As you might remember, one of our compatriots previously requested the blogosphere’s help in a paper on the great Pirate vs Ninja war. Today we have the result (which helped get an A in the class)! Excerpt:
When historians look back upon the political climate of America at the turn of the millennium, they will doubtless remark upon the number of diametric issues that polarized the nation: pro-life versus pro-choice, evolution versus creationism, the same-sex marriage debate. All these and many more will be mentioned as essential to characterizing the politics of the era.
Historians, however, will probably not spend a great deal of time on another popular millennial debate, even though it is known to thousands and rages on through the medium of the internet: the infamous and long-standing struggle of pirates versus ninjas. [The Desert Mermaid]
In other diametric Internet issue news (how about that segue?), Nietzsche shows that he can smear campaign as good as any 527. [F]
George Carlin’s lasting appeal shows in the tributes in several student blogs.
A Filipino student’s opinion on the rainy season’s ability to cancel school changes from high school to college. [Adventures of a Comsci Student]
And finally, over the weekend a student blogger gets engaged (congrats!) with the appropriate subsequent blog coverage. [college]
Tip link: Have lots of 2 liter bottles left over from that big non-alcoholic party last weekend? Here’s 10 ways to reuse plastic soda bottles. [Green Student U]
New blogs added: F, junebuggery
