Monthly Archives: September 2008

C’mon Bob

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

Current Bob Herbert column is really bad. It’s weird. I think of the guy as a little boring, but basically regular. But dude. His main sin here is basically throwing together everything that’s either Republican or related to the rich … Continue reading →

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Charming ad: “Support the troops or rescue animals?”

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

I spotted this on Ihasahotdog. Apparently it’s not any kind of backdoor political ad?

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AEROTONE. | Hello!

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

Aerotone is a netlabel (that means free) with maybe my favorite musical aesthetic. I’ve been following them for about a year. The style (overall) is low-tech ambient, sweetly melodic, wandering. My favorite record is probably Frerk, by My First Trumpet.

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I need a replacement for the word “clusterfuck”

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

My new favorite question on Ask Metafilter. Responses were very entertaining and promise to be useful. Link.

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Read recently: The Big U, Anathem, Fitzpatrick’s War, White Noise, Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

I’ve got a backlog on books-I’ve-read posts, because I haven’t had the time to think much about them. I don’t really have the time now, so I’m just going to post a list and some scattered responses. The Big U: … Continue reading →

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Apparently Hobbes really said this:

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

“In matter of government, when nothing else is turned up, clubs are trump.” anarchists bid notrump

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No more NOMA

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Dave Gottlieb

I’ve never liked dead Gould’s “non-overlapping magisteria,” a move for avoiding the conflict between science and religion. I found myself explaining my views in this MeFi thread (about the religious beliefs of evolutionary biologists, and the punk band Bad Religion). … Continue reading →

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