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Prentiss of “Aprendiz de Todo” wrote today about Molotov’s song and video “Frijolero” that came out in 2003, and remains popular, being covered by various other bands and continues to receive decent airplay, especially for a 3 year old song. I began to write a comment for him but it ended up being longer […]

Or at least I’m trying to. I hear it’s more fun than the logical reasoning section (yes I’m studying for the LSAT) and anyway if you have fun then you’ll do better, right? So. Read on if you feel like putting your brain through some calisthenics.

I think there is something wrong with this question. I’m […]

I heard on NPR about ten days ago that a bus between Pakistan and India was going to start running again, despite the danger of transporting people through the Kashmir. The program aired the stories of people who hadn’t seen their relatives for years, and were willing to stay with the police […]

There’s a short and succinct editorial in the St. Petersburg Times today, (via talkingpoints). It’s weird how worried about perception management our administration is.
The Bush administration might not appreciate the difference between campaign events that are paid for through private donations and official events put on with the public’s money, but […]

Nicholas D. Kristof of the New York Times wrote an op-ed today entitled, “Nukes are Green.” (Link here until archived) Between this essay and Wired Magazine’s similar article in February, I’m trying to understand what is going on with this sudden upsurge in nuclear optimism. Is Cheney diverting energy task-force funds to journalists? […]

And the TV God watches over me
Opens up my eyes, shows me how to see
All around the world, every night and day on my TV
Teaches how to love, teaches what is real
Tells what life is of, tells me how to feel
All I need to know I can find and see on my TV
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“The difference between a genius and an ordinary person is not genetic potential, but the ability to direct day-dreaming,” says Tony Buzan. He’s the man who invented mind maps - the spider-like diagrams now found in every classroom and boardroom… His guiding principle is that we are not stuck with the same IQ for life: […]

After a couple of days playing around with my Wordpress blogging system, I’ve forgotten to write! From the forums to the irc channel (#wordpress on freenode.net), to the amazing documentation written by all sorts of people around the world, the Wordpress community is more vibrant today than ever.
Yesterday a friend […]