tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62733422011-07-14T20:42:56.701-04:00The conversation maintenance projectBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comBlogger12351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-17159287567685466842008-07-16T10:42:00.001-04:002008-07-16T10:44:15.090-04:00

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-14569167007085533432008-03-14T11:07:00.002-04:002008-03-14T11:09:57.586-04:00

I pronounce this blog dead on this day, March 14th, in the year of our Lord 2008 at 9:08am MST. It was a good blog and a noble idea. We will miss you, Ustoo.

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-22456506422400613772008-01-08T02:43:00.000-05:002008-01-08T02:46:34.385-05:00

via Wonkette

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-50005130662295508932008-01-06T17:50:00.000-05:002008-01-06T18:00:31.922-05:00

I have a suspicion that I already know the answer to this, but where do you all stand on the idea of allowing parents to modify the genes of their children to select for certain traits? Can there be a nuanced line drawn? Is it okay to tweak DNA to prevent disease? To change brown eyes to blue? To increase intelligence?Here's a great article on the subject.From: The American Interest via Seed

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-76855604272666081062007-12-24T12:38:00.001-05:002007-12-24T12:38:44.507-05:00

Merry Christmas! Discuss.

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-41156414950858951782007-06-20T20:11:00.000-04:002007-06-20T20:13:20.192-04:00

because it makes something that would normally be a quick laugh turn into a half hour of tear jerking hysteria.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-37880013445284317722007-06-05T19:37:00.000-04:002007-06-05T19:40:51.384-04:00

Does it not seem that the environment is a bit more complicated than we can really understand? This article points out some of the dangers of solar filtering. I'm not surprised, are you?

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-78684571587514710692007-05-25T04:36:00.001-04:002007-06-05T17:54:44.933-04:00

I have another blog. Yes, another one. But this one is about what can be done to help make the world a better place to live. So when you want to take a break from cynicism, hopefully my blog will provide that break. Eventually.Link

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-18525178845161759522007-04-29T00:21:00.000-04:002007-04-29T00:26:19.744-04:00

Who's heard of zefrank?Some of his posts have some interesting points.Other times it's just kinda entertaining.Question #1: does anyone agree with my assessment that this guy is an odd cross between Matt and the apparently dead Miguel?Question #2: is anyone familiar with an OTC drug that can make make me stop paying attention to things like this, and more attention to things like, I don't know,

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-27071900084055926522007-04-27T19:14:00.000-04:002007-04-27T19:17:40.208-04:00

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-85238413940096312382007-04-18T11:28:00.000-04:002007-04-18T11:31:45.940-04:00

I had thought about posting a comment about the tragedy at VT. I considered including a link to an interesting commentary about how quickly the media jumps to the wrong questions.But I'm not going to. Since this has become an online conversation between the person with whom I live and myself, and although I only see him for around 15 minutes a week, I'll just talk to him about it when I see him

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1176595304058181852007-04-14T19:56:00.000-04:002007-04-14T20:01:44.090-04:00

Here is a graphic version charting the real estate roller coaster and current boom:And here is the same data plotted on a graph:Which do you find more dramatic?

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1176409989645650742007-04-12T16:31:00.000-04:002007-04-12T20:46:32.246-04:00

Kurt Vonnegut died last night. So it goes.UPDATE: A friend from Australia here on a Fullbright scholarship wrote an interesting piece following Vonnegut's death, which touches on the changes she sees in this country. I thought the ustoo readers might find it interesting.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1176302396834945572007-04-11T10:35:00.000-04:002007-04-11T10:39:56.866-04:00

Complete with Venn diagrams illustrating such topics as hot/fly and taking it to the bay. "This is why "This Is Why I'm Hot" is hot: Because it's hot."A good read. Thanks.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1172799266258584782007-03-01T20:32:00.000-05:002007-03-01T20:34:26.290-05:00

I can't figure out why people aren't jumping to help this cute little guy, can you?

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1172631447157311432007-02-27T21:55:00.000-05:002007-02-28T01:16:48.496-05:00

It's Old Greg!

