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On Stuff People Eat

OceansOfThought @ March 30, 2009 # Comments Off

Red meat is not bad for you.  Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you!  ~Tommy Smothers
 
Among the insatiable desires we, as humans have, is the need to constantly change and rework our food.  I marvel at the culinary delights we concoct, and just the natural ones. I’m not even going to go in to the [...]

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On Technology Destroying the Court

OceansOfThought @ March 18, 2009 # Comments Off

 
“When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted.” Abraham Lincoln
 
There seems to be a problem with phones, and information in the courts. 
 
This article is astounding, more so I’m astounded by the silliness and stupidity of the courts.  Let’s go back to oh, 1980. I [...]

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On Bailouts and More Bad Laws

OceansOfThought @ March 17, 2009 # Comments Off

 
“There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law” – Abraham Lincoln
 
 
Congress is pissed about the AIG bonuses (March 17, 2009), so am I. You should be pissed too, but let us be clear:  The law of unintended consequences states clearly; (paraphrasing) if you use a simple solution to fix [...]

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On The Death of the Newspaper

OceansOfThought @ March 16, 2009 # Comments Off

 
We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read - Abraham Lincoln
 
There are many news paper who are dying,
 

“Hearst is threatening to close the San Francisco Chronicle – and on Monday said it would make the Seattle Post-Intelligencer an online-only publication. Gannett, owner [...]

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