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Ranting Nerd: 2014/08
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Thursday, August 14, 2014. Peter Watts on the "Scorched Earth Society". We have Peter Watts' talk to the Symposium of the International Association of Privacy Professionals: The Scorched Earth Society: A Suicide Bomber's Guide to Online Privacy. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Former physicist, current computer geek. Sometime dabbler in philosophy. View my complete profile.
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Ranting Nerd: Thought of the Day
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Monday, June 30, 2014. Thought of the Day. If corporations are people, shouldn't the 13th Amendment bar buying and selling them? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Former physicist, current computer geek. Sometime dabbler in philosophy. View my complete profile. John Scalzi (The Whatever). Thought of the Day. Charlie Stross Explains Why This is a Bad Idea.
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Ranting Nerd: 2013/08
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Thursday, August 08, 2013. In case we needed any other reason to oppose Larry Summers for Fed Chair. In case you needed any convincing that Larry Summers should not be Fed Chair, it turns out he opposed Elizabeth Warren to head the CFPB. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Former physicist, current computer geek. Sometime dabbler in philosophy. View my complete profile.
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Ranting Nerd: 2012/03
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Sunday, March 18, 2012. Review: Among Others, by Jo Walton. I recently read Among Others. Of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. Fame (She blogs entertainingly at tor.com. She "live-blogged" re-reading the Miles Vorkosigan saga in publication order, which I found quite interesting. And I commend her post on The Suck Fairy. As much as anything, the book is a love letter to reading a...
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Ranting Nerd: The Worst Muse
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Friday, October 03, 2014. The Twitter feed of the Worst Muse. If you liked that, you may also like Guy In Your MFA. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Former physicist, current computer geek. Sometime dabbler in philosophy. View my complete profile. John Scalzi (The Whatever). A Politician Who Isnt Bragging? Is That Even All. Douchebag: The White Racial Slur Weve All Been .
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Ranting Nerd: Programming Sucks
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Saturday, July 05, 2014. I'm finally getting around to reading and closing out a bunch of browser tabs. This "Programming Sucks" essay. Is a couple of months old, but it sure is funny and accurate. Saturday, August 09, 2014. Monday, December 01, 2014. Wednesday, December 24, 2014. My name is joy and I base in USA.“My life is back! Thursday, February 05, 2015. Saturday, March 07, 2015. I dont ...
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Ranting Nerd: 2014/06
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Monday, June 30, 2014. Thought of the Day. If corporations are people, shouldn't the 13th Amendment bar buying and selling them? Links to this post. Thursday, June 05, 2014. Charlie Stross Explains Why This is a Bad Idea. So apparently the US Secret Service wants software to detect sarcasm. Charlie Stross explains why this is a Bad Idea. And while I'm at it, can I have a pony? Former physicis...
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Ranting Nerd: 2013/01
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Friday, January 04, 2013. Leaded gasoline and the 20th-century crime wave. As I mentioned in my review of Steven Pinker's Better Angels of Our Nature. I was surprised that he didn't look at the effects of lead (especially leaded gasoline). Now, Kevin Drum at Mother Jones is following up on this. Hat tip to BoingBoing. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Ranting Nerd: 2012/11
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A Nerd Ranting about Science, Technology, Politics, Science Fiction, and whatever other tomfoolery comes to mind. Friday, November 02, 2012. What Charlie Pierce Said. Charlie Pierce often crystallizes, cogently and entertainingly, something that I think. His endorsement of Barack Obama for re-election. Is a good example of this. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Former physicist, current computer geek. Sometime dabbler in philosophy. View my complete profile. John Scalzi (The Whatever).