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1171381055574456142007-02-13T10:31:00.000-05:002007-02-13T10:37:35.603-05:00

I'm not familiar with a better, more on-point reponse to a thoughtless 'religious' mud-throwing than this. I also think it's a bit dangerous to dig this far into such a sensitive issue during a campaign, which makes me like it even more.I suggest you take a few moments to read it.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1171214062404127622007-02-11T12:10:00.000-05:002007-02-11T12:14:22.443-05:00

...was an awesome-ly bad show. And now it's apparently an adjective a la 'cool.'

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1170908567444794132007-02-07T23:19:00.000-05:002007-02-07T23:22:47.473-05:00

Mandatory tracking of all internet use????I think big bro is gettin' a little too big for his breeches...

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1170103820883201712007-01-29T15:49:00.000-05:002007-01-29T15:50:20.926-05:00

Did it for this attorney, Ms. Sue Yoo?

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1169655616784730762007-01-24T11:17:00.000-05:002007-01-24T11:20:16.833-05:00

Thunderbird doesn't have to cut the tap early.There could be an effective public policy argument here. For those of you who remember a certain order or wings of which a certain friend recommended we get tons, you'll recall that takers required significant amounts of beer in order to maintain consciousness.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1169607328562256912007-01-23T21:52:00.000-05:002007-01-23T22:00:26.890-05:00

If you, like me, are sick and tired of constantly receiving junk snail mail with credit card offers, sierra club membership forms, and sex toy catalogs, check out this post over at lifehacker with websites where you can opt-out of all of it. In case you forgot it, it has the do not call list info, and some other goodies.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1169135675665990552007-01-18T10:53:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:54:35.703-05:00

Angry doctor chops off/chops up man's penis during surgery.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1169006834216902962007-01-16T23:04:00.000-05:002007-01-16T23:07:15.210-05:00

It looks like the standard form letter sent to everyone who wrote in on the issue (no surprise):Dear Benjamin: Thank you for your letter about legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate with drug companies in order to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. I appreciate your taking the time to get in touch. H.R. 4, the Medicare

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1168906825560249732007-01-15T19:13:00.000-05:002007-01-15T19:20:25.600-05:00

I keep seeing people wearing "I &#60heart&#62 America" buttons. As though I might think they do not.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1168800528025002492007-01-14T13:45:00.000-05:002007-01-14T13:48:48.060-05:00

Sir:I am writing to express my concern about H.R. 4. The lack of ability for the government to pull drugs from the medicare formulary when an agreement is not reached in negotiations with drug companies is appaling. It leaves the bill not filfilling it's intended purpose of saving taxpayer money.The Congressional Budget Office itself has come to this conclusion and I will refer you to a letter

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1168703089170088652007-01-13T10:43:00.000-05:002007-01-13T10:44:49.210-05:00

And as an additional teaser, they just released the table of contents from the manual. Check it out here.Via tuaw.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1168612387182661352007-01-12T09:26:00.000-05:002007-01-12T09:33:07.213-05:00

Now that the Department of the Interior has proposed the polar bear for the endangered species list, there is a sixty or ninety-day (depending on which of these sites you ask) period for public comment on the matter. I know those with connections in Norway may not agree (jk), but if you are so inclined here are three places you can submit a pre-prepared or custom comment.Environmental

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1168108589333317142007-01-06T13:36:00.000-05:002007-01-06T13:36:29.386-05:00

It's 70 degrees in New York today.

Daddy Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1167886347516737762007-01-03T23:38:00.000-05:002007-01-03T23:52:27.546-05:00

I just thought I'd share some cool stuff I found today.First off, I want my computer setup to look like thisSo anyone who wants to donate a 30"cinema display or a Mac Pro, give me a call.Second, I found a rocking new program that first made me think of Ziggy, but then I realized I could use it, too. Called Delicious Library, all you do is point your iSight at the bar code on your books, and it

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1167518522859971482006-12-30T17:39:00.000-05:002006-12-30T17:42:02.890-05:00

It finally all makes sense.Via BoingBoing.Also, could someone please upgrade this blog to the new blogger so it's not such a pain in the ass to post here?

