I often see bumper stickers that urge us to support the troops by bringing them home. By the same logic, we should support our local firefighters and police by keeping them well away from fires and crime. That is the only way we can be sure that none of them get hurt.
But where [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2007 by pwyll
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Scott Adams pulls no punches.
I just saw in the news that Shiite Muslims in Iraq are engaging in a practice called mutaa, or “temporary marriage,” for the purpose of sex. A Shiite man can have more than one wife, so whether he is married or single, if he wants to buy some sex, he arranges [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by pwyll
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What kills me is the [programmer] teams who get into the bad habit of holding meetings every time they need to figure out how something is going to work. Did you ever try to write poetry in a committee meeting? It’s like a bunch of fat construction guys trying to write an opera while sitting [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by pwyll
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(Simul-post)
For remembrances of the man behind the men and women who played most of the soundtrack to my life, see Elegance and Grit: Ahmet Ertegun, the music-business giant, remembered by those who loved him best.
In these days when giant corporations rule the popular music world, Ertegun stands alone as a role model on how to [...]
Posted on January 21st, 2007 by Paco Malo
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Stephen Bainbridge:
I saw this quote from a post by Robin Hanson:
If all we know about a view was that professors held it more, and elite professors even more so, we would be inclined to favor that view.
I’m 48 years old. I spent 11 years in college and graduate school, with the latter 7 years [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2007 by pwyll
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