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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Sarang on “Theory” in defense of religion
SG’s got a great little essay up on Glass-Bottom Blog, a little intellectual history on moves like Stanley Fish’s odd defense of religion. An effective way to discredit ideas in the humanities for being sensible is to associate them with … Continue reading
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Brief note on Valkyria Chronicles’ Music
Wiki: “Sakimoto has stated that when composing Valkyria Chronicles, he aimed to give the soundtrack a greater Western appeal, influenced by Hans Zimmer’s action film scores.” That’s odd, because the most obvious influence on Sakimoto’s Valkyria soundtrack is the soundtrack … Continue reading
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Are we still in a “War on Terror”?
I haven’t been clear where our new democratic overlords stand on that particular bit of rhetoric. But I did stumble across this, from SG Kagan’s confirmation hearing: There was no daylight between Ms. Kagan, who was the dean of Harvard … Continue reading
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Things Google Should Obviously Be Allowed To Do, #133: Sell ads on searches for trademarked terms
The subject of several lawsuits, including a new class action. When the Internet generation grows up, will we say goodbye to patently stupid attempts to regulate online activities?
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Day laborers at $1200 a week
I don’t usually read the fluff on Above The Law — I’m there to find out about pay cuts and layoffs — but today I saw this account of a laid-off attorney taking a short-term contract doc review gig. The … Continue reading
Is “Stalin vs. Martians” propaganda?
There’s a silly, “trashy” (developers’ word) little indie RTS called “Stalin vs. Martians” out recently. You lead the Red Army against a ludicrous Martian invasion in 1942, and can deploy a huge Stalin to the field of battle. So obviously … Continue reading
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Read: Foundation and Empire
I finished Asimov’s Foundation and Empire. I’m reading Second Foundation now. (The Mule is very persuasive.) Probably some thoughts when I’m done.
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Read: Blindness (with some thoughts)
by Jose Saramago. God I’m so tired. EDIT: some thoughts:
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