I just sent Wikipedia five bucks. As someone who uses Wikipedia and finds it useful, I’m willing to donate in the hope that it grows, improves, and generally does better than the year before. I don’t know or think that it’s perfectly run or that they spend every dollar perfectly. No organization does. I didn’t do any diligence. I haven’t seen anything horrendous posted with regards to cash management there and it’s five bucks, so I just sent the money. I try to come down on the side of ‘do they do more good than harm’. That’s true of Wikipedia and every other organization that asks for funds. It’s not always easy to tell, but I can feel ok about being less diligent at $5 than I would at $500.
Book Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine
I've grown up reading Tom Clancy and probably most of you have at least seen Red October, so this book caught my eye when browsing used books for a recent trip. It's a fairly human look at what's involved in sailing on a Trident missile submarine...
2009-03-10
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