Category: administrivia

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Merry Christmas and other Winter Holidays

A couple of months ago, Jane blogged about a computer game called DEFCON, which she observed was probably “more fun” than the various nonviolent strategy games making a big deal in our field. Spencer Yip at Siliconera notes we can…

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Leverett Op-Ed

The New York Times has printed the redacted version of Flynt Leverret and Hillary Mann’s op-ed on US policy toward Iran, as well as a second op-ed by Leverett and Mann that contains citations for public domain discussions of all…

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Administrivia

Sorry about being such a scatterass lately. As usual, there is big stuff under way and the blog is getting the shaft. But I am sprawled out on the oriental rug with a pot of pu-erh tea, a little Wilco…

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Noah v. Jeffrey v. Claire & Caterina

Oh, so, I just got this note from Claire and Caterina: Think N Drink’s triumphant return! A few sweltering summers ago, a devoted group of DC Think Tankers decided to share a few drinks at a classic Dupont watering hole.…

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Noah v. Jeffrey @ The Big Hunt, Th ~5 pm

Noah and I have, over the last couple of years, arranged a semi-annual Defense Tech – Arms Control Wonk extravaganza at a local DC watering hole when we both manage to be in town the same time. It’s on. Thursday,…

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Fuel Cycle Docs

Managing the Atom has acquired copies of the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) Comparison Report and Piet et al, Fuel Cycle Scenario Definition, Evaluation, and Trade-offs INL/EXT-06-11683 (August 2006). Go hog wild. Or, if you live in Rhode Island, cohog…

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Meet Jane Vaynman

Regular readers will notice that Jane Vaynman has been guest blogging for the last couple of weeks. Well, she hasn’t been guest blogging. Jane—who is spending the year in Moscow on a Fulbright—is replacing Paul, who will be starting his…

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Well, Come to Beijing!

So said the sign at the aiport (above). I will be in Beijing all this week, then moving down to Xiamen for a few days. I never thought I would miss the smell of pollution, but, when I stepped off…