February 2012
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What college ought to be about
This is what I’m saying…
But what about the [insert field here] mission of [same field here] departments? They’re not vocational schools! It shouldn’t be their job to train people to work in industry. That’s for community colleges and government retraining programs for displaced workers, they will tell you. They’re supposed to be giving students the...
January 2012
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“School Choice: It’s not a conservative issue or a liberal issue, Republican or...”
– Celebrating School Choice Week. (via theheritagefoundation)
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“The study followed 1,600 college students on Facebook, but eventually drew on...”
– Internet and Website Design - All About the Internet and Websites
December 2011
7 posts
rooftopsedge asked: Do you think women deserve less than men?
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Karen Mangiacotti: The Penis Mom →
It all started way back in early November, when my 13-year-old’s teacher sent an email to parents saying they were doing a little Pumpkin Chunkin’ — this is a very cool physics project where the kids launch pumpkins with a trébuchet. Awesome. Except the email asked for help setting up the trébuchet. Help from dads. That’s right, dads. Are there any strong dads who can...
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“After all, Race to the Top — a competition that has states vie for federal funds...”
– Jon Stewart takes on Obama’s school reform — again - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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“Women have a right to drink. We have a right to drink as much as we want and we...”
– Keli Goff: Why Are Feminists Afraid to Admit the Connection Between Alcohol and Rape?
This might be the first time I’ve ever agreed with Keli Goff.
“How about electronic publishing? Try reading a book on disc. At best, it’s...”
– Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won’t Be Nirvana - The Daily Beast - 2/26/95
jeffmiller:
““The taxpayers don’t pay us for intellectual curiosity. They pay us to get convictions.””
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Prosecutor Mike Mermel (The Prosecution’s Case Against DNA - NYTimes.com)
No. No, no, no. No. They pay you for justice, and you’ve failed them.
If you want to hate Republicans, don’t hate them because they prefer a 36% tax rate on the rich to a 39% one. Hate them because of...
November 2011
8 posts
Americans are not better than other people
jeffmiller:
theweekmagazine:
The average American spends $700 a year on holiday gifts. If each American spent $64 of that on products made in America this year, it could create 200,000 domestic jobs.
Let’s assume this dubious assertion is factual. The corresponding fact is that it would destroy an equal (or probably greater) number of foreign jobs. Those foreign jobs are held by human...
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“The rationale for the Occupy movement is that all of this has been under...”
– George Lakoff: Occupy Elections, With a Simple Message
That’s a hell of a leap from “personal responsibility” to individuals only taking care of themselves, and that success = morality. The sad thing is that people take this kind of rhetoric seriously.
“You may be accomplishing the opposite of what you intend.
The same applies to...”
– Why ‘Buy American’ Is A Dumb Idea | Fox News
Ryking
jeffmiller:
ryking:
You believe the right-wing Jeff Miller is “probably one of the most fair editors of #politics?” Well, we’ve all seen how silly your beliefs are, and how they’re totally unsupported by reality, so this comes as no surprise. As for Miller’s promotion of holeycynicism’s piece: By any objective standard it is an absurdly bad piece, a poorly written, juvenile rant against Occupy...
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ryking:
By any objective standard it is an absurdly bad piece, a poorly written, juvenile rant against Occupy Wall Street that reeks of smug ignorance. While I understand how that might appeal to right-wingers like yourself and Miller, its promotion tells me that either Miller promoted the piece because of its author’s skin color — the way right-wingers promote Herman Cain because they think it...
The Incomplete Cynic: Occupy My Living Room →
ryking:
holeycynicism:
A woman I work with is really dedicated to the Occupy movement. She works some evenings and weekends so that she can be involved there during the week, and she talks about it effusively at the office. I hadn’t thought the movement, from what I’d seen and heard, was worth my attention, but she’s a nice lady. I decided to look into it. Turns out I was right in the first...
the-cold-revolution asked: If the occupy movements are stupid or misguided it is partly your fault. You make up the 99% as well. If you do not show up and speak up for yourself, then nobody else will. Instead you take time out of your day to be the obedient lap dog of the 1% to put down the movement that stands up for your rights.
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Occupy My Living Room
A woman I work with is really dedicated to the Occupy movement. She works some evenings and weekends so that she can be involved there during the week, and she talks about it effusively at the office. I hadn’t thought the movement, from what I’d seen and heard, was worth my attention, but she’s a nice lady. I decided to look into it. Turns out I was right in the first...
September 2011
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“Social Security is structured from the point of view of the recipients as if it...”
– Paul Krugman
Like many of his protectionist trade opinions, he used to be right where now he’s wrong. This is from 1997.
(via laliberty)
Krugman has advocated free markets in contexts where they are often viewed as controversial. He has written against rent control in favor of supply and...
