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Monday, July 28, 2008

“Isn’t filtering stupidity elitist? Yes. Yes, it is. That’s sort of the whole point.”

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John Derbyshire on Smartocracy on National Review Online

Friday, July 25, 2008

“Our cognitive elites are not lovable”

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Are they ready to listen?

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

“Most people, most of the time, steadfastly refuse to pay attention.”

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Master Swindler - washingtonpost.com

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

“strangely mesmerizing to witness Van Meegeren bend to his labors, though in effect we are simply watching paint dry.”

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An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything

Thursday, July 17, 2008
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I Choose My Choice!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

“Unless he’s an abusive alcoholic or something similar, to be more oppressive than a ‘real’ job, a husband would have to possess tireless text-messaging thumbs”

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Has modern life killed the semicolon? - By Paul Collins - Slate Magazine

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

“Fiorello LaGuardia’s favorite put-down for egghead bureaucrats who got in his way was ’semicolon boy.’ “

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JUST MARRY HIM?

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

And suitable husbands rarely appear on the scene the very moment their presence is desired.”
(Via More Intelligent Life -.)

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Coudal Partners

Friday, June 27, 2008

First a note about substituting ingredients or tools. Don’t. This method has been exhaustively tested and retested for excellence and the smallest variation can result in catastrophic and unintended consequences. See the ‘butterfly flaps its wings and causes hurricane’ metaphor from Chaos Theory. There is room for personal preference and improvisation in many things. This [...]

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The Isabels

Sunday, June 22, 2008
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