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1167037696042991782006-12-25T04:07:00.000-05:002006-12-25T04:08:16.073-05:00

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1166411874392997452006-12-17T22:17:00.000-05:002006-12-17T22:17:54.440-05:00

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1165344056427625952006-12-05T13:36:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:40:56.430-05:00

An = number of units of alcohol consumedS = smokiness of the room (graded from 0-10, where 0 clear air; 10 extremely smoky)L = luminance of 'person of interest' (candelas per square metre; typically 1 pitch black; 150 as seen in normal room lighting)Vo = Snellen visual acuity (6/6 normal; 6/12 just meets driving standard)d = distance from 'person of interest' (metres; 0.5 to 3 metres)Another one

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1165343731999683992006-12-05T13:31:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:42:00.230-05:00

Dear god. A white teacher calls his black student a you-know-what, then tries to defend himself to a black reporter. He's even got flash cards illustrating how the slang version (ends in a) that he used is a completely different word from the traditional version (ends in er) and is therefore not derogatory. It is very, very sad.Thanks, Ogged.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1165343495264405542006-12-05T13:30:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:31:35.306-05:00

Caring for your introvert.We all know a few of these, myself included.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1165245505136777982006-12-04T10:11:00.000-05:002006-12-04T10:18:25.206-05:00

I've always felt that some of the "non-religious" or "secular" people I knew were the most representative of the dogmatic fervor they claimed to hate about organized religious groups. Nicholas Kristof has an interesting piece on this.Note: I think he directs his point to the religious intolerants just as much as the secular. The point being: dude, chill on the fanaticism.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1165015029974366252006-12-01T18:13:00.000-05:002006-12-02T13:53:53.130-05:00

Thanks to Brad Feld.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1164313065889498832006-11-23T15:17:00.000-05:002006-11-23T15:17:45.923-05:00

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1163690017872365992006-11-16T10:10:00.000-05:002006-11-16T10:49:14.166-05:00

but it got the job done. This is UCLA police 'escorting' a man out of the library. Just to keep things moving, they tazed him about five times, especially when the freshly-tazed bastard wouldn't get off the ground.Is there something wrong with our generation that people aren't willing to straight out stop such heinous abuses of power?

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1163342357061008912006-11-12T09:35:00.000-05:002006-11-12T09:39:17.116-05:00

Does anyone remember a music award event in which Elton John performed with, or at least embraced, Eminem? Why did he do that? I can't remember whether he was showing his support for the freedom to express any point of view, or whether he believed the guy's music actually supported homosexuals.If it's the former, is he now changing his mind by supporting a ban on all organized religion?

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1163176489166413302006-11-10T11:29:00.000-05:002006-11-10T11:34:49.236-05:00

The UN is calling for an end to the US embargo on Cuba.I don't know much about China, so maybe you sophisticate Economist readers can chime in here, but my sense is that allowing trade can be an economic strategy to ween a country from communism. Given the power hand-off to Fidel's brother, and that he can't last too much longer, it might be a good time to start building stronger economic

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1163126027532244652006-11-09T21:31:00.000-05:002006-11-09T21:33:47.533-05:00

This dude rocks. After running 50 marathons in 50 days, one in each state, he's bored. So, having finished the tour with the NY marathon, why not run it the next day backwards?Then, cause, you know, we're even more bored.... run home. I mean NY to San Fran here folks.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1163125812327247162006-11-09T21:27:00.000-05:002006-11-09T21:30:12.376-05:00

I can't tell you how many times I've heard that the problem with Latin culture is the machismo, and the homophobia that goes with it.Well, I guess Colorado shouldn't talk much, regardless of the republic nestled 'neath the flatirons. Mexico has us beat.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1163016619158815302006-11-08T15:07:00.000-05:002006-11-08T15:23:08.650-05:00

I'm bummed I didn't realize this was available, and am damn glad I found it. With bloglines, you can program your page to monitor all the blogs you like to read. Then, instead of checking each and every one to see if there's anything new, you look at one page.The bummer is all the quality procrastination time I can no longer justify by rolling through a laundry list of blogs, only to start over

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1162960013849844902006-11-07T23:26:00.000-05:002006-11-07T23:26:53.886-05:00

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1162764686854510962006-11-05T17:09:00.000-05:002006-11-05T17:11:26.886-05:00

I was supposed to call Lucky this weekend, but like the last 10 weekends, I have found myself with to much work to do.Probably for the best. Suddenly all I can think of is how I am actually Napoleon.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1162521964064041032006-11-02T21:45:00.000-05:002006-11-02T21:46:04.136-05:00

