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GavinThink: March 2014
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Political and other opinions from Gavin Andresen. Friday, March 28, 2014. Stop with the lockdowns already. When I was in school, the Big Bad Boogey-Man was Russia, and we were afraid of nuclear war. I remember "duck and cover" drills in school, in case of nuclear attack. Looking back, wasn't that unnecessary fear-mongering? Which makes my skeptical mind wonder: is that just unnecessary fear-mongering? How many times has a school going into "lockdown" saved lives or injury? I also remember learning to sin...
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GavinThink: Fiscal Cliff: meh
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Political and other opinions from Gavin Andresen. Friday, November 16, 2012. Has had several thought-provoking tweets recently (he's @EconTalker. Professor Roberts was my favorite economist even before he invited me to be on his podcast. Because he is always rational and skeptical, especially. About data or ideas that reinforce his own biases. Listen to a few episodes of EconTalk. To hear what I mean. Fiscal cliff will lower federal spending from $3.8 trillion to $3.7 trillion. Oh the horror! Interest ra...
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One Woman’s Harrowing Experience as an Eco-Diva | Happy Valley News Hour
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Happy Valley News Hour. It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds. – Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. And Here’s Why Spelling is so Important. Some Thoughts on Joss Whedon’s ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ →. One Woman’s Harrowing Experience as an Eco-Diva. April 30, 2012. Is ‘Prepare for battle! 8217; the single funniest Amazon product comment of all time? You be the judge but the answer is yes. A woman, the suspiciously named ‘ Ben Dover. Here’s an excerpt:. Enter your comme...
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Alfonso Cuaron did an AMA | Happy Valley News Hour
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Happy Valley News Hour. It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds. – Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Alfonso Cuaron did an AMA. February 14, 2014. Alfonso Cuaron, director of. Which I will defend to the death) and. Only the best movie ever), did an AMA (ask me anything) over at Reddit, and it was 51 shades of awesome. You can read the whole thing here. But here are a few favorite responses:. Liamquane 664 points 21 hours ago. What are your guilty film pleasures? I abso...
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“Possibly the second-worst thing to happen to Japan so far this century . . . | Happy Valley News Hour
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Happy Valley News Hour. It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds. – Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I can think of another word that begins with a capital C. 8220;Wash Teeth If Any” — Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s Rulin’s from 1943 →. 8220;Possibly the second-worst thing to happen to Japan so far this century . . . December 24, 2013. 47 Ronin is at once both a miserable movie and an extraordinary monument to how miserable the movie industry can be.”. Examination of this ...
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The Walking Dead: comic versus series for seasons 1-3 | Happy Valley News Hour
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Happy Valley News Hour. It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds. – Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. TIna Fey on Between Two Ferns. HELL NO: the sensible horror film →. The Walking Dead: comic versus series for seasons 1-3. October 11, 2013. The Walking Dead Compendium One. Which collects issues 1-48 of the comic, and plowed through the whole thing. Below are ten major points of contrast between the comic and the TV series:. 9 The serial killer: Seriously? TIna Fey on ...
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What Christmas movie are you watching? | Happy Valley News Hour
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Happy Valley News Hour. It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds. – Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. This is one of those stories where . . . Middlebrow Megachurch Infotainment →. What Christmas movie are you watching? December 16, 2013. This entry was posted in Humor. This is one of those stories where . . . Middlebrow Megachurch Infotainment →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. And now you fin...
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Middlebrow Megachurch Infotainment | Happy Valley News Hour
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Happy Valley News Hour. It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds. – Captain Hammer, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. What Christmas movie are you watching? I can think of another word that begins with a capital C →. December 17, 2013. Benjamin H. Bratton on TED talks. At this point I kind of lost it. Can you imagine? Think about it: an actual scientist who produces actual knowledge should be more like a journalist who recycles fake insights! What Christmas movie are you watching?
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GavinThink: Big Picture Economics
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Political and other opinions from Gavin Andresen. Friday, November 07, 2008. Politicians love to talk about how they're going to make us better off. They'll give the middle class a tax cut, or declare War on Poverty, or stimulate the economy or spend money and create jobs. Our environment is cleaner and healthier than it used to be, too, because they figured out cleaner, safer, more efficient ways of producing goods and energy and entertainment. Does increasing the minimum wage make us more productive?
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