MIT Weblog Survey
June 27, 2005
“Excuse my but does this survey make me look fat?” See also Chris Lawrence and Jeff Q.
Bulletfest
June 24, 2005
Kelo edition: David Holcberg on CapMag: And as Ayn Rand has pointed out, the “public” as such does not exist. Only individuals exist. Whenever governments act to promote the “public” good, or to advance a “public” purpose, or to satisfy a “public” need–beware. For what invariably happens in such cases is that some individuals are… Continue reading this entry
Bulletfest
June 23, 2005
Professor Ann on the $3-a-day latte experience: You might easily blow $4,154 on a single vacation after college or getting a few extra options on your car. By contrast, it seems extremely sensible to buy years of a daily pleasure, which gives you some nutrition and focuses your mind and which gets you out of… Continue reading this entry
On turning 25
June 17, 2005
I was thinking of writing something introspective but I’m too busy getting busy on my birthday. Thanks to Jay for breaking the news, and Geoffrey and Jaws for greeting me. Doogie Howser-style thoughts will have to wait. I’m gonna be out having fun.
Bulletfest
June 16, 2005
Raging RINOs? Count me in! Not sure about the “rage” part, but yes. I am a RINO to the right of McCain and to the left of Bill Frist. That’s a wide breadth but that’s the best way I can describe it. Radley Balko knows how to give good speeches, and the ones featured here… Continue reading this entry
TV Review: The Closer
June 14, 2005
It started with House, and TNT’s new show that features a less-than-perfect, fallen, but skilled and professional, heroine is what I would call a respectable rip of the “accidental, misanthropic hero” character archetype. In The Closer, Kyra Sedgwick plays Brenda Johnson, a CIA-trained interrogator who moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles. She’s professional, she can… Continue reading this entry
Bulletfest
June 13, 2005
Since I don’t “jot” things down on anything other than a notepad I’m changing my usual bullet points post to something other than “jottings.” I suppose bulletfest would work? Here are two posts from Eric Scheie about dangerous books, and dangerous music. If there’s anything that social conservatives don’t give to their constituents is the… Continue reading this entry
Weekend Pictures, #4
June 11, 2005
See these same pictures on my Flickr account: Grass Spike, Green Flowers, Pink Flowers , Still fountain.
Jottings
June 10, 2005
Green says “salad.” “fresh.” “Fertile,” even. But does it say “admin?” It’s a matter of taste, I suppose. Of course, a mac-like UI for the wordpress admin on the other hand, is a welcome diversion from the usual plain vanilla that we have. This is a wowzer. UI design wise it’s pretty slick, although I… Continue reading this entry
On Federalism
June 10, 2005
When it comes to morals, plenty of talk is about the epistemology of one’s values: where from such moral guidelines come from. Verily, it may “all be relative” between believers of different faiths, but society—establishment clause or none—tends to sit down and agree upon a civil moral code whose epistemology becomes irrelevant. (If it were,… Continue reading this entry