September 2008
122 posts
Hypothesis: most people think Ron Paul is “crazy” but only because they heard it somewhere one time—very few of them can provide reasons.
Leaving for Salt Lick. Yes.
36 hours until Austin.
I want to be the person to say, “Seriously Sarah, stop. Just go home. You’re done.” Why doesn’t that person exist?
Awesome idea - http://boulder.me/ - We should do something like that here.
BarCampSanDiego →
BCSD 4 is coming - November 15-16. We’re going to try to make it. You should too.
Boulder Colorado Job Fair →
Pretty awesome idea. These should start happening everywhere.
The Loughran-Guijarro Scale →
Cute.
Calculating Color Contrast for Legible Text →
Pretty simple solution to a common issue with customizability.
37signals’ stubborn insistence on using Textile in its products infuriates me to strangle mode all too often.
Are you more or less interested in social science now compared with your childhood? - http://tr.im/29m
This government really sucks.
TechOahu →
Probably a good starting point for tech in Hawaii.
“A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good...”
– California State Justice H. Walter Croskey
Are you more or less interested in social science... →
Electronic Individual Voting →
An interesting proposal.
Tumblon - Parenting starts with you. We can help. →
Neat parenting site that’s well-done.
delicious - Show for:[me] tag in the Network Tags... →
Now I can see my own meta tag in my posting interface, thanks to Delicious support.
OpenHuddle →
Might be good for remote teams to do brainstorming, etc.
twitter moms →
Neat idea.
Global marketplace for logo design, business card... →
Neat idea and a decent execution.
The Churn →
A very well-written piece on the job “churn” in market economies.
Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism →
An interesting perspective. It seems to be pretty solid and answers a lot of the common objections.
Russ Nelson on The War on Drugs →
Startling clarity, once again.
Russ Nelson - Creating Jobs by Firing Workers →
Free Market Society 101.
Allergies prey on my sinuses. Cleaning the apartment in an attempt to remedy. But first, In-n-Out.
Changing to a lap-based keyboard setup to reduce slouching and elbow stress.
Shavian alphabet →
Weird and neat phoentic alphabet.
Russ Nelson on Speculation →
I like the clarity that he maintains.
Russ Nelson on a Minimum Wage →
Great wisdom dispelled in a comprehensible form.
Been reading more on economics lately. Fascinating.
Walmart Store Map →
That’s a lot of stores.
“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years...”
– Milton Friedman
“It’s Palin’s job to teach her children that certain pleasures are...”
– Jacob Sullum on Gov. Palin’s marijuana stance
White roofs, streets could curb global warming →
Neat idea.
“Thank god for modern technology and the advances medicine has made…”
– Seriously? Wow.
Russ Nelson on Net Neutrality →
A very sensible and level-headed view.
Should Boys be Circumcised? →
My comment on the issue.
Should 'Abstinence-Only' Sex-Ed be Taught in... →
The heavy hand of rationality falls.
Environmentalism as a Religion →
Russ Nelson and Freeman Dyson on global warming and environmentalism. Dyson conveys what I couldn’t and with eloquence.
Sexual Diversity →
A great look a sexuality from a sex therapist’s perspective, addressed to other therapists. Rationality abounds.
Berkeley Coworking →
Coworking space in Berkeley. Neat.
Citizen Space →
A coworking place in SF. Looks kitschy and workable.
Gift Girl →
Neat interface, but the lowest price range is $0-200. Seems a bit steep for the people I know.