I wrote years ago about how and why I hate California politics. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how some things have improved since then, partly […]
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Natural is Bad
This Slate story about the repulsive behaviors of “cute” animals is fascinating and disgusting. Animals are… animals. This gets to one of my beliefs about […]
Austria
Drew resolved to write more frequently; I’d like to do so also even if it’s brief and not that heavy. Some quick thoughts about Austria: […]
The Influence Of US TV
I had the most fascinating talk with my coworkers (British and French) the other day around the influence of American TV and movies. It started […]
Public and Private Schools
This manifesto, trollingly subtitled “Only bad people send their kids to private school” is making the rounds on Facebook. I largely agree in principle, though […]
London: The Bad and Good
In all honesty, there have been many difficulties with being in London, especially for the family. The weather is rubbish. It’s crowded. We didn’t know […]
Immortality of the Mind
Interesting story about a scientist who wants to become immortal by preserving the neural network in his brain so that hundreds of years later, it […]
Phone Numbers and Accents, Consoling Women, Health Care
If you want your head to spin, read the Wikipedia entry on UK phone numbers. It explains why there’s so much variation in formatting. It’s […]
Texting, Irrational Behavior
Interesting TED talk on texting. Main points: written language is different than conversational language (and evolutionary extremely recent). 100 years ago, public speaking meant talking […]
Farts On A Plane
My travel in the past 6 weeks: STN -> NCE -> GTW, GTW -> BCN -> GTW, LHR -> LAX -> SFO -> SEA -> […]