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1162045855590392322006-10-28T09:54:00.000-04:002006-10-28T17:27:58.900-04:00

The song "You're Beautiful" by British artist James Blunt is the perfect love song.In many love songs, the "I" of the song is desperately beseeching Cupid (for some reason), making plans to do things, or something else equally futile/tiring. I cannot identify with behavior of this sort. What I can identify with, however, is staring at women while I am stoned on public transportation. Blunt has

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1161927343744016992006-10-27T01:32:00.000-04:002006-10-27T01:37:04.456-04:00

The New York bar might crack down on blogging lawyers."While you might not guess it from watching late night TV, advertisements by lawyers are regulated by a web of regulations intended to protect potential clients from deceptive claims in such ads. Generally, these rules require lawyers to submit their ads to a review board, often with a filing fee paid with each new advertisement. The New York

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1161909800208079782006-10-26T20:39:00.000-04:002006-10-26T20:43:20.253-04:00

ME!Guess what wonder drug doesn't cause cancer?Fuck the feds in the '06.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1161663655339626042006-10-24T00:18:00.000-04:002006-10-24T00:20:55.386-04:00

After painstaking research, I have come to a conclusion regarding what the single best piece of recorded music in human history is, and it is "I Love Livin' in the City" by Fear.Thank you. Please go about your business.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1161583002209076782006-10-23T01:54:00.000-04:002006-10-23T01:57:08.823-04:00

You should look up the Ben Folds version of "Bitches Ain't Shit". It rocks.Oh, Dr. Dre, you have never lied to me. Except for that thing about weed and brain damage.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1161456054743952032006-10-21T14:39:00.000-04:002006-10-21T14:40:54.786-04:00

Kevin Tillman on what the U.S. has become, after becoming an Army Ranger with his brother, Pat.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1161150556796530072006-10-18T01:48:00.000-04:002006-10-18T01:49:16.836-04:00

I'm moving to Iran. Where it's safe.

Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1160934477512969552006-10-15T13:47:00.000-04:002006-10-15T13:47:57.543-04:00

And says exactly what needs to be said about the Republican's scare tactics.

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1160856350308338482006-10-14T16:03:00.000-04:002006-10-14T16:05:50.353-04:00

Thank God Tom Reynolds (R-NY) is sorry.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1160581910545963542006-10-11T11:51:00.000-04:002006-10-11T11:51:50.583-04:00

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1159571037394289052006-09-29T19:03:00.000-04:002006-09-29T19:03:57.433-04:00

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1159038498345021682006-09-23T15:06:00.000-04:002006-09-23T15:08:18.400-04:00

When is Muslim Terrorist Month? A letter to the editor from my hometown newspaper...American-born residents get no respectThe Sept. 15 Gazette contained an ad touting Hispanic Heritage Month.When is my month? I am native American (I was born here, which makes me native American), white, and I get no respect. We have an entire month for blacks, one for Hispanics (legal and illegal) and I am

Daddy Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1158952727908189552006-09-22T15:17:00.000-04:002006-09-22T15:18:47.946-04:00

This means war! This means WAR!

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1158946438790081522006-09-22T13:29:00.000-04:002006-09-22T13:33:58.820-04:00

I endorse everything that Matthew Yglesias says here.Once I start my new job--next Wednesday for those of you keeping score at home--I can't donate to any political campaigns for a year (or blog, probably). But I can give money now, and Webb is as deserving a Democratic candidate as there is this year.Even if you can't give much, please consider throwing the guy $20 here.

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1158940651842724072006-09-22T11:46:00.000-04:002006-09-22T11:57:31.906-04:00

So McCain and Bush just came to a "compromise" that strips meaningful judicial protections from anyone the President says so. Oh, and the bills authorizes violations of Common Article III of the Geneva Conventions too.This is so deeply, fundamentally wrong--I can't believe this is happening in our country (even after everything else). But it is--and we should at least try to stop it. The only

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1158446980307474172006-09-16T18:49:00.000-04:002006-09-16T18:51:05.876-04:00

Olde Tyme instructional video.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1157920454358689532006-09-10T16:33:00.000-04:002006-09-10T16:34:14.400-04:00

Here.

