Author: mongreldogs
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The Political Asymmetry of Weather
So, the East Coast is in the middle of a record heat wave. How come we haven’t heard any hyperventilating media types announce that this “proves” global warming is true? After all, when we had a little snow in February, it was declared “snowmageddon” and offered as the final nail in the coffin of the…
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Classic no-win situation for the President
Apparently, the Pentagon has recommended that a Medal of Honor be given to a living soldier, for the first time since Viet Nam. The Washington Post article speculates that The presentation of a Medal of Honor to a living soldier would be an important moment for President Obama, whose relationship with the military has been…
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A little political humor, a little late
As soon as I read John Boehner’s characterization of financial regulation reform, I was inspired to make the following. Unfortunately, this-and-that kept me occupied until today. Here’s a link (https://adfinemfidelis.net/mongrel/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/poster.jpg) since Facebook inexplicably strips images(!) from imported RSS feeds… I made the poster using a tool located at Big Huge Labs. I had wanted to…
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Why I have no respect for design behaviors at Microsoft
I’ve received my new laptop and am working on getting it outfitted and up to speed. (This process, by the way, is distressingly like moving to a new home and is equally as frustrating and potentially as traumatizing.) After logging in for the first time, the system helpfully suggests that you create a system backup. …
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Excellent headline explaining why we’re headed for the next Great Depression
Bravo, Paul Krugman! “The Invisible Bond Vigilantes Continue Their Invisible Attack” Could we call this the phantom menace? 🙂 The Invisible Bond Vigilantes Continue Their Invisible Attack
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Ethics and Economics in Journalism
Via Ezra Klein, a well-argued piece by Timothy Lee on the recent flap over the forced resignation of Dave Weigel from The Washington Post. If none of those names mean anything to you, then this is unlikely to be very interesting… Lee’s thesis is that reportorial objectivity is more a function of the economies of…
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Lego-mania
This is a mostly-pointless TED talk that celebrates the vast Lego culture … It’s fun even if it isn’t all that deep.
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The first truly honest campaign ad of the season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gwr8KJO0Fc I possess a sort of socialpathic narcississism. … in this beautiful state that I’ve grown to love, since I moved here… 18 months ago. All of my motives are ulterior. Vote Clint Webb!
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Days of miracle and wonder, indeed
For about ten years, I’ve been running a project in my Honors Physics course called Days of Miracle and Wonder (yes, title taken from a Paul Simon song). In it, the students are asked to create a business case for a product or service not available today but likely to be so by 2030. Although…