Monthly Archives: October 2012

Linkathon

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Has Britain opened its doors to too many Muslims? More. Secessionism rant du jour. I’m partial to the break-it-apart, smaller-is-usually-more-beautiful vision myself. More. An HBD take on what’s up with “gender bias” in science. Rock star Rod … Continue reading →

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What’s Going to Become of Higher Ed?

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Randall Parker thinks that higher education may be the next bubble to pop. Speaking of education and innovation, be sure to take a look at MRUniversity, a new venture by Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen, the two economist-proprietors of the … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The best thing I’ve read today comes from Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi: With 300 million possible entrants in the race, how did we end up with two guys who would both refuse to bring a single case … Continue reading →

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And Who Mourns Vaudeville?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: The times, they are a-changing, as the man once sang. They certainly are for the industry I work in, comic book publishing. It’s odd, in a time where comics have greater cultural cache than ever before, the … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Fair to say that docs about food topics are one of the most vital cultureforms around these days? Is Apple going to hell? I wrote about some of my own misgivings about Apple’s direction here. “Birth tourism” … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Demographics, Linkathons, Movies, Music, Science, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Question Lady Question

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: How many cat photos/videos have you seen on the internet?

Posted in Personal reflections | 3 Comments

The Case for Interventions

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Here’s a sad case that I think brings up some difficult questions: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/02/fire-kills-1-badly-burns-another-in-extreme-hoarding-intervention-gone-awry/ “An extreme hoarding situation ended in extreme sadness on Tuesday. It may have been a final act of defiance that killed a man … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | 3 Comments

Exploitation Movie Posters

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: These days, everyone loves old exploitation movies — even smart people. In fact, it seems to me that old exploitation movies are to the artsy-smartsy set of today what Hollywood classics starring Bogart and Cagney were to the artsy-smartsy … Continue reading →

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Why “Follow Your Passion” is Bad Career Advice

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In his 2005 Stanford commencement address, Steve Jobs said, “You’ve got to find what you love…. [T]he only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, … Continue reading →

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For the record, I like fried eggs and scrambled eggs.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Epaminondas

For the record, I like fried eggs and scrambled eggs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9573822/A-persons-way-of-eating-eggs-can-predict-personality-type.html

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Posted in Food and health | 4 Comments