Monthly Archives: December 2008

Get Ready for the ‘Fairness Doctrine’ Propaganda: Google Backs Off Net Neutrality

Posted on December 15, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

And why you’re hearing all of the Fairness Doctrine blather.
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Posted in Bidness, Internet, Propaganda | 7 Comments

David Hayes at Interior Is Not Change We Should Accept…

Posted on December 15, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

never mind believe in. Obama can do much better than former Clinton official and current corporate lobbyist David Hayes for Secretary of Interior.
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Posted in Bidness, Democrats, Environment, Ethics | 2 Comments

Sunday Sermon: Building Surburbia Prediction

Posted on December 14, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Asked in 2003: “Is there something inherently shaky about the whole edifice of credit, consumption, and public subsidies for private development?”
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A Loud, Screechy Post About Influenza and Biodefense

Posted on December 14, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

How can we even think about bioterrorism when we can’t handle the annual influenza outbreak?
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The Last Eight Years of Governance in a Diplomatic Nutshell

Posted on December 13, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Unqualified people of any age should not take jobs that involve making these kinds of personnel decisions.
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NASA’s Michael Griffin: How Not to Talk to Your (Future) Boss

Posted on December 12, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

I think NASA director Mike Griffin wants to lose his job.
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Posted in NASA, WhatEVAH! | 12 Comments

Reed Elsevier Publishing in Trouble

Posted on December 11, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Expect journal prices to increase.
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Posted in Bidness, Fucking Morons, Publishing | 6 Comments

Why Aren’t U.S. Toyota Workers Paid Better?

Posted on December 11, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

No one is asking why foreign-owned companies in the U.S. aren’t paying their workers more.
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Posted in Automobiles, Bidness, Unions | 18 Comments

Note to Yglesias: Class Size Matters

Posted on December 10, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Setting up class size in opposition to hiring is a false choice, for that means that we’re less likely to attract teachers with other options.
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Posted in Education | 9 Comments

Can We Just Pay the Loyal Bushies to Stay Home for the Remainder of Little Lord Pontchartrain’s Reign?

Posted on December 9, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson is a creationist.
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Posted in Creationism, Fucking Morons, The War on Science | 3 Comments