for when you need to update the old dusty resume
in honor of maya angelou
it's all our fault - no wait, let's blame the baby boomers.
i actually thought this was a good list of stuff i actually learned in my 20s. i liked these ones too
summer wishlist
how about a real vacay?
this is an interesting list about what the internet can offer you
responses
1. i just saw a statistic that said 1 in 5 american women will be raped in their lifetime and also 1 in 5 women are raped by the time they're in college or something like that. (don't know how those numbers can be so similar). but i think one problem with the survey was that it asked "have you ever had sex but didn't want to because you were given alcohol or drugs by a man?" which seems to include a lot of regrettable one-night stands - a lot of these people didn't see themselves as rape victims. but the connection between drinking and rape is undeniable.
2. i guess it goes to "is it puffery"? it would open such a pandora's box though as a whole legion of mistresses would start suing (which they could always do anyway or threaten to for blackmail money. man, i'm in the wrong business).
3. the oprah network makes me sad.
4. sterling turns on a dime. i think this article is old news at this point.
5. i don't think he should resign but i think you already told me he did.
6. i mean, he could have consulted with the nfl doctor or whatever apparently. i don't actually feel that sorry for him but i think it makes the nfl look like the oprah network.
7. i saw so many article headlines "mark cuban is NOT as bad as donald sterling." america makes me sad sometimes.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Fair or Foul
Anne Coughlin (and someone else - who cares) discusses the link between drinking and sexual assault.
Speaking of which, there can't be a serious argument that this (without more) is sexual assault, can there? The principle, as discussed here, seems to be that, if you lie to someone about your marital/relationship status, you are obtaining consent on the basis of fraud. I recall that there was a case in crim law class about this where the man lied and said that he was the woman's husband, but this seems to be completely different.
It's funny that so many people claimed that the idea that the presence of Michael Sam on a team might cause distractions in the locker room was pretextual, a stand-in for homophobia. It turns out, though, that Michael Sam might be causing a distraction in the locker room. This might be bad for his cause. (Update: apparently there has been a change of heart.)
The people who claimed Donald Sterling would fight losing his team were wrong - well, they gave an incomplete answer anyway. Apparently he's going to fight the fine and lifetime ban as well.
Do you think this guy should resign?
The rule effectively provides for strict liability, but do you think this is fair? (The NFL's response is here.)
Mark Cuban continues to be the MVP of the Donald Sterling saga.
Responses:
1. I think he's right, but that's not necessarily inconsistent with what Amy Chua would say. I think one of the most compelling aspects of the tiger mom approach is that kids don't know their own limitations. I wouldn't want my kids to give up because it's hard. Also, I don't recall anything in high school (or below) being sufficiently challenging to warrant giving up, but maybe that's just me. (College, on the other hand...) I liked his breakdown: if you're good at it and you find it interesting then that's a career, if you're good at it but it's not interesting then move on, if you're bad at it but it's interesting then that's a hobby, etc.
2. The claim is that he didn't have fun, and he obfuscates the real point of the exchange (did he have fun?) by making the subject "last night" instead of "I." He wouldn't be a catfisher because they just met up, but he maybe didn't have a great time. I observe these things when people lie pretty regularly.
3. Yes, I've heard of trigger warnings, and they're bunk. This is another example of, "Hey world, you have to change to fit my lifestyle." The author is pretty blatantly conflating reactions to trigger warnings with reactions towards trauma survivors.
R2R:
2. I think Boise State knew. Colleges are often constrained by the NCAA because the rules are dumb, but sometimes even a media story won't get them to budge. I mean, it took years to get cream cheese for the bagels.
4. Given his position and skill set, I think those teams were legitimately interested.
B
Speaking of which, there can't be a serious argument that this (without more) is sexual assault, can there? The principle, as discussed here, seems to be that, if you lie to someone about your marital/relationship status, you are obtaining consent on the basis of fraud. I recall that there was a case in crim law class about this where the man lied and said that he was the woman's husband, but this seems to be completely different.
It's funny that so many people claimed that the idea that the presence of Michael Sam on a team might cause distractions in the locker room was pretextual, a stand-in for homophobia. It turns out, though, that Michael Sam might be causing a distraction in the locker room. This might be bad for his cause. (Update: apparently there has been a change of heart.)
The people who claimed Donald Sterling would fight losing his team were wrong - well, they gave an incomplete answer anyway. Apparently he's going to fight the fine and lifetime ban as well.
Do you think this guy should resign?
The rule effectively provides for strict liability, but do you think this is fair? (The NFL's response is here.)
Mark Cuban continues to be the MVP of the Donald Sterling saga.
Responses:
1. I think he's right, but that's not necessarily inconsistent with what Amy Chua would say. I think one of the most compelling aspects of the tiger mom approach is that kids don't know their own limitations. I wouldn't want my kids to give up because it's hard. Also, I don't recall anything in high school (or below) being sufficiently challenging to warrant giving up, but maybe that's just me. (College, on the other hand...) I liked his breakdown: if you're good at it and you find it interesting then that's a career, if you're good at it but it's not interesting then move on, if you're bad at it but it's interesting then that's a hobby, etc.
2. The claim is that he didn't have fun, and he obfuscates the real point of the exchange (did he have fun?) by making the subject "last night" instead of "I." He wouldn't be a catfisher because they just met up, but he maybe didn't have a great time. I observe these things when people lie pretty regularly.
3. Yes, I've heard of trigger warnings, and they're bunk. This is another example of, "Hey world, you have to change to fit my lifestyle." The author is pretty blatantly conflating reactions to trigger warnings with reactions towards trauma survivors.