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1157644955492927182006-09-07T11:39:00.000-04:002006-09-07T12:06:00.636-04:00

A report mentioned is slate today points out that anti-marijuana "public service" ads have hilariously caused more people to use marijuana. While this should have left a taste as bitter as bongwater in the mouths of White House drug policy hacks, they instead suppressed the mulit-million dollar report to spend more money on a program they knew wasn't working.But why the fuck do they care? Of

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1157037292037756702006-08-31T11:10:00.000-04:002006-08-31T11:14:52.100-04:00

I am currently struggling through (or rather, against) some fiendishly difficult problems in this book, which I like to call "the satanic bible":Which has lead me to a quite dark self-doubt. If this is too much for me, then are my plans to get a PhD a bunch of nonsense?Maybe I'll apply to law school after all.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1156894845339560162006-08-29T19:36:00.000-04:002006-08-29T19:40:45.406-04:00

Methinks it was the summer of love when we began passing Bishop Spong around, between spouts of drag, professional drunkenness, six-foot bongs and death threats.Anywhooo.... I didn't know about this until now.(sorry about the registration part, but you can get one article free)

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1156816907040685542006-08-28T21:56:00.000-04:002006-08-28T22:01:47.076-04:00

Or on Craigslist, most likely. I don't know why I didn't know about this sooner. There are a ton of MP3 players out there (I just bought this one) that can be used with subscription music services, like Rhapsody. I pay $14.99/month and I can put any of over 2 million songs on my 4GB MP3 player.

Daddy Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1156433787535344222006-08-24T11:17:00.000-04:002006-08-24T11:36:27.663-04:00

In my daily cursory glance at slate, I noticed this piece about an article in Forbes. One thing not mentioned (why would it be?) is a working paper I read in a seminar last semester that demonstrates pretty conclusively that women who work in male-dominated industries are much more likely to get divorced than their counterparts in female-dominated industries*. So it's not career women in general

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1156260139410140862006-08-22T11:09:00.000-04:002006-08-22T11:22:19.476-04:00

You know what most people weren't doing last week? Sitting around the wireless listening to "The Shadow" with their family. In a sudden and unexpected twist, radio is not the dominate form of public communication. Yet we still pay for the idiotic weekly presidential radio address.In Denver, it takes place at 8:06 am on Saturday carried on KOA. The rebuttal isn't broadcast in Denver. Before that

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1156212432600037802006-08-21T22:04:00.000-04:002006-08-21T22:07:12.733-04:00

I think I've had it with the democrats. Discuss.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1155688530135928682006-08-15T20:31:00.000-04:002006-08-15T20:35:30.203-04:00

Anyone seen/heard of this video, claiming the US government was behind 9-11?I just heard about it, and it's a bit Michael Moore-ish. Also, I've also always found it hard to believe that such a conspiracy would be possible. It would take the coordination of so many people and I find it hard to believe you can keep that many people quiet.That being said, it's interesting and tempting.

Luckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1154315695145983322006-07-30T23:12:00.000-04:002006-07-30T23:15:32.620-04:00

Either because you aren't as cool as me or because you have a job, it is likely that you don't stay up all hours of the night watching cartoons for hipsters. Because of this, you are unlikely to know about this free 7 song EP from Danger Doom.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1154104717535800032006-07-28T12:37:00.000-04:002006-07-28T12:38:37.586-04:00

Coulter says Clinton's behavior shows "latent gay tendencies".

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1154011944552334572006-07-27T10:51:00.000-04:002006-07-27T11:20:42.706-04:00

But it's over, which is nice.The worst part is how far behind I am in blog-reading. I may have to spend all of my vacation at internet cafes just so I can have the latest word on Lamont-Lieberman or whatever Unfogged has to say.

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153982897326404962006-07-27T02:44:00.000-04:002006-07-27T03:07:16.813-04:00

...is a great, great show.I am only 4 episodes into the first season, and I can tell you that already. I just saw a 5 minute conversation between two men consisting only of the word 'fuck,' and I understood the entire thing. You can't learn to write like that. Daddy, Ziggy, Fuzzy even, I'm sorry I ever doubted you.

