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My Cousin, the Artichoke

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:32 -0500

Plants recognize themselves and their family members.

Someone You Know in a Coma?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:04:18 -0500

A recent study shows that 41% of patients diagnosed as being in a coma were actually conscious! A Belgian man just spent 23 years conscious while diagnosed as being on a coma.

Why Does Only the Dow Have an Absolute Level?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:09:58 -0500

Why Does Only the Dow Have an Absolute Level?:

I listen to CBS News Radio when driving. Every half hour they give the financial news. Over years, I’ve noticed that the only stock index for which an absolute index is ever given is the Dow: “The…

Dangerous Dirt

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:04:37 -0500

Dangerous Dirt:

I noticed today on my bag of garden soil a warning that reads “Keep out of reach of children.” OK, let’s set aside the question of why dirt needs to be kept out of the reach of children, and ask…

The intransigence of cacti

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:24 -0500

The intransigence of cacti:

Outside, buses crawl around the freeways like the larval/caterpillar stage of skyscrapers, their rear view mirrors drooping over the windshield like antennae. I spend my days mostly surrounded by…

What a Great Investment Municipal Stadiums Are!

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:57:35 -0500

What a Great Investment Municipal Stadiums Are!:

The Silverdome just sold for less than the price of a two-bedroom condo in Brooklyn. Cost to build? $55 million.

Properties of the WTS (and Addendum) III - Wohin?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:52:19 -0500

Properties of the WTS (and Addendum) III - Wohin?:

Properties of the WTS (and Addendum) III — Wohin? wb 091117

8. Generalized unfolding product.

8.1. By the generalized unfolding produce (GUP), we mean
8.1.1. φ(x) ≡ Π{0 ≤ i = (1+µ(0) x)(1+µ(1)…

Tunak Tunak Tun Will Never Die

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:46:05 -0500

Tunak Tunak Tun Will Never Die:

(Hat tip to Charno.)

Brooklyn by Night

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:56:51 -0500

Brooklyn by Night:

Centre Street — at the center of nothing:

It’s healthy — except, of course, for the coffee, soda, cigarettes, and candy:

Don’t ask, don’t tell:

What a Shock!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:02:31 -0500

What a Shock!:

To find a blog post containing paranoia, crank science, and misinformation at this site!

First of all, as “evidence” that the swine-flu vaccine is toxic, Grigg links to… a peer-reviewed…

East Side, West Side...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:29 -0500

East Side, West Side...:

Click for a larger image:

Washington Square

Cobble Hill

If You've Never Read Rousseau...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:09:14 -0400

If You've Never Read Rousseau...:

you probably think he created the concept of the “Noble Savage,” right? Well, you’d be wrong! OK, but at least he was behind the idea, right? Anti-civilization, wasn’t he? Sorry: “Rousseau argued…

And the Mark of Moral Maturity Is...

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:23:26 -0400

And the Mark of Moral Maturity Is...:

Check out this post, linked to approvingly by Michelle Malkin. The author complains that we have “Obama strutting the world stage, telling us that ‘climate change’ is the problème du jour - and…

Voegelin on Condorcet

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:23:26 -0400

Voegelin on Condorcet:

“With a few masterful strokes Condorcet has sketched the new type of intellectual parasite whose zeal to teach others is stronger than his willingness to submit to intellectual discipline, who…

Unemployed?

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:23:25 -0400

Unemployed?:

CNN headline suggests suicide.

epigrammaleptic

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:39:16 -0400

epigrammaleptic:

Chinese construction and manufacturing quality is so shitty that I have to plunge through a gaping hole in my doorway to leave my room. I head to breakfast, standing in line with the pensioners at…

You See, It Was Theoretical Change We Voted for...

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:01:21 -0400

You See, It Was Theoretical Change We Voted for...:

Glenn Greenwald:

‘When it comes to uprooting (“changing”) the Bush/Cheney approach to Terrorism and civil liberties — the issue which generated as much opposition to the last presidency as…

No Use!

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:01:20 -0400

No Use!:

Just in case you’re wondering, I asked, and they really, really object to you jacking off into a locker you haven’t rented.

Bob's Office

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:18:37 -0400

Bob's Office:

A short which includes my friend Matt Pollock.

Nonstop

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:06:43 -0400

Nonstop:

Nonstop:
Commercial flight having no intermediate destinations.

Nonstop nonstop:
Nonstop commercial flights all day, no waiting.

Nonstop nonstop nonstop:
Blitz advertising campaign re nonstop…