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by beat 8y ago
I'm not that cynical. I find the whole concept of attributing malice as the primary motive of those whom I disagree with to be one of the most basic (and common) of political failures. No, I think they actually believed what they were
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by beat 8y ago
Social outcome is a political problem, not a scientific one. We should decide what we want society to look like, and use the scientifically/mathematically understood systems of economics to steer us in that direction. I don't thin
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by beat 8y ago
Adding to this, the original quote of “the submission of all forms of cultural life to the sovereignty of technique and technology” is what makes me say "cretin". Because it's BS. The degree to which technology is interfering
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by beat 8y ago
His generalization that modern culture has become completely machine-driven and dehumanizing. Quoting the article quoting him... “the primary, if not the only, goal of human labor and thought is efficiency” “technical calculation is in all
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by beat 8y ago
Way back in the '90s, Postman was speaking at college. I was late getting there, and ran into a close friend coming out as I was going in. I asked my friend how it was so far, and he scowled and said "He's a cretin". Now
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by beat 8y ago
About a million internet commenters would disagree with you. Double taxation has been a stock justification for the lower capital gains rate as long as I can remember.
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by beat 8y ago
No one pays dividends these days anyway. It's all shifted to capital gains, to pumping the stock price rather than delivering profits.
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by beat 8y ago
This seems to be a good place for my own take on taxes... 1. Abolish corporate income tax. 2. Tax capital gains (and dividends) as ordinary income. The corporate income tax is absurd. It doesn't generate a lot of revenue, but it has a
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by beat 8y ago
I've added Cocaine and Rhinestones to my list. Thanks for the recommendation! My favorite blog post I've ever written is a long rant about "Country music is dead" (no, it's not). Nobody agrees with me about that ess
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by beat 8y ago
I have three to recommend: 1. Filkcast. A relatively new podcast by a friend of mine, diving into the world of "filk" music. As a filk musician myself, I think it's wonderful, and it's introduced me to a lot of new music
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by beat 8y ago
Ok, some favorite tasty spots... (most are cheap, some are expensive) Big Daddy's BBQ, iPho (aka Saigon), Bull's Horn, Sandcastle (summer only), Gandhi Mahal, Eat Street Social, Harry Singh's Caribbean, Pimento, Sen Li Sen Le
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by beat 8y ago
Piccolo (now closed) was certainly on that level. Spoon and Stable probably is too. I know of at least one place that is actively trying to earn one, but I'm not naming names...
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by beat 8y ago
The birth rate is dropping to at/below replacement across most of the world. Take Iran, for example. It has a lower birth rate than Europe. Not what you'd expect, but it happens to every nation that develops a modern economy. At
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by beat 8y ago
So why is their such a tilt toward expensive French, Japanese, and modernist restaurants? Sure, they even give stars to a couple of food carts now, but how recent is that development? This is not to say they aren't improving. But it do
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by beat 8y ago
Do! I want every person who thinks they're smart or aware of what's going on with society to read Factfulness . It's... sobering.
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by beat 8y ago
Unfortunately, recipes tend to be made for people who don't know how to cook, or are unfamiliar with the terms and techniques of the cuisine.
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by beat 8y ago
I don't think they're missing out - they probably enjoy a good Indian restaurant as much as we do. But for what they measure , that's tilted toward a certain kind of presentation that is predominantly done by French and Japa
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by beat 8y ago
It doesn't. This has been an issue in Minneapolis, one of the best food scenes in the country. We've had restaurants that could legitimately compete for Michelin stars, but not a lot of interest in them coming here to look. I know
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by beat 8y ago
Now I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands But I will find out where she's gone Kiss her lips, and take her hands And wander through the dappled grass Pluck 'til time and times are done The silver apples of
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by beat 8y ago
Most recent: Factfulness , by Hans Rosling. For the past year or so, I've been trying hard to understand why people act the way they do, when those actions and beliefs are often irrational. This book brought so much of that together.
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by beat 8y ago
The book emphasizes this fact. If you don't actually care about the person you're trying to influence, if you aren't acting in what you believe is their best interest, they can tell (usually). We have marvelous words in Engli
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by beat 8y ago
What makes an emotional connection genuine? I firmly believe that Dale Carnegie actually cared about his readers, and was telling them these things in order to make them happier, and make the world a better place. And I am grateful for his
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by beat 8y ago
Nikon transitioned from AF motors in the camera to AF motors in the lens, which added weight to the lens (and removed weight from certain low-end consumer bodies). The lens I use has AF, but uses the body's motor. I don't really c
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by beat 8y ago
Along those lines, I use an old 1980s Nikon 70-200mm f/4 as my "long" lens. It weighs about a quarter as much as the modern f/2.8 version. I'll gladly give up a stop I don't really use anyway for something that
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by beat 8y ago
When does it fail, and why does it fail? As I've noted elsewhere, per capita income in China has increased about 130x (in constant dollars) since 1960. They've gone from abject poverty to Western standards of living for most of
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by beat 8y ago
And that's not what the article says, either. Black scientists are in a peculiar place to recognize it, because it actually happens to them . One of the reasons whites don't see so much racism in society is because it's some
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by beat 8y ago
Indeed. What a lot of people don't get is that companies don't "buy American", because they can't . We simply do not have those manufacturing capabilities. It's not just the factories. It's the skilled, t
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by beat 8y ago
Oh, and he wound up in the hospital with a broken rib. Maybe he broke his own rib. Chicago PD is investigating it as a hate crime. Maybe they're in on the conspiracy. Or maybe you're imagining a lie because you can't accept t
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by beat 8y ago
Ok. I brought it up because "I don't see race" is a popular rebuttal to any attempt to discuss racism - as if sticking our heads in the sand will protect us from predators. I'm sure you've seen this, too. So when I
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by beat 8y ago
"I don't see race" is a luxury for those who aren't seen by their race. Two days ago, a well-known black actor was attacked in Chicago. His attackers put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him, while shouting r

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