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NNR #28
Nerd News Radio #28 for Sunday September 30th, 2007!
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Firefox on the Mac
Amazon DRM Free!
MP3 price Wars
Millennium Falcon…oh my god…
Demonoid
The Pirates Fight back…Arrrr!
Leopard: Is it ready?
Verdict: Don’t Buy
1.1.1 Firmware
Apple’s Takedown Notice
AT&T’s New Terms
The Moon
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Special Announcement
Notes:
Alex Killpatrick can no longer be part of MacFocus due to school work and such. This means we’re looking for someone to fill his spot; male or female. Wesley, Glenn & Nick have all been busy with school, which is the reason for the lack of Weekly podcasts. Expect Episode 5 next week.
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The Sword of Allah (Part Two)
Listen to "The Sword of Allah (Part Two)"The Sword of Allah refers to Khalid ibn al-Walid, the prophet Mohammad's top general. Khalid commanded over 100 battles and never lost, making him the most undefeated general in history. He usually fought in the front lines either as a cavalry commander or as a champion dueler. This is the first of a two-part episode. This part will cover Khalid's conquest of Byzantine Syria:
Some famous battles on the Syrian front include: Bosra, Ajnadayn, and Damascus. The Siege of Damascus saw the first use of Khalid's unit of elite cavalrymen, the Mobile Guard. However, the greatest battle in the theater was the Battle of Yarmouk. Khalid had removed from command by Umar (Abu Bakr's successor) but he still had operational command because the nominal commander respected him so much. The Battle of Yarmouk was fought between 100,000 Byzantines and 30,000 Arabs along a battle line 12 miles long. After a series of significant duels (including one where Khalid personally persuaded an enemy commander to convert to Islam), the main battle began. For the first few days, it was a stalemate. Eventually, though, Khalid managed to maneuver his cavalry all the way around the Byzantines and flank them.
Soon after the battle, Umar, who believed that Khalid was gaining too much power, removed Khalid from command completely.
For more information, read:
Dictionary of Battles by David Chandler
http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/ohod.asp
http://islambyquestions.net/moreAbout/Hunayn.htm
http://islam.pakistanway.com/showtopic.aspx?topicid=266&typeid=25
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/10_abu_bakr.htm
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045249/Khalid-ibn-al-Walid
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/00_abu_bakr.htm
http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1206
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/muslimwars/articles/yarmuk.aspx
Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
NNR #27
Nerd News Radio #27 for Sunday September 23rd, 2007!
A bit shorter today, been really busy, school, college applications…
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Shownotes:
The Media Defender Fiasco: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, The Emails (Shhh!), Pirate Bay Post
Google Presentation
Green Prefab home Debuts in San Fran
Pangea Ultima, and Pangea Ultima on Wikipedia
Celestial Bodies
NNR Social:
Today, Pownce!
See you next week (maybe before…)!
The Sword of Allah (Part One)
Listen to "The Sword of Allah (Part One)"The Sword of Allah refers to Khalid ibn al-Walid, the prophet Mohammad's top general. Khalid commanded over 100 battles and never lost, making him the most undefeated general in history. He usually fought in the front lines either as a cavalry commander or as a champion dueler. This is the first of a two-part episode. This part will cover Khalid's conquests of Arabia and Persia:
Khalid ibn al-Walid originally fought with the Meccan Quraiysh tribe against Mohammad and the Muslims. However, he converted after the Battle of the Trench and joined the forces of Mohammad. His first campaign as a Muslim commander was into Ghassanid Territory to fight the Battle of Mutah, in which he led an expert retreat after the first three Muslim commanders were killed. His second campaign involved attacking south and east in order to conquer the Arabian Peninsula. He participated in the conquest of Mecca and in the Battle of Hunayn.
After Mohammad's death, Abu Bakr took over and formed the Rashidun Caliphate (the first of three great Islamic Empires with the other two being the Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties). Khalid led the campaign to reconquer all the tribes that left the Muslim confederation after Mohammad's death. Specifically, he commanded the Muslims at the Battle of Yamama, which was fought against the "liar prophet", Musailima.
After the Arabian Peninsula was retaken, Khalid was put in charge of the Rashidun invasion of Iraq (which was held by the Sassanid Persians). Some of the famous battles of the invasion include the Battle of Chains, the Battle of Ullais, the Battle of Hira, and the Battle of Al-Anbar. However, the most famous is the Battle of Walaja, which is known as the eastern Battle of Cannae because of Khalid's successful double envelopment of the Persians. To this day, Khalid and Hannibal are the only ones to pull this off against a numerically superior force. The Battle of Firaz is also important because Khalid defeated a Persian army ten times his own (in numbers).
The second part of this episode will cover Khalid's exploits in Syria.
For more information, read:
Dictionary of Battles by David Chandler
http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/ohod.asp
http://islambyquestions.net/moreAbout/Hunayn.htm
http://islam.pakistanway.com/showtopic.aspx?topicid=266&typeid=25
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/10_abu_bakr.htm
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045249/Khalid-ibn-al-Walid
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/00_abu_bakr.htm
http://www.islamicawakening.com/viewarticle.php?articleID=1206
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/muslimwars/articles/yarmuk.aspx
Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
The Sal Mohamed Interview Redux
Sal Mohamed on the campaign trail, solo. As you can see, he need a lot of help. So visit SalMohamedForPresident.org
Sal Mohamed told us about his plan for a “Timeshare Presidency”. That’s right! Billary Goreobama Bloombel for President!
Co-hosted by Dan Solis, Johnny Camacho, and Jeff Pritchard.
Post from: Think Youth
The First and Final Episode of Loco ?Koko and Camacho?
Koko at home, throwing balls of fire, which he enjoys doing in his free time.
On behalf of everyone at Think Youth, we apologize for Koko’s outrageous remarks.
Download audio file (koko-and-camacho-episode-1.mp3)
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Warsaw Uprisings - Contemnit Procellas
Listen to "Warsaw Uprisings - Contemnit Procellas"Warsaw is the capital of Poland. It's motto is "Contemnit Procellas", which means "it defies the storms". It is a fitting motto because Warsaw continues to be the site of many uprisings, rebellions, and power shifts. Two of them were especially devastating:
- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943): Led by Mordecai Anielewicz of the ZOB and the ZZW. 1000 Jewish resistance fighters vs. 2842 German SS forces. Jews are defeated, and deportations to extermination camps continue.
- Warsaw Uprising (1944): The largest underground movement in all of WWII. Poland's attempt to assist the Allied war effort and make a statement to the USSR that they are not interested in being occupied. The Polish Home Army (AK) manages to hold off the Germans for a while but, without Russian or Western assistance, the resistance crumbles.
For more information, read:
http://www.polishresistance-ak.org/Main%20Page.htm
http://www.historynet.com/magazines/world_war_2/3032951.html?page=6&c=y
http://www.achtungpanzer.com/pol/kubus.htm
Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
6th Anniversary of 9/11
Six years ago today, thousands of innocent lives were taken in the worst attack against our country. Today take a moment to pray for or remember those who lost their lives or were injured in these attacks. May God continue to bless America.
NNR #26
Nerd News Radio #26 for Sunday September 9th, 2007!
A bit shorter today, been really busy, school started…
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Media Temple - The switch is complete!
Shownotes:
Meet the best iPods ever!
Is Steve sick of it already?
iPhone Price Reduced
NBC Universal v. iTunes1, and 2
Get a life
The Pirate Bay stands up!
US Gov’t Says NO to Net Neutrality
Cell Phone Empowerment Bill
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