Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

The Biblical Flood, Explained

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Alaska

Asteroid. Indian Ocean. 600-foot tsunamis. Hand of God, indeed. …What’s more, the Gulf of Carpentaria object was a skipping stone compared with an object that Abbott thinks whammed into the Indian Ocean near Madagascar some 4,800 years ago, or about … Continue reading →

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Please tell me he is joking

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Wait. Don’t. It would be better for me if he is not joking. I have a solution for that. I’ve come across this demented idea before, on the college campus. Essentially, the thought process goes that every generation should have … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal…Not

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Alaska

Eugene Volokh notes that Dean Chemerinsky’s proposal to make school funding equal by eliminating all private schooling options is one with implications: A clearer example of how an excessive focus on equality undermines liberty is hard to find…. [Chemerinsky’s] argument … Continue reading →

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Driverless Cars and Systemic Vulnerabilities

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Alaska

Food for thought. Parallels with the vulnerabilities of systemic firearms regulation I will leave as an exercise for the reader.

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“We Didn’t Expect This Amount of Resistance”

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Alaska

I was listening in to a legal webinar the other day on some of the lovely things we can expect from Obamacare. One of the speakers was Christopher E. Condeluci, former tax counsel to the Senate Finance Committee and one … Continue reading →

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Nifty Table

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Alaska

I’ve been fascinated by the .284 Winchester for the last several days, and scored a bonus when I stumbled across Wikipedia’s very useful entry on cartridges using 7mm-caliber bullets. The info is well-presented and sortable, and includes the “.30”-calibers like … Continue reading →

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Hannibal Lecter on Proper Scotch Whisky Pronunciation

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Alaska

That is, the esteemed actor Brian Cox, whose interpretation of Hannibal Lecter was, in my view, far more subtle, menacing and scary than that other guy who just chewed scenery. Unfortunately, Cox’s performance was in a movie that otherwise sucked. … Continue reading →

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This Just In…

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Alaska

The wife just returned from a presentation on Will The Bubble Burst in Higher Education? at a national conference of education counselors here in Denver. The message? A bubble is an asset that is irrational, overvalued, and whose price cannot … Continue reading →

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Switzerland Did It

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Alaska

…so we don’t have to. Good ammo for when you next encounter an Occupy wannabe education freeloader. h/t: SondraK

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There Ain’t No Stealth in Space

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Alaska

The Space Shuttle’s little bitty maneuvering thrusters could be detected as far as the asteroid belt. Main thrusters? Pluto. Visible light, etc. Interesting reading at the link.

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