Monthly Archives: October 2005

John Scalzi has a great thread asking if and why people still subscribe to print newspapers. Best response so far is from Corey Porter: If they could somehow know to deliver a paper *only* the morning of some sort of … Continue reading →

Now they’ve made cell phones even more obnoxious than they were before!

But Brad DeLong does a great job putting the whole thing in perspective here

A recent commenter, Michelle, runs a great blog called New York Brain Terrain. I wish I lived in New York so I could use her excellent advice more often. If you do, you should check it out.

Nice article in which several experts rate Wikipedia entries in their fields of expertise. Now I want to see the same people rate the corresponding Encyclopedia Brittanica entries.

Dear Republicans: I know you don’t like science, 'cause it’s all … ummmm … sciency. I know you wouldn’t like to read a whole book about science. But please, take a moment just to read this review of a book … Continue reading →

But the pictures are not very good.

Rosa Parks: A hand-picked Insta-Martyr, or an icon of courage? Good debate about it here.

NPR listeners are 25 percent more likely to buy table wine than non-listeners. They are 97 percent more likely to drink more than four glasses a week. Guilty, and guilty. Now where are the stats on who’s more likely to … Continue reading →

It is not possible to make a living playing video games. Say it loud enough and it will be true.

Oh, God, please don’t tell me her chances are still as high as 75 percent! And of course, nothing can ever hold a candle to the original, the Shawon-O-Meter.

Sundown Towns exposes thousands of towns that excluded/expelled all African Americans during the last century. Sickening.

But without Sony-BMG. This DRM thing is gonna get ugly. As more and more labels opt out of one service or another, it will become more and more likely that I’ll have to break the law just to put all … Continue reading →

I know, I know, I’m about three years late, but I saw Bowling for Columbine for the first time last night. The whole movie is excellent, but by far the best part is when Moore goes to Canada and hears … Continue reading →

CNN has an article about wireless etiquette. Loud cell phones, calls in inappropriate places I can understand. But I never knew there was a 20-minute rule for wi-fi in cafes. I can understand a “be willing to share your table” … Continue reading →