Comments for Rational/Contemporary

Comment on Torture by any other name… by moira

moira — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:05:37 +0000

i “liken” this post to genius. but i am not a “critic.” you get published?

Comment on Torture by any other name… by bioephemera

bioephemera — Sat, 16 May 2009 05:00:36 +0000

Hope the letter gets in! Keep us posted.

Comment on Everybody say “queso” by Genug

Genug — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:55:30 +0000

My guess is that it started as #2 and then eventually lost the irony through repetition and is now simply #3 for most people. But you kind of smile to say queso…

Comment on Torture by any other name… by Genug

Genug — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:51:56 +0000

I like the analogies.

Comment on Notes on losing your bag by Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:02:27 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that I’ve been enjoying reading your veggieburgh blog!

Comment on Air conditioning and the rise of conservatism by Amy the Archivist

Amy the Archivist — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:32:32 +0000

Interesting article, although it sort of was missing a convincing middle part. It shows a shift in voting and population, but not who moved and why they vote Republican and whether they switched parties after a/c.
I’m not sure it’s possible to live in DC without air conditioning. I don’t like to even visit without it. Nasty swampy territory, it’s no wonder Maryland and Virginia let it go.
If natural temps prevailed, I think more people would live here in Roanoke. Decently cool summers and a stiff, Yankee-work-ethic inducing chill wind in the winter (without blizzards.)

Comment on Quote of the day by Adam R

Adam R — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:50:52 +0000

I blame “the big automakers”

Comment on Quote of the day by Adam R

Adam R — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:50:15 +0000

Science Magazine has an article about an new report by the Urban Institute studying the weaknesses of America’s science and engineering (S&E) infrastructure. Basically, they find that the problem is demand side, not supply side. To quote

“‘a weakening demand, a comparative decline in S&E wages, and market signals to students about low relative wages in S&E occupations’ are discouraging able Americans from pursing scientific and technical careers.”

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2007_12_14/caredit_a0700179

Comment on Quote of the day by Genug

Genug — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:48:25 +0000

Funny, I just saw this quote two days ago (on webpage of quotes). Coincidence, or evidence?

Comment on Visualizing global human development statistics by joshuah

joshuah — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:58:28 +0000

Joan,

The number of countries/protectorates changes depending on the data set. I saw Guam and the U.S. Virgin islands when looking at CO2 over time, but not many other data sets seem to have them in there.