Alright, all you Windows geeks: I need help. I tried to implement a backup script that uses a number of Microsoft tools. I keep getting errors that look like this:
ERROR: Selected writer ‘ASR Writer’ is in failed state!
- Status: 7 (VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_BACKUP)
- Writer Failure code: 0×800423f4 ()
- [...]

If you are not familiar with the “Paste Special” options in Word, you should read this article. If you are already familiar with it, but find it frustrating that there’s no shortcut, you should definitely read this article. Paste Special Unformatted Text At Your Fingertips. Enjoy!

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There has been a huge amount of blogging on Burkean conservatism, especially as it relates to John McCain, over the last couple of weeks. I have relatively little to add to the mix, except to say that it’s important to distinguish between Burkean conservatism and other forms of politics called conservative. Burkeans favor change, but [...]

For all the Web 2.0 ad cloud computing enthusiasts out there: Intel: “Web 2.0″-style cloud computing just a passing vapor.

What in the world is going on with my blog’s comment spam in the last few days?

From the Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology. I think I’ll go kick a dandelion.
Hat tip: Volokh Conspiracy.