(unknown author) via xkcd.com on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
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Smash!
(unknown author) via Citizen Katzenjammer on Sun, 30 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse 1. The Broken Windows theory of crime has empirical evidence. 2. But the lesson to take from it is that the state should hire more street sweepers, not more cops. Here is today's column about the "broken windows" theory of readmore
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(unknown author) via Citizen Katzenjammer on Sun, 30 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse 1. The Broken Windows theory of crime has empirical evidence. 2. But the lesson to take from it is that the state should hire more street sweepers, not more cops. Here is today's column about the "broken windows" theory of readmore
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All the gloom that's fit to print
(unknown author) via Citizen Katzenjammer on Sat, 29 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Dan Gardner, once again, is spot on. In the first half of the year, food prices soared. In the developing world, poverty and malnutrition soared in tandem. Food riots broke out. The phrase "global food crisis" was heard for the first time since the 1970s. Then food prices fell. And fell. And fell some more. Good news? Of c readmore
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(unknown author) via Citizen Katzenjammer on Sat, 29 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Dan Gardner, once again, is spot on. In the first half of the year, food prices soared. In the developing world, poverty and malnutrition soared in tandem. Food riots broke out. The phrase "global food crisis" was heard for the first time since the 1970s. Then food prices fell. And fell. And fell some more. Good news? Of c readmore
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Memory Lane 2
calgarygrit via CalgaryGrit on Sat, 29 Nov. 2008
April 18th 2005 On Monday, Valeri said he would cancel a Conservative opposition day motion because setting opposition days is the responsibility of the government, not the opposition parties.That provoked outrage from Conservative Leader Stephen readmore
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calgarygrit via CalgaryGrit on Sat, 29 Nov. 2008
April 18th 2005 On Monday, Valeri said he would cancel a Conservative opposition day motion because setting opposition days is the responsibility of the government, not the opposition parties.That provoked outrage from Conservative Leader Stephen readmore
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Questions to the parties: Addressing environmental issues in Quebec's
(unknown author) via CPAWS News on Thu, 27 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse The Quebec Liberals are committed to protecting 50% of northern Quebec. The Big Wild strikes again? A dozen environmental organizations have released responses to a joint questionnaire on the environment sent to all of Quebec's political parties. readmore
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(unknown author) via CPAWS News on Thu, 27 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse The Quebec Liberals are committed to protecting 50% of northern Quebec. The Big Wild strikes again? A dozen environmental organizations have released responses to a joint questionnaire on the environment sent to all of Quebec's political parties. readmore
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AIDS: a good example of why science policy matters
jonathan@arstechnica.com (Jona via Ars Technica on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki rejected AIDS research and science in favor of superstition; more than 350,000 avoidable deaths resulted. But could AIDS be controlled in Africa? A paper in The Lancet thinks so.Read More... readmore
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jonathan@arstechnica.com (Jona via Ars Technica on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki rejected AIDS research and science in favor of superstition; more than 350,000 avoidable deaths resulted. But could AIDS be controlled in Africa? A paper in The Lancet thinks so.Read More... readmore
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History repeats, first as tragedy
(unknown author) via Citizen Katzenjammer on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse What nonsensical economics. "We now believe that by the early 1980s the world will be demanding more energy than it can produce." Speaking about demand in the absence of price is meaningless. This video makes me realize why Reagan was considered such a great communicator ... anybody would look good in comparison to Carter. Jimmy Carter on readmore
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(unknown author) via Citizen Katzenjammer on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse What nonsensical economics. "We now believe that by the early 1980s the world will be demanding more energy than it can produce." Speaking about demand in the absence of price is meaningless. This video makes me realize why Reagan was considered such a great communicator ... anybody would look good in comparison to Carter. Jimmy Carter on readmore
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A pipe of one's own? Scholars tout individual investment in fiber.
