January 2012
11 posts
“But, as regular readers of this blog know, common sense isn’t a real...”
– Scott Adams Blog: Who Benefits More? 01/27/2012
Jan 27th
Why We Won’t See Many Protests like the SOPA... →
Jan 24th
Non-Believerdar →
Jan 24th
Throwing Hollywood under the bus could pay... →
Jan 23rd
“Economic depression and political radicalism go hand in hand. When economic...”
– Erich Koch-Weser
Jan 13th
Should a Man Be Inspired by History? | The Art of... →
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Jan 8th
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Jan 5th
Media Abet Obama's Aloofness on Tough Issues →
Jan 1st
Pariahs and Prophets - NYTimes.com →
Jan 1st
December 2011
21 posts
The End of Sound Money and the Triumph of Crony... →
Dec 30th
The Dumbest Idea In The World: Maximizing... →
A very intriguing and seemingly insightful answer to why modern capitalism is increasingly corrupt and distant from most people. It comes down to theory and wrong incentives that sound quite plausible.
Dec 29th
Dec 27th
How different age groups celebrate Christmas - The... →
So hilarious and so very true.
Dec 25th
Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer? →
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Dec 24th
Dr. Chodakiewicz responds to Erik Staal's thoughts... →
(via Instapaper) A very insightful and interesting perspective on the problem and solutions to Islamism.
Dec 21st
Practical Wisdom: The Master Virtue →
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Dec 21st
Dec 20th
WN Day 25: Monty Python Burning Kikuyu Skit - By... →
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Dec 20th
The War Nerd Vs. Darrell Issa’s Goldman Sachs... →
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Dec 18th
WN 37: Is There an Al Qaeda? - By Gary Brecher -... →
Dec 18th
Dec 16th
Military given go-ahead to detain US terrorist... →
Who in their right mind thinks that this is a good idea? In the United States, we do not involve the military in civilian law enforcement. This whole notion of war powers does not make sense as we have not declared war, we haven’t declared war since WWII. Thus far, the FBI has done a fine job dealing with any kind of domestic terrorism, whether Islamists or kooks. This is a step too far.
Dec 15th
Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology →
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Dec 15th
TV Stunt Goes Awry, Sends Cannonball Rocketing... →
I love the Mythbusters, and this is just awesome. The mock tone of outrage the reporters take cracks me up. No one was hurt, and I’m sure the insurance will probably cover the damage. It’s an unfortunate accident, but it is still quite humorous.
Dec 7th
The Real Scandal - Thomas Sowell →
Dec 6th
Why 3D movies need to die - The Oatmeal →
I completely agree with everything here.
Dec 5th
Rip Off the Band-Aid! →
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Dec 5th
Groups accuse Siri of being "pro-life," Apple says... →
I can’t think of any words to truly describe this expect that this is the knee-jerk reaction of militant pro-abortionists that are hyper-sensitive to any perceived condemnation of their views, especially from popular sources other than Christians.
Dec 1st
Magical Thinking Triumphs at the FCC →
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Dec 1st
November 2011
14 posts
Why Infinity Blade is Designed Not to Be Played
Infinity Blade is a popular game for the iPhone that has received a lot of attention due to it being included in various Apple presentations. In playing through this game for the last few days I’ve come across some issues with the design of the game that are not only highly irritating, but also illustrate a troubling trend in video games recently. In summary, Infinity Blade is designed in...
Nov 28th
Congress Weighs Taking the War-on-Drugs Approach... →
Nov 26th
Why Ritalin Rules | Hoover Institution →
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Nov 22nd
“Trying to believe without a community of believers is like trying to work out a...”
– How the West Really Lost God | Hoover Institution
Nov 21st
→ Don’t Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other... →
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Nov 19th
The Blog : The Truth about Violence : Sam Harris →
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Nov 18th
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Nov 16th
I drew some tweets - The Oatmeal →
Absolutely hysterical.
Nov 11th
The Social Graph is Neither (Pinboard Blog) →
This article is probably the best articulation I’ve seen as to why not to use social networks.
Nov 9th
The 3 Characteristics of an Educated Man →
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Nov 5th
Cyber-espionage attempts on US businesses are on... →
There is not going to be a “cyber-war,” there is just a lot of cyber-espionage. Espionage and sabotage are different than warfare.
Nov 4th
Adopt-a-Graduate - YouTube →
Nov 3rd
“It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians...”
– Random Thoughts - Thomas Sowell
Nov 1st
October 2011
25 posts
The Important Field →
Oct 29th
How The Gadget Show built its FPS simulator... →
That is really cool. The toys keep getting better and better.
Oct 28th
Limbaugh embraces Ugandan killers - Rush Limbaugh... →
This article is completely right to lambast many republicans for their downright ignorance and lack of filters about international issues.
Oct 26th
On Parenthood →
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Oct 25th