t r u t h o u t | A Convenient Delusion
The failure of Copenhagen might be deadly.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
100 Awesome Open Lectures for Political Minds | Online College Tips - Online Colleges
100 Awesome Open Lectures for Political Minds
MIT and Johns Hopkins lectures. If you'd like to dive deeper into a topic than what you get from mainstream media or bloggers.
MIT and Johns Hopkins lectures. If you'd like to dive deeper into a topic than what you get from mainstream media or bloggers.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Economist Debates: China and the US
Economist Debates
An excellent forum for exploring complex issues. Moderated debates over extended periods (two weeks or so).
An excellent forum for exploring complex issues. Moderated debates over extended periods (two weeks or so).
Monday, November 23, 2009
Free Kindle Books, Amazon Kindle Book, Amazon.com Books � Kindle Review – Kindle 2 Review, Books
Free Kindle Books, Amazon Kindle Book, Amazon.com Books � Kindle Review – Kindle 2 Review, Books
So, Kindle app on the iTouch. Free books. Way cool. Not enough time to read/see/do everything.
So, Kindle app on the iTouch. Free books. Way cool. Not enough time to read/see/do everything.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Text analysis, wordcount, keyword density analyzer, prominence analysis
Text analysis, wordcount, keyword density analyzer, prominence analysis
Automatic quantification of "readability".
Automatic quantification of "readability".
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Schneier on Security: Beyond Security Theater
Schneier on Security: Beyond Security Theater
A great essay on the realities of terrorism and security.
A great essay on the realities of terrorism and security.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Cell Size and Scale
Cell Size and Scale
Outstanding interactive chart on size & scale, from carbon atom up to coffee bean. Oriented towards cells & genetics, but way cool.
Outstanding interactive chart on size & scale, from carbon atom up to coffee bean. Oriented towards cells & genetics, but way cool.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators
MV=PQ: A Resource for Economic Educators
Good source for illustrative explanations of econ stuff, aimed at teachers but useful for many.
Good source for illustrative explanations of econ stuff, aimed at teachers but useful for many.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Supply-Side Economics, R.I.P. | Capital Gains and Games
Supply-Side Economics, R.I.P. | Capital Gains and Games
Bartlett should be mainstream, but conservatives are aghast.
Here he describes and defends much of his thinking and points out Keynes (and FDRs!) essential conservatism. Keynes, in particular, was strongly anti-socialism. Macro economics appears to be in a very bad state - neoclassical & monetarists (and libertarians) are just wrong wrong wrong...
Bartlett should be mainstream, but conservatives are aghast.
Here he describes and defends much of his thinking and points out Keynes (and FDRs!) essential conservatism. Keynes, in particular, was strongly anti-socialism. Macro economics appears to be in a very bad state - neoclassical & monetarists (and libertarians) are just wrong wrong wrong...
The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”
The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”
Rather insightful look at how "the Office" illustrates principles from Whyte's classic "The Organization Man",
and effectively falsifies the bulk of management/business "theory".
Rather insightful look at how "the Office" illustrates principles from Whyte's classic "The Organization Man",
and effectively falsifies the bulk of management/business "theory".
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The medical malpractice myth. - By Ezra Klein - Slate Magazine
The medical malpractice myth. - By Ezra Klein - Slate Magazine
From 2006 - pretty comprehensive look at the issue. Turns out that runaway juries are not the problem. Doctors behaving badly are.
Total cost of legal fees, insurance costs & awards estimated to be less than 0.5% of health care spending.
Harvard study suggests that about 4% of all patients are injured by doctor/nurse/hospital negligence. One out of twenty-five. More likely to happen than rolling snake eyes at the craps table.
Another Harvard study suggests that more than 90% of claims showed in the record evidence of medical injury.
Only 6 out of several thousand cases resulted in an award and which didn't appear to conclusively show medical injury.
From 2006 - pretty comprehensive look at the issue. Turns out that runaway juries are not the problem. Doctors behaving badly are.
Total cost of legal fees, insurance costs & awards estimated to be less than 0.5% of health care spending.
Harvard study suggests that about 4% of all patients are injured by doctor/nurse/hospital negligence. One out of twenty-five. More likely to happen than rolling snake eyes at the craps table.
Another Harvard study suggests that more than 90% of claims showed in the record evidence of medical injury.
