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- links for 2008-09-30
Productivity Shock: Imperfectly Applying The Mueller Test to Bailouts 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 [...]
30 Sep 2008 
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- links for 2008-09-26
WSJ: Liberals of India, Unite! 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. (tags: libertarians india economics politics) YouTube: Every Single "Thats what she said" from The Office I don't know if it covers all of 'em (that's what [...]
26 Sep 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-09-25
Wired: My Paparazzo A Wired reporter hires a photographer to be a Paparazzo for a day. (tags: photography celebs) swissmiss: true love. Maybe these octopi weren't actually meant to be together. (via Swissmiss) (tags: animation sappy) Washington Wire: Ron Paul dismisses Bob Barr (Lib), backs Constitution Party candidate Drama on the right wing of the [...]
25 Sep 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-09-24
WSJ: Yankee Stadium Memories 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 [...]
24 Sep 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-09-23
swissmiss: EepyBird | Sticky Notes A mesmerizing post-it experiment. Maybe it's only mesmerizing when one has a couple of poorly-mixed screwdrivers in the system. Either way… (tags: video art awesome) DNA India: 'France, Russia will ensure uninterrupted fuel supply' If the US backs out of the civilian nuclear deal that's been two years in the [...]
23 Sep 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- 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 Economics, Politics; no comments. permalink
- thread topic flowchart for september 2008
In a nutshell, why I dislike this election cycle. (via Jeremy H)
22 Sep 2008 Politics, Technology; no comments. permalink
- links for 2008-09-22
AdFreak: Microsoft anti-Mac work was made on Mac (via the website-less Will) (tags: advertising tech microsoft apple) xkcd: Tones xkcd agrees with my anti-musical-ringtone stance. (tags: comics humor)
22 Sep 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
- quote of the day
Like Berlin, except with electoral votes —Unabashed Palin groupie Karol Sheinin, on Sarah Palin’s 60k rally in Florida.
22 Sep 2008 Politics; 4 comments. permalink
- links for 2008-09-17
WSJ: Come Together 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? (tags: middle_east music) Kottke: The totem fridge Shared-apartment denizens rejoice! A multi-compartment fridge, with doors for each roommate. of course, the problem becomes storing large [...]
17 Sep 2008 Uncategorized; no comments. permalink
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