December 2011
“Reviewing someone’s first novel, it is customary to be polite about it, to...”
– Observer review: The Book of Kings by James Thackara | Books | The Observer
November 2011
“conscious cynicism is much rarer than you might suppose. Few of us have the...”
– David Frum on the GOP’s Lost Sense of Reality — New York Magazine
“when you dig deeper, liberal melancholy hangs not so much on substantive...”
– Jonathan Chait on Liberal Disappointment — New York Magazine
“these sorts of anti-political fantasies arise whenever liberals are forced to...”
– Jonathan Chait on Liberal Disappointment — New York Magazine
“Up to now, I haven’t felt the need to “share” with the world what I eat, where I...”
– Facebook, “Sharing,” and the Freedom to Opt Out (via alexch)
alexch:
RT @avdi: Dev blog: Early Access Beta of “Objects on Rails” Now Available http://t.co/Emd5D7NV
“Google, despite neglecting Reader for over 2 years, making basically no updates...”
– Hate the new Google Reader? Blame Steve Jobs. « Dispatches from the wilds of Spenceria
October 2011
“But comments? COMMENTS FROM MY FRIENDS ABOUT THINGS I’VE SHARED OR OTHER...”
– Garrett Guillotte
“For Hipster B. Cool here, the idea that politics is something that has flesh and...”
– L’Hôte: here’s the problem
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and the poor alike to sleep...”
– Anatole France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“On any non-anarchist view, people may be legitimately expropriated for some...”
– Equality of Outcome, Equality of Opportunity
“Every day we navigate around complexity. The computer you’re using, the car or...”
– Kill Screen - Complexity in Games
“He did not “drive business success by a relentless focus on performance...”
– Do’s and Don’ts on being Steve Jobs
“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life:...”
– Kung Fu Monkey: Ephemera 2009 (7)
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“What was important in her story was the revelation of conservatism’s lack of...”
– Palin: Already Almost Forgotten | FrumForum
September 2011
“I think the Quitta from Wasilla is earning a place in the Grifter Hall of Fame....”
– Balloon Juice » A grifter is gonna grift
“Senator John Pastore: “Is there anything connected with the hopes of this...”
– What makes us worth defending – Boing Boing
“while it’s very reasonable to argue that “we” should only kill...”
– Why the fight to save Troy Davis was doomed - War Room - Salon.com
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“When I’m driving, I sometimes turn on the radio and I find very often that what...”
– Noam Chomsky from the Chomsky Reader edited by James Peck, this is from the opening interview in the book. (via johnnydib)
vruz: beyond belief, indeed.
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Rafer sez: Lifelong personal pet peeve.
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““You seem to think we might censor a student’s thesis, which is...”
– Bankers fail to censor thesis exposing loophole in bank card security | Science | guardian.co.uk
“Veterans of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s unsuccessful 2010 primary challenge to...”
– “It Takes Balls To Execute An Innocent Man” | The New Republic
“now that Apple’s products are more popular, we’re beginning to see another...”
– Daring Fireball: The New Apple Advantage
“The problem is that the PC industry, particularly the large OEMs, just aren’t...”
– Daring Fireball: The New Apple Advantage
Jar's junk: Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a... →
jar:
To those millions of Americans who have finally begun paying attention to politics and watched with exasperation the tragicomedy of the debt ceiling extension, it may have come as a shock that the Republican Party is so full of lunatics. To be sure, the party, like any political party on earth,…
“Perry’s views are getting denounced by all the usual lefty suspects but...”
– Why Do Conservatives Get a Pass? | Mother Jones
August 2011
Felix: Richard Dawkins on Charles Darwin and Rick... →
felixsalmon:
Richard Dawkins on Charles Darwin and Rick Perry. Awesome.
There is nothing unusual about Governor Rick Perry. Uneducated fools can be found in every country and every period of history, and they are not unknown in high office. What is unusual about today’s Republican party (I disavow the…
“the incredibly wealthy and powerful are just confused old men who believe dumb...”
– The baffling paranoia of rich guys who resent Obama - War Room - Salon.com