Monthly Archives: November 2015

November Evening Rose

Posted on November 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on R Street NW, between 14th and 15th, Logan Circle, D.C.:

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Conservatives Wanted to Do These Things Thursday Evening

Posted on November 17, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve seen sentiments like this come across the Twitter transom: It's hard to understand why people like Cruz are so eager to do what terrorists want, https://t.co/SK1y4pnJEM — David Colquhoun 🇺🇦 💙 (@david_colquhoun) November 16, 2015 Paul Krugman his very … Continue reading →

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Links 11/16/15

Posted on November 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Who Owns Molecular Biology? Incredible Video Shows an Orca Whale Hurling a Seal 80 Feet Into the Air What does ‘meat raised without antibiotics’ mean — and why is it important? US science agency refuses request … Continue reading →

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Crazy Dog

Posted on November 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on 28th Street NW, between O and Dumbarton, Georgetown, D.C.:

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Warmongering: A Bizarre Form of Privilege

Posted on November 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

At some point, I’ll flesh this out more, but in looking at my Twitter feed from Saturday night’s debate, I saw several things from my Twitter feed from Clinton supporters like this: https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/665715104244191233 I don’t get this. Let’s leave aside … Continue reading →

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Links 11/15/15

Posted on November 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Catherine Scott Spent All of Friday Afternoon Waiting for Her Spiders to Have Sex Why New Antibiotics Never Come to Market (not a great allocation of capital) Scientists devise new method to solve significant variables conundrum … Continue reading →

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Cutting Off the Source

Posted on November 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Charles Pierce gets to the heart of the matter (boldface mine): It is long past time for the oligarchies of the Gulf states to stop paying protection to the men in the suicide belts. Their societies are stunted and parasitic. … Continue reading →

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Tracking, Criminality, and Homelessness

Posted on November 15, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

In response to the charge that drug arrests for pot possession don’t lead to incarceration, I argued that those arrests can be thought of as ‘pre-criminal tracking’ (as in academic tracking, not surveillance): The good news is that ten percent … Continue reading →

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Links 11/14/15

Posted on November 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Helping my students overcome command-line bullshittery Hawaii Health Department confirms 10 cases of locally-acquired dengue fever The Two Cultures of Computing: User Culture Versus Programmer Culture Britain Spends Less Than Any Advanced Nation On Science And … Continue reading →

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We Kemosabi?

Posted on November 14, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

It will be interesting to see how many of those pundits and commentators in the U.S. who will argue that we should ‘do something’–beyond the air and missile strikes we’re already doing–will call for activating the Selective Service. Because that’s … Continue reading →

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