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Archive for August 14th, 2008

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Missionary Imposition

By Thoreau
Let me begin this by making one thing abundantly clear: I don’t object to putting alt tags on images and adding text summarizing animations. It’s good practice for all students, with or without visual impairments.
That said…. It’s always interesting how people who want you to improve your teaching or make it [...]

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Ne’er So Well-Express’d

Is there a single word or thought out of place in The Editors’ analysis of the Russia/Georgia war? There is not.

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

All we are saying is give beach volleyball a chance

By Thoreau
While some people in the Caucasus may prefer to resolve their international disputes with bombs and stuff, a few Russians and Georgians have found a much better way to settle matters:  Physically fit women in bikinis jumping up and down outside.
I think I like this better than war.

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

And On This Farm He Had Ron Paul . . .

At AOTP, something of a review of rebel-farmer Joel Salatin’s testament, Everything I Want to Do is Illegal.
Something I’ve been thinking about lately about the instinct even among some meat-eaters to reject certain kinds of animal abuse and even believe in some version of animal rights: People seem to have a general sense that torture [...]