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5 Truths About Breakups (That No One Ever Tells... →
I know this is in HuffPo’s “Women” section, but having recently gone through it, this list is just as valid for men.
Ask any living person, anywhere, and they can tell you how breakups feel — like utter sh*t. It’s pure awfulness — rejection and pain and loss so bad you can barely fill your lungs with anything but bile. Still, it’s a marvel when you...
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Those Boring Politics: Why are you a libertarian?... →
a-petro-manifesto:
thewaterwillcome:
evilteabagger:
I’m a libertarian because I’m white, male and I hate minorities and the poor.
I was a socialist but I started to realize that socialism was more about punishing the rich than creating more opportunities for the poor and…
I’m black and lower middle class, and I hate myself and my people. I do crazy things like go to grad...
August 2011
6 posts
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Robert Reich tells Californians and New Yorkers... →
On the other hand, fiscal secession would be a boon to most blue states. The citizens of California — harder hit by the recession than most — receive from Washington only 78 cents for every tax dollar they send to Washington. New Yorkers get back only 79 cents on every tax dollar they send in. Massachusetts, 82 cents. Michigan, 92 cents. Oregon, 98 cents.
In other words, blue states...
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Obama Gets a Blank Check for Endless War →
The Obama administration is on pace to have more American soldiers killed in casualties related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than the George W. Bush administration did in its first term.
Already, hundreds more American troops have been killed in Afghanistan during the less than three years of the Obama administration than during the eight years of the George W. Bush administration....
Watchevilteabagger:
Jon Stewart on the Ron Paul Media Blackout
I didn’t realize it was this bad.
I swear to God when i get rich i am going to
coeus:
thewaterwillcome:
nellieblystunad:
hire someone to play the harp all the time. Like legit all fuckin day just playing awesome harp songs. That would be so awesome. He would play them to fit the mood too. Fine he can also get a violin partner. This needs to happen.
I already have this, it’s great. When I wake in the morning and throw open the french doors doors of my villa I am...
July 2011
21 posts
“There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please....”
– P.J. O’Rourke (via fuckyeahemergence)
The weather is so perfect today.
coeus:
Not too hot, not too cold. I love it.
Texas doesn’t have those kind of days in July…
“I will be 94 in February, 2012; I can’t walk more than one block without...”
– Rhoda P. Curtis: Why Our Society Is Ageist
I think she meant to say, “There is an entirely obvious correlation in humanity between growing old and becoming infirm.” After recounting her daily routine, the other thing just doesn’t make sense.
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Thought Provoking Question of the Day: Would Bill... →
This would be more significant if it extended a few seconds past the question to see his full reaction.
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“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I...”
– George Bernard Shaw (via coeus)
How to spot a bad idea:
coeus:
Force has to be used in its implementation.
See above.
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“Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke last week warned that a default could have...”
– HuffPo - “Federal Reserve Actively Preparing For The Possibility Of U.S. Default”
Yes, I think we do.
Stumbleupon:
coeus:
Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. OMG WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. I should sleep now. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. SHIT THAT IS SO FUCKING COOL. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. HOW DID HE DO THAT?!?! Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. I think I have carpel tunnel. Stumble. Stumble. Stumble. Should probably sleep. Stumble....
Who's Ready for Another Cringe Worthy Post on... →
evilteabagger:
I didn’t make it halfway through the second paragraph before I was “oh my godding” incessantly.
You have been warned. This is bad.
He did sort of blame the Fed at the end…
Liberty does not consist of the ability to do a...
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“I have introduced the full ‘start-over’ ERA in each Congress since I...”
– Rep. Carolyn Malony, quoted in Barbara Hannah Grufferman: Will America Kill the Equal Rights Amendment?
No, actually, they don’t. The Constitution is about the rights of Americans. No specific group deserves to be included in it. The rights of women are constitutional, because they’re...
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“Among the most deliberate and abhorrent mass violations of privacy committed in...”
– Jeff Jarvis: A Real Threat to Privacy
I’m amazed that this guy is able to support himself by writing. Grammatically, stylistically, and logically, this article is a giant fail whale.
“Power Corrupts”,”oh-so-rich irony”—back to back? Then, in the course of five...
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Just so you know, I don't believe you...
myskeetchez:
…when you describe yourself as “edgy”. Using the term to refer to yourself or your own work doesn’t make you edgy. It makes you a douchebag.
That is all.
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whakahekeheke: Humans are superior animals. Viva... →
whakahekeheke:
Human beings are unique. You are not mere animals. People are special.
True…
We tend to (correctly) identify
“intellect”
“ethics”
“planning”
“second-order desires”
“complex written language”
“art”
“theory of mind”
and other characteristics as categorically distinguishing …