• Adages

    Quotes of the day

    From the same song by Dan Bern

    This song was made by algorithms for you and your peers – please like it – it’s called the future is here

    and (somewhere in the song, refering to global warming)

    Isn’t it ironic that we’re going to be killed by dinosaurs after all

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  • Rambles

    Reviewing my old twitter posts…

    I thought I would review my old tweets to see if I had anything that is now embarrassing (didn’t find anything).  I did discover that none of the short coded StumbleUpon links work anymore.  the only thing worth reposting is my little song in code

    if (You==Sunshine && Me.IsExclusiveSunshine==true){
    if (Sky.Color==Color.Gray) {
    Me.IsHappy=true;
    }
    }

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  • Adages

    Thought of the day – from somewhere

    The desire to teach is much stronger than the desire to learn

    I’m not sure where I heard it, and it is probably a bit more apt if you substitute “lecture” instead of “teach”.

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  • Politics

    The notion of privilege

    I think much talk of “privilege” is actually false modesty on the part of the speaker – probably 90% of it actually.  However, Arnold Kling has a list of other factors, particularly

    • being tall
    • having attractive features (or at least not being extremely unattractive)
    • being naturally outgoing (extroverted)
    • not having mental disorders, such as autism, depression, or schizophrenia
    • not having debilitating physical ailments or physical handicaps
    • growing up with your biological father (particularly if you are male).
    • having artistic gifts

    There is no political advantage to either side for these so no one ever talks about them…

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  • Adages

    Quote of the day

    From Tyler Cowen’s conversation with Elisa New

    COWEN: Why would anyone ever have wanted to be a Puritan?

    NEW: That’s a great question. That’s a terrific question and one that I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about. Being a Puritan is a great way to live a psychologically very candid life, [laughs] if what you want is actually not to be repressed at all.

    We think of the Puritans as very repressed, but instead, you want to be marinating in and giving a lot of attention to all of your own insecurities and sense of, “I goofed that up. I messed that one up. Oh, that didn’t work out very well.” If you want to cultivate your inner life, it’s really great to be a Puritan.
    If you want to live a kind of high-octane life of extremes, you want to feel the exultation of a day like this in New England, where the green of the grass and the blue of the sky announce to you that God’s creation is the most eloquent of all creations. If that’s what you’re after, that kind of intensity, New England Puritanism is a really good religion for you.

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  • family

    Amusing things said at bedtime

    Marleigh: Daddy – how do you think you’re going to die?

    Me: Uhhhhhhhh – of old age I hope

    Marleigh: How old?

    Me: About 112 – how do you think I’m going to die

    Marleigh: You’ll probably be killed by a monster who hates us, but my love will bring you back (and makes hand gestures indicating casting of spells)

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