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Like most leftoids, Cory Doctorow is a certified SME in his own field, and more perceptive than most.

Believe what he tells you about writing, because real life backs him up; a good test.

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Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.

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Notice that it’s only female scientists who give a shit. Male scientists have better things to do.

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Nope, it’s not about polar bears. Unless they speak Na-Dene.

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Actually, I’d rather get a closer look at the brunette behind her.

Is it just me, or does that blue patch on the beret look terminally stupid? The Brits put the regimental cap badge on their berets, which looks pretty sharp.

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 I hear that in the Parmenides room the mini-bar does not open and the Heraclitus room has a water bed.

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It’s entertaining — to watch from a distance.

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If white people could draft friends the way that the NFL drafts prospects it would go like this: black friends, gay friends, and then all other minorities would be drafted based on need and rarity to the region.

It is generally accepted that a gay black friend with a child  is considered a once in a lifetime opportunity – like a quarterback who can pass, run, kick, and play linebacker. White people will crawl over each other for the opportunity to claim this person as a friend and add them to their roster of diversity.

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I mean, who wants to do all that work?

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For the modern woman who has everything but is still stuck in the kitchen. A female Muslim, say.

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It is not a simple thing. Muslims slaughtered Hindus. Muslims helped Hindus. Hindus slaughtered Muslims. Hindus helped Muslims. And the amazing thing is that the British — looking forward to some idealistic age in which religion just wouldn’t matter all that much — tried to act as if religion already didn’t matter all that much.

India is on the front lines of the defense against Islam. What they went through could be in our future. It would be a very good idea if we all familiarized ourselves with what happened then. If you can’t afford to buy the book, get it from your local public library.

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Best line: “I prefer it because anything with 2.0 in it implies money; calling it a movement makes it sound more like people doing things because they want to.”

Steve Sailer makes the snarky remarks so that you won’t have to.

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Shel Silverstein, of course, is the writer of the famous “Never Bite a Married Woman on the Thigh”. (And, of course, “The Cover of the Rolling Stone”, of which you might actually have heard.)

It’s still a stupid idea to give a kid an odd name unless there’s a very good reason, like cash-in-hand.

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Where is Marty Feldman when you really need him?

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 If you plan on spending  part of your weekend with a white person, it is strongly recommended that you purchase a jacket or some sort of “high performance” t-shirt, which is like a regular shirt but just a lot more expensive.

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Splitting hairs for fun and politics.

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And you can believe as much or as little of that as you care to.

On the other hand, watching a 9-year-old bump open a lock in less time than it takes with the key is kinda scary.

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And the hits just keep on comin’.

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A good question.

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Eeewww.

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Rather harsh treatment for the guy who brings unseasonably cold whether wherever he goes.

I’m sure you’ve seen the classic picture from Time magazine of AlGore crouched in his lair, grinning like a loon at his three 30″ monitors (Macintosh, of course; must be avant garde), just like a 60-year old “my toys are cooler than your toys” geek. I’m sure he’s getting all that electricity from solar panels on the roof and wind turbines like Ed Begley’s.

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Now there’s an argument worth having.

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One in the eye for John McCain.

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This activation sucks dead bunnies.

And there you have it.

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I wonder whether we could combine this with the paint-ball firing robot.

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Global Warming, if it exists, will bring economic benefits to many. And that’s probably why all of the eco-fascists are agin it.

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What do perfumes and wine have in common, other than an ability to attract the pretentious?

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Many people and cultures view t-shirts as a simple piece of apparel that can be acquired cheaply and worn in casual situations. For white people, it’s never that easy. The t-shirt is one of the most complex and expressive items in their entire wardrobe.

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I, for one, think it a fine idea. For one thing, it eliminates the tip surcharge on the top of your meal price.

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 Though professional graduate schools like law and medicine are desirable, the true ivory tower of academia is most coveted as it imparts true, useless knowledge. The best subjects are English, History, Art History, Film, Gender Studies, <insert nation> Studies, Classics, Philosophy, Political Science, <insert European nation> Literature, and the ultimate: Comp Lit. MFA’s are also acceptable.

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Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.

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Most “problems” that government purports to solve will solve themselves, if left alone to do so.

Many “solutions” provided by government will eventually fail, because they are (like government) essentially static, and can’t cope with a world that changes.

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Ohio’s most crippling handicap may be that its politicians — and thus its employers — are still in the grip of such industrial unions as the United Auto Workers. Ohio is a “closed shop” state, which means workers can be forced to join a union whether they wish to or not. Many companies — especially foreign-owned — say they will not even consider such locations for new sites. States with “right to work” laws that make union organizing more difficult had twice the job growth of Ohio…

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When engaging in a conversation about corporate evils it is important to NEVER, EVER mention Apple Computers, Target or Ikea in the same breath as the companies mentioned earlier. White people prefer to hate corporations that don’t make stuff that they like.

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Well, I thought it was interesting.

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Don’t use Windows. Just sayin’….

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In fact, the main reason white people like soccer is so they can buy a new scarf. As you may or may not know, many soccer teams issue special scarves, and white people cannot get enough of them!

David Friedman is always worth reading.

Many fields use technical terms that sound self-explanatory and aren’t. The result is that many people believe they know what those terms mean—and don’t.

And that’s the most truthful thing you’ll read today.

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