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Arts & Letters | Pragmatos
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Posts from the ‘Arts and Letters’ Category. ITunes and Audiobook CDs. Nicholson Baker, on Killing. Mark Twain on autobiography, memory. True Grit, reloaded. William James: A religious man for our times. George Orwell anticipates the Obama presidency. Robert Byrd crosses the bar. Roger Ebert: Why I Hate 3-D Movies. So you need a typeface. Authors reading their books. Quoting “William James”. It’s (very) Complicated. The Waltz King of Stratford-upon-Avon. A Fraction of the Whole. Stop Me Before I Vote Again.
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iPad Mini: idle conjecture | Pragmatos
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Aug 13 / Jonathan. IPad Mini: idle conjecture. You probably don’t care about this; move along). There’s some awfully specific rumor-mongering going on about a 7.85″ iPad (vs the current 9.7″ models). I’m all for it (an iPad Mini, that is), so why not join the rumorati? My guess: somewhat smaller than 7.85″, but at least a little different from Amazon’s and Google’s 7″ offerings. Let’s say 7.25-7.5″, OK? Dunno Don’t care. But let’s say so, for competitive reasons. And, ho-hum, the iPhone 5. Men think epil...
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History | Pragmatos
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Posts from the ‘History’ Category. Edna Fish & Chips. Nicholson Baker, on Killing. Today another copy of The New York Review of Books arrived…. Why “Toyota”. The World According to Howard Zinn. The Poverty of Economics. Andrew Brown, Will Self, Sebald, the holocaust. Lars Brownworth: Byzantines & Normans. Enough with the Nazis. 1968 is ancient history. In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one of those things which happen from time to time.
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NPR. Again. | Pragmatos
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Jun 29 / Jonathan. Start with Dean Baker. Will the ACA Hurt Employers: Morning Edition Says It Depends on How They Feel. Reporters at NPR have the time to look up the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and calculate their impact on employers. Its listeners do not. For that reason, it is incredibly irresponsible to simply report the views of one small business owner saying the bill will be a big burden and then another who says it will guarantee him and his wife insurance. 8230; So Joe Olivo isn&rsqu...
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Fever Tree Ginger Beer | Pragmatos
http://pragmatos.net/2012/11/30/fever-tree-ginger-beer
Nov 30 / Jonathan. Fever Tree Ginger Beer. Consider this an unsolicited endorsement: Fever Tree Ginger Beer. Is the best. Ya gotta like ginger, but why else would you be drinking it? It comes, somewhat idiosyncratically, in 200ml and 500ml bottles. Suits me; the 200ml is a nice hit. Click here to cancel reply. Email (required, will not be published). I did that," says my memory. "I cannot have done that," says my pride, adamant. Eventually, memory yields. Stop Me Before I Vote Again. By The Theme Foundry.
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How the banks stole Medicare | Pragmatos
http://pragmatos.net/2012/04/24/how-the-banks-stole-medicare
Apr 24 / Jonathan. How the banks stole Medicare. This one’s only been sitting around for a couple of weeks. But read it in the context of the Mark Blyth interview I recommended. Nothing like a sensible framework to clarify one’s thoughts. As a result of this pressure, Medicare now stands on the brink of being eliminated as a viable form of social insurance. Yet the executives who lead these banks – and the politicians with whom they work closely – will not be held accountable this electio...
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iTunes and Audiobook CDs | Pragmatos
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Jun 6 / Jonathan. ITunes and Audiobook CDs. As iTunes has evolved, it’s gotten easier to import audiobook CDs for later listening on your iPhone. It’s especially handy for library audiobooks, freeing one from the overhang of a due date. This is a guide to one way of doing it that’s worked well for me over the years. It’s written for iTunes 12. There are three tasks: rip the CDs, put them in a smart playlist, and fix up the metadata. We’ll go over each one. My example is Ann Patchett’s. File New Smart Pla...
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Authors | Pragmatos
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Nobody loves me but my mother (and she could be jivin' too). Mdash;Riley B King. Stop Me Before I Vote Again. By The Theme Foundry.
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One for Woody | Pragmatos
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Oct 3 / Jonathan. Eric Von Schmidt played a concert at New College on 6 October 1967, three days after Woody Guthrie died. Eric promised “one for Woody”, and delivers here. It’s been 47 years. Celebrate “with a wet belly and a dry eye! Filed under Arts and Letters. Pearl Baies / Oct 6 2014. Thanks, Jon–what a treat! Tim Snyder / Oct 7 2014. I loved von schmidt. Went out and played with him a couple of times at his home on the key. Click here to cancel reply. Email (required, will not be published).
