Dirty Red Commie

So I defended my undergraduate thesis the other day.  I'm about done with college now.  The defense itself went very well; my committee was impressed with my performance.

If you're interested, my thesis is available here.

http://www.hiddenpassageway.com/

From Bruce Schnier's blog, this really neato company builds hidden passageways into homes.  I particularly liked the reclining-chair=>escape chute animation.

http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/060227fa_fact

 Is an account of internal struggles to draw a line between torture and proper treatment procedures for detainees.  It's a good read - if somewhat of a letdown, we all know how this fight ended - and enlightens us mere mortals outside of the Beltway to executive policy-making trends.