Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
I admit that I read more than I should on sports topics. In particular I read a lot of commentary on NFL teams that I follow, mostly the Broncos, the Patriots, the Colts and the Cowboys. Today, with a few rare exceptions, I am seeing a monumental dismissing of a 5 – 0 team that [...]
Chimps choose more rationally than humans – UPI.com LEIPZIG, Germany, Oct. 8 (UPI) — German researchers have demonstrated chimpanzees make choices that protect their self-interest more consistently than do humans. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig studied the chimp’s choices by using an economic game with two players. In the [...]
Since “Diskworld” has come up in a few posts, I thought I’d post a pic of our first issue, published some 20 years ago… Wow. I still have my original Macintosh. In many ways Diskworld (and it’s brethren, “LoadStar”, “Softdisk” and “Big Blue Disk”) were remarkable publications. I had a team of 2 programmers and [...]
Again. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday terminated a lawsuit from a man who claims he was abducted and tortured by the CIA, effectively endorsing Bush administration arguments that state secrets would be revealed if the case were allowed to proceed. Khaled el-Masri, 44, alleged that he was kidnapped by CIA agents in Europe [...]
Seriously. From Stockholm: STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Two European scientists won the 2007 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for a discovery that lets computers, iPods and other digital devices store reams of data on ever-shrinking hard disks. France’s Albert Fert and German Peter Gruenberg independently discovered a physical effect in 1988 that has led to [...]
OK, I’m going to try to draw an editorial cartoon today or tonight, then scan it and post it. I welcome all critiques, criticisms and downright nastiness. But then I KNOW I suck.
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