tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post4824820552550596701..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: Welcome to the party, David, even if you're like three years lateLilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-54612995359794050682010-03-03T00:12:17.607-05:002010-03-03T00:12:17.607-05:00What's the big deal that this stuff is getting...<em>What's the big deal that this stuff is getting out there in some places now?</em><br /><br />Not a big deal. We just like to pretend like we invented or discovered things, so it bothers us when we see other people doing the same thing.<br /><br />I'm kidding, of course, but there's always this tendency towards got-there-first-ism in both journalism and blogging, so it always chafes a bit to see a story reported in the media as if it's entirely novel when people who have been paying attention have been talking about those very issues for months or years. (I'm sure it's much the same frustration felt by a number of military historians when the COIN fad came along 'round about '06.)Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-38136106141285377082010-03-02T17:47:58.256-05:002010-03-02T17:47:58.256-05:00I think we should all get back on topic, please.
...I think we should all get back on topic, please.<br /><br />What's the big deal that this stuff is getting out there in some places now? There will always be a lag time between cutting edge intellectuals and everyday dullards like me, yeah? Not saying Wood is a dullard, don't put words in my mouth!Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-38220863837178204722010-03-02T17:32:14.986-05:002010-03-02T17:32:14.986-05:00Madhu might suggest that your case of "redass...Madhu might suggest that your case of "redass" might be Pruritis Ani.<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-6873555228865577142010-03-02T16:13:11.105-05:002010-03-02T16:13:11.105-05:00You can get that story for free online:
http://ww...You can get that story for free online:<br /><br />http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/story.asp?print=Y&STORY_ID=2256<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-58653816301496744112010-03-02T15:58:50.272-05:002010-03-02T15:58:50.272-05:00Or as today's issue of Proceedings put it, the...<em>Or as today's issue of Proceedings put it, the Littoral Truth.</em><br /><br />This is awesome. Littorally (har har har) the day after I get my notification in the mail that I'd let the <em>Proceedings</em> subscription lapse, they remind me of their capacity for excellence.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-28715220688420217542010-03-02T15:54:01.417-05:002010-03-02T15:54:01.417-05:00Or as today's issue of Proceedings put it, the...Or as today's issue of Proceedings put it, the Littoral Truth.<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com