August 2009
81 posts
Two questions: Is Jean Grey the next Disney Princess? and if so how much cooler is the Phoenix Force than a fish tail? http://bit.ly/vNeaE
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Rob Neyer is confused that the Brewers are selling... →
As The Munger would say, don’t forget that most important economic decision variable which is price. The tickets are relatively inexpensive and beer and hot dogs are relatively inexpensive as well. Sure the quality of the product on the field matters and probably the impression of the quality (a lagged measure winning and excitement) probably matters more, but price matters too.
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Nirvana -- MTV Unplugged in New York →
MTV Unplugged in New York is a great album. The raw and clearly pained Cobain sounds like he is about to kill himself. It’s almost weird that he waited another 6 more months to do it. It’s sad/beautiful that something so ugly can be so pretty. Inspired by Marco.
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Takka Takka →
Very enjoyable live session. Highly recommended for your Monday listening pleasure.
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Political Atonement →
Marc Ambinder on “The Jewish Redemption Of Ted Kennedy.”
So it turns out that if you eat a lot of beets your pee turns reddish pink. Who knew? Not as cool as asparagus but still a fun party trick.
Guitar Hero/Rock Band fest at @greg_carter place.
Do Make Say Think.
“They got the Manischewitz, we got the Jamesons.” (Denis Leary and Lenny Clarke with Remy + Orsillo http://bit.ly/psONh on NESN 8/15/06).
Same jewish first baseman but less funnies from Denis Leary in his return appearance to the NESN booth in support of the Jimmy Fund tonight.
I miss Ted already. Scaling roll call votes will never be the same without him.
Scalia, Executions, and Actual Innocence →
Hey look, Ari blogged. The end of our long national Twitter nightmare may soon be over. Developing…
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“Good fundamentals make political strategists look like geniuses (see: Karl Rove...”
– Brendan Nyhan
blueberry boy bait →
from smitten kitchen. @atofias made, was great.
If sport coat, no-tie is good enough for Obama and Bernanke then it’s good enough for APSA.
“Congress, a parliamentary Okefenokee Swamp in which reform bogs down, finally rots and emits noxious gases” http://bit.ly/2s2Pk via ens
Why is this being liked? A continuing series →
Michael Vick started a summer camp.
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I feel like I’m winning. I just had to set Stata’s memory allocation to 1 gig.
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Comfortably Numb →
During the 1996—97 academic year, If you were standing in line for Hot Truck on a Friday or Saturday night (let’s face it probably Thursday too) you could probably hear a certain freshman blasting “Comfortably Numb” from the 6th floor. In retrospect, I’m not sure if he played it as a joyous anthem or a sorrowful dirge. I should email him and ask, but few of the hungry...
For the annals of health insurance and bureaucratic overhead: Humana sent me 7 copies of the same 5 page mailing within a week. A mail fail?
I could live in a world with “Blue Line Swinger” on infinite repeat and like it.
Pesto (made from CSA basil) & lamb meatballs. Once again the Red Sox are doing their best to ruin a good meal.
On pie →
Pizza from Textism. From the marginalia: “I’m not going to get into the whole thin-crust vs thick-crust balderhooch, though I’m sorry, that Chicago thing is fucked up.”
Sally really is something else. The whole show is worth listening too. http://bit.ly/16cEgB
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“To get to the bottom of this mystery — and it’s one of...”
– Rob Neyer on path dependence in baseball
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Software Pricing: Are We Doing It Wrong? →
Coding Horror
The Fundamentals of Filibustering →
Greg Koger guest blogging at The Monkey Cage
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“On votes that pitted most Democrats against most Republicans, McCain has sided...”
– CQ Politics | McCain: Maverick No More? (via @mjensley)
The nice thing about friends with farm shares is friends that see down the tree and know they can’t finish their farm shares.
Wondra is my favorite ingredient.
Purple zombie haunts upper midwest: http://bit.ly/EhqtJ
I invite you to join me in listening to Pavement for the rest of the afternoon.
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“Last October, in a previous bout over spending bills, Mr. Clinton won almost...”
– from a 1999 congressional budget story in The New York Times
The US Congress — not reading bills since before it was cool.
“When you’re Barack Obama and you’ve lost Jon Stewart, you’ve got a problem.” Mike Allen on healthcare reform @ Politico http://bit.ly/rRMp4
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“The idea that people can’t capture their own lived experience is a losing...”
– Clay Shirky (via Slashdot)
Quentin Tarantino's top 20 movies →
via Kottke
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“People come back to places that send them away. Places like Google, Yahoo,...”
– Dave Winer
Why do the title of a New York Times article and it’s HTML <title> so rarely match-up? Which is correct? Do other sites share this problem?
“Meanwhile, don’t worry overmuch about those raucous meetings, as unpleasant as...”
– David Warsh (via Instapaper)
“[T]hinking up the right regression to run can be worth millions.”
– Ian Ayres of Freakonomics (via Instapaper)
Herbed Ricotta Tart →
from David Lebovitz
About Last Night… (1986) ★★★ http://bit.ly/Z0cw6
Pulp Fiction (1994) ★★★★★ http://bit.ly/KylQX Re-viewed last night at Fish Fry & A Flick. Also why is that movie so comforting?
Politico reports that Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) isn’t going to run for re-election. http://bit.ly/Xz90m