Quotulatiousness
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quotations web site (note: relocated to new URL, June 23/09). Other topics include wine, military news, economics, history, libertarianism, and other random things which happen to strike my fancy. Backup site is at http://quotulatiousness.blogspot.com/ (if there are no posts showing, hit the backup blog for explanation). Comments have been turned off, as the spam was getting too much to handle. Comments can be emailed to me (Quotulatiousness AT gmail DOT com) for posting.]]>en-us2009-07-02T00:01:13-05:00Link round-up
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Various links of potential interest: Salamander Discovery Could Lead to Human Limb Regeneration Maybe this time it's different: Sustainable Biofuel, Canadian edition The Minnesota Vikings rank 89th of 122 in ESPN's "Ultimate Standings". Toronto's hockey team? 120th. Obama's Top Five...RandomnessNicholas2009-07-02T00:01:13-05:00Sparks of Ancient Light]]>
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With the recent turmoil in Iran, the song "Shah of Shahs" has a very interesting resonance....MediaNicholas2009-07-01T23:18:59-05:00Business confidence, defined
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Robert Higgs includes a lengthy excerpt from a 1939 book by Raymond Moley called After Seven Years. Moley was a close adviser to President Roosevelt, but became disillusioned during the early part of Roosevelt's first term. This excerpt is an...EconomicsNicholas2009-07-01T20:00:31-05:00That bipartisan spirit
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USANicholas2009-07-01T19:33:08-05:00Examples of how to "fix" things
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By way of a quick link from The Agitator, the wonderful world of "There, I Fixed It:...RandomnessNicholas2009-06-30T15:53:56-05:00QotD: Expanding online copyright rules
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I'm with Jeff Jarvis: Good God. The scary thing here is not necessarily that we will see some new federal law requiring that the L.A. Times give expressed written consent every time I link to one of its pieces,...QuotationsNicholas2009-06-29T09:43:39-05:00The illustrated "Snitchtown"
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Emma Byrne has taken a 2007 essay by Cory Doctorow and illustrated it with photos of some of the disturbingly large number of CCTV installations in Britain today. Download the PDF here. "Snitchtown: the photo essay" is a book of...LibertyNicholas2009-06-29T09:00:29-05:00Political mashup cartoon
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USANicholas2009-06-28T10:20:24-05:00Tweeting California
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Gerard Vanderleun sent this tweet last night, which ideally captures the destiny of California: "The salvation of Calif. will be partition. The south gets Hollywood and Tiajuana. The North: All the water and marijuana." Update: Bonus USA twitterage from Ghost...USANicholas2009-06-27T14:35:05-05:00review of the year]]>
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It's not a movie I was ever likely to see, so it took a really amazing review to catch my attention: Critical consensus on Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is overwhelmingly negative. But the critics are wrong. Michael Bay used...MediaNicholas2009-06-26T12:54:04-05:00Wallabies? Pull the other one, mate!
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Making the rounds at the office today: DarkWaterMuse: Here we go, another ploy at mind control: 'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'. No doubt financed by elitist US conservatives who continue to perpetrate the crime of burring the truth about supernatural...RandomnessNicholas2009-06-26T10:45:27-05:00The evolution of anti-antitank defences
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MilitaryNicholas2009-06-25T16:11:57-05:00How many colours do you see in this image?
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If you see spirals of green, pinkish-orange, and blue, you'll want to get your eyes checked . . . the "green" and "blue" are actually the same colour....ScienceNicholas2009-06-25T15:59:26-05:00QotD: A missed opportunity for local wineries?
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I wrote this article on Monday June 22, 2009, in preparation for a strike at the LCBO. I know it sounds funny that I would say 'I was hoping for a strike' (even if it was going to be...QuotationsNicholas2009-06-25T08:21:32-05:00Analysis of the Iranian post-election situation
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I know very little about Iran, so I depend on informed folks to provide me with sufficient information to understand some of the issues at stake. This is a very interesting look at what may come next, and why: What...Middle EastNicholas2009-06-24T12:16:04-05:00