The Ride
Brutal story. The political component is a bit stilted, but the human element is compelling.
The Ride: A Shocking Murder and a Bereaved Father’s Journey from Rage to Redemption
Archive for December, 2009
The Day Of Battle
What a slog. Not talking about the book.
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Liberation Trilogy)
Killer Summer
A little too transparent.
Joker One
Brutally honest. If you read this book and don’t fly the flag on Veterans day, something is wrong.
Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
Terminal Server
If you have reached the two connection limit for Terminal Services, you can disconnect one of the sessions by using the console session.
To use the console session, click on Start, Run and enter “mstsc /admin”, then click on OK. This will open the RDP window and you can connect normally from there.
Michael Crichton
Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity……Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their ‘beliefs’……The reason is that beliefs guide behaviour, which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behaviour may well lead us to extinction, I see no reason to assume we have any awareness at all. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion.
An Army at Dawn
In depth and interesting. Quite a thick book, but never seems to drag.
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
VB vs C#
As a 15+ year VB coder, I found this podcast to be pretty enlightening about the future of VB along with some myth busting.