be the first to admit that I can’t really review these movies super-critically. When the movie came out originally
For Superman Fans – see Superman II the Ricard Donner Cut Read More »
Not exactly up to the minute news here, where did the last three weeks go and I’ve left my blog sadly unattended. The biggest news here is that I’m a real honest-to-goodness uncle. Patty had a baby boy ten days ago, Ian Christopher. He’s cute, and sounds like he cries a lot. They’re also lucky