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Category Archives: Social Commentary
An Oldie But A Goodie
Hint to the ladies — it’s not all about you.
Exercise
Why it doesn’t help you lose weight.
The notion that eating less and exercising more is part of the medieval thinking that all calories are equal, and it’s just about thermodynamics.
Losing A Bet On Tesla
And here’s Elon’s response: “Thanks Dan, you are a good sportsman. I will still donate to DWB as though I’d lost.”
The Newsroom
Why Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO series is good news for Republicans.
[Update a while later]
Heh. Sorkinisms. I love the top comment.
The World’s Smallest Violin
That’s what I’m playing for people who can’t successfully prosecute idiotic and immoral anti-prostitution laws. Glenn has the right idea:
…why not just legalize prostitution. Legal prostitution is safer and healthier, and it’ll provide employment opportunities for some of those unemployed college grads.
It’s not like it goes away if you make it illegal.
Yeah, I know. I’m just being a crazy “right winger,” as usual.
Art
Political art. Politically incorrect art. That is apparently doing very well for the artist.
Space SF Art
…from the fifties.
Who Invented “Hello”?
V’ger And Nazis
Thoughts on the cosmos and other stuff from Lileks.