Unfinished Adequacy Works
When Adequacy shut down on September 11, 2002, there were a number of stories being researched and written that
were never finished or published. A few of them were quite close to maturity and really deserve to be shared with the public at large. Enjoy.
A Cultural Relativist Examines the Salem Witch Trials |
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In a sweeping order this Halloween, Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift signed legislation
exhonerating
five women executed as witches during the famous Salem witch trials of 1692. Though her intentions
are perhaps noble, Swift's actions are little more than yet another example of the moral
imperialism that so dominates the American cultural and political landscape today.
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A message from the proprietor |
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Due to the success of my recent postings and the questionable nature of the current activities here on Adequacy,
I've decided it's time for me to take a more active role in the consumer facing work here at Adequacy,and take
our success to the next level. My years of industry experience combined with the unmatched wisdom I've gained
over the years should whip this site back into shape. For this reason, I will, starting immediately, be producing
this little column to stimulate your brain cells, and keep our readers up to date with some of the "behind the scenes"
goings-on at Adequacy.org,
the most controversial site on the Web.
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Implantable National Identification: Time for a Revolution |
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One in twenty adult Americans will be incarcerated in their lifetime.
In 2000, one in every three hundred adults was a victim of violent crime.
A staggering amount of these crimes will go unpunished.
The violators will go unconvicted.
The victims and their families will go on without justice.
America, the greatest nation in the world, is also one of its most violent.
This trend must come to an end. And the only way it can end is with stricter citizen and inhabitant controls.
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Assassinating the US President |
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Ever thought about assasinating the President of the United States of America? It's not as easy as you
might think. Contained below is a detailed analysis of presidential assasination, covering method,
motivation, and success/failure rates.
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Less Courageous Than None |
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a landmark film. Released in 1967, it confronted prejudices
head on and challenged movie-goers' assumptions in ways few films have tried since.
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Adequacy Under Attack |
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Like most USians, the editors of Adequacy.org rejoiced when George W. Bush was legitimately and fairly
declared our new President-Elect. We believed that this election marked a victory for companies like
Adequacy.org that compete fairly in the global marketplace. We believed that once again dedication and
hard work would be the path to success and riches. We were wrong.
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Lessons for an SA from 9/11 |
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In the wake of the tragedy of 9/11, what lessons can a System Administrator learn? This
article highlights the bitter lessons of 9/11, and helps you prepare for such disasters.
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XXP: eXtreme eXtreme Programming |
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Excitement is spreading about the latest paradigm in
software engineering:
eXtreme Programming (XP). It is a
movement which demands more of its followers than
any such re-thinking of our work habits since the
beginning of the
Industrial Revolution. To do eXtreme Programming
means total
commitment to the practices that make XP work:
the
Planning Game,
Small Releases,
Metaphor, and so on. No
compromise is
allowed in enforcement of these guiding lights,
whether it be
Continuous Integration of the systems code, or
what is
perhaps the most controversial of XP's core
tenets: pair
programming.
Everyone knows that XP works, and that it works
better
than any all of XP and then, courageously,
takes it to
another level: not only does XXP insist on Pair
Programming,
but it allows only a certain kind of pair
programming Mixed
Pairs. That's right: ALL programming teams
are made
up of a man and a woman, a geek and a non-geek,
no exceptions.
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