R2R:
2. I think Boise State knew. Colleges are often constrained by the NCAA because the rules are dumb, but sometimes even a media story won't get them to budge. I mean, it took years to get cream cheese for the bagels.
4. Given his position and skill set, I think those teams were legitimately interested.
B
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Catfishing and pulling the trigger
There's a WSJ video about how tiger moms should let their kids fail but I think the expert misinterprets Chua's book. The guy is saying perfectionism is bad. however, striving for perfection leads to failure and overcoming failure leads to resilience. Amy Chua is only really against the idea of oh, it's ok to be bad at school. And she never said you have to be good at everything (reminds me of criticisms of "Lean In" where she said you couldn't have it all and people were all "I tried having it all and I couldn't! you lied!). And I think the guy's picking asians as a target - like look at all these asian people and they're all automatons (offensive) but it's not only Asians that are tiger moms. And a lot of children of tiger moms, they might not be the most successful people on the planet but a lot them turn out ok (the byline to the story "not all students with good grades become high-achievers." why does it have to be "all" to be worth it? isn't it a more pressing issue that many students can't read?). There are obviously problems with tiger mom-ing and i think amy chua is her own worst critic - probably because of all her critics, she actually read her own book.
this confused me. so in the text exchange, where she says "I really had fun last night, did you" and he says "last night was fun" the guy really didn't have fun and he's a catfisher?
have you heard of trigger warnings? I mean I kinda understand if you're a rape or trauma survivor and you're going to a class marked "spanish 101" that you would want to know if that involves graphic talks about rape and war for some hidden reason. frankly, i'd like to know that too. but i get the feeling that it involves way more than that. i wonder if "libertarian ideals" is listed as a trigger warning.
responses
1. one of the worst things about this administration is that here's something that would actually create jobs and help the environment and they've decided to put the kibosh on it. is anything bipartisan anymore?
2. did boise state know he was homeless? do ncaa colleges typically offer to help in the summer (i mean, there are lots of poor kids that go to the ncaa. it would be a little surprising if this is the first homeless one or the first in a rough home situation). if the media reported every sad story, would the ncaa start making the right decisions?
3. i saw another article "how short is too short" for men's shorts. i thought that was just a women's issue.
4. but were the other teams really interested or did they just want to appease their (how many could there be) gay fans?
5. Reject one speaker you don't like and get another
r2r
4. try this one
Thursday, May 15, 2014
I Guess...
The Keystone pipeline always seemed to me to be something everyone could get behind, but apparently not.
This is one of those "I guess it worked out this time" stories. One wonders why the NCAA has to waive regulations in order to make it work, though.
This is what passes for men's fashion discussion.
The funny thing about the Michael Sam story is that being drafted in the 7th round was probably worse for him than going undrafted. If he would have gone undrafted, people would have decried the homophobic NFL, except that at least four teams were interested in offering him a contract if he was still available after the draft.
I wonder if it's a generational problem, but it's definitely a troubling trend.
We can all agree that Japanese society is in freefall, right? I want to find this idea adorable, but it just feels creepy.
This chart is both reassuring and a little too real. That said, I think we tip in all of these scenarios.
Responses:
1. I enjoy how this article suggests solutions that could apply to everyone rather than blaming everything on the patriarchy. There are some good ideas, especially 2 and 4.
2. These are all the exercises that people need to do but don't because they're not as obvious as cardio or weightlifting. Add 'em to the list!
3. That's definitely too many. I think 10 is the right number, and then you have 4 more columns over the next few months. It's a good list, though.
4. This link isn't working.
5. I haven't, but that was great, so I'll finish soon.
6. It's complicated, but in my view, one big aspect of American progressivism is criticism of aspects of the "dominant" culture along with embrace of other cultures without full knowledge of what their really about. I think the threats of violence often play a role - recall what happened with the Muhammad cartoons a few years back.
7. In the last week, I've seen articles about how everything is both good and bad for you - carbs, low-carb diets, butter and cheese, you name it. I'm just sticking to eating what I like in moderation and working out until this settles down.
8. I'd eat that.
R2R:
1. It drips into the pot!
2. I launched into an explanation for how I think the NBA can successfully oust the Sterlings, but this article gets at it more clearly and with more authority than I could ever muster.
3. This isn't watering down his views, but rather prioritizing. I used to bemoan the fact that anytime a member of the Libertarian Party went on TV, he led with "legalize drugs now," which, while more palatable now, was not in the 90s when I affiliated with them. GOP emphasis on this issue to me seems misguided - I see only minor tangible gains and a lot of negative press from these efforts - and the President would have little role in governing how this issue played out. To be sure, Rand Paul never said that he opposed voter ID laws and efforts. But wouldn't it be better for our electoral efforts if we focused on actually important things that many people agree with us on?
B
This is one of those "I guess it worked out this time" stories. One wonders why the NCAA has to waive regulations in order to make it work, though.
This is what passes for men's fashion discussion.
The funny thing about the Michael Sam story is that being drafted in the 7th round was probably worse for him than going undrafted. If he would have gone undrafted, people would have decried the homophobic NFL, except that at least four teams were interested in offering him a contract if he was still available after the draft.
I wonder if it's a generational problem, but it's definitely a troubling trend.
We can all agree that Japanese society is in freefall, right? I want to find this idea adorable, but it just feels creepy.
This chart is both reassuring and a little too real. That said, I think we tip in all of these scenarios.
Responses:
1. I enjoy how this article suggests solutions that could apply to everyone rather than blaming everything on the patriarchy. There are some good ideas, especially 2 and 4.
2. These are all the exercises that people need to do but don't because they're not as obvious as cardio or weightlifting. Add 'em to the list!
3. That's definitely too many. I think 10 is the right number, and then you have 4 more columns over the next few months. It's a good list, though.
