Monthly Archives: November 2013

Body Hack: Resistant Starch

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: Some interesting discussion breaking out within the paleo crowd: is it possible that paleo dieters have overlooked the benefits of a class of carbohydrates called resistant starches? Richard Nikoley of the blog Free the Animal is leading … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health | 5 Comments

Hashing, Blockchains, Cryptography and Bitcoin

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: What a zippy headline! Rolls off the tongue like honey. But a lot of people will be saying those words in the coming years, as Bitcoin is now poised to launch into the mainstream, to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Politics and Economics | Tagged bitcoin | 2 Comments

Nonexistent Trend Du Jour

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Philadelphia.

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged knockout game | Leave a comment

Master and Servant, Oligarch and Serf: The New Feudalism is Here

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: In the irony of ironies, the very people who decried the pin-striped Wall Street banker and industrial captain are now in the driver’s seat. And the yawning chasm between the middle class and the power centers of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | 2 Comments

Quote of the Day

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: “Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | 2 Comments

Linkage

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: More fascinating thinking from HBD*Chick about inbreeding and outbreeding, this time as they pertain to Anglo-Saxon England. Thanks to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, we’re able to peep at the superdeluxe lifestyles of Mexican drug lords. Will S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged Alexander Payne, Boardwalk Empire, Camille Paglia, evo-bio, immigration, Matt Forney, Nigella Lawson, Sasha Castel, Shunga, Steve Sailer, The Dark Enlightenment, Will. S. | 7 Comments

Knockout Game Roundup

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Last week The New York Times ran a story on “knockout game.” As Chuck Ross at Gucci Little Piggy pointed out, the piece cleverly shifted focus away from the effects of the punching attacks onto a debate about … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Demographics, Politics and Economics | Tagged Chuck Ross, Colin Flaherty, knockout game, media, race, Steve Sailer | 9 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. The Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras Railway Station in London, completed in 1873. Designed by George Gilbert Scott who said, “It is possibly too good for its purpose.”

Posted in Architecture | Tagged George Gilbert Scott, gothic revival, London, traditionalism, Victorian architecture, Victorian Britain | 4 Comments

The Uncanny Valley

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Maybe y’all knew this one, but it is a new one on me. I have wondered for a while why kids (adults too) often prefer cartoons that depict characters in highly stylized ways — in some ways the … Continue reading →