September 29, 2011

"Staccato signals of constant information:" The Age of Miracles and Wonders

Millennia to build the record. One day to destroy it: "Believe it or not—and I know most people do not—violence has been in decline over long stretches of time, and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence." A History Of Violence by Steven Pinker

"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery." Greece Runs Out Of Ink, Can't Print Tax Forms | ZeroHedge

Windmills, Coal, and Peat: Things got out of hand when entire villages disappeared.... Low-tech Magazine: Medieval smokestacks: fossil fuels in pre-industrial times

Nice work if you can get it: Gibor Basri has 17 people working for him in his immediate office, including a “chief of staff,” two “project/policy analysts,” and a “director of special projects.” Berkeley’s vice chancellor for equity and diversity [is paid a ] $194,000 annual salary. Half Baked by Heather Mac Donald - City Journal

In the 1960s, Jerry Gretzinger began drawing a fantastical, growing map of unbelievable scope. It began with just a doodle, but now it takes up almost 2,000 8" x 10" frames. Drawing from a randomized deck of playing cards and a complex system of rules.... The Mysterious Life of Jerry's Map

Green Jobs? Not Happening. Brown Jobs? Now Your Talking. Gassing Up: Why America's Future Job Growth Lies In Traditional Energy Industries

Posted by Vanderleun at September 29, 2011 7:50 AM
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From the Half-Baked article:

"(Indeed, so desirable is this alleged threatened status that a gender and women’s studies major held a sign during Tuesday’s protest of the bake sale decrying the exclusion of “queer people” from the Republicans’ pricing structure.)"

Am I totally gone over into political incorrectness, or does this joke just write itself? I'd have scrawled $3 on the price list in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Mike Anderson at September 29, 2011 9:28 AM