Monthly Archives: January 2008

Slate’s got some kind of slideshow about videos of people watching the infamous 2 Girls 1 Cup. It’s basically “When 2 Girls Attack! 1 Cup!” Way to go, Slate. Link.

Check out the website of Arthur Andersen, LLP. Spooooooky! (Background.)

The Onion is running an excellent opinion piece called “Professional Sports Is Very Interesting.” It satirizes the sport fan by vigorously asserting that each of a long litany of sport-fan interests is really fascinating: You know when an athlete is … Continue reading →

I thought he was being clever when he used that in a case applying Virginia law (“Yes, Virginia, there is a parole evidence rule.”). It turns out he just says it whenever he can (“Yes, Virginia, there is a negative … Continue reading →

First identified as part of Hilbert’s famous research program, the Incompatible Food Triad is one of the few such that has been neither solved nor shown insoluble. I believe a $1m prize has been offered for the solution. Link. [via; … Continue reading →

Our kids are spending all their time wired into murder simulators, and aren’t getting any real experience.

Presidential debate question: “Who do you think was the worst President in history?”

Great essay in the Economist summarizes current thinking on anthropology / archaeology of hunter-gatherers and the transition to agriculture, and presents a seemingly convincing defense of agricultural civilization by comparison not-so-noble savagery. Link.

Thought: when you condemn someone for failing to conform, you’re (probably) confusing “is” for “ought.”

Arnold Kling’s got this nice post on outrunning the bear — the common failure to net out one’s arguments properly, (in the extreme case) to give only absolute statements when a comparison is necessary: in his example, to say “individual … Continue reading →