4. This link isn't working.
5. I haven't, but that was great, so I'll finish soon.
6. It's complicated, but in my view, one big aspect of American progressivism is criticism of aspects of the "dominant" culture along with embrace of other cultures without full knowledge of what their really about. I think the threats of violence often play a role - recall what happened with the Muhammad cartoons a few years back.
7. In the last week, I've seen articles about how everything is both good and bad for you - carbs, low-carb diets, butter and cheese, you name it. I'm just sticking to eating what I like in moderation and working out until this settles down.
8. I'd eat that.
R2R:
1. It drips into the pot!
2. I launched into an explanation for how I think the NBA can successfully oust the Sterlings, but this article gets at it more clearly and with more authority than I could ever muster.
3. This isn't watering down his views, but rather prioritizing. I used to bemoan the fact that anytime a member of the Libertarian Party went on TV, he led with "legalize drugs now," which, while more palatable now, was not in the 90s when I affiliated with them. GOP emphasis on this issue to me seems misguided - I see only minor tangible gains and a lot of negative press from these efforts - and the President would have little role in governing how this issue played out. To be sure, Rand Paul never said that he opposed voter ID laws and efforts. But wouldn't it be better for our electoral efforts if we focused on actually important things that many people agree with us on?
B
I applaud your effort
i thought 4 was interesting. if constantine ever worked hard at anything, i would praise him for the effort.
what do you think of this? what is my posture like?
an interesting list though i think he should have made the goal about 25, not 50.
on mother's day
you may have already read this but anything that compares david lee roth to solomon is worth a re-read. have you finished superfreakonomics yet?
i never understood the whole "don't say bad things about islam" thing going around in progressive circles. don't we say that a number of religions and cultures are oppressive to women? why do we shield islam?
i hope this is true
this is weird but i want to try it
1. that's totally going to change how i eat apple sauce. i will probably never put my spoons in my pot handles though. just seems too drippy.
2. there didn't seem to be any strategy there. i think the nba has a losing case against her. Although Sterling's racist comments make it seem like he's losing his mind, his statements about the nba's legal strategy seem right on. Shelly's statements about her legal claims also seem correct. kinda weird when the crazies are the ones with perfectly lucid comments.
3. so he is already watering down his views?
5. i read that on my iphone, i'm not that likely to show up to vote (although i want to push myself to this year, right after i register....). but i never check my bank accounts on my phone and i follow sports. i can't decide which party i am based on my internet habits! (i also think it's weird that so many repubs follow sports. is this why repubs are all about merit?)
6. i think it's stupid stuff like tough mudder. or awesome stuff like the amazing race. please don't do tough mudder.
what do you think of this? what is my posture like?
an interesting list though i think he should have made the goal about 25, not 50.
on mother's day
you may have already read this but anything that compares david lee roth to solomon is worth a re-read. have you finished superfreakonomics yet?
i never understood the whole "don't say bad things about islam" thing going around in progressive circles. don't we say that a number of religions and cultures are oppressive to women? why do we shield islam?
i hope this is true
this is weird but i want to try it
1. that's totally going to change how i eat apple sauce. i will probably never put my spoons in my pot handles though. just seems too drippy.
2. there didn't seem to be any strategy there. i think the nba has a losing case against her. Although Sterling's racist comments make it seem like he's losing his mind, his statements about the nba's legal strategy seem right on. Shelly's statements about her legal claims also seem correct. kinda weird when the crazies are the ones with perfectly lucid comments.
3. so he is already watering down his views?
5. i read that on my iphone, i'm not that likely to show up to vote (although i want to push myself to this year, right after i register....). but i never check my bank accounts on my phone and i follow sports. i can't decide which party i am based on my internet habits! (i also think it's weird that so many repubs follow sports. is this why repubs are all about merit?)
6. i think it's stupid stuff like tough mudder. or awesome stuff like the amazing race. please don't do tough mudder.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Follow the Crowd
You might learn a lot from this short video.
The NBA is working on a strategy to deal with Shelly Sterling too.
Rand Paul is prepping for a presidential run.
I saw two articles by people attacking Donald Sterling for going after Magic Johnson and defending Magic Johnson's legacy. I'm not going to post either of them. I'm also not going to post the article about how murder is bad or the one about how 2+2, it turns out, equals 4.
What does your internet usage say about your politics?
What is adventure racing, and where can I sign up?
Responses:
1. There are some good points in there.
2. Any explanation that makes academics sound like idiots is fine by me.
4. I think my ankles are okay now. What I really need to do is strengthen my hips.
5. People stay busy often because they fear what they'll find if they don't have meaning. They're stalling.
6. Great article. Everyone should read it. I'm going to read it twice.
R2R:
1. There's an element of humility that's missing. I got the impression that Laura Bush's efforts were hopeful and more or less uncontroversial. Michelle Obama's efforts have been a combination of policy changes and cajoling people into eating "healthy" and exercising more. To be sure, Michelle isn't the first First Lady to do that - Hillary (Hillarycare) and Nancy Reagan (anti-drug campaign) also had somewhat controversial efforts and caught similar criticism to Michelle. Also, had the effort been a bigger success, the article likely would have attributed 100% of the credit to Michelle.
2. I think sticker shock would be a short-term reaction that would fade with time. Also, I'm not persuaded that tipping is an efficient way of allocating compensation to the best waiters. How many people just tip 15% and call it a day? How many people tip badly all the time? How many people leave a tip based on the quality of the food or other factors outside the waiter's control? I would be curious to see how waiters feel about the change.
4. Sorry I'm not sorry.
7. Don't say something you don't mean!
B
The NBA is working on a strategy to deal with Shelly Sterling too.
