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Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Machine Head

Predator Drone’s Commonplace Book.

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Ruin in a Nation I

As it happens, police work did crack the ten most dangerous jobs in 2007. But two contributors to that relative have nothing to do with the absolute dangers of the job: 1. The 2002 list that Tom Knapp links breaks truckers and other drivers (salesmen and hacks, among others) into two separate occupations, while the [...]

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Q&A on Gates

By Thoreau
Should the cops have shown up at Prof. Gates’ house and asked questions?  Of course.  They got a report of a robbery, and they need to check it out.
Did Prof. Gates act like a bit of a dick?  Probably.  Was it smart?  Of course not.  Was it understandable when he’s just gotten off a [...]