Interesting item from Kevin Pocock over at Poejazzi, which I found out about because he linked my piece on walking away from it all. Much to think about there, but items #2 and #9 are near and dear to my heart. Also #5, which certainly describes me, as much as I hate to admit it.
Read moreI don’t have any deep insight here. Really, this post is mostly about pointing to a story, throwing up my hands in disbelief and wondering what the fuck?
Read moreYou may have heard that the NBA, in an attempt to wring every last dollar from you, is going to experiment with “nickname jerseys.” That is, instead of players having their names on the back of their shirts – Kevin Garnett has “Garnett,” for instance – they’ll have their nicknames. So Garnett, we’d expect, will be “Big Ticket.” Spike Lee
Read more“Future crime warrant”? May the gods deliver us from “predictive policing” because the courts sure won’t. And now, your Minority Report moment of the day. Turns out it has nothing to do with the NSA. Nope, this time it’s our freedom and liberty loving countrymen in Texas. Last week, an appeals court in Texas ruled that police may obtain a
Read moreCU shoots itself in the dick again, devaluing its reputation and my degree even more. Oh, good. The University of Colorado is in the news again. There is, of course, disagreement over what exactly the school is and is not doing and what Professor Adler did and did not do. Since I wasn’t there, I can’t say for certain. Here’s
Read moreNo, this clever program isn’t 100% there yet, but listen to the audio and think about it for a second.
Read moreAny wonder that people think these things are fixed? A few days ago I posted this to Facebook and one of my sports lists: “Chelsea’s possible round of 16 opponents are Bayer, Zenit, Olympiakos, Milan, and Galatasaray. Anybody want to bet me a million dollars the completely random draw slots us with Gala and former Blues icon Didier Drogba?”
Read moreA wonderful recent discovery. They might remind you of Death Cab for Cutie, and there are moments where I might compare them to The Shins, Ben Folds Five or Jets Overhead, even. Thoughtful, literate Chamber Pop from my new city.
Read moreOh. Muhgod. If I blindfolded you and held this to your nose you’d think you were smelling a tart red wine vinegar. But give it a taste. Pure magic. Brewed back in early 2010 to commemorate Elliott Bay Brewing’s 1000th batch (hence the name), this anniversary brew was divided into four separate barrels. This year’s release has been aging since then
Read moreChelsea drops more points to bad competition. Why does this happen every damned year? It seems like every year, starting with November, the damned wheels fall off for Chelsea. It’s been baffling. This November wasn’t the Greek tragedy that the last couple have been, but it wasn’t awesome, either. The Blues kicked this season’s chokefest off by losing to Newcastle.
Read moreWeird thing happened this morning.
Read moreMandela is dead.
Read moreHopefully this will be an example to all those corrupt professors responsible for NCAA football cheating. Our friend Otherwise called this one to my attention. Former UNC professor charged HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A former professor at the center of an academic scandal involving athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been charged with a felony, accused
Read morePTC technology wasn’t in use thanks to our political leaders’ refusal to invest in our infrastructure. Yesterday Cal policy professor and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich used the fatal Metro-North train derailment in New York City as an opportunity to offer up some thoughts on the sorry state of America’s infrastructure, a topic my Scholars & Rogues colleague Dr. Denny
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