tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00The Lippard BlogLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-80884304107164698042023-06-16T06:27:46.105-07:002023-06-16T06:27:46.105-07:00**nods sagely****nods sagely**Michael C. Rushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300622174153812004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-16570495135697001322022-01-01T08:38:43.729-07:002022-01-01T08:38:43.729-07:00Loved Newton and the Counterfeiter. Can't beli...Loved Newton and the Counterfeiter. Can't believe it hasn't been made into a movie, yet.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-33075274707989247232021-01-03T19:18:38.652-07:002021-01-03T19:18:38.652-07:00It's funny to remember that there was a time w...It's funny to remember that there was a time when this would have been funny.Michael C. Rushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300622174153812004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-45187237898347059732019-12-20T16:42:12.938-07:002019-12-20T16:42:12.938-07:00The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on ...The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on torture demonstrates pretty conclusively which side of the above debate was right. See this <a href="https://lippard.blogspot.com/2019/12/cia-torture-program.html" rel="nofollow">recent post</a>.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-1045008499547740282019-01-12T08:58:03.018-07:002019-01-12T08:58:03.018-07:00I did like Beard's book a lot, and considered ...I did like Beard's book a lot, and considered putting it in my "top" list (which has more than 10, and I made no real attempt to order them). I've got Peter H. Wilson's The Holy Roman Empire ready to go for this year. The main themes for 2018 for me were cyberwarfare, cyber crime, strategic cyber threat intelligence analysis, and cyber policy. Most of the books on my list were either directly on those subjects, or were indirectly related.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-91007332098265217322019-01-01T17:28:22.153-07:002019-01-01T17:28:22.153-07:00Wow. I only overlapped one book with you this year...Wow. I only overlapped one book with you this year: SPQR, which I thought was very good.<br /><br />I was on a Rome kick. Read that, Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar and Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero back-to-back-to-back.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-82770291275659400752017-03-12T13:53:34.189-07:002017-03-12T13:53:34.189-07:00This is the first I've thought or heard about ...This is the first I've thought or heard about John "Birdman" Bryant, the crackpot racist kook, since 2007, when <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/09/20/sergey-takes-down-the-birdman/" rel="nofollow">he showed up in the comments of Orac's Respectful Insolence blog at ScienceBlogs</a>. Sorry, I can't help you with the book, but it appears someone has been continuing to maintain his website for the last eight years since his death in February 2009, so you may still be able to find a copy of that truly awful book through whoever maintains the site.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-17873035781425318312017-03-06T00:15:57.894-07:002017-03-06T00:15:57.894-07:00Dear Mr. Lippard,
I apologize for contacting you ...Dear Mr. Lippard,<br /><br />I apologize for contacting you in this odd way, but as your email does not seem to be publicly available, I found it my only recourse.<br /><br />I have a longstanding interest in cranks of various types. One crank whom I find particularly interesting and entertaining, albeit of course unintentionally, is the late John Bryant. You, of course, reviewed his "Bryant's Law" in 1992, and in the subsequent exchange alluded to pamphlets from his "Socratic Books" catalog. <br /><br />I would be very interested in acquiring a copy of "Bryant's Law" and your other Bryant-alia –– if you no longer have use for them, that is. Thus, I humbly ask you to send these materials to my address, which I am happy to provide via email. (I will reimburse you for the cost of shipping.)<br /><br />Yrs. sincerely,<br /><br />ArthurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-66480670201959943702017-01-16T06:25:06.868-07:002017-01-16T06:25:06.868-07:00Hey - I've got one of those too! Consisting of...Hey - I've got one of those too! Consisting of books that I've intended to read for, in some cases, up to ten+ years. <br /><br />I'll resolve to read one of them - Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why do They Say It by Shermer/Grobman by the end of this year. (I meant to read it back when I read Lipstadt's book but didn't have access to a copy at the time.)Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-61845080887432743492017-01-04T19:13:32.139-07:002017-01-04T19:13:32.139-07:00That's a little more overlap than we had last ...That's a little more overlap than we had last year--but I've had Lipstadt's book on a shelf in my "to read" bookcase for years and finally decided to read it.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-18931673570626003622017-01-01T19:49:13.363-07:002017-01-01T19:49:13.363-07:00Of those I've read Deyning the Holocaust and T...Of those I've read Deyning the Holocaust and The Elephant in the Room. Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-54652623877368810882016-11-17T11:31:07.229-07:002016-11-17T11:31:07.229-07:00The "screaming trees" was a place in Naz...The "screaming trees" was a place in Nazi concentration camps (I believe Auschwitz) where screams could be heard coming from trees hiding tortures that the Jews were made to march by. I've read about this in a book (a long time back) where they were actually called "screaming trees" so that's most likely where they got the band name, at least that's what I've always assumed. They wouldn't be the first punk band to take their name from Nazi/Holocaust stuff, i.e. Joy Division, and Siouxsie Sioux wore swasticas, etc. I know this is depressing to talk about but I believe that's where they got the name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262570588643181231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-18628150606209770592016-09-21T19:34:03.376-07:002016-09-21T19:34:03.376-07:00Mr Paszkiewicz is only telling the truth....the tr...Mr Paszkiewicz is only telling the truth....the truth of JESUS CHRIST, which obviously makes the many blinded attack and very afraid, that's why the use the "law" "system" to prosecute, just like JESÚS suffered, but one day you will all get on your knees and realize what's truth!! THE TRUTH!! Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01657384656105515404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-28865756234001475512016-08-21T13:59:12.872-07:002016-08-21T13:59:12.872-07:00Danny--I also give star ratings on Goodreads.Danny--I also give star ratings on Goodreads.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-2126452846543953062016-05-11T14:06:33.943-07:002016-05-11T14:06:33.943-07:00Ah, you have a top ten list. My bad for not notic...Ah, you have a top ten list. My bad for not noticing :-) Feel free to delete this and the previous post.Danny Mittlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886293513175861161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-15543524778816582652016-05-11T14:05:01.539-07:002016-05-11T14:05:01.539-07:00Jim, it's your blog so you can do whatever you...Jim, it's your blog so you can do whatever you want. But I'd love it if you chose to star (or something) the books you recommend, having read them.Danny Mittlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886293513175861161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-89976118348625828892016-02-22T17:17:30.750-07:002016-02-22T17:17:30.750-07:00it's coming up on 8 years now. Amazing how ti...it's coming up on 8 years now. Amazing how time flies. I still think of Bill (and Milikin) every now and then. I roast coffee down the street and around the corner from where it all happened. I wonder what Bill would be doing today if he was still here. His coffee shop (Daily Buzz), most certainly would have failed, as the location where it was has indeed failed several times since his departure (for various reasons). Red Rock Foods was not working. My guess is he'd have gone back into the tech business and been just fine, although he hated the idea of returning to it. An interesting tidbit that most don't know is that he had a substantial amount of 401k money built up that he would be tapping into by now; that's the part that doesn't make sense to me. Many bill collectors after him, walls closing in on several fronts, but he could have pulled through it. Maybe he couldn't stand the idea of losing face among his current peers (current at the time, which I was one of), whom all looked up so high to him.....victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845989593479353985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-76122279764339194162016-01-08T08:32:36.781-07:002016-01-08T08:32:36.781-07:00Jim, are you saying Jefferson was actually a polit...Jim, are you saying Jefferson was actually a <i>politician</i>?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717704233301684798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-76561038252068935852016-01-02T08:56:23.846-07:002016-01-02T08:56:23.846-07:00Chernew's book gave me a new perspective on Th...Chernew's book gave me a new perspective on Thomas Jefferson. I had seen one example of him writing one thing in letters while doing something completely contrary to his statements behind the scenes in Chris Rodda's _Liars for Jesus, Vol. 1_--Chernow gives the impression that this was somewhat habitual with Jefferson, at least while he was Washington's Secretary of State and where Hamilton or the Federalists were concerned.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-21834110777784358572016-01-02T06:42:57.169-07:002016-01-02T06:42:57.169-07:00The only book on your list I've read is The Un...The only book on your list I've read is The Unbreakable Miss Lovely (excellent.) I bought a copy of Chernow's Hamiliton in 2006 but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-41923865729229455142015-08-14T19:16:24.979-07:002015-08-14T19:16:24.979-07:00Nick: Yes, both of those errors are in the origina...Nick: Yes, both of those errors are in the original--it's a straight cut-and-paste of the entirety of the email, minus the full email headers and a note at the end which stated that it was his current email address and prior email addresses had been phased out because they were compromised.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-31625659898785761572015-08-01T17:50:47.741-07:002015-08-01T17:50:47.741-07:00Just saw this post in another discussion about the...Just saw this post in another discussion about the Oppenheimer article. I'd heard bits and pieces of this but now it's all coming out.<br /><br />Typos in the threat letter: original?<br /><br />"(who provided notarized statements that they<br />did not ever state nor write the letters that McIver circulated, and the<br />various treasures who were in control of the financial books<br /><br />[treasures, missing end paren]<br /><br />"defamatory comments again various people"<br /><br />Cheers!NickMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765417807335152285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-56969509998216153212015-07-22T18:43:24.647-07:002015-07-22T18:43:24.647-07:00Geoff, thank you for the correction--your diagnosi...Geoff, thank you for the correction--your diagnosis is correct. I've fixed the post and appended a note to reflect the error.Lippardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-9665528002745414922015-07-22T09:21:17.423-07:002015-07-22T09:21:17.423-07:00Robert Maxwell, while deceased, was not Australian...Robert Maxwell, while deceased, was not Australian - he was born in Czechoslovakia and became British. I think you are confusing him with another R. M. - Rupert MurdochGeoff Coupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951430070133994169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-24060874254719610812015-06-29T13:15:37.145-07:002015-06-29T13:15:37.145-07:00CVS Commit History:
2011-07-17 06:06:35 by Stua...CVS Commit History:<br /> 2011-07-17 06:06:35 by Stuart Henderson | Files touched by this commit (2)<br /><br />Log message:<br />update to login_oath 0.7, now supports placing user keys in a central directoryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255125475945591158noreply@blogger.com