Monthly Archives: February 2010

Collegiality and Tenure

Posted on February 17, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

I don’t really see how collegiality can’t be part of the decision to grant tenure.
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Posted in Education | 5 Comments

Even For Embittered Ol’ Me, Billy Tauzin’s Corruption Is Stunning

Posted on February 16, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

What Tauzin tells us about congressional incentives
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Posted in Bidness, Economics, We're Really Fucked | 2 Comments

Note to Weisberg: If You’re Going to Hector the Public About Being Ignorant…

Posted on February 16, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

make sure you know what the hell you’re talking about.
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Posted in Compulsive Centrist Disorder, Social Security | 8 Comments

Pseudonymity, Blogging, and Journalism Versus Marketing

Posted on February 15, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Blogging should not be branding.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog, Framing, Propaganda | 3 Comments

Sunday Links

Posted on February 14, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Some Sunday links for you.
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Posted in Lotsa Links | 1 Comment

MA’s Green Ticket Law Passes

Posted on February 14, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Penalizing people who degrade the quality of life and making those penalties stick is one of those things that makes neighborhoods better places to live.
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Posted in Boston, Environment, Massachusetts | 10 Comments

Saturday Links

Posted on February 13, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Happy Saturday. Links for you.
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Posted in Lotsa Links | 1 Comment

More on the Potential for Debt Revolt

Posted on February 13, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Of course you have to be willing to walk away, otherwise they won’t take you seriously–that’s Negotiation 101.
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Posted in Bidness, Big Shitpile, Housing | 8 Comments

One Reason Why the Imminent Demise of Printed Books Is Ridiculous (and Scary): Libraries

Posted on February 12, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Electronic publishing will have to figure out a library model. In the midst of The Information Revolution That Is Changing Everything, the last thing we want is for books to be treated the same way as porn.
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Posted in Books, Publishing | 8 Comments

Toyota Builds a Faulty Accelerator System, and…

Posted on February 11, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Japanese industry decides that it needs to move away from making things people usually like to buy. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
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Posted in Economics | 16 Comments