This week’s essay of the week is how essays of the week were supposed to be.
Essay of the Week: 7/5/09-7/11/09
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Toilets are hard to advertise
You can’t show them doing their real job. This is a pretty good simulation, though–especially that last test.
I need one. Often my use of a toilet for its ordinary purposes leaves it all choked up. I’m just special that way. For me it would have been good to see it handle some longer … hot dogs.
H/T Hip and Thigh who rightly points out that the plumbing behind this flushing marvel will matter a lot.
Essay of the Week:6/28/09-7/4/09
An explanation of why writing novels is an old man’s game is this week’s essay of the week.
Pigeons can be trained to like "good" art
This study reported on Discovery.com says that pigeons can be trained to pick out art their handlers think is good.
I think this is excellent news. Now we can put pigeons in school and let the kids run around in the park, and everyone will be better off. The kids can learn better things than mimickery and the pigeons can do as they are told.
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Really Stupid. Guess which state?
Cool if it works. But talk is really cheap. Most things that are this hyped don’t work.
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Cooling climate bad for food prices.
And speaking of food prices, a friendly little reminder.
Governments that can’t spend money in a rational manner can’t save money in a rational manner.
Speaking of which, here are some interesting facts on California’s budget.
And coming soon to a country near you is this. More rational then letting criminals go but it is not going to be pretty.
On a lighter note, engineers and their toys.
Essay of the Week: 6/14/09-6/20/09
This two part essay by Miles O’Brien will educate you on lot of things that most fliers prefer not to think about. Part one is here. Part two is here.
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Remember the Stress Tests that banks were forced to undergo? Don’t listen to the people hammering on Felix’s in the comment section. His basic point is right on. Calculated Risk has the details if you want the nerdy version.
A detailed meteorological analysis of the weather the brought the Air France plane down. Very nerdy, but the comment section is very interesting.
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In the long run, regime change does not change much. Either for good or for ill.