Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this week’s post is an audio file. I don’t think I’ll make a habit out of this, but I told someone recently how easy it is to make a podcast and I thought that I’d better actually try it myself. So listen to this bad boy and tell me what’s wrong […]
Archive | January, 2007
Latest Salvo in Dogs vs. Cats
Owning a dog is better for you. (Link) [Endof Post]
More Libertarian Paternalism
A while back, I posted about Libertarian Paternalism, as espoused by Cass Sunstein, professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School. Well, there’s a bit of a debate going on, for anyone who’s interested in this kind of thing. (Am I the only one?) First, Becker and Posner (an economist and a judge, […]
Parents Who REALLY Want to be Grandparents
In Israel, courts just allowed parents to use their dead son’s sperm to impregnate a woman he never met. (Link) In short, the soldier died, and the parents had his sperm extracted from his dead body. They then advertised to attract women who might want to be impregnated by this sperm. They found one, and […]
Gattaca
The President calls for a ban on genetic discrimination. (Link) I betcha this will be a very important topic of our future world. As the (very short) article says, banning this kind of discrimination would have at least two effects: 1. It would eliminate the fear that people might have about getting checked for possible […]
Evolution is Scary
How’d ya like to see one of these babies on your lawn? (Link) [Via Truth Plus Lies] [End of Post]
Condi’s Counselor
John Bellinger, the top lawyer at the State Department, is guest blogging this week at Opinio Juris. (Link) Bellinger will write a post a day (allowing comments from the masses), followed by posts by “Guest Respondents,†who will comment on what he said. If this isn’t a sign of the power of blogging today, then […]
iPods Are Good
The BBC delivers a more or less idiotic article on the new Apple iPhone and technology in general. (Link) The basic gist of the article is that certain people, especially 77 year old Luddites, don’t seem to want a new iPhone. In fact, the Luddite in question doesn’t want an iPod either. What a fucking […]
No ID Flying. Yes, Again.
I’ve posted before about flying without showing any ID. In that story, a guy named John Gilmore challenged people to fly without showing their ID. He doubted that they’d be able to without being harassed. As it happens, the travelers made it through without a problem, but they had to submit to a tougher physical […]
Cup Noodle in Our Hearts
Momofuku Ando, the inventor of Cup Noodle instant noodles (the first of its kind) has died of a heart attack. (Link) “It was the masterstroke of providing a waterproof polystyrene container for the noodles that made his Cup Noodle an instant success in 1971.†College kids everywhere should have a day of mourning. And this […]