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Your week in Quickies [quickie] Jan 04 2009, 16:40 EST [permalink] Boston Extreme Beer Festival [jackdied] Jan 04 2009, 16:35 EST Full Text Quote of the Week [jackdied] Dec 27 2008, 01:14 EST [updated Dec 27 2008, 01:21 EST] [permalink] Contains Quinine - Vintage brand Tonic Water My first thought was "is anyone allergic to quinine?" but the statement is in bold on the front of the bottle so it must be a brag and not a warning. This is a bit like writing "Contains Cow Lactation Full Text Novel Ideas [bobsalive] Dec 23 2008, 13:12 EST [permalink] An Anathem Review As jackdied touched on in his halftime report, Neal Stephenson's latest is one long book. At over 900 pages, it's a bear to lug around and even somewhat daunting to look at. Then I tried actually reading it. Again as jackdied men Full Text A Technical Solution to a Social Problem [jackdied] Dec 23 2008, 07:30 EST [updated Dec 23 2008, 07:40 EST] [permalink] "Idaho State Rep. Steve Hartgen, a former newspaper publisher, says he might introduce a bill to force people to use their real names when posting comments on the Internet." Says the AP Rep. Hartgen is a fool and solving social problems with technical so Full Text Winter Bowling: Xmas Game [jackdied] Dec 22 2008, 23:28 EST [updated Dec 22 2008, 23:36 EST] [permalink] 140, 112, 169. Uneven but I didn't sht the bed. After league I pre-bowled for next week along with a few other players (two days after Christmas is too close for anyone traveling out of state). 145, 158, 188. Much better. Leagues do small awards fo Full Text Just Arrived [jackdied] Dec 22 2008, 16:15 EST [permalink] From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967. I have a full load of books to finish for the Holidays. Full Text Your week in Quickies [quickie] Dec 19 2008, 15:31 EST [permalink] 25 Most/Least Safe Cities [jackdied] Dec 19 2008, 15:30 EST Philadelphia gets listed twice on the Least Safe list if you count Camden. Full Text Regulation is Taxation [jackdied] Dec 19 2008, 14:24 EST [updated Dec 19 2008, 14:38 EST] [permalink] I am fond of pointing out that US Government cash spending of 3 Trillion dollars a year is just the tip of the iceberg. The amount of wealth it silently spends through regulation is just as staggering. For instance there is a new federal law regulating Full Text Quote of the Week [jackdied] Dec 19 2008, 13:10 EST [permalink] A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business. - Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements Full Text Speaking at PyCon 2009 [jackdied] Dec 16 2008, 09:23 EST [permalink] I received my acceptence letter for PyCon 2009, the annual US Python programming language conference. So I'll be in Chicago end of March giving a new version of the talk I did in the UK and Lithuania. Should be fun. Full Text Saturday Bowling Extravaganza [jackdied] Dec 15 2008, 00:36 EST [updated Dec 15 2008, 00:38 EST] [permalink] KZ, Wolfe, and I went bowling while the girls were picking out bride's maid's dresses. We ended up bowling seven games (picking out dresses must be hard, fun, or both). GamejackdiedWolfeKZ Game 1128133160 Game 2150154123 Game 3160113154 Game 41131 Full Text Welcome to Home Depot [jackdied] Dec 12 2008, 12:30 EST [updated Dec 14 2008, 01:29 EST] [permalink] ring ring Phone: Welcome to Home Depot Sommerville. We do not have any generators, how may I help you? Me: Nevermind. New Hampshire is currently fuuuucked (Somerville, MA is 50 miles from NH). This includes bobsalive. Bob talked to our friend Mik Full Text Winter Bowling: Sport League [jackdied] Dec 08 2008, 22:13 EST [updated Dec 08 2008, 22:38 EST] [permalink] 115, 197, 131. I could do no wrong in that 197 game. It could have been a 200+ if I hadn't left the ninth frame open or if I had finished with more than 5 pins on my final throw. Oh well. Next week we change oil patterns again, from the 42 foot Scorpi Full Text Hurray for the Spanish Curse [jackdied] Dec 07 2008, 18:23 EST [permalink] The American Enterprise Institute has an article Grain and Oil that graphs the decline of the Soviet Union next to the price and production of Grain and Oil. Good stuff. The Soviets had stagnant grain production and a growing urban population who still Full Text Your week in Quickies [quickie] Dec 07 2008, 18:09 EST [permalink] Fat: The Cookbook [jackdied] Dec 07 2008, 17:49 EST The book's four sections are dedicated to butter, lard or pork fat, poultry fat, and Full Text Blog TODO List [jackdied] Dec 07 2008, 18:06 EST [updated Dec 07 2008, 18:15 EST] [permalink] Move blog hosting to Google's App Engine service. Add comments. Mark archive pages as non-indexable so google doesn't think we're a spam site - it sees lots of duplication because there are many URLs to get the same content. Remove FAQ entry #1 Q: Full Text WalMart's own FEMA [jackdied] Dec 07 2008, 17:42 EST [updated Dec 07 2008, 17:48 EST] [permalink] The whole article on WalMart's emergency management strategy is a must read. WalMart has stores everywhere so any natural disaster affects them. WalMart also has a huge number of employees so they can spare a few to just think about disaster relief and Full Text Obama Promises to Destroy 2.5+ Million Jobs [jackdied] Dec 07 2008, 16:36 EST [updated Dec 07 2008, 17:54 EST] [permalink] Which is another way of describing his promise to create 2.5 million jobs. The money to "create" those jobs has to come from the private sphere which means private jobs are retarded by at least that 2.5 million amount (you have to factor in overhead and Full Text $15 Billion Bailout for Automakers [jackdied] Dec 06 2008, 16:05 EST [permalink] According to the AP Congress & Bush have agreed on a $15 billion bailout for U.S. automakers. $15 Billion is better than the talked about $35 billion but it is still greater than zero. $15 billion is $30,000 per employee of the Big 3. $15 billion is $ Full Text Python 3000 Released! [jackdied] Dec 04 2008, 22:01 EST [updated Dec 04 2008, 22:06 EST] [permalink] The Python programming language has released version 3.0 aka "Python 3000" - a name that started as a joke "we'll put that feature in Python 3000." You can read the What's New summary to see, umm, what's new. Oh sure, you probably don't care but I do b Full Text Speaking with an Obama Campaign Staffer [jackdied] Dec 01 2008, 23:40 EST [updated Dec 02 2008, 00:04 EST] [permalink] I spoke with a professional Dem campaign staffer recently (petedied's wedding). Nice guy. We didn't talk policy but we did talk about the campaign. Smart guy. Nothing he said will make you angry or blow your mind. 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