January 2012
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September 2011
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July 2010
2 posts
Authenticity and Inauthenticity
fuckyeahexistentialism:
What is meant by authenticity is that in acting, one should act as oneself, not as one acts or as one’s genes or any other essence require. The authentic act is one that is in accordance with one’s freedom. Of course, as a condition of freedom is facticity, this includes one’s facticity, but not to the degree that this facticity can in any way determine one’s choices...
June 2010
1 post
A Practical Guide to Sous Vide Cooking →
Everything you need to know about cooking in a water bath at home. I use the Wal-Mart method, i.e. a beer cooler and ziploc bags. Works like a charm
May 2010
11 posts
“Scarcely anyone interests himself in social problems without being led to do so...”
– Ludwig von Mises, Epistemological Problems of Economics
“By the way, with Canadian tar sands soon to become the largest single source for...”
– Oil spills, movie stars, robot unicorns and regulation
Nice reminder to consider alternatives when making policy recommendations.
WatchLooking forward to the Local Natives in Portland over Memorial Day weekend.
“If you want to get money out of politics, get government’s hands off our...”
– Michael Munger at Reform Bites
The fastest gun in the world →
Fastest gun in the world…and a resident of Butte, America.
He is the american dream.
“Money is like gasoline during a road trip, you don’t want to run out of...”
– Tim O’Reilly: The Oracle of Silicon Valley
April 2010
1 post
“Robert Tollison, one of America’s premier students of public choice and...”
– Michael Munger, Rent-Seek and You Will Find | Library of Economics and Liberty
March 2010
8 posts
WatchI’m still angry that the Seattle Beach House show is sold out, but this beautiful video eases the pain.
“THE JOB OF THE DRAMATIST IS TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE WONDER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. NOT...”
– David Mamet’s Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit | Movieline
The Comment-Box Poets of The New York Times « The... →
This is an example of how the Internet is made of magic(via Kottke)
What’s Killing the Great Forests of the American... →
Good article on the pine beetle problem.
Liberals and Markets, Arnold Kling | EconLog |... →
“With Adam Smith, we see bread on our table coming not from the benevolence of the baker but from his self-interest as filtered through the mechanism of the market. We see the government as an arena where rent-seeking is just as aggressive as in the market—except that the forces of competition are weaker for government-generated rents than for rents that can be temporarily captured in...
Books in the Age of the iPad — Craig Mod →
“Formless Content can be reflowed into different formats and not lose any intrinsic meaning. It’s content divorced from layout. Most novels and works of non-fiction are Formless.
When Danielle Steele sits at her computer, she doesn’t think much about how the text will look printed. She thinks about the story as a waterfall of text, as something that can be poured into any...
February 2010
8 posts
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (except not... →
My unhealthy fascination for the ukulele and NMH collide in this cover album.
“Sitting in the car, the windshield is the hourglass; you’re looking at it,...”
– Bob Mould
Dolph Lundgren Facts →
DDB US - Anheuser-Busch: Swear Jar →
F***in’ Awesome
“pork rinds have been revived as a snack for people with food tattoos and...”
– For the Big Game? Crispy Pigskins, of Course - NYTimes.com
Seth's Blog: Modern procrastination →
Too true
WatchTrippy morphing time-stitch video
January 2010
11 posts
Metagames and Containers →
lonelysandwich:
Well, here’s something brilliant by David Cole.
This kind of thinking might just make me read better.
Metagames and Containers – Sleepover →
Incredibly compelling design, offering a glimpse of completion by ‘containerizing’ content, propels the reader to keep going, chasing the end. (via Lonelysandwich)
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolutio... →
The Keynesian idea of ‘animal spirits’ applied to animals? Looking at the world through the lens of economics always offers an interesting view. Wish I knew more.
The Chinese Pearl Revolution →
Economics of the pearl industry. Virginia Postrel is a great reporter…she’s the pitch that got away. via (MR)
After 3 months, Newsday's web site gets 35... →
Innovation in distribution and management of content will bolster print publications, paywalls aren’t helping.
Mount Everest-360 degree panorama view from Top -... →
I’m on top of the world. Literally. (Via Kottke)
Histrionic personality disorder - Wikipedia, the... →
This Wikipedia page explains every person that has ever been on a reality television show. #Snooki #Puck #RealWorldHotTub
Entire Lost canon on Hulu →
I wish Jack died in that plane crash…Charlie too…and I wish Locke was cloned…a couple times.
Foodista Blog - Possibly the Best $10 Wine in the... →
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“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the...”
– My tattoo via DFW via George Orwell via Ecc. 9:11 via The Preacher
“…it’s a basic principle of advertising that the amount we are willing to...”
– Sitting Through 10 Minutes of Movie Previews and Ads « Cheap Talk
December 2009
11 posts
Jim Lehrer's rules of journalism →
“Neil agrees, & pulls out a bottle of red wine from his shoulder bag &...”
– Spencer Krug sharing a dream about Neil Young…and some other stuff. (via Moonface // Dreams)
“The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten...”
– - Guy Kawasaki - Business Rules of Thumb / FrontPage
“The magic of dynamic pricing
So, for example, you could charge $24 for the...”
– Seth’s Blog: The magic of dynamic pricing
“A porn star and a pancake house waitress added their names to an ever-increasing...”
– Tiger Woods Mistresses: At Least 9 Women Linked to Alleged Affairs - ABC News