baconmeteor This is why we can’t have frequent Idle Words posts: http://t.co/sLtJIiE0
Blog: The Feature: The Honor System
# 2012.09.18 – 09:57
Interview with Simon Kuper
Interview with Simon Kuper
“Real Madrid—world’s richest soccer club—would be only the 135th biggest company in Finland measured by revenues.”
# 2012.09.17 – 09:51
Marchetti’s constant
Marchetti’s constant
“One hour per day is as long as people have been willing to travel. Ever. Since the dawn of human society.”
# 2012.09.17 – 09:33
Journal of a Programmer: The unfriendliness of software
Journal of a Programmer: The unfriendliness of software
“One way is to make it so simple that there are _obviously_ no deficiencies and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no _obvious_ deficiencies.”
# 2012.09.17 – 09:33
Unconventional Thinking
Unconventional Thinking
Theological Touchstones for the Election Season
# 2012.09.16 – 19:05
A teachable moment for the United States on its role in the Middle East | Daniel W. Drezner
# 2012.09.16 – 15:25
David Byrne: ‘It feels like the end of history in pop music’
David Byrne: ‘It feels like the end of history in pop music’
“People make incredible music without ever setting foot on a stage. Or outside their bedroom. That’s a great thing too. It means you don’t even have to have an image. We forget how important the look was to punk and to glam or whatever.”
# 2012.09.16 – 14:09
Why It’s Never Mattered That America’s Schools ‘Lag’ Behind Other Countries | TechCrunch
Why It’s Never Mattered That America’s Schools ‘Lag’ Behind Other Countries | TechCrunch
“While it’s difficult to speculate why the U.S. persists as a titan of innovation, we need not be scared into trying to be like other countries. America has been at the top in spite of a lack-luster education system.”
# 2012.09.16 – 13:53
Twitter: @rickmans
rickmans The Register: ‘The iPhone 5 Undermines Western Democracy’ http://t.co/VS3k9xjP
# 2012.09.16 – 12:25
Twitter: @craigcalcaterra
craigcalcaterra Some personal writing this morning. Do it naked: http://t.co/EqBets3d
# 2012.09.16 – 07:19
Another Failed Utopia | The American Conservative
Another Failed Utopia | The American Conservative
“suppressing religion does not mean it ceases to control thinking and behaviour. Like repressed sexual desire, faith returns, often in grotesque forms, to govern the lives of those who deny it.”
# 2012.09.15 – 14:34
Blog: Wonkblog: Michael Woodford: ‘I personally would have gone further but what [the Fed] did is definitely a step in the right direction.’
# 2012.09.15 – 08:57
Secrets of the Schools That Create Math Geniuses
Secrets of the Schools That Create Math Geniuses
“while boys who qualified for elite math competitions came from a broad range of schools all over the country, the majority of the girls chosen for such contests came from only about 20 schools.”
# 2012.09.15 – 08:51
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: The Problem Of Moralism
# 2012.09.14 – 10:27
Blog: TED Blog: Why School? TED ebook author rethinks education when information is everywhere.
# 2012.09.14 – 10:08
YouTube: RSA Animate: The Truth About Dishonesty
RSA Animate: The Truth About Dishonesty
# 2012.09.14 – 10:01
Dalai Lama: ‘Religion Is No Longer Adequate’
Dalai Lama: ‘Religion Is No Longer Adequate’
“Likewise, we are born free of religion, but we are not born free of the need for compassion.”
# 2012.09.13 – 22:46