January 2009
“A bailout organized around urban and public infrastructure would be inclusive,...”
– Emma Rothschild
“Democracies are predicated not simply on Socratic energy, the critical...”
– Cornel West
“The Republicans in office now are by and large social reactionaries who have...”
– Larisa Alexandrovna
“There’s a moral dimension to every kind of bombing that destroys...”
– Pierre Sprey
Barring a pick-up in job creation—which is... →
A Q&A With Gregory Cochran
2blowhards.com: What is the Gregory Cochran view on 'Idiocracy'? I.e. the recent phenomenon where rich countries' economic surplus, created by the successful evolutionary adaptation of their population acts nowdays to yield a sizable demographic surplus of gene-carriers of the less successful adapters.
Gregory Cochran: Average genetic IQ potential is probably dropping: something in the range of 0.5 -1.0 pts per generation. The driver is mostly low fertility among women with lots of education.
The credit crunch according to Soros →
“In their slavish devotion to Hooverism, today’s Republicans are repeating...”
– Colbert I. King
A relatively large number of feeds?
Daring Fireball: NetNewsWire and iPhone-Sized Data
As you might imagine, I subscribe to a relatively large number of feeds — 155 as of today — some of which I read religiously, but many of which I only scan, looking for anything that stands out. The integration between the Mac and iPhone versions of NetNewsWire goes through NewsGator: with syncing turned on, you get the same list of...
“Racism, to most black evangelicals, is a virus permeating the whole of American...”
– Friends of Justice
“I coined the term “Generation Jones” for this large cohort born...”
– Jonathan Pontell
“The overall method of American occupation is so expensive that taxpayers should...”
– Philip Greenspun
Are we married to the mission or the methods? →
“We should not expect the Bible to answer the questions that arise from our own...”
– John H. Walton
Six Ways to Boost Brainpower →
“The Communications Act of 1934 provided that the airwaves belong to the people,...”
– Douglas Crockford
Rush Limbaugh Gives Republicans Hope Again →
“Copyright was never intended as an alternative mechanism for contract...”
– Ars Technica
“In a world so redolent with wonder, how can we allow ourselves to conduct our...”
– Bruno Argento
“So 2009 will be a squalid year, a planetary hostage situation surpassing any...”
– Bruce Sterling
Floating rubbish dump 'bigger than US' →
“As the world changes ever faster, as industries shrink and others grow, process...”
– Seth Godin
What's the Matter with Michigan? →
Iraqi Government to Blackwater: Get out and stay... →
“Congress does not have the moral will or political courage to do what is right....”
– Bruce Droppings
Ten Reasons to Like the Pittsburgh Steelers →
“This is a prime example of the continued “ghettoization” (no it is not a word...”
– Bruce Droppings
10 Reasons Eating Raw is Healthier For You and the... →
“Years ago, reporters for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer are reporting this week,...”
– Thom Hartmann
OLPC 2.0: After Layoffs, One Laptop Foundation... →
“Unfortunately, Roberts is wrong. Government databases are filled with errors....”
– Schneier on Security
“So, in a replay of 1993, the Republicans made clear with their unanimous vote...”
– Robert Parry
CIA Station Chief accused of multiple rapes... →
What real life bad habits has programming given... →
20+ years of professional programmer experience has totally warped me in various ways and means…
Always seeking a shortcut in accomplishing a task, even if ends up taking longer than just doing it manually, just so I can automate the affair for next time (even if there won’t be a next time).
Dreaming that I’m trapped in an executing program/script.
Clinging to the use of monospaced...
“Random stranger spits in Mike Arrington’s face; Arrington talks about...”
– Giles Bowkett
Congressman intros bill requiring cameraphones to... →