Rand Paul is prepping for a presidential run.
I saw two articles by people attacking Donald Sterling for going after Magic Johnson and defending Magic Johnson's legacy. I'm not going to post either of them. I'm also not going to post the article about how murder is bad or the one about how 2+2, it turns out, equals 4.
What does your internet usage say about your politics?
What is adventure racing, and where can I sign up?
Responses:
1. There are some good points in there.
2. Any explanation that makes academics sound like idiots is fine by me.
4. I think my ankles are okay now. What I really need to do is strengthen my hips.
5. People stay busy often because they fear what they'll find if they don't have meaning. They're stalling.
6. Great article. Everyone should read it. I'm going to read it twice.
R2R:
1. There's an element of humility that's missing. I got the impression that Laura Bush's efforts were hopeful and more or less uncontroversial. Michelle Obama's efforts have been a combination of policy changes and cajoling people into eating "healthy" and exercising more. To be sure, Michelle isn't the first First Lady to do that - Hillary (Hillarycare) and Nancy Reagan (anti-drug campaign) also had somewhat controversial efforts and caught similar criticism to Michelle. Also, had the effort been a bigger success, the article likely would have attributed 100% of the credit to Michelle.
2. I think sticker shock would be a short-term reaction that would fade with time. Also, I'm not persuaded that tipping is an efficient way of allocating compensation to the best waiters. How many people just tip 15% and call it a day? How many people tip badly all the time? How many people leave a tip based on the quality of the food or other factors outside the waiter's control? I would be curious to see how waiters feel about the change.
4. Sorry I'm not sorry.
7. Don't say something you don't mean!
B
Friday, May 9, 2014
to do or not to do
how to be unhappy
article is overly long but provides support for when you see something that everyone else thinks is classic and you think sucks (the invisible knapsack comes to mind)
things people are doing
things we should do
doing less
finally, i get to post an article about forgiveness
1. i saw that article too. i mean, i guess we can all agree that it's not technically her fault but if it had been a success, she wouldn't have included the others parties in her awards speech. also, it seems that her plan has backfired and more kids are hungry now and if she cared about the kids, wouldn't she change it?
i was going to say well, it's not like laura bush accomplished anything special in her time so maybe michelle obama shouldn't feel bad but laura bush started the national book festival, which drew 200,000 people last year. i've been once - it was pretty cool. also laura bush apparently did some stuff for heart disease and education that was positive. i read laura bush's wiki and although i liked her before, i really like her now.
2. i think it'll be bad because people will eat out less (as they said in the article, people got sticker shock and they don't count tipping as part of the money they spend or how they calculate the cost of the restaurant) and good waiters will earn less. with so many of the new jobs being in the hospitality industry, i think we've just created millions more people barely scraping by.
3. that seems like a dicey strategy. i imagine every owner has some weird contract that they didn't abide by 100% of the rules. and if they're going to invoke the "not engage in actions hurting the nba" clause, that's especially terrifying. i'm sure owners thought of that as directly going against the nba's direct financial interests and not random thoughts they uttered in private. also, it's a big loss for the clippers' ceo who didn't even do anything but whom is definitely getting sacked, no matter what happens.
i kinda foresee the sterlings bringing the nba down with a lawsuit. in any case, i think this is going to cost the nba a lot more money/goodwill than if they had just let it slide - issued a statement that was "these are a man's private thoughts and we think they're abhorrent. but it's not our place to police them. now let's focus on some basketball.").
4. i don't know about you but i have nothing to apologize for. =P kinda sad that that's his legacy. "people don't behave the way i thought they would. therefore i just shut down rather than try to figure out the puzzle." what we really need from politicians is tenacity and probably really really liking people.
5. poor baby bear.
6. seriously, why does he have to make his story into such a sob story? "I make 400k and can't afford to buy clothes and also I gave to charity." Why can't it just be "I gave to charity." Now we feel bad for you when we could have just felt happy about you.
7. that was very touching. i've always been impressed with how much the wwe does for make-a-wish and for kids. i think the atmosphere is pretty cool - everyone seems so into it. maybe we should go to a wrestling match sometime.
article is overly long but provides support for when you see something that everyone else thinks is classic and you think sucks (the invisible knapsack comes to mind)
things people are doing
things we should do
doing less
finally, i get to post an article about forgiveness
1. i saw that article too. i mean, i guess we can all agree that it's not technically her fault but if it had been a success, she wouldn't have included the others parties in her awards speech. also, it seems that her plan has backfired and more kids are hungry now and if she cared about the kids, wouldn't she change it?
i was going to say well, it's not like laura bush accomplished anything special in her time so maybe michelle obama shouldn't feel bad but laura bush started the national book festival, which drew 200,000 people last year. i've been once - it was pretty cool. also laura bush apparently did some stuff for heart disease and education that was positive. i read laura bush's wiki and although i liked her before, i really like her now.
2. i think it'll be bad because people will eat out less (as they said in the article, people got sticker shock and they don't count tipping as part of the money they spend or how they calculate the cost of the restaurant) and good waiters will earn less. with so many of the new jobs being in the hospitality industry, i think we've just created millions more people barely scraping by.
3. that seems like a dicey strategy. i imagine every owner has some weird contract that they didn't abide by 100% of the rules. and if they're going to invoke the "not engage in actions hurting the nba" clause, that's especially terrifying. i'm sure owners thought of that as directly going against the nba's direct financial interests and not random thoughts they uttered in private. also, it's a big loss for the clippers' ceo who didn't even do anything but whom is definitely getting sacked, no matter what happens.
i kinda foresee the sterlings bringing the nba down with a lawsuit. in any case, i think this is going to cost the nba a lot more money/goodwill than if they had just let it slide - issued a statement that was "these are a man's private thoughts and we think they're abhorrent. but it's not our place to police them. now let's focus on some basketball.").
