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Próba obrzydliwości — A rather negative Polish review of the translated edition of Trial of Flowers, from a reviewer who also disliked Mainspring.
It Must Follow, as the Night the Day — Madeleine Robins on writers who don't read. Huh?
Don't Waste Transportation — New in our gallery and store: From WWII, "War Traffic Must Come First." Mmm, steam locomotive. Trains. Mmm.
Uh oh! Netflix doesn't own the @Qwikster Twitter account — Glad to see they're on top of Marketing 101.
Capitalism, Animals, and the Ownership of Icons — This may be perfectly well within the law, but it's also nuts.
Is the World Running Out of Oil? — Poo pooing the Peak Oil hypothesis. Again.
Harvesting 'limitless' hydrogen from self-powered cells — US researchers say they have demonstrated how cells fuelled by bacteria can be "self-powered" and produce a limitless supply of hydrogen.
Circumbinary Orbits and Stellar Radii — "But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"
Fighting back against creationism — Hooray for scientists in the UK for having the temerity to fight back against the religious charlatanism of evolution denial.
'Don't ask, don't tell' formally ends — Openly gay people will now be able to serve in the US military after repeal of controversial 18-year-old DADT law. One manifest conservative injustice finally ends, at least. (Yes, I know DADT was a Clinton-era "compromise", but but it was a concession to rank GOP bigotry.) Watch now for all the alarmist rhetoric from the Right to completely fail to come true. As always.
Study Links Medical Costs and Personal Bankruptcy — Harvard researchers say 62% of all personal bankruptcies in the U.S. in 2007 were caused by health problems—and 78% of those filers had insurance. Unpossible! Everyone knows Rush said HCR was a socialist plot! Like I've said, in general, the people who oppose HCR are people who've never had to deal with the real consequences of serious illness. The conservative failure of empathy and imagination is firmly in play, along with some good old fashioned Calvinist/Christianist vindictiveness. (Thanks to![[info]](https://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=1)
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Through The Looking Glass: Bachmann’s Long History Of Strange Statements — The national media is now starting to figure something out: Michele Bachmann says a lot of things that aren’t just kind of crazy, but manifestly false. No wonder the GOP base has been so enthralled with Bachmann. She fits right in with FOX News' twisted version of America.
Boehner’s ‘Tea Party Challenger’ Really a Randall Terry Plant? — Golly. Imagine that. The Tea Party being used for conservative political ends. No one could have possibly foreseen this.
?otD: I still got nothing.
9/20/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (ill from chemo side effects)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 6.0 hours (severely interrupted, plus napping)
Weight: 218.0
Currently reading: Matter by Iain M. Banks
It Must Follow, as the Night the Day — Madeleine Robins on writers who don't read. Huh?
Don't Waste Transportation — New in our gallery and store: From WWII, "War Traffic Must Come First." Mmm, steam locomotive. Trains. Mmm.
Uh oh! Netflix doesn't own the @Qwikster Twitter account — Glad to see they're on top of Marketing 101.
Capitalism, Animals, and the Ownership of Icons — This may be perfectly well within the law, but it's also nuts.
Is the World Running Out of Oil? — Poo pooing the Peak Oil hypothesis. Again.
Harvesting 'limitless' hydrogen from self-powered cells — US researchers say they have demonstrated how cells fuelled by bacteria can be "self-powered" and produce a limitless supply of hydrogen.
Circumbinary Orbits and Stellar Radii — "But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"
Fighting back against creationism — Hooray for scientists in the UK for having the temerity to fight back against the religious charlatanism of evolution denial.
'Don't ask, don't tell' formally ends — Openly gay people will now be able to serve in the US military after repeal of controversial 18-year-old DADT law. One manifest conservative injustice finally ends, at least. (Yes, I know DADT was a Clinton-era "compromise", but but it was a concession to rank GOP bigotry.) Watch now for all the alarmist rhetoric from the Right to completely fail to come true. As always.
Study Links Medical Costs and Personal Bankruptcy — Harvard researchers say 62% of all personal bankruptcies in the U.S. in 2007 were caused by health problems—and 78% of those filers had insurance. Unpossible! Everyone knows Rush said HCR was a socialist plot! Like I've said, in general, the people who oppose HCR are people who've never had to deal with the real consequences of serious illness. The conservative failure of empathy and imagination is firmly in play, along with some good old fashioned Calvinist/Christianist vindictiveness. (Thanks to
danjiteThrough The Looking Glass: Bachmann’s Long History Of Strange Statements — The national media is now starting to figure something out: Michele Bachmann says a lot of things that aren’t just kind of crazy, but manifestly false. No wonder the GOP base has been so enthralled with Bachmann. She fits right in with FOX News' twisted version of America.
Boehner’s ‘Tea Party Challenger’ Really a Randall Terry Plant? — Golly. Imagine that. The Tea Party being used for conservative political ends. No one could have possibly foreseen this.
?otD: I still got nothing.
9/20/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (ill from chemo side effects)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 6.0 hours (severely interrupted, plus napping)
Weight: 218.0
Currently reading: Matter by Iain M. Banks