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153844502469701962006-07-25T12:00:00.000-04:002006-07-25T12:29:10.776-04:00

I was sitting there wondering where it all fell apart. It was a lousy greasy spoon in a sea of ugly dead buildings. Two transvestites were at the counter, cackling, wearing huge colored wigs. A junky in a leather jacket and no shirt was nodding off after a day of horse riding, a cold cup of untouched coffee in front of him. I didn't need to drink coffee. I'd been up for days. I would be awake for

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153705594427013322006-07-23T21:26:00.000-04:002006-07-23T21:46:34.796-04:00

So I take the bar exam on Tuesday and Wednesday. The NY essays, NY multiple choice questions, and the MPT (a practical test that requires no previous substantive knowledge but instead tests "lawyering" skills) are on Tuesday. The MBE (multiple choice questions for no jurisdiction in particular and used by most if not all states) is on Wednesday. I will likely have a drink or two on Wednesday

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153698883590948232006-07-23T19:53:00.000-04:002006-07-23T19:54:43.620-04:00

Here. If your boss asks, you're on your own.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153410565307928882006-07-20T11:47:00.000-04:002006-07-20T11:49:25.346-04:00

I have been thinking about doing something off the beaten path after grad school that really isn't in my field. Adventure or career-killing juvenile behavior?Also:Have I ever mentioned my brilliant idea to make Jerusalem an international park administrated by an international body?

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153247827261863912006-07-18T14:28:00.000-04:002006-07-18T14:37:07.300-04:00

Israeli children:Lebenese children:

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153242793639287632006-07-18T13:09:00.000-04:002006-07-18T13:13:13.730-04:00

I am sitting at McCarran International in Las Vegas and using the internet from their free wifi connection. Free WiFi. At an airport. I've been wishing for this for years. I am glad some place finally has one. Too bad it's in such a hole.Also, I just read this in TP on slate (via the free WiFi connection at McCaran):The LAT says that before they board citizens have to sign a contract

Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15019172874814373825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153198689390101082006-07-18T00:54:00.000-04:002006-07-18T00:58:09.423-04:00

When things like this come out of his mouth: "While everyone has a right to emergency shelter, that doesn’t always make emergency shelter right for everyone," Mr. Bloomberg said, adding that his administration was working to replace "the dead-end model of managing homelessness with the new goal of ending it."

Daddy Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153179344510979432006-07-17T19:35:00.000-04:002006-07-17T19:35:44.540-04:00

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153169073162937982006-07-17T16:44:00.000-04:002006-07-17T16:44:33.163-04:00

Why didn't Matt liveblog the S.F. reunion/gathering?

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1153168955875771522006-07-17T16:40:00.000-04:002006-07-17T18:28:16.473-04:00

The mysterious* girlfriend and I are going to Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Thailand for vacation after the bar exam. Woot! What should bring to read? Oh, and if anybody's been to SE Asia and has any advice, I'd love to hear it!Thanks.*Not so much mysterious as, er, spirited.

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152992767667217262006-07-15T15:45:00.000-04:002006-07-15T15:46:40.363-04:00

1. In which of the following fact situations is defendant Smith most likely to be found guilty of the crime of larceny? (A) Smith, with the intent to steal Bob's Chinese vase, travels to Bob's house and, finding the front door unlocked, enters Bob's living room where Smith knows Bob keeps the Chinese vase. Unbeknownst to Smith, Bob had taken the vase to Martha's gallery

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152633232229190802006-07-11T11:49:00.000-04:002006-07-11T11:53:52.230-04:00

As some of you may know, I sometimes can't tell what is and isn't appropriate. Last fall I was at a Washington D.C. party, where I made a series of glory hole references and unfunny linear algebra jokes. The combination of stunned silence and eye rolling convinced me that the audience was not ready for the material.In the same way, when I don't get comments on the blog posts, I imagine a similar

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152631656496390162006-07-11T11:19:00.000-04:002006-07-11T11:43:43.930-04:00

Some readers are still feeling perhaps a little burned by my recommendation of "Fishscale". In any case, this record is awesome. It goes well with getting high on, uh, "life". But it is also a great album to workout to. Yesterday, I had the distinct impression I was running through a post apocalyptic warzone littered with bodies and skulls. Knowing what I know about this blog's readers, this

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152630906035392212006-07-11T10:52:00.000-04:002006-07-11T18:26:36.430-04:00

