This was supposed to be funny , I don’t know why it made me sad.
The change we need
After eight long, tiresome years, President Al Gore won’t be missed. Even if he did save the planet
TA Frank: The change we need | Comment is free | The Guardian.
rePost: Petzal: The Rules of Gunfighting | Field & Stream
February 04, 2009
Petzal: The Rules of Gunfighting
Normally, this blog is dedicated to peaceful pursuits. However, SFC Frick speaks much wisdom. I am giving him a meritorious promotion to Command Sergeant Major (E-9).
(For more on this subject, visit our list of the five best gunfights of all time).
Drill Sergeant Joe B. Fricks Rules For A Gunfight
23. Your number one option for personal security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
Petzal: The Rules of Gunfighting | Field & Stream.
Going to Kuala Lumpur!
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hehe,
I just booked tickets to Kuala Lumpur, Now just have to find return flights either from singapore or from KL.
Chuck is presenting a paper in June on an asian math conference and he invited me to tag along.
I didn’t even bat an eye! Yes!!!
I’m singing to my self right now! I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it come on come one! YEAH!
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-rePost: Funny: So True:Learned Today-Marginal Revolution: Love Makes You Fat
Love Makes You Fat
Uri Gneezy and Jason Shafrin show that the more likely you are to get divorced or terminate your relationship the less likely you are to gain weight. We call this keeping one’s options open.
Marginal Revolution: Love Makes You Fat.
-rePost: Remember when Arguing-Donkeylicious: The Difference Between Analogies And Counterexamples
Especially hate it when people do the sneaky thing and try to refute you by saying how weak an analogy is when you are giving a counterexample, especially hate it when the person you are talking to seems to either not care or doesn’t understand. Read the whole thing it is short and you would probably learn a thing or two.
Strive to give sound arguments, and to show that other people’s arguments aren’t sound. Use counterexamples to argue against general claims. Don’t fuck around with analogies. That’s how it’s done.
Donkeylicious: The Difference Between Analogies And Counterexamples.
-rePost: Advice from CoryDoctrow on how to Write in our ever connected world-Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction
These are just the main points go read the whole thing.
# Short, regular work schedule
# Leave yourself a rough edge
# Don’t research
# Don’t be ceremonious
# Kill your word-processor
# Realtime communications tools are deadly
Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction.
-rePost-Learned Today: Basketball Game Winner Rule Of Thumb-The No-Stats All-Star – NYTimes.com
One statistical rule of thumb in basketball is that a team leading by more points than there are minutes left near the end of the game has an 80 percent chance of winning. If your team is down by more than 6 points halfway through the final quarter, and you’re anxious to beat the traffic, you can leave knowing that there is slightly less than a 20 percent chance you’ll miss a victory; on the other hand, if you miss a victory, it will have been an improbable and therefore sensational one.
The No-Stats All-Star – NYTimes.com.
-rePost: True To Everyone-The No-Stats All-Star – NYTimes.com
“They all maximize what they think they’re being paid for,” he says. He laughs. “It’s a tough environment for a player now because you have a lot of teams starting to think differently. They’ve got to rethink how they’re getting paid.”
The No-Stats All-Star – NYTimes.com.
Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Evil Republican Senators Watch
And I can’t believe there would be any electoral fall out that would follow what would be clearly understood by all as a classy gesture. McConnell — or Gregg, or any of a number of Republicans of impeccable (sic) right wing ideological pedigree — would be able to demonstrate a kind of reasonableness that the rest of their recent actions hide pretty well.
Even better: they would be praised for the kind of gesture that the GOP has found it impossible to make in response to what polls show is a pretty effective campaign to suggest that they are refusing the proffered hand of a very popular president.
Plus, of course, its just the right thing to do, the sort of care you take for those with whom you work — even the ones with whom you disagree, who you may in fact dislike — just because it makes the world a slightly better place in a way that costs nothing. Your mama told you to do such things; I and my wife work on my eight year old all the time to get him to internalize the notion that kindness is the default option in his dealings with the world.
Is this so hard to get? To do? If you are a Senate Republican, I guess so.
I can’t even get angry about this one. It’s just sad. These are damaged people.
Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Evil Republican Senators Watch.
-rePost: Excellent News For Eminem Fans-Eminem is having a Relapse
Excellent news! I have to say for me Eminem’s music is like Andy Warhol’s art. I’d like to explain it but its like a magic trick it ceases to amaze you if it is explained.
Eminem is having a Relapse
Just what has Eminem been doing for the past three years? According to this profile of the now-reclusive artist: recording.
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His new album, Relapse, is due out sometime in the next month or two.
Eminem is having a Relapse.