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  • Nurse stump

    Originally posted on garyschollmeier: Continuing the nursery theme, here is a cedar stump, which is now dwarfed by the spruce it nursed.  It is interesting that the spring board notch is still visible, the cedar was most likely cut in… Continue reading

  • A really nice statement of the “Do or do not, there is no try” philosophy around which I am building up the practice of existential entrepreneurship. Continue reading

  • Machines and Rice

    Originally posted on Larval Subjects .: For anyone who’s interested and who is in the Houston area, I’ll be giving a talk on machinic-ontology and corporeal and incorporeal machines at Rice this Thursday (12/7) at 3PM in Humanities 119. Continue reading

  • A Question for A.O. Scott and Ta-Nehisi Coates

    Originally posted on Corey Robin: Ta-Nehisi Coates is sponsoring a fascinating conversation between himself, New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, and historian Kate Masur about the film Lincoln. It’s a real treat to read these three distinct and expert… Continue reading

  • Special Issue at Journal NATURE: After Kyoto

    On 1 January 2013, the world can go back to emitting greenhouse gases with abandon. The pollution-reduction commitments that nations made as part of the Kyoto Protocol will expire, leaving the planet without any international climate regulation and uncertain prospects… Continue reading

  • “value creation”… I’m going to have to write about this soon. Continue reading

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  • Stone House in Croatia

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  • Originally posted on WYRD ATTRACTIONS: See what we are doing, is we’re bringing up children and educating to live the same sort of lives we are living. In order that they may justify themselves and find satisfaction in life by bringing… Continue reading

  • Weekend Wisdom: The One Who Flies Solo Has the Strongest Wings

    Originally posted on Life Out of the Box: Stand up for something, even if it means standing alone. Because often times, the one who flies solo has the strongest wings.  Continue reading

  • The Death Of Paper

    Going digital. Continue reading

  • Tax Incentives to Companies Bleeding Towns Dry, With Few Results

    A lot of the abatements & other supports to bring in business to townships & cities centers on one main process: job creation. Yet nobody tracks any meaningful statistics to see if the economic argument holds up. Yes we can… Continue reading

  • The Philosophy Behind Amazon Web Services’ Cloud Strategy

    Amazon has a very interesting model. I am not saying that I recommend everyone use online shopping and let local retailers/wholesalers go by the wayside. But to understand what local shops are up against in the next 20 years, you… Continue reading

  • Is Paul Ryan Making Americans More Favorably Inclined Toward Socialism? | The Nation

    …That reactionary Republicans get a little hysterical at the mention of the word “socialism” is not news. But the reaction to there reaction is. No two groups of Americans talk so much about socialism in so many public settings these… Continue reading

  • The Irony of Right-Wing Secessionist Fantasies | The Nation

    In the wake of Obama’s victory, citizens in several states submitted petitions to secede from the United States. It is something of an irony that the very states seeking secession from “big government”—like Louisiana and Alabama—have been among the top… Continue reading

  • Say No to Fracking | The Nation

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions The early evidence from heavily fracked regions suggests that drilling and fracking operations represent a severe threat to the nation’s food security. See on www.thenation.com Continue reading

  • Demographic Maps @ Patchwork Nation

    Super nice demographic maps on this site. Very well worth the time & effort to study them. As the votes from the 2012 election have trickled in, the size of President Obama’s victory has grown – it’s now more than… Continue reading