Twittery Tweets- Medley: RT @BaconTalati: common knowledge effect - assume others know what we know. - Fischhoff #sackler
- Medley: @bluemilk nono, I meant, I do not have time for homework like that. (Kid is 4, still in no-homework pre-school.)
- Medley: Very nervous-making. Do not have time.RT @bluemilk Interesting reply from Skepticlawyer to my post on 'mummy homework'. http://t.co/LVSnIsGX
- Medley: RT @ezraklein: The end of fish, in one chart: http://t.co/JrwZw5ML
- Medley: RT @pnh: And it works. @ggreenwald: The main effect (and purpose) of police violence is to deter (intimidate) others from participating ...
- Medley: RT @alexismadrigal: Another person who thinks the jig should be up: http://t.co/EVsZMyyS
- Medley: @MarkZuckerman "whatnot"? Really? Heh.
- Medley: RT @postlocal: In 16 at bats on the season, Strasburg has the team's highest batting average, three 2Bs and a HR. Off-day pinch-hitter? ...
Flickry Yummies!
- Recent Pinboard Links
- The end of fish, in one chart - The Washington Post
- Silicon Valley Can Do Better Than Facebook | TechCrunch
- Hullabaloo
- (404) http://t.co/Iv
- ECHIDNE of the snakes
- BREAKING: NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality | ThinkProgress
- An interview with Andrei Alexandrescu
- Psychologizing Female Critics « Diane Ravitch's blog
Category Archives: Economics
Book Recommendation – Everything is Obvious
Quick recommendation of Duncan Watts’ Everything is Obvious Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Federal Politics, Health & Food, Religion & Politics, Science
Comments Off
The Relative Importance of Condescension in the Current Mess
Responding to EF’s question about condescending liberals. Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Economics, General Musings, Religion & Politics
2 Comments
Favorite Things
Hard to decide on my favorite things. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, General Musings, Journaling, Personal Organization
2 Comments
This Place is So Broken
Calls for civility miss the plot. Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights & Feminism, Democrats, Economics, Energy & Environment, Entertainment, Federal Politics, General Musings, Media Dysfunction, Religion & Politics, Republicans, Science
Comments Off
Go and See The Last Cargo Cult
I will buy you a ticket to The Last Cargo Cult. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Economics, General Musings
Comments Off
Corporate Traps
Independently wealthy? No? Then you’re probably over-performing.. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, General Musings
5 Comments
Kid-Oriented Consumerism
Image by me via Flickr I have been updating TLG’s wishlist occasionally, using Amazon’s Universal Wishlist Feature. Which lets me add things to his wishlist from EVERYWHERE ON THE INTARWEBZ! And, our great global corporate overlords have somehow–I don’t know … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Parenting
2 Comments
Kojo and the Kingdom
Today’s Kojo Nnamdi show about Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Energy & Environment, Foreign Policy
Comments Off
Heading Out of Town
I’m off very soon for my first overnight away from TheLittleGuy ever. I hope that he and his Dad will have a good time together without Mama! Thankfully, this is not a work trip – just something my local moms … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights & Feminism, Economics, Journaling
Comments Off
Innovation Agenda
It probably got lost since it was announced on the same day as the FCC’s recent net neutrality positioning, but the Obama Administration has released a new strategy for innovation. The pdf is linked from the front page of OSTP … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights & Feminism, Economics, Federal Politics, Legal
Comments Off
