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Archive for September 6th, 2008

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Palin On

God knows I’ve taken shots at Sarah Palin and I look forward to taking more! But the construction many (e.g. Sully) have been putting on her famous "church prayer about Iraq" strikes me as strained. The quote is, semi-famously,
She also told the group that her eldest child, Track, would soon be deployed by the Army [...]

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

I have an ice cream headache, and so can you

By Thoreau
Yesterday, a student of mine alerted me that this exists. I just tried it, and it’s actually pretty good. Is it not wonderful to live in a world where Colbert-themed ice cream exists?

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

The Worst Problem Facing the United States Today

All of a sudden, people are saying "game-changer" way too god damn much!!

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Science blogging: Realistic efficiency?

By Thoreau
The latest issue of the Economist contains several interesting articles on energy efficient technologies in their technology quarterly as well as their business section. It’s hard to say how much of the optimistic talk will translate into actual improvements in the mass market, but one thing I notice is that a lot of [...]