My co-Gent Barrett, in his post “Computing in virtual worlds,” writes: “…there exists a faction represented by...
Month: November 2010
This dovetails with the most recent post by Mr. Kupp. You may read the whole thing at...
By Kyle Cupp In his post on Islamic terminology, Ned Resnikoff observed: Whereas Talmudic scholars disagree with...
I’ve mentioned Dwarf Fortress here before, and will have occasion to do so at much greater length...
Okay, if anyone wants to do a more straight-faced version of the Friday jukebox, please feel free....
Here’s the best news to come out of the 2010 elections: Fewer than one in five self-funded...
The 4,000 air marshals who have been put in place on the ridiculously insignificant chance that they...
I’m not a big fan of those videos with the really obnoxious computer-generated voices. But of course...
This Nation piece is a ludicrous exercise in silly partisanship. Mark Ames and Yasha Levine go to...
I can’t tell whether the Inside Edition is running at a higher speed or whether O’Reilly’s voice...
Not everyone like my claim that U.S. policy is creating an adverse investment climate. So here’s this...
I quite enjoyed Will’s post asking just what it is that an academic degree confers, and was...
It’s the 39th anniversary of the semi-legendary D.B. Cooper’s hijacking of a Boeing 727 for $200,00 ransom....
A thought that every post-election pundit should ponder. Economist Charles Plot talking to law professor Michael Levine....
I’m at my desk listening to the new Kanye West album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I’m...
Sometimes I fantasize while struggling through this *#$&! dissertation, but I ever actually did plagiarize, I think...
Rufus, our rogue classicist, has written a smart response to that Chronicle of Higher Education article on...
Image via Wikipedia Given that I’m very far from an expert on East Asian politcs — and...
(Cross-posted from @TAC.) Virginia Postrel argues this weekend that environmentalists favor high-speed rail and wind power not because they...
Apparently, I’m one of the few places that reproduces this letter from Robert Reed (Mr. Brady) to...