julian.sanchez@arstechnica.com via Ars Technica on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
Sick of your local broadband provider? Two scholars say individual ownership of fiber by homeowners could be the future of broadband deployment.Read More... readmore
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julian.sanchez@arstechnica.com via Ars Technica on Wed, 26 Nov. 2008
Sick of your local broadband provider? Two scholars say individual ownership of fiber by homeowners could be the future of broadband deployment.Read More... readmore
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Making Facebook Safe Against Spam
Max Kelly via Facebook Blog on Mon, 24 Nov. 2008
Last Friday, Facebook won an important victory for our users – and against spam and those who create it. We've all experienced spam – those unwanted and, sometimes, inappropriate marketing messages. The bad guys behind those messages are always looking to find new ways to annoy people and Facebook's users have been among those targeted. We don't take this affront to our users lying down. readmore
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Max Kelly via Facebook Blog on Mon, 24 Nov. 2008
Last Friday, Facebook won an important victory for our users – and against spam and those who create it. We've all experienced spam – those unwanted and, sometimes, inappropriate marketing messages. The bad guys behind those messages are always looking to find new ways to annoy people and Facebook's users have been among those targeted. We don't take this affront to our users lying down. readmore
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Depression analogies
(unknown author) via Paul Krugman on Sun, 23 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse This situation *is* like the depression. If the government doesn't use fiscal policy to stimulate the economy, that will repeat the mistake we made back in the 30s. It seems like now isn't a good time to restructure the economy because the capital markets aren't working. And that creates a tradeoff between the economy and the environment because y readmore
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(unknown author) via Paul Krugman on Sun, 23 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse This situation *is* like the depression. If the government doesn't use fiscal policy to stimulate the economy, that will repeat the mistake we made back in the 30s. It seems like now isn't a good time to restructure the economy because the capital markets aren't working. And that creates a tradeoff between the economy and the environment because y readmore
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"House Negro" is not a racist term
(unknown author) via The Proud Islamist on Sun, 23 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Interesting to see Malcolm defining the difference between 'house negros' and 'field negros' At least, not in the way that everyone seems to think.I walked into a local diner on Wednesday and saw something on the TV that immediately ruffled my feathers. CNN was on, the volume was down, and the caption on the screen read something to t readmore
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(unknown author) via The Proud Islamist on Sun, 23 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Interesting to see Malcolm defining the difference between 'house negros' and 'field negros' At least, not in the way that everyone seems to think.I walked into a local diner on Wednesday and saw something on the TV that immediately ruffled my feathers. CNN was on, the volume was down, and the caption on the screen read something to t readmore
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A story about the ability of Jewish persons to hold publicly elected office in Canada
Joshua Prowse via (title unknown) on Sat, 22 Nov. 2008
"Ezekiel Hart, a person of the Jewish faith, ran and won an election as member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Three Rivers in 1807. However, because he took the oath on the Old Testament with his head covered, rather than on the New Testament, he was barred from taking his seat and was replaced by the runner-up in the election. Hart ran and was elected again in 1808 and, though this tim readmore
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Joshua Prowse via (title unknown) on Sat, 22 Nov. 2008
"Ezekiel Hart, a person of the Jewish faith, ran and won an election as member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Three Rivers in 1807. However, because he took the oath on the Old Testament with his head covered, rather than on the New Testament, he was barred from taking his seat and was replaced by the runner-up in the election. Hart ran and was elected again in 1808 and, though this tim readmore
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A cyclist city is a civilised city
(unknown author) via Certain ideas of Europe on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Seems like something that could make a reasonable business model; nobody would get rich off renting bikes, but it could pay for itself methinks. THE popularity of bicycle-rental schemes across Europe, inspired by the "Vélib" pr readmore
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(unknown author) via Certain ideas of Europe on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Seems like something that could make a reasonable business model; nobody would get rich off renting bikes, but it could pay for itself methinks. THE popularity of bicycle-rental schemes across Europe, inspired by the "Vélib" pr readmore
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Inauguration Day
(unknown author) via Farecast Blog on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse If this isn't a great illustration of how price is an efficient means of rationing scarce goods, nothing is. By: Joel Grus, Farecast Fareologist Want to join 4 million of your closest friends and neighbors at the Presidential Inau readmore
