Saturday, 16 August, 2003The burgeoning green machineI've been rather slow picking up on it, but over on Pedantry two weeks ago, Scott Martens got into a two-parter on American defence spending and possible unforeseen consequences. The first entry ("America: the stillborn empire?") kicked off with an observation that despite the fact that the American defence budget is now close to equalling or even surpassing those of the rest of the world put together, the US Army's newly appointed chief of staff, General Peter Schoomaker, stated the army probably requires more personnel. The second entry ("It couldn't happen here") delves into where all that money goes (or, at least, where Scott thinks it goes) and the possible side-effects of propping up one's national industry by means of defence contracts. It's a thoroughly thought-provoking read, but there are certain points which I think Scott, and his commenters, have overlooked. I thought I'd address them here, partly because I think it's bad form to overload another blogger's comments section, but mostly because I need to come up with something for my own blog. posted 0614 Z-8 [more..] Thursday, 14 August, 2003Changing barrelsYes, I have been severely remiss in writing new entries lately. I do apologise, but I'm having a pretty busy week. I am working on a fairly sizeable entry, and I hope to have it finished by Saturday. In the meantime, I'll leave you with the "Which Fantasy/SciFi Character Are You?" test. I got Jean-Luc Picard. posted 0529 Z-8 [link] |
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