Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
On Onions, Oil, and ‘Speculators’
On Onions, Oil, and ‘Speculators’:
Politicians who blame “speculators” in futures markets for the run up in oil prices — such as Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) writing in this morning’s USAToday — should consider a lesson from the lowly onion.
Onions are one of the few commodities in the United States for which there are no futures [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Murdering Hookers Is One Thing, but Having Sex With Them…
Murdering Hookers Is One Thing, but Having Sex With Them…:
When I found myself in the unaccustomed position of seeing merit in a class action lawsuit, I knew it wouldn’t be long before I came across one that was easier to ridicule. Even The New York Times has trouble keeping a straight face about the lawsuit [...]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Erosion of liberty
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
- Benjamin Franklin
Privacy: What It’s Like To Fly With No ID Under The TSA’s New Regulations
Previously:
How to really fight terrorists
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
How to nap
How to nap - Boston.com:
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Make a saving throw vs. tomb raiders
boing boing: Ancient Roman D20 for sale, $18,000:
Kevin Andrew Murphy sez, “I knew that Lady Puabi of Ur had d4s for the game boards found in her tomb, but it turns out the Romans had d20s and a nice green glass one is currently up for sale at Christie’s. Only $17,925, for the gamer [...]
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The Market and the Government, by Arnold Kling
The Market and the Government, by Arnold Kling:
On the one hand, The Washington Post reports,
high fuel prices are having disparate effects: the end of free pizza deliveries at major franchises, a plunge in the sales of sport-utility vehicles, a steep drop in the price of houses that are far from jobs or mass transit.
On the [...]
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Review: Java Java
Anne and I are going to start blogging our dining experiences. There are too many good and great places to eat in Houston to waste time on mediocre and poor restaurants.
Unfortunately, our first post will be a negative review of one of my old favorites, Java Java on 11th in the Heights. Back [...]