This the question I find myself facing. Sure, I would be doctor, and that has benefits. If I were ever in a situation were someone yelled "Is there a doctor in the house?!" I could reply "Yes! A doctor of economics!" The downside of course would be the 5-6 years I would spend getting it.In economics, there is the concept of opportunity cost. What is your next best option? In my case, I have been

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152590233425928052006-07-10T23:45:00.000-04:002006-07-10T23:57:13.453-04:00

I took a class way back in 1999 that covered the mathematical workings of GPS, tomographic image reconstruction, and a Hamiltonian partial differential equation model for freak ocean waves. A Professor Fornberg gave the class and he taught us about these killer 100 foot ocean waves that were partially predictable, but he lamented that there was no funding for a system to broadcast warnings.

Daddy Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152464205666550272006-07-09T12:35:00.000-04:002006-07-09T12:56:45.713-04:00

I am still not funny. I am not exactly sure what happened.A sometime reader of this sometime blog has said repeatedly that I should make some kind of effort into going into stand-up comedy. Since I am not really into making efforts, this never materialized. This week however, I steeled myself up and did a stand-up routine at a local club. It was edgy stuff. However there was very little applause

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1152378459460722402006-07-08T12:45:00.000-04:002006-07-08T13:07:39.500-04:00

This morning, I was out on the porch in front of my house. Wet, twisted, and partially in the gutter of my neighbor's roof is an American flag. It's been raining all night and all day, and the flag is a holdover from the Forth of July.People want to make it illegal to burn the flag. They say dishonoring the flag is a dishonor to country. Some will say men fought and died "for the flag". They

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1151760785826400442006-07-01T09:32:00.000-04:002006-07-01T09:33:05.863-04:00

NEW YORK REGION | July 1, 2006Brooklyn: Crowd Attacks Driver After AccidentANAHAD O'CONNOR (NYT)A group of people chased and beat the driver of a livery cab and his passenger in Brooklyn yesterday after the driver lost control of his car and swerved into an 8-year-old child on a bike, according to the police and several witnesses. The driver apparently lost control of the car, at 92nd Street and

Daddy Brooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1151451507387440142006-06-27T19:34:00.000-04:002006-06-27T19:38:27.390-04:00

These Senators deserve our scorn:Baucus, MTDayton, MNFeinstein, CAJohnson, SDLandrieu, LALincoln, ARMenendez, NJNelson, FLNelson, NEReid, NVRockefeller, WVSalazar, COStabenow, MIAnd every single Republican save Chafee.

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1151427811217156952006-06-27T12:59:00.000-04:002006-06-27T13:03:31.220-04:00

Number 1 last meal request by death row inmates? KFC! The colonel can't commute your sentence, but he sure fries a good bird.

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1151427200653415352006-06-27T12:33:00.000-04:002006-06-27T12:53:20.720-04:00

Summer, for some reason, is the time of movies. If you find you aren't enjoying the movies like you once did, here are some simple tips for summer movie enjoyment.1. Go to movies no one else wants to see. This is pretty self explanatory. A good bonus of seeing movies outside the main stream is the numerous discussions you will avoid with people who see drivel.2. Go at weird times of day. Nothing

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1151425946512721692006-06-27T12:12:00.000-04:002006-06-27T12:58:48.883-04:00

Ah, the black dog. (If for some reason you think I am referring to the restaurant or whatever in Martha's Vineyard, please go here.)No, the black dog of which I speak is the same merry canine that visited Winston Churchill. The dog weighs 1000 pounds. He's got dead eyes and bad breath. But he's special.Unlike most dogs, this dog won't wake you in the morning. This dog will keep you in bed,

Miguel Sanchezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02171028658874762739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273342.post-1151186670773261922006-06-24T18:00:00.000-04:002006-06-24T18:04:30.820-04:00

From the ipod:1. Avalon, Sigur Ros2. The House Song, Beta Band3. To Be the One, Ryan Adams4. Silver Chian, The Apples In Stereo5. Jurass Finish First, Jurassic 56. The Slow Descent into Alcoholism, The New Pornographers7. Hymm From a Village, James8. It's Only Divine Right, The New Pornographers9. The New Face of Zero and One, The New Pornographers10. The Thrill is Gone, Aretha FranklinNot much

Ziggy Stardustnoreply@blogger.com