That article on how the space shuttle is outdated mentioned how until recently it still used 8086 chips. I actually learned there’s a reason for […]
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Free Speech
Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez on the Kyle Duncan protest controversy. It’s good, and the main point is that heckling a speaker to drown […]
My Take On Facebook
I get asked from time to time what I think about what’s going on with Facebook, primarily my response to what seems like an endless […]
Encouraging ESPN Interviews
The latest issue of ESPN the Magazine consisted of a bunch of interviews, and it was striking how many of them expounded on length about […]
Jay-Z on Crack and Authority; Most/Least Favorite Interviewers
Terry Gross recently had an interview with Jay-Z that was fascinating. I’ve known that he was articulate and intelligent, but what surprised me in the […]
I Hate California Politics
I’m not totally sure how it happened, but I care too much about politics now. Don’t talk to me about politics in person – I […]
Book List
Because I’m verbose, I’ll also include why I read it and what I thought. Let me also say I don’t get this list. Why would […]
Autism, Vitamin D
Dunno if you read Sharon Begley, the science writer for Newsweek, but she’s become my favorite Newsweek writer, over Fareed Zakaria and Daniel Gross. Her […]
David Crowder on Christmas
I meant to post this a while ago, but this David Crowder xanga entry about Christmas was an interesting read.
Desensitization
It amazes me how easily we become desensitized to things. A few weeks ago Abby saw a little bit of that animated movie Chicken Little […]