4. i don't know about you but i have nothing to apologize for. =P kinda sad that that's his legacy. "people don't behave the way i thought they would. therefore i just shut down rather than try to figure out the puzzle." what we really need from politicians is tenacity and probably really really liking people.
5. poor baby bear.
6. seriously, why does he have to make his story into such a sob story? "I make 400k and can't afford to buy clothes and also I gave to charity." Why can't it just be "I gave to charity." Now we feel bad for you when we could have just felt happy about you.
7. that was very touching. i've always been impressed with how much the wwe does for make-a-wish and for kids. i think the atmosphere is pretty cool - everyone seems so into it. maybe we should go to a wrestling match sometime.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Bear Down!
This article goes out of its way to blame everyone (including the kids!) except Michelle Obama for this. To be sure, they're not wrong - Congress passed the law and Obama signed it, and it's barely reasonable to blame terrible school cafeteria lunches on the federal government, but it stands to reason that, as the face of this whole campaign, Michelle might bear some accountability for the poor early results.
This is a development that is a long time coming. It does help create certainty (with the waitstaff as well as the diner with regard to what he's paying), but I wonder if there are really people out there who value the ability to punish (or reward) waiters for how good the service was.
The NBA's legal strategy against Donald Sterling is emerging. Also, Shelly Sterling is emerging as the wild card in the resolution of the LA Clippers nightmare. At this point, she's not going anywhere.
Should we all apologize to Obama for letting him down?
Why can't he live at the ski resort? Sometimes bears misbehave, but he would never (intentionally) hurt anyone!
This is a nice story, but my main takeaway that I want to call Ryan Quigley and offer my services as his money manager.
I know every reference to wrestling I make puts me on borrowed time, but if this video doesn't move you, then there's nothing I can do.
Responses:
1. I think many of those people didn't think about it before saying anything and/or reflexively like Obama because hope and change, but that said, it's sad that people are willing to respond to a camera about the question without thinking about it. Also, I mentioned the J.J. Redick thing to you.
2. I read an article that suggested that one reason that Asians seem to do better is because of 1960s immigration patterns. The theory is that these parents place a greater emphasis on working hard work than the average parent and perhaps were better equipped to understand what hard work actually means in the educational context. I don't know whether this theory holds up to evidence, but the idea that cultural factors play a role and that an outsized emphasis on hard work as the important factor makes sense.
3. It makes perfect sense because there are feminist radicals whose views many feminists don't hold but who speak more loudly than seemingly anyone else on the issue. I've seen this with conservative/libertarian friends who don't self-identify as Republican as well (thanks to the Tea Party or the demonization of the GOP by liberals). I think the article has mostly good things to say, but it's definitely more about correcting misconceptions. (Btw, I suspect that the reason Shailene Woodley is getting pushback is the same reason Donald Sterling is, i.e. social media is now ever-present and all-judging.)
4. I like Megyn Kelly. If I were to watch any of the prime time shows on Fox News, it would be hers.
5. I think Malcolm Gladwell would agree with this conclusion as well. It's just too bad that that they don't tell you the secrets of the universe at lower institutions. :P
6. Why does this make you mad?
7. I haven't watched the sketch yet, so I'll withhold comment until then.
R2R:
1. And I guess we're talking about it. Are our lives really better for it?
2. I think part of the problem is that it's only 6 years in that people are starting to think about how to make fun of Obama in ways that don't reference political disagreements. This wasn't a problem with GWB (stupid, drugs), Clinton (sketchy to women, greasy charismatic, fat (in the early days)), Bush 41 (boring, robotic), or Reagan (stupid, smooth talker). It's interesting how liberals like to make fun of most conservatives as stupid or evil (Ford was considered stupid as well, and GWB, Reagan, and Nixon had evil in the lexicon too).
3. That link looks like something I would send you. :P In any case, I do think that the key is whether the good that you get from a happy marriage (i.e. after all that hard work) is either visible to people or else something that people will miss if they don't have it.
B
This is a development that is a long time coming. It does help create certainty (with the waitstaff as well as the diner with regard to what he's paying), but I wonder if there are really people out there who value the ability to punish (or reward) waiters for how good the service was.
The NBA's legal strategy against Donald Sterling is emerging. Also, Shelly Sterling is emerging as the wild card in the resolution of the LA Clippers nightmare. At this point, she's not going anywhere.
Should we all apologize to Obama for letting him down?
Why can't he live at the ski resort? Sometimes bears misbehave, but he would never (intentionally) hurt anyone!
This is a nice story, but my main takeaway that I want to call Ryan Quigley and offer my services as his money manager.
I know every reference to wrestling I make puts me on borrowed time, but if this video doesn't move you, then there's nothing I can do.
Responses:
1. I think many of those people didn't think about it before saying anything and/or reflexively like Obama because hope and change, but that said, it's sad that people are willing to respond to a camera about the question without thinking about it. Also, I mentioned the J.J. Redick thing to you.
2. I read an article that suggested that one reason that Asians seem to do better is because of 1960s immigration patterns. The theory is that these parents place a greater emphasis on working hard work than the average parent and perhaps were better equipped to understand what hard work actually means in the educational context. I don't know whether this theory holds up to evidence, but the idea that cultural factors play a role and that an outsized emphasis on hard work as the important factor makes sense.
