Chilly Wednesday
Martin read Al and Garret, then wondered out loud: do we feel the chill?. Well yes, certainly.
I recently started reading The Jewish war, by Josephus. Written 2000 years ago by a Jew working for the Romans in Palestine, it’s a fascinating read. But the short summary goes like this: everyone is being killed and tortured by everyone else all the time (except for a few rich Romans and their lackeys). Those were BAD bad times.
An aside: the Monthy Python crew all have classical educations - so they probably read this book long before they made Life of Brian.
No Roman emperor ever had more power than George Bush - we should all be very scared of what he can do. And yet recent comparisons with an invasion of drunken amateur thieves feels just small enough for the man himself. Thanks for the link, Craig!
There is a new essay that describes why copy protection of content is a dangerous idea. Forget all the talk about piracy - most consumers are honest. The truth is that a handful of big companies are already forcing everyone else to pay several times for things they don’t own - and will do almost anything to keep it that way.
All this chilly stuff isn’t about the weather, of course - but there is rain and cold winds all over, too. My cold from yesterday is worse, bad enough that I decided to rest at home today and hope it’s over by tomorrow.