Thursday, April 30, 2009

The ideological roots of climate change nihilism

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For many Americans, climate nihilism has become a core ideology ... Anti-green economics - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com   ... I don’t es...

The catalog of cell lines - as a book

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This morning I arrived early for a student exam, and I found myself in a medical library for the first time in many years. I strolled the ne...

No, religion does not make you a better person

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It's commonly claimed that religious belief is associated with good behavior. That may be so, depending on how you define "good&quo...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

More proof of Google's mere humantity

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We have evidence Googlers are imperfect ... Gordon's Notes: Proof that Google is mortal - Gmail Contacts : "The proof of Google'...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Interesting data on pandemic flu mortality

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Interesting summary (but caveat below) ... A Century of Flu Pandemics - Health Blog - WSJ ... There was the Spanish Flu of 1918 ,...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Terrific set of bicycle commuting tips

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Via Ride Boldly : Alan Snel's: Let's Bust The Bike-Commuting Myths . The title is a bit misleading, it's a set of tips to mitiga...

All Swine Flu all the time -- the WSJ page

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Can't get enough news about the latest pandemic wannabe? The Wall Street Journal has your number: Swine Flu - WSJ.com . I'm surpri...
Sunday, April 26, 2009

And now for the health care wars … compensation, round one

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Them’s fighting words … Doctor Shortage Proves Obstacle to Obama Goals - NYTimes.com … Senator Max Baucus , a Montana Democrat and...

Android netbook – things start to get interesting again

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The Netbook news has been boring lately. Lots of junky $500 machines running XP – viral fodder basically. Heck, that’s in range of a used M...

Four Yorkshiremen – The Monty Python Poor skit

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I’ve been looking for this one for a while, but turns out it was right in front of me, one of the first releases on my YouTube Monty Python ...
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When social conservatives can be helpful …

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I’m not a fan of American pseudo-Christian marketarian fundamentalism . I do, however, sympathize with many of the priorities of parents who...

Contrarian opinion – the bailout is working, and it’s relatively cheap

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My iPhone Wall Street Journal app means I read the WSJ for free. The “free” is important. The WSJ editorial pages are blithering madness a...
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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Google Latitude, Profiles, and “friends”

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Google Latitude inherits ideas from Google’s abandoned “Dodgeball” product. It lets you use your cell phone or computer to track people who’...

The lessons of 2002 - humility and expertise

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The torture memos remind us of the terrible failure of American character in 2002. Krugman learned something then (emphases mine) ... The de...
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Proof that Google is mortal - Gmail Contacts

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When you read about Google's entrance exams, you're left with the impression the place is full of prodigies. This is wrong. The ...