3. It makes perfect sense because there are feminist radicals whose views many feminists don't hold but who speak more loudly than seemingly anyone else on the issue. I've seen this with conservative/libertarian friends who don't self-identify as Republican as well (thanks to the Tea Party or the demonization of the GOP by liberals). I think the article has mostly good things to say, but it's definitely more about correcting misconceptions. (Btw, I suspect that the reason Shailene Woodley is getting pushback is the same reason Donald Sterling is, i.e. social media is now ever-present and all-judging.)
4. I like Megyn Kelly. If I were to watch any of the prime time shows on Fox News, it would be hers.
5. I think Malcolm Gladwell would agree with this conclusion as well. It's just too bad that that they don't tell you the secrets of the universe at lower institutions. :P
6. Why does this make you mad?
7. I haven't watched the sketch yet, so I'll withhold comment until then.
R2R:
1. And I guess we're talking about it. Are our lives really better for it?
2. I think part of the problem is that it's only 6 years in that people are starting to think about how to make fun of Obama in ways that don't reference political disagreements. This wasn't a problem with GWB (stupid, drugs), Clinton (sketchy to women, greasy charismatic, fat (in the early days)), Bush 41 (boring, robotic), or Reagan (stupid, smooth talker). It's interesting how liberals like to make fun of most conservatives as stupid or evil (Ford was considered stupid as well, and GWB, Reagan, and Nixon had evil in the lexicon too).
3. That link looks like something I would send you. :P In any case, I do think that the key is whether the good that you get from a happy marriage (i.e. after all that hard work) is either visible to people or else something that people will miss if they don't have it.
B
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Racism/feminism/ageism/sexism - oh my!
The Donald Sterling thing has gotten out of hand because Americans think like this. But Sterling's racism is weird because it only seems to negatively affect white people.
on believing in destiny and believing in hard work.
I don't know why Shailene Woodley is getting so much pushback for saying she's not a feminist (so many female stars have said similar things and Shailene isn't a household name yet) but I think this article is honest about why so many women say it.
more from that smart megyn kelly
i guess there's hope for those of us that didn't go to princeton =P
this actually makes me mad, considering millenials are labeled as entitled.
the new leslie jones controversy
1. because we're going to have to talk about this invisible knapsack because people say we do.
2. i totally saw this already. surprised that politico would say anything not pro-obama. what kind of joke would make obama seem aware? jokes about his vacations? his partisanship? racism? is he supposed to be the next leslie jones?
3. more views on marriage. i'm not sure people are ready to revert back to the open marriages idea. (although maybe we're going to a no-marriages view in america since so many people aren't getting married) and being married in japan sounds atrocious!
5. i saw this too! i had already heard of this from my radioneurologist friend. fortunately, he doesn't work for the good of the poor - he works for the money-ed. or the middle in any case.
r2r
5. i will defend self-help books to my detoxing dying day.
on believing in destiny and believing in hard work.
I don't know why Shailene Woodley is getting so much pushback for saying she's not a feminist (so many female stars have said similar things and Shailene isn't a household name yet) but I think this article is honest about why so many women say it.
more from that smart megyn kelly
i guess there's hope for those of us that didn't go to princeton =P
this actually makes me mad, considering millenials are labeled as entitled.
the new leslie jones controversy
1. because we're going to have to talk about this invisible knapsack because people say we do.
2. i totally saw this already. surprised that politico would say anything not pro-obama. what kind of joke would make obama seem aware? jokes about his vacations? his partisanship? racism? is he supposed to be the next leslie jones?
3. more views on marriage. i'm not sure people are ready to revert back to the open marriages idea. (although maybe we're going to a no-marriages view in america since so many people aren't getting married) and being married in japan sounds atrocious!
5. i saw this too! i had already heard of this from my radioneurologist friend. fortunately, he doesn't work for the good of the poor - he works for the money-ed. or the middle in any case.
r2r
5. i will defend self-help books to my detoxing dying day.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Been There, Done That
Here is the article I mentioned by the Princeton student about privilege.
We've already discussed this a bit, and the importance of the White House Correspondents Dinner is already overstated, but this problem (which I've noticed too) seems to reveal something about the presidency. This is just a sampling, but I think for the most part it corroborates the article.
This person has some good points on how a marriage should work, though I'm not sure I can go with her to the point of adultery. There are some people out there who have open marriages, and that's probably better than cheating (to the extent that the parties to the open marriage are genuinely okay with it), but it still doesn't seem right to me.
There's more evidence that fat is good for you.
This would be an ironic legacy of Obamacare.
Responses:
1. "Oh, I'm the progressive one around here" is responsible for so much mayhem in attempts at mutual understanding.
2. Take that, tiger moms everywhere!
3. Is that Alhambra?
4. I would go to pretty much all of those places right now.
5. I also would not read most of those. I wonder whether the self-help book plays into the get-rich-quick impulse that many people have.
6. That's a good point. The "First Amendment" argument isn't about the government but rather about the societal principle it represents.
7. Just wait until the primaries start. If she runs, I'm curious to see how she's going to position herself politically. In 2012, she seems to try to be the more moderate, more reasonable, and more seasoned alternative to Obama, but I guess it depends on who else runs.
8. I guess I don't have to watch now!
R2R:
1. There is no response to that.
R2R2R2R:
5. The quote you posted just above this (from my take on the Justice Thomas criticism) is apt here too. Judges are supposed to follow the law, but the agency could have resolved this before the judge got involved. I worry about situations where people in power abuse their power, even for good. In my view, modern liberalism is essentially power abused for good. The judge followed the law, and I would think that the law is right. The problem was agency/prosecutorial discretion, and I think that the judge making an exception here to the clearly established law would be problematic from a legal perspective. To be sure, the precedential value of such a decision would be nil, but I'm concerned with the perception of how the law does and should work. I can't draw a substantive distinction between the judge who finds in favor of the defendant here and a judge who interprets a statute to favor a particular group, the language of the statute notwithstanding.
