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Dirty Bombs, Suitcase Nukes, And Other Lunchtime Banter

By Dean Farisian • May 9th, 2006 • Category: Logs

It’s one of those things that always lingers in the back of your head when you’re at the city park, or grabbing a falafel from the hot dog stand, or waiting in line for the underground train. Or stuck at the travel agent’s office trying to secure some ultra-lame seats at the back of the [...]



Google Earth For Absolute Maniacs

By Dean Farisian • Mar 6th, 2006 • Category: Logs

Those of you who have been living in a cave for awhile(I know there’s a few of you, after all, the Pakistanis are still getting killed en masse looking for you) may not know about Google Earth, which is a very handy way to scope out overlying urban development, geographical features, finding out if a [...]



Congratulations on Your Free Accommodation

By Dean Farisian • Oct 20th, 2005 • Category: Logs

One of the most rewarding parts of travel is meeting new people and experiencing new cultures; indeed, these new cultures are often more generous and open than the ones that we come from, and the local individuals you meet will often offer things that will cut down on your daily costs – the largest of [...]



A Treatise on Effective Looting

By Dean Farisian • Sep 9th, 2005 • Category: Logs

A Treatise on Effective LootingAh, yes, questions of the ages come up in a time like this – second guessing, speculation, armchair warriors and their commandos commandeer their keyboards to new levels of pontification on “what could have been done”. I am here to tell you that, quite simply, Que Sera, Sera. The future’s not [...]



You, Guns, And The End of the World

By Dean Farisian • Aug 15th, 2005 • Category: Logs

The dodgier the places you travel, the more you’ll see guns of all sorts. Well, not even dodgy: in these “post-nine-one-one” days it’s quite easy to see a fair level of firepower at public gatherings and international airports all over the place.