July 2011
50 posts
Hateful Propaganda →
Independent Summer Reading →
“President Obama’s rhetoric deplores such “outsourcing,” but his administration’s...”
– Thomas Sowell
Bandwidth caps are rate hikes « I, Cringely →
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“Barack Obama’s political genius is his ability to say things that will...”
– Obama’s ‘Balanced’ Approach - Page 1 - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative
What Happened to Books? →
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Running high-performance neural networks on a... →
A fascinating look at new approaches to computing and solving problems.
Stop Blaming Wall Street →
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“For those of you under the age of 25, a magazine is a blog made out of trees”
– How the Editor of Windows Magazine Became an Apple Fanboy | Cult of Mac
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It's Not About You →
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The Real Point of Fahrenheit 451
After reading Fahrenheit 451 this summer I think some people are missing the real point of the book. Fahrenheit 451 isn’t about books, it is about the contents of the books. Ray Bradbury makes a big deal about TV being so noisy that people don’t think the deep thoughts that they used to. This is what the book is about, the quality of thought being lost. He even uses the character of...
Watchmerlin:
Presto (Pixar, 2008)
My favorite cartoon. The most economical five minutes of animation I’ve ever seen and, not inconsequentially, a rare everybody-loves-it hit around our house.
Love that bunny. “Tink…tink.”
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Movie industry buries report proving pirates are... →
Day Old News is Fresh Enough →
The End of Free Will →
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The One Factor That Matters →
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“Just as the democratic statesman who sets out to plan economic life will soon be...”
– F. A. Hayek - The Road to Serfdom
Uncommunication Devices →
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Telex Anti-Censorship System →
“…whenever Facebook or Google introduce a privacy-invading (or at least...”
– The ad delusion – Marco.org
“If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive...”
– Thomas Jefferson
The Stagnating Economy
It is clear that this recession is lasting much longer than was anticipated. Unemployment is still very high (much higher than the official numbers indicate, most certainly in the double digits). We as a nation, both individually and corporately, are deeply in debt and only piling more on. In short, there is something wrong with the economy that is baffling the planners in the government who are...
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Rant on Piracy
I just read this article on piracy (the Internet kind) that was published at PluggedIn, a site run by Focus on The Family, an organization I generally like. This article was quite frustrating to read and I think it illustrates some real problems with how we think about this important issue. I’m fine with people who disagree with me, especially on an issue as broad and important as this, but when...
Creativity →
A very interesting post from Mr Adams. I don’t doubt that there is an element of truth to it.
Copyright Erodes Property℠ →
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Down on the Fourth of July: the United States of... →
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WN 38 IRA vs. Al Qaeda: I Was Wrong - By Gary... →
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WatchDon’t Buy Stuff (Saturday Night Live) (by NBC)
Manvotional: Cynicism →
Philadelphia Saves $2 Million By Not Prosecuting... →
“Government-created jobs did not mean a net increase in jobs then — or now....”
– Politics Versus Reality: Part II - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative
Manvotional: Cynicism →
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A Fresh Take on Contexts →
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QUOTE: “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. Y… →
“It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians...”
– Politics Versus Reality - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative
This guy sent me an email so I decided to grade it →
“Some clever people today ask whether the United States has really been...”
– July 4th - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative
“Someone needs to say to those who want Social Security and Medicare to continue...”
– The Missing Money - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative
“The problem with the war metaphor is that treating a cyber attack as an act of...”
– Is Cyberwar Real or Just Hype? - Techland - TIME.com
Bioshock Infinite E3 Demo →
Just wow…
This is a game that I cannot wait to play. I don’t care about most of the announced games enough to want to buy them at launch, but this is a game that I’m willing to make an exception for.
The cost of opportunity cost →
That’s A Wrap On The Rap →
A Little Bit Pregnant: Why it’s a Bad Idea to...
“In other words, the government could simply have cut a $100,000 check to...”
– Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per Job | The Weekly Standard
Mommy Says All Men Are Evil →
It took me a couple of minutes to stop laughing after reading this.
Interview with Jon Stewart →
The bias of the mainstream media is towards sensationalism, conflict, and laziness.
Well put Mr. Stewart. Quite frankly the entire interview was great. He describes the problems and the total situation of the media so very well. He is also very right to point out the goal of his show, that is comedy, and Fox does a lot to give him ammunition. He just seems to be a very genuine guy who makes...
Day Time TV
In spending time in the break-room at my job over the lunch hour, I’ve been exposed to the daytime TV that my co-workers (mostly young to middle-age women) insist on watching. It is such trash. From the bits and pieces of it I’ve seen, almost everything broadcast is designed to manipulate and exploit their viewers. Now, this could be argued of all TV in general (not that I agree with it) but this...
Information versus Telecom →