B
We've already discussed this a bit, and the importance of the White House Correspondents Dinner is already overstated, but this problem (which I've noticed too) seems to reveal something about the presidency. This is just a sampling, but I think for the most part it corroborates the article.
This person has some good points on how a marriage should work, though I'm not sure I can go with her to the point of adultery. There are some people out there who have open marriages, and that's probably better than cheating (to the extent that the parties to the open marriage are genuinely okay with it), but it still doesn't seem right to me.
There's more evidence that fat is good for you.
This would be an ironic legacy of Obamacare.
Responses:
1. "Oh, I'm the progressive one around here" is responsible for so much mayhem in attempts at mutual understanding.
2. Take that, tiger moms everywhere!
3. Is that Alhambra?
4. I would go to pretty much all of those places right now.
5. I also would not read most of those. I wonder whether the self-help book plays into the get-rich-quick impulse that many people have.
6. That's a good point. The "First Amendment" argument isn't about the government but rather about the societal principle it represents.
7. Just wait until the primaries start. If she runs, I'm curious to see how she's going to position herself politically. In 2012, she seems to try to be the more moderate, more reasonable, and more seasoned alternative to Obama, but I guess it depends on who else runs.
8. I guess I don't have to watch now!
R2R:
1. There is no response to that.
R2R2R2R:
5. The quote you posted just above this (from my take on the Justice Thomas criticism) is apt here too. Judges are supposed to follow the law, but the agency could have resolved this before the judge got involved. I worry about situations where people in power abuse their power, even for good. In my view, modern liberalism is essentially power abused for good. The judge followed the law, and I would think that the law is right. The problem was agency/prosecutorial discretion, and I think that the judge making an exception here to the clearly established law would be problematic from a legal perspective. To be sure, the precedential value of such a decision would be nil, but I'm concerned with the perception of how the law does and should work. I can't draw a substantive distinction between the judge who finds in favor of the defendant here and a judge who interprets a statute to favor a particular group, the language of the statute notwithstanding.
B
Friday, May 2, 2014
Erosion
on makeup
science and guitars
the thing about knowing a lot of trivia is you decide to travel to weird places
i don't even know where most of these places are but geography and wanderlust are great combos. i definitely want to eat breakfast with giraffes and i don't know why you'd eat macaroons in madrid (i mean i understand that you would eat them anywhere but why specifically madrid? and no, i'm not sure i'd ever go back to madrid. boring!)
some of these books i would never read but i think it's interesting to look at the books that have been in popular in middle america
more on donald sterling
my opinion on hillary is eroding
i don't think you'd like parks and rec (i mean, i've seen all i think 7 seasons and i'm not sure i like it either) but i think you'd really like ron swanson
responses
1. i'm going to act as if this were true anyway. in news you're going to unfriend me over, i made gluten free brownies and they were actually ok. not as good as real brownies but they give you that chocolate taste without making you feel heavy.
3. i didn't like that at all. and it made me feel stupid after reading it.
4. please let it be rick ross. that would be the only happy ending to this whole affair.
5. virginia isn't doing too well in that poll. but then again a lot of people are trying to get out of the dc area.
r2r
3. true. some veggies kids aren't going to like. but there's so much shaming into it too. so much of kids' food attitudes are based on shame, which is incredibly sad.
4. well i guess it makes sense in this way too. many self-made successful women are beautiful. not that many self-made successful men are hot. but there's still demand for shirtless men. zac efron still gets work, doesn't he? (this is a rhetorical question. i'm not sure you know who zac efron is.)
r2r2r
1. "A lot of people seem to forget that laws and rules aren't just obstacles that need to be circumvented. " yeah i forgot that too. also, people really like judging others.
5. yeah but the judge was in a position to say 'hey county, i'm going to stop the madness.' prosecutors can go after all sorts of juvenile delinquents but they can also choose to recommend rehabilitative or shorter sentences or not going after them at all because they're looking at the situation in the long-term - not just what the law requires.
science and guitars
the thing about knowing a lot of trivia is you decide to travel to weird places
i don't even know where most of these places are but geography and wanderlust are great combos. i definitely want to eat breakfast with giraffes and i don't know why you'd eat macaroons in madrid (i mean i understand that you would eat them anywhere but why specifically madrid? and no, i'm not sure i'd ever go back to madrid. boring!)
some of these books i would never read but i think it's interesting to look at the books that have been in popular in middle america
more on donald sterling
my opinion on hillary is eroding
i don't think you'd like parks and rec (i mean, i've seen all i think 7 seasons and i'm not sure i like it either) but i think you'd really like ron swanson
responses
1. i'm going to act as if this were true anyway. in news you're going to unfriend me over, i made gluten free brownies and they were actually ok. not as good as real brownies but they give you that chocolate taste without making you feel heavy.
3. i didn't like that at all. and it made me feel stupid after reading it.
4. please let it be rick ross. that would be the only happy ending to this whole affair.
5. virginia isn't doing too well in that poll. but then again a lot of people are trying to get out of the dc area.
r2r
3. true. some veggies kids aren't going to like. but there's so much shaming into it too. so much of kids' food attitudes are based on shame, which is incredibly sad.
4. well i guess it makes sense in this way too. many self-made successful women are beautiful. not that many self-made successful men are hot. but there's still demand for shirtless men. zac efron still gets work, doesn't he? (this is a rhetorical question. i'm not sure you know who zac efron is.)
r2r2r
1. "A lot of people seem to forget that laws and rules aren't just obstacles that need to be circumvented. " yeah i forgot that too. also, people really like judging others.
