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- 30 Sep 2008
- 10:30am EDT
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links for 2008-09-30
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Some polls last week showed voters supporting the bailout by 10 points, while others showed opposition by 86 points. What's with the discrepancy? Turns out that the "Mueller Test"–telling survey respondents about the tax costs involved–plays a part. Voters dislike "bailouts" but seem to be more comfortable with "government investment." All of which means we need to educate voters about where "government investments" come from.
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The costs of dismissing workers around the world. No surprise: the nations which make it hard to fire workers disincentivize hiring. . . and have poorer economies as a result.
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Pretty amazing commercial from UK's Hovis Bread.
- 26 Sep 2008
- 10:30am EDT
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links for 2008-09-26
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An interesting profile on classic liberals in India. It includes a mention of the Centre for Civil Society, for whom I interned in 2004-05.
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I don't know if it covers all of 'em (that's what she said), but it's certainly thorough (potentially, in certain situations, what she said).
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The laxity of gun laws in other countries may surprise some.
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#1 songs of the week by year and by country of origin. Another neat infographic from Dorothy Gambrell of "Cat and Girl" fame.
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A fantastic (and well-illustrated) flow chart on the absurd process to get into the US and become a citizen. And you wonder why so many come here illegally?
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Ebert pwns a questioner with horrible taste in grammar and movies. (via Kottke)
- 25 Sep 2008
- 10:30am EDT
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links for 2008-09-25
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A Wired reporter hires a photographer to be a Paparazzo for a day.
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Maybe these octopi weren't actually meant to be together. (via Swissmiss)
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Drama on the right wing of the 3rd party fray.
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My former polling prof, while making the dubious claim that Bush is the worst president ever (did you see the shit that went down in the Adams and Madison administrations?), makes the excellent point that 2008 will not Change the World or any other form of yeswecanhopechange.
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On the rookie who allegedly cost the Giants the 1908 NL pennant: a story of chaos, betrayal, and misfortune. (via Kottke)
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Only in South India. India is plagued with record levels violence against women, and you're worried about very sexy condom wrappers violating honor and decency? At least the Supreme Court has half a brain.
- 24 Sep 2008
- 10:30am EDT
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links for 2008-09-24
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My favorite might be the bit about kids paying 55 cents ($8.44 in 2007dollars) to sit in the bleachers, where the Bambino himself (by then an outfielder) would talk to kids in the stands between pitches. That no longer happens (and the seats are $25+), but at least the players aren't punching the fans out. . . like a certain backstabbing professional basketball league.
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Wow. So now app developers also can't mention to others that they've been given a vague excuse for their arbitrary rejections after hundreds of hours of work. Good idea: quit being dicks, Cupertino. That one's free, Steve; call me anytime.
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A contest to design the cover for a novel called "The Island at the End of the World" yields some pretty awesome results. A few simply don't work, and a few seem rather unoriginal. But all 25 have some merit.
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A pretty neat tool to help you find out where your preferred username is already taken. I wish I'd had this handy about four years ago, when I was signing up for web-app sites with reckless abandon. A half-dozen usernames later, I'm struggling to remember how I registered with each site.
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I <3 #5 and #8. (via Kottke)
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Despite the pleadings of hip-hop artists, who argue otherwise, it seems that recruits among whites and among the upper- and middle-class are overrepresented in today's military. You will not, of course, see any retractions from those who've been complaining that rich white men were sending poor dark-skinned kids to die for oil/power/phallic-prompted revenge/evil.
- 23 Sep 2008
- 10:30am EDT
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links for 2008-09-23
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A mesmerizing post-it experiment. Maybe it's only mesmerizing when one has a couple of poorly-mixed screwdrivers in the system. Either way…
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If the US backs out of the civilian nuclear deal that's been two years in the works, a top Indian nuclear scientist says they'll fall back on France and Russia. Yeah, depending on Russia for energy has worked really well for Europe that past few years.
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Iggles coach Andy Reid and The Atlantic's Mark Bowden look at how much the game has changed since the Greatest Game in 1958. For one thing, Offensive Linemen are 50% bigger. Yeah, that's huge. Just look at Leonard Davis.
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(via Kottke)
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Assam doesn't want the new Tata plant either, Eminent Domain or no. Good work, Eastern India, you've managed to fuck up a huge source of private sector jobs again.
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Oh, they lost their chains. But let's see them get those raises now.
bill o'reilly is a douche
There, I said it. I’ve believed it for at least five years, but I’m going on the record. The Steven Colbert interview was amusing, but this interview—with Fox News’s own Neil Cavuto—was refreshing. Finally, someone who puts the populist douche-barrel in his place:
(via Alarming News)
- 22 Sep 2008
- 11:14am EDT
- Politics, Technology
- This post contains political opinions. Reader discretion is advised.
thread topic flowchart for september 2008
In a nutshell, why I dislike this election cycle.
(via Jeremy H)
- 22 Sep 2008
- 10:30am EDT
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links for 2008-09-22
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(via the website-less Will)
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xkcd agrees with my anti-musical-ringtone stance.
- 22 Sep 2008
- 12:29am EDT
- Politics
- This post contains political opinions. Reader discretion is advised.
quote of the day
Like Berlin, except with electoral votes
—Unabashed Palin groupie Karol Sheinin, on Sarah Palin’s 60k rally in Florida.
- 17 Sep 2008
- 11:32am EDT
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links for 2008-09-17
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Paul McCartney's going ahead with his Tel Aviv concert, despite death threats from radical Islamic leaders in the area. Who knew terrorists hated the Beatles so much?
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Shared-apartment denizens rejoice! A multi-compartment fridge, with doors for each roommate. of course, the problem becomes storing large items for common consumption. Hope you're not sharing meals.
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Brilliant!
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Flip Pidot grades Obama's latest essay on the economy.
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Christopher Hitchens thinks Barack Obama is the strongest candidate in dealing with an unstable Pakistan. If he's right, then get ready for the disillusionment, isolationists. (And yes, I'll be setting up a banquet featuring crow if he turns out to be a terrific foreign policy president. But I've been wrong before. Right Vladimir?)