Monthly Archives: November 2008

"Logic? What's that?"

Posted on November 30, 2008 by B Psycho

Sure, the complex can stump people easily, making even geniuses seem feeble-minded.  But true capital-S Stupid is immune to simplicity.  Capital-S Stupid is so powerful that a coin flip can be read as less than a 50/50 chance.  Number 3 … Continue reading →

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Free markets & free kicks

Posted on November 27, 2008 by B Psycho

Been following the discussion fallout from Rod Long’s essay on Cato Unbound.  Spotted some blog responses I found rather curious, figure I’d provide my two cents… -Tyler Cowen, referring to remarks by Matt Yglesias (which amounted to “watch me completely … Continue reading →

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A statement on the division of labor

Posted on November 23, 2008 by B Psycho

I would not like to go through the expense and effort of building this gluttonous masterpiece of foodCrazy, but I would like to eat some.  If only that could be arranged…

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There is no center

Posted on November 23, 2008 by B Psycho

Vache Folle, on this “center-right vs center-left nation” garbage: I keep hearing folks remark that America is “Center-Right”, but nobody ever seems to ask them what they mean by that. Just where is this Center of which they speak? Let … Continue reading →

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Oh, snap!

Posted on November 23, 2008 by B Psycho

Roughly overheard a few minutes ago on ABCs yak fest (I’m waiting for football), while talking about the economy and making the inevitable Saint FDR references: Some dude that looks like George Costanza with a goatee: “In 1941 the US … Continue reading →

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Note to self: be more paranoid about other people's cooking…

Posted on November 23, 2008 by B Psycho

Food should go in one end and out the other.  My body failed its biology tests for a few days, but I’m OK now, I think.

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If-Then

Posted on November 18, 2008 by B Psycho

D.L. Hughley, re: Prop 8 in California: If what he meant by this quote… “I’m not particularly homophobic, but when I read the bill, the way it was written, it was a) a little confusing when I read it, it … Continue reading →

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This is me not caring

Posted on November 18, 2008 by B Psycho

For all the hype on tech sites over Windows 7, I’m not seeing anything that’s actually relevant in use yet.  The GUI pictures look like Vista w/ a dash of OSX thrown in, and what really counts isn’t something that … Continue reading →

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Karl & the Car Company Crisis

Posted on November 15, 2008 by B Psycho

Via Sullivan: John Cohn thinks we’re all either dumb or insane: One reason for the casual support for letting GM fail is the assumption that bankruptcy would be no big deal: As USA Today editorialized recently, “Bankruptcy need not mean … Continue reading →

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That horse is dead. Stop beating it.

Posted on November 13, 2008 by B Psycho

Blargh: Higher taxes on alcohol can make a night out more expensive but could save lives, according to a study released Thursday. Each time the state of Alaska raised its alcoholic beverage tax, fewer deaths were caused by or related … Continue reading →

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