While reading The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier, I came across one of the earliest forms of stupidheadedness in the American government, concerning property: On March 3, 1889, [President] Harrison announced the government would open the 1.9 million-acre tract of Indian Territory for settlement precisely at noon on April 22. … The Cockamamie Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889
I made good use of the “Listen To Metal” stickers I helped Seth with. This was placed next to a map of the Pittsburgh subway system. When I checked last it was taken down. I have no idea what the pink smudge on it is: On a Pittsburgh Steelers promotional poster: On a pillar on … Photos: Listen to Metal Stickers
I made a silly video of a polar bear “dancing” to a Meshuggah song. Ed links to an interesting article about the HTML5 canvas tag and a possible use/misuse to track client-side activity. We something of an ongoing discussion on how to resolve it (somewhat) with user-defined javascripting. Germany government might revert to typewriters for … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 7
From the Examiner: Have you ever heard the claim “all smart people are atheists”, or maybe its inverse: “people who believe in God are dumb”? It’s quite a pervasive urban legend, and one which I’ve known is false for a long time, but I didn’t realize just how false until the other day. I recently … 8 Out of the 10 Highest IQ People on Earth are Theists
“Nice” people might be immoral. Also, any casual observer of human nature already knew this. No need for a study. [HT: Jill] The cupcake bust. Easy credit = bubbles. As if this never happened over and over again in the past. How families lose a lot of money in a few generations. Your band does … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 6
Internet friend Tim O’Neill commented on a HuffPo article on Hypatia. You can guess the tone of the story if you look at the title (“The First Female Astronomer“) and if you know how buzzy the leftoid beehive HuffPo is. Sayeth O’Neill: “Synesius of Cyrene …. asks for her advice on the design of scientific … Utterly Shocking: Recent Article on Hypatia Gets It Wrong
It occurred to me recently that I still haven’t gotten sick since will before the past winter. See here for my “hacks,” though recently my vitamin intake has been sporadic. This isn’t really a Link of Possible Relevance proper, but more just unmitigated bragging. Hobby Lobby blah blah. It was an okay decision but arguments … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 5
If Seth activated comments on his blog, I might write something like this on a recent post of his. Instead: I think it’s helpful to recognize and factor in for scale. Some software dev firms are too small to really have a “human touch” to be of value (I personally don’t think any company would … Words Mean Things
Archie comics now has an openly gay character. Soon to come: the first character openly not caring about who other people doink. The economics of WALL-E. The site of Aristotle’s Lyceum is open to the public. I like grass-fed butter, and I like coffee, so… Math metal, lit’rally. Yet another “man up” post for Father’s … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 4
Wintery Knight comments on the story about Tim Lambesis coming out as a scam artist in Christian metal. This is why my heroes in the faith are not athletes and artists. It’s possible for athletes and artists to be as solid in their faith as a J. Warner Wallace or a Tim McGrew, but scoring … Knowing A Lot of Stuff Doesn’t Make A Christian
Michael Bay might direct the live action version of Neon Genesis Evangelion. There’s no supporting links on that page so I’m doubtful. Also, if it actually happens I will curse Bay’s name with my last breath. Why a boom in skyscraper constructions is a sign of economic downturn. This video will make a man out … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 3
I have a story idea that’s been germinating for some time*. The element of the two main protagonists I want to share is a rather common one: one of them has the “special powers” and the other acts as the “guide” and liaison for interactions with the normal world. As it is now, the “powered” … Invert Your Characters
The quintessential Enlightenment-nonsense song gets the comic treatment. A List Apart, instead of being a resource for UI/UX industry thought and trend, will soon be a platform for constant social-political hand-wringing, finger-wagging and other such compound-word descriptors. Such is the chosen way of all tech sub-industries, it seems. If you’re a man, you need to … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 2
The final few episodes of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series concerned the framing of Ashoka Tano in the bombing of the Jedi temple, and subsequent related crimes. It was one of the better story arcs of the series but the writers left didn’t include a crucial piece of logic that would make the … Ahsoka Tano: A Near Perfect Tragic Story
Taking cold showers may be a good idea. Looking at net neutrality through the libertarian lens: “They are against regulation of the Internet, so they support ceding power to the government to…decide how and whether the Internet should be regulated.” Stefan Molyneux’s new, free ebook about atheism and agnosticism is out. His arguments about the … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 1