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(unknown author) via Farecast Blog on Wed, 19 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse If this isn't a great illustration of how price is an efficient means of rationing scarce goods, nothing is. By: Joel Grus, Farecast Fareologist Want to join 4 million of your closest friends and neighbors at the Presidential Inau readmore
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Invitation to Trojan Cup: Junior High Debating Tournament
(unknown author) via OSDU English News Stories on Tue, 18 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse "The Trojan Cup" - something that Xerxes' alter-ego SexRex would be sure to attend ... November 6, 2008 William Aberhart will be hosting the second annual Trojan Cup, an invitational debate tournament for Junior High students in Alberta. It will take place on Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th. There will be two rounds o readmore
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(unknown author) via OSDU English News Stories on Tue, 18 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse "The Trojan Cup" - something that Xerxes' alter-ego SexRex would be sure to attend ... November 6, 2008 William Aberhart will be hosting the second annual Trojan Cup, an invitational debate tournament for Junior High students in Alberta. It will take place on Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th. There will be two rounds o readmore
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GM, Ford, and Chrysler are a national disgrace, but we still need to save
(unknown author) via Slate Magazine on Mon, 17 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse "If the Big Three can be saved, they can be saved only by government."Cerberus Capital Management makes clear that private equity markets can muster the capital necessary to save these automakers. The reason they're not willing to? They're not a good investment. If the government invests money in these automakers, they will be stealing money from readmore
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(unknown author) via Slate Magazine on Mon, 17 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse "If the Big Three can be saved, they can be saved only by government."Cerberus Capital Management makes clear that private equity markets can muster the capital necessary to save these automakers. The reason they're not willing to? They're not a good investment. If the government invests money in these automakers, they will be stealing money from readmore
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…in which McNutt reviews Quantum of Solace
McNutt via McNutt Against the Music on Thu, 13 Nov. 2008
No, my computer is not up and running yet, but I had the opportunity to see an advance screening of the new Bond film Quantum of Solace last night (than readmore
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McNutt via McNutt Against the Music on Thu, 13 Nov. 2008
No, my computer is not up and running yet, but I had the opportunity to see an advance screening of the new Bond film Quantum of Solace last night (than readmore
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Mini Support Stories and Shake It, Baby
(unknown author) via The Daily WTF on Thu, 13 Nov. 2008
Shared by andronin Oh I do so love Tech Support stories. Having worked in support for years, Ben has amassed quite the compendium of quick stories. Double-Click on My Computer I was on a call with a lady who was having Internet connectivity issues. I listened to her describe what was happening and was just starting to guide h readmore
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(unknown author) via The Daily WTF on Thu, 13 Nov. 2008
Shared by andronin Oh I do so love Tech Support stories. Having worked in support for years, Ben has amassed quite the compendium of quick stories. Double-Click on My Computer I was on a call with a lady who was having Internet connectivity issues. I listened to her describe what was happening and was just starting to guide h readmore
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BackType
(unknown author) via Go2Web20.net on Sat, 08 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse What a great idea! And it works. Find, Follow and Share CommentsBackType is a service that lets you find, follow and share comments from across the web. Whenever you fill out the "Website" or "URL" field in a comment form when you publish a comment on a b readmore
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(unknown author) via Go2Web20.net on Sat, 08 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse What a great idea! And it works. Find, Follow and Share CommentsBackType is a service that lets you find, follow and share comments from across the web. Whenever you fill out the "Website" or "URL" field in a comment form when you publish a comment on a b readmore
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Suicide Watch
(unknown author) via CJR on Sat, 08 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Implicit in arguments for freedom of speech is the notion that the likes of newspapers just publish words and that no harm flows from them. The exception being suicide: there is widespread acceptance from western newspapers that suicide has viral properties that can be triggered as copy-cats read about a suicide in the paper. The Columbia Journalism Revie readmore
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(unknown author) via CJR on Sat, 08 Nov. 2008
Shared by Joshua Prowse Implicit in arguments for freedom of speech is the notion that the likes of newspapers just publish words and that no harm flows from them. The exception being suicide: there is widespread acceptance from western newspapers that suicide has viral properties that can be triggered as copy-cats read about a suicide in the paper. The Columbia Journalism Revie readmore
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