Monthly Archives: January 2007

Fold ‘Em

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Timothy Burke

I think Wil Wheaton (who has become quite the online renaissance man: his retrospective reviews of Star Trek: The Next Generation are hilarious) is right that recent changes in US law, along with some prominent law enforcement, mean that online … Continue reading →

Posted in Games and Gaming | 5 Comments

A Quick Comment on Hillary Clinton

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Timothy Burke

The problem I have with Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate is not that she’s too liberal (or not liberal enough), not her gender, not her association with Bill Clinton, not many of the things that are said for or … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 25 Comments

Read It!

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Timothy Burke

This Margaret Soltan take-down of the University of Oregon president is a thing of beauty.

Posted in Academia | 9 Comments

Scarcity and Consumer Panic

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Timothy Burke

I didn’t bother preordering the World of Warcraft expansion, figuring that there’s going to be a zillion of the things around today. So this morning I stop by the store to pick one up. There’s a couple of guys picking … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumerism, Advertising, Commodities | 2 Comments

That Was the Month That Was

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Timothy Burke

Catching up on some of the things that I failed to comment on in the last month but nevertheless have opinions about. 1) I’m deeply impressed by the report of the MLA’s Task Force on Evaluating Scholarship for Tenure and … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Blogging, Politics | 3 Comments

Laissez-Surge

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Timothy Burke

One of the strangest things that people say about wars like Vietnam or Iraq is that they are lost by the meddling of politicians in military decisions, by the intrusion of politics into war, by concern for political outcomes over … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 11 Comments

Stuff I Like: Sinbad Movies

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Timothy Burke

One way I think I’ll try to get more pop culture writing into this site is just by talking at odd intervals about pop culture that I enjoy or find interesting. I caught a bit of Sinbad and the Eye … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | 7 Comments

Snakes. I Love Snakes.

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Timothy Burke

So Belle Waring has a story about copperheads and beheadings and camp counselors getting bit. 1. I was absolutely 100% certain until somewhere around my junior year in high school that I was going to be a herpetologist. I kept … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellany | 4 Comments

Update on the Horn of Africa

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Timothy Burke

Just a quick note on this issue. Withywindle (who, judging from many comments made to me at the AHA meeting, has developed a cult following through his comments here) asks if I’ve changed my views based on the last two … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa | 5 Comments

Berube Stops Blogging

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Timothy Burke

I actually knew this was coming through various ultra-secret intelligence sources. I think it’s fair to say now that most blogs have a fairly definite life cycle. Most never really outlast a brief initial burst of enthusiasm, but those that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | 12 Comments