It’s 11:39PM on the eve of the Great Tea Revolt. As I sit here, fresh off of my 12-hour shift at work, the national media is reporting headlines like “G.O.P. Captures House” and “Midterm Train Wreck”; the Republicans (particularly in their hard-right Tea Party libertarian wing) are winning this battle. And I thought to myself, [...]
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On Teaching and Value
A few minutes ago, I was reading an article from my hometown’s newspaper, the Fall River Herald News. It was an article indicating that half of the schools in Fall River have been classified as “needs improvement” by the state. I’m not here to talk to you about the article so much; it was hardly [...]
A brief thought on the new Microsoft "Interoperability" documents
If you haven’t seen the recent Microsoft Interoperability announcement, I suggest you read it. It’s been Slashdotted, so I figure there’s a decent chance that everybody on the Internet has seen it already. This is, of course, an extension of the Microsoft Office Binary Formats release of a few days ago, and I’m equally leery [...]
Remember How I Said That This Blog Would Have Politics?
I just read Chris Clarke’s “How to Explain Things to Libertarians“. It is officially an awesome piece of writing that I recommend everybody read – particularly those of you who may be tempted by the writings of Ayn Rand et al. But hey, I’m just a crazy leftist, what do I know?
