Monthly Archives: December 2012

Movement Conservativism Never Fails, Only Movement Conservatives…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

…who are then no longer part of movement conservatism (just ask Bruce Bartlett). The editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, a bastion of conservatism, pens an editorial, with the following graphic. Can you see what’s missing? That’s right: they … Continue reading →

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Just Mint a $2 Trillion Platinum Coin Already, Will Ya?

Posted on December 5, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Once again, the Republicans are holding the economy hostage with the debt ceiling limit. Unlike civilized countries, the U.S., since 1917, must pass legislation authorizing the Treasury to issue debt. This means that we have the ridiculous situation of Congress … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Economics, Fucking Morons | 1 Comment

Links 12/4/12

Posted on December 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: A “not insignificant” defense of gleeful scientists How to sequence a bacterial genome at the end of 2012 Predatory katydids How is prenatal sequencing selling? Neuroscience Fiction Other: Muddling Towards the Next Crisis: James Kenneth Galbraith … Continue reading →

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Roses and Snow

Posted on December 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Earlier this week, I posted some pictures of flowers and snow from this weekend. I’m becoming increasingly convinced that, outside of catci, roses are the toughest plants going, since they all seem to have survived. Observed on Marlborough Street, Back … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Plants | 2 Comments

How the South Rose Again: Massive Keynesian Stimulus

Posted on December 4, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Over Thanksgiving, I finished Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession by Chuck Thompson. I might get around to giving it a full review, but one thing struck very true: the Southern argument that the South is … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, The War of Southern Aggression | 1 Comment

12/3/12

Posted on December 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Quiet Decline Of The American Scientific Empire Understanding the altmetrics wackaloon Stopping CRE: Where there’s a will, there’s a way? Are we causing antibiotic resistance by trying to prevent it? Despite room cleaning, MDR A. … Continue reading →

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Hancock in Fog

Posted on December 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

When you have 35F and snow one day, and 53F the next, you’re bound to get some fog. Not great for flying, but really nice for pictures (observed at the corner of Exeter and Boylston Streets):

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Healthcare Is Not the Same As Healthcare Budgeting: The CREs Are Going to Kill Us All Edition

Posted on December 3, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Every so often, I blog about CRE, which is short for carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (E. coli and relatives). CREs are resistant to just about every antibiotic (the two drugs commonly used, colistin and tigecycline, cause renal failure or are used off-label … Continue reading →

Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, Fucking Morons, Healthcare, I For One Welcome Our Austerity Overlords, KPC, NDM-1 | 4 Comments

Links 12/2/12

Posted on December 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: In which I am not a science cheerleader (must-read) The Scientific Tide: Using Research to Drive Alabama’s Economy First we get proof of heaven; now the secret of immortality. Republicans Give SOPA Architect Power Over Science … Continue reading →

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Snow and Flowers

Posted on December 2, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

Not the usual combination, especially in Boston in December. From Saturday’s flurries: (Marlborough St.) These cauliflower-looking things are very popular this year: (Commonwealth Ave.) Marlborough Street: Commonwealth Avenue:

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