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From the Tumblelog January 10-16, 2010
Jan 16
Finn said “I don’t know who to believe. AT&T says they’re better than Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless says they’re better than AT&T”
Final Bowl Pick Results: Lisa with 20 out of 34, Finn 18, Elliot 16, and Jon 13
Jan 15
51-30 Midland
at Midland vs Nouvel basketball
RT @philwilson: RT @ClayTravisBGID: Watch this immediately. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dbNBd4S8II Lane Kiffin pre-presser. Wow.
Joe Peyronnin: Rush to Judgment
The stench of death permeates the air as dead bodies clog roadways and arteries. The painful pictures of Haiti’s injured and deceased are almost incomprehensible. But this unbelievable disaster is…
Football Games Have 11 Minutes of Action - WSJ.com
Here's something that even some dedicated students of the game may not fully appreciate: how little actual football there is in a football game. According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers, the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.
Jan 14
recently finished Scrubs-apalooza, started Arrested Development last night.
The constitutionality of the individual mandate
It's a credit to George Will that even in an op-ed arguing that the Supreme Court should declare the individual mandate unconstitutional, Will concludes that they almost certainly won't. As he says, the point of the challenge is to "defy a pernicious idea and clarify conservatism," which is different than overturning the law.
Congressional inaction isn't an option
We've literally never had a deficit problem this large before. And it's not the fault of the stimulus or the bailout — both of which were short-term costs that account for about 3 or 4 percent of the long-term deficit — or even any particular policy. It's mainly health-care costs — in the private and public sectors — with an assist from demographic changes. But however you slice it, it's going to require some really tough decisions from a Congress that shows no capacity for making such tough decisions. Inaction isn't an option unless you're comfortable with crisis being the outcome.
Jan 13
Jan 12
Facebook Unites Former Gitmo Prisoner and Guard
The trouble with taking hostages
States with gay-marriage bans are seeing higher divorce rates
It's common to hear that gay marriage threatens traditional marriage. But Nate Silver runs the numbers and finds just the opposite. Since 2003, states that haven't banned gay marriage have seen an 8 percent drop in divorce rates. States that have passed gay-marriage bans, by contrast, have seen their divorce rates edge upwards. Does this prove causation? No. Does it prove that opponents of gay marriage rely on some ridiculous arguments? Yes.
When Jon Stewart Fails | TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect
Stewart allowed Yoo to maintain the illusion that he was a good faith actor simply doing his job, rather than someone who had deliberately distorted the facts in order to justify the unjustifiable. After being outmaneuvered for nearly thirty minutes, Stewart grudgingly admitted that he was "not very equipped to handle the discussion". It was a sobering reminder that for years, a mostly pliant press has allowed a comedian to do a reporters' job. Yesterday, we were reminded how inadequate a solution that really is.
Watching TV shortens life span, study finds
Australian researchers find that each hour a day spent in front of television is linked with an 18% greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and an 11% greater risk of all causes of death. Watching television for hour upon hour obviously isn't the best way to spend leisure time -- inactivity has been linked to obesity and heart disease. But a new study quantifies TV viewing's effect on risk of death.
Jan 11
MLK Day Celebration with Naomi Tutu
Tim Tebow to headline Don Meyer Evening of Excellence April 17
Krugman Shoots the Messenger: Blames Wheeler, FDL for Fueling “Fake Scandal” over Gruber
Jan 10
RT @warrenstjohn: We'll truly be post-racial when SNL has a black host who doesn't have to spend whole show making jokes about being black.
Op-Ed Columnist - Religion and Women - NYTimes.com
How to make America more innovative: give scientists more incentives to innovate.
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