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Politics is Not a Banana | Number One

shadowpuppetmaster — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:03:33 GMT

"you don't know shit about bananas"

pretty cool looking anarcho-communist zine.

Seth's Blog: When data and decisions collide

Rich — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:43:09 GMT

Quoted: What are you going to do when your hunches don't match the data that's now pouring in? The data shows, for example, that texting while driving is more dangerous than driving drunk. It doesn't feel that way, of course, but will you respect the data and stop, cold turkey? The data shows that the vast majority of wine drinkers can't tell the difference between a $20 bottle and a $100 bottle. Will that keep you from buying the fancy wine? How much is the placebo effect worth? The data shows that famous colleges underperform many cheaper, friendlier, smaller colleges. How much is your neighbor's envy worth?
What are you going to do when your hunches don't match the data that's now pouring in? The data shows, for example, that texting while driving is more dangerous than driving drunk. It doesn't feel that way, of course, but will you respect the data and stop, cold turkey? The data shows that the vast majority of wine drinkers can't tell the difference between a $20 bottle and a $100 bottle. Will that keep you from buying the fancy wine? How much is the placebo effect worth? The data shows that famous colleges underperform many cheaper, friendlier, smaller colleges. How much is your neighbor's envy worth?

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Obama girls' vaccine: Favoritism or good example? - msnbc.com

shiwani — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:59:27 GMT

It's just stupid to say this is preferential treatment ... they got their swine flu shot at the same time as other Washington, D.C. school children. Should they NOT get a swine flu shot when they are part of a high-risk group (children)? I agree that it's setting a good example when 1 out of 3 American parents are against getting their children vaccinated.

Quoted: With Dad a world leader and Nobel Prize winner, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could have been first in line when vaccinations began for swine flu.

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BBC NEWS | Europe | Anthropologist Levi-Strauss dies

LostInTheSupermarket — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:10 GMT

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Victim In Fatal Car Accident Tragically Not Glenn Beck | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

LostInTheSupermarket — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:43:35 GMT

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Buses, subways halted by Philly transit strike :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation

shadowpuppetmaster — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:05:42 GMT

Quoted:PHILADELPHIA -- Commuters scrambled to find other ways to get to their destinations as Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, stalling the city's buses, subways and trolleys a day after the World Series shifted to New York.

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Joseph de Maistre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

shadowpuppetmaster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:55:23 GMT

18th/19th century X-ian d-bag.

a bit surprised to see Baudelaire's praise of this dude.

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Amazon.com: The Human Motor: Energy, Fatigue, and the Origins of Modernity (9780520078277): Anson Rabinbach: Books

shadowpuppetmaster — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:49:10 GMT

via Will.

Quoted: Amazon.com: The Human Motor: Energy, Fatigue, and the Origins of Modernity (9780520078277): Anson Rabinbach: Books

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Spinal Tap A to Zed : Morty the Mime

textured — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:59:24 GMT

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YouTube - Mime is money - This is Spinal Tap

textured — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:56:15 GMT

Quoted: Mime is money - This is Spinal Tap

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