Only 6 out of several thousand cases resulted in an award and which didn't appear to conclusively show medical injury.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Chris Martenson | chapters - The Crash Course - chapters, Crash Course, Economy, Energy, environment, Peak Oil, videos
Chris Martenson | chapters - The Crash Course - chapters, Crash Course, Economy, Energy, environment, Peak Oil, videos
I don't agree with everything, but do agree with most - there is a lot about basic macroeconomics which most of us (including myself) don't know. And it's kind of scary.
I don't agree with everything, but do agree with most - there is a lot about basic macroeconomics which most of us (including myself) don't know. And it's kind of scary.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
sqworl | Money stuff
Money stuff
I made myself a sqworl group on financial blogs...
www.sqworl.com has the basic mechanism for creation.
This is my core home page on financial commentary.
Lots of good stuff. Sorry that Setser is no longer blogging, but it's great that he's putting his powers to work for good, not evil...
I made myself a sqworl group on financial blogs...
www.sqworl.com has the basic mechanism for creation.
This is my core home page on financial commentary.
Lots of good stuff. Sorry that Setser is no longer blogging, but it's great that he's putting his powers to work for good, not evil...
Friday, July 17, 2009
Convert DVD to iPod
Convert DVD to iPod
On the PC there are a myriad of crappy and hard to use freeware solutions and a smaller set of quasi-commercial solutions. Should just be "one touch" like with some Mac programs (e.g. visual hub...)
DVD decrypter and Videora seem to work well. I had a little problem with Videora on Vista after using it for years on an XP machine...
This page links to both as downloads and provides step-by-step instructions to convert.
On the PC there are a myriad of crappy and hard to use freeware solutions and a smaller set of quasi-commercial solutions. Should just be "one touch" like with some Mac programs (e.g. visual hub...)
DVD decrypter and Videora seem to work well. I had a little problem with Videora on Vista after using it for years on an XP machine...
This page links to both as downloads and provides step-by-step instructions to convert.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Start Playing Guitar Home Page
Start Playing Guitar Home Page
Back on the music front... I've been enjoying the vicarious pleasure of fake music from RockBand. Seriously thinking about trying to make actual music. This site is pretty comprehensive, all the way from rent/buy? Acoustic/electric? Lessons of various sorts and sources for TAB and music books. Maintenance etc.
Back on the music front... I've been enjoying the vicarious pleasure of fake music from RockBand. Seriously thinking about trying to make actual music. This site is pretty comprehensive, all the way from rent/buy? Acoustic/electric? Lessons of various sorts and sources for TAB and music books. Maintenance etc.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Economagic: Economic Time Series Page
Economagic: Economic Time Series Page
more than 200,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series.
more than 200,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved. Though the greatest utility of this site is the vast number of economic time series, and the easily modified charts of that same data, an overlooked facility of great utility is the availability of Excel files for all series.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Zero Hedge: A common sense guide to investing
Zero Hedge: A common sense guide to investing
Don't agree with all of it, but it's a fabulous start. Perhaps I will work on writing my own version.
Don't agree with all of it, but it's a fabulous start. Perhaps I will work on writing my own version.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist - How to Raise Our I.Q. - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - How to Raise Our I.Q. - NYTimes.com
Reporting on “Intelligence and How to Get It” by Richard Nisbett, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.
Recent data suggest that IQ is less genetically determined than thought by conventional wisdom. Could be possible to develop programs which appear to have significant ability to increase IQ in early childhood.
Reporting on “Intelligence and How to Get It” by Richard Nisbett, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan.
Recent data suggest that IQ is less genetically determined than thought by conventional wisdom. Could be possible to develop programs which appear to have significant ability to increase IQ in early childhood.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Wolfram|Alpha
Wolfram|Alpha
will be launching in May 2009. I am looking forward to it! Wolfram is a very bright guy, though his multi year frolic into cellular automata seems like it might have been a stretch... kind of like mastering Rubik's cube. Hard, fun, cool but ultimately not all that useful.
will be launching in May 2009. I am looking forward to it! Wolfram is a very bright guy, though his multi year frolic into cellular automata seems like it might have been a stretch... kind of like mastering Rubik's cube. Hard, fun, cool but ultimately not all that useful.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
naked capitalism: Irving Fisher's Debt Deflation Theory and Its Relevance Today
naked capitalism: Irving Fisher's Debt Deflation Theory and Its Relevance Today
“Finally, I would emphasise the important corollary, of the debt-deflation theory, that great depressions are curable and preventable through reflation and stabilisation.”
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
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