Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

College Prep, oh, and Cutting His Balls Off

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Alaska

The best analysis, IMO, of the whole “Tiger Mother” phenomenon is here. The curse of the second generation, in which they do worse then their parents, isn’t about lazy kids but self-absorbed parents. Yes, narcissism‘s in there. No surprise, given … Continue reading →

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College Debt Trap

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Alaska

Ayup. I disagree about the need to “restore consumer protections for student loans,” ’cause nothing will help burst the higher-ed bubble permanently than a generation of kids seeing their parents struggling to pay $100k for their $40k defaulted debt, heh, … Continue reading →

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Really?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Vox Day quotes an article on the topic of today’s college non-education experience A new study provides disturbing answers to questions about how much students actually learn in college – for many, not much – and has inflamed a debate … Continue reading →

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Playoff Weekend Porn

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Alaska

So the wife’s settled into her recliner for an afternoon of football, and I interrupt the Saints-Seahawks game to point out to her this interesting Japanese TV game show. (Link absolutely NSFW). I don’t understand Japanese, but it seems this … Continue reading →

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Reverse Swimming Pool Polarity for Murder?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Alaska

Eugene Volokh links to an interesting example of the role computer evidence plays in modern murder trials, but that’s not what caught my attention. This did: On the same date Jensen was planning a future with Kelly, his home computer … Continue reading →

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A waste of time and money

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Phil Kadath

They complain about not having enough money or professors. Then they put classes like this on the schedule. As the clock strikes midnight, movie theaters everywhere will be full of Harry Potter fans eager to see Harry, Ron and Hermione … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with this picture

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Phil Kadath

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Writing is, like, so hard!

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Phil Kadath

And to think, they used to teach spelling in school. Oregon seventh-graders and high school students will now be able to use their computer’s automated spelling checker when taking the state writing test, the Oregon Department of Education announced today. … Continue reading →

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Duct tape works better

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Phil Kadath

I’m not the most tolerant of individuals when it comes to children. I am of the mindset that “Silence is Golden. But Duct Tape is Silver.” But even I would never do this. Mostly because it is really only a … Continue reading →

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More Title IX Fallout

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Phil Kadath

Taking that ignorant statue to the umpteenth degree. A sports conference that always scheduled weekday basketball doubleheaders in which women’s teams played the first game – letting the men play in the later time slot – has altered the practice, … Continue reading →

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