Archive for April, 2009

My Notre Dame’s Kryten moment

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in catholic
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I was looking at some Notre Dame stories today and found this quote concerning the college:

“We have a much more challenging mission than most universities. Most universities strive simply to be excellent educational institutions by the accepted standards of the profession. We do this at Notre Dame, and we have had great success. But we also foster and celebrate a distinctive mission to be a Catholic university, inspired and guided by a great spiritual tradition.”

If you want to find out who owns this inspired quote affirming the importance of the Catholic identity of Notre Dame click here.

Then as quick as you can click here to get the Kryten out of your system.

Pirates…the rest of the story.

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Glenn Reynolds talks about the Pirate situation and notes something:

Funny that nation-states successfully suppressed pirates for years without such troubles, suggesting that the law has not exactly “progressed” in this area.

The problem is the law has progressed. Until the mid 1800’s or so pirates taken in the act on the high seas could be hanged at once without further trial. Remember the Royal Navy has ordered its ships to avoid detaining pirates because they were afraid of violating their human rights.

Expect more of this unless it is treated harshly.

It’s kind of interesting the pirate situation…

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news

…when you remember that before 9/11 the president had a similar with a US ship and China.

After long negotiation Sec state Powell secured the release of the crew.

Personally I think there are two easy solutions.

#1 sink the lifeboat, the pirates will be two busy not drowning to kill the captian.

#2 Four snipers 1 shot each.

In the end they can wait them out they are on a raft, they aren’t going to be allowed to get to shore so their surrender is going to happen.

Notre Dame continues to brew

Posted: April 9, 2009 by datechguy in catholic
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I think that Notre Dame’s administration might be praying (assuming they actually pray) for something to come up to get them out of this mess.

Even MSNBC covered the 10 priests of of the CSC objecting. Fr. Jenkins leaked statement suggesting that because President Obama is not Catholic these rules don’t apply is only going to make things worse. (Then again he hasn’t found a church yet has he, maybe he is Catholic and we just don’t know it?). This is going to keep producing pixels till it is resolved one way or the other.

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