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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Fail, anyone?
In a previous post about U.S. bank failures, I expressed puzzlement at the quoted number of crapouts. Thanks to Black Bloke, a convenient list has been brought to our attention. Note that 10 so far have failed this year alone… … Continue reading
Posted in economics, random shots
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I disagree with Cunning Realist on something
In the middle of CR’s reaction to Palin being McCain’s pick for veep, he says the following: Age is obviously a major factor here. Yes, Obama is also in his forties, only a few years older than Palin. How young … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy/life
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"This is that ignorant shit ya like…"
One “major” candidate has as his drill-into-your-skull buzzword “change”, then switches to agree with the capitulation the rest of his party likes. The other adopts “maverick” as his zombie term, and flips to blend in more with the flock. One … Continue reading
Posted in random shots
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First, Do No Harm
Perfect timing: Roderick Long, on Art of the Possible, describes what’s REALLY wrong with US healthcare policy, and provides example of true anti-state methods of addressing it. May this kind of discussion spread… Considering the purpose of the AOTP site, … Continue reading
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A PSA for the stoners out there
I know it smells good, but you might wanna put it out. The incense, I mean: Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, researchers … Continue reading
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A steaming bowl of powerlessness
This recipe comes to us from Glenn Greenwald: ================================ Ingredients: millions of dollars in donations, spineless alleged representatives. Directions: Blatantly ignore laws against warrantless surveillance. Apply donations to spineless representatives until immunity passes. Allow time to simmer afterwards, then throw … Continue reading
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Logic is to "values" as needle is to balloon
Every election season, a commonly discussed tactic is to make appeals to “shared values”. The whole I’m-just-like-you garbage, naturally to avert the type of fear I’ve described before of imposition from outside. Let’s dispatch with this quick, shall we? 1) … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy/life
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Paging Jim Gaffigan…
“New Plastic flavor HOT POCKETS!!” Yeah, I know that means jack shit, I just found it funny. Anything to ignore the 24-hour establishment love-ins going on. Only thing I’ll say about the current “news” is that my 2nd choice after … Continue reading
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