5. yeah but the judge was in a position to say 'hey county, i'm going to stop the madness.' prosecutors can go after all sorts of juvenile delinquents but they can also choose to recommend rehabilitative or shorter sentences or not going after them at all because they're looking at the situation in the long-term - not just what the law requires.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Time for a Change?
This is kinda how we cook anyway, but given that the notion of high-quality foods that are full fat is delicious, I hope there's some truth to this.
Since we're talking so much about racism, maybe a look in the mirror isn't a bad idea.
Congressman Bennie Thompson said some terrible things about Mitch McConnell and Clarence Thomas last weekend, and he's sticking by them.
Here are some potential buyers of the Clippers should Donald Sterling decide to sell the team (or should the NBA prevail in forcing him to do so).
Haha, Maryland.
Responses:
1. I'd pay $7 for that carton of milk.
2. Those are all pretty good exercises.
3. This is one of those debates that won't go away, but it's in the same vein as the article you posted about forbidden food. Why are vegetables unappetizing to children? Maybe that's where we should start. I didn't like certain vegetables growing up because they were cooked poorly, and the fact that a spanking awaited me if I didn't eat them didn't help either.
4. Isn't this her decision? Also, isn't sex appeal a pretty significant part of popular music? Also, this is the false equivalence problem. I again point to the fact that Cosmo, a women's magazine, features pictures of women who may or may not dress provocatively. If there were demand for scantily clad men, I imagine we'd see it more often. Perhaps there is a further question of whether anyone should be scantily dressed on a magazine cover, but that strikes me less as a sexism question and more as a morals question.
5. That's interesting. How many facepalms were there when this study came out?
6. It's about time. Upworthy is in serious need of some lampooning.
7. I don't need to forgive beets because beets shouldn't be sorry. We just went through a traumatic experience together and need some space for now. I do like beets, though. But every now and then I have flashbacks and start smelling beets and getting paranoid...
8. Yeah... that was a problem for me too. Good for him for running, though - I hope he wins.
R2R:
1. I'm hoping that this 2 minutes of hate session is up soon. It's definitely an interesting story to follow, but this is "bully the bullies," and I have a problem with that. A lot of people seem to forget that laws and rules aren't just obstacles that need to be circumvented. The rules are in place because of principles that the relevant constituencies have agreed to. That's what bothers me about criticism of Justice Thomas like that of Rep. Thompson. Does he even care about the law? Let's all remember that Donald Sterling is a flawed human being just like the rest of us.
4. No, because I don't have a pedometer. As long as my Fitbit is consistent (and I think it is), I don't care. In any case, I think that devices like the Fitbit One (which goes in your pocket) are more accurate than wrist devices.
5. The issue here is that following the law leads to an unsavory result (like the guy who might have to go to jail 13 years later). I understand why the judge followed the law. What I don't understand is why the county didn't just come and knock on her door and say, "Dude, we've asked you like 10 times - give us $6 or we're taking your house." I don't know whether a contrary holding would make for good law, but at any point the county can just stop and say, "Ok, give us $6 and we're all done wasting each other's time and money."
B
Since we're talking so much about racism, maybe a look in the mirror isn't a bad idea.
Congressman Bennie Thompson said some terrible things about Mitch McConnell and Clarence Thomas last weekend, and he's sticking by them.
Here are some potential buyers of the Clippers should Donald Sterling decide to sell the team (or should the NBA prevail in forcing him to do so).
Haha, Maryland.
Responses:
1. I'd pay $7 for that carton of milk.
2. Those are all pretty good exercises.
3. This is one of those debates that won't go away, but it's in the same vein as the article you posted about forbidden food. Why are vegetables unappetizing to children? Maybe that's where we should start. I didn't like certain vegetables growing up because they were cooked poorly, and the fact that a spanking awaited me if I didn't eat them didn't help either.
4. Isn't this her decision? Also, isn't sex appeal a pretty significant part of popular music? Also, this is the false equivalence problem. I again point to the fact that Cosmo, a women's magazine, features pictures of women who may or may not dress provocatively. If there were demand for scantily clad men, I imagine we'd see it more often. Perhaps there is a further question of whether anyone should be scantily dressed on a magazine cover, but that strikes me less as a sexism question and more as a morals question.
5. That's interesting. How many facepalms were there when this study came out?
6. It's about time. Upworthy is in serious need of some lampooning.
7. I don't need to forgive beets because beets shouldn't be sorry. We just went through a traumatic experience together and need some space for now. I do like beets, though. But every now and then I have flashbacks and start smelling beets and getting paranoid...
8. Yeah... that was a problem for me too. Good for him for running, though - I hope he wins.
R2R:
1. I'm hoping that this 2 minutes of hate session is up soon. It's definitely an interesting story to follow, but this is "bully the bullies," and I have a problem with that. A lot of people seem to forget that laws and rules aren't just obstacles that need to be circumvented. The rules are in place because of principles that the relevant constituencies have agreed to. That's what bothers me about criticism of Justice Thomas like that of Rep. Thompson. Does he even care about the law? Let's all remember that Donald Sterling is a flawed human being just like the rest of us.
4. No, because I don't have a pedometer. As long as my Fitbit is consistent (and I think it is), I don't care. In any case, I think that devices like the Fitbit One (which goes in your pocket) are more accurate than wrist devices.
5. The issue here is that following the law leads to an unsavory result (like the guy who might have to go to jail 13 years later). I understand why the judge followed the law. What I don't understand is why the county didn't just come and knock on her door and say, "Dude, we've asked you like 10 times - give us $6 or we're taking your house." I don't know whether a contrary holding would make for good law, but at any point the county can just stop and say, "Ok, give us $6 and we're all done wasting each other's time and money."
B
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