i liked this approach to improvisational cooking. i had tried reading a book about how to improvise while cooking but it was really boring and hard to follow. i think it was more of a novel. and miso instead of corn starch - genius!
for later because it has come to my attention that i don't make enough pies
but then what's the point in funding all this research with all our susan g komen money if we're not putting money into the high risk/high reward tests?
where is the good news? this seems like really bad news. and basically why tuitions will continue to be so high.
i think i was getting neil gaimin mixed up with orson scott card in terms of politics. i liked what he wrote here about being insulted by a Minn. republican tho, whatever his actual politics are.
responses!
1. i've seen them around the mall and at first thought it strange and then realized that people walk around the mall (not everyone works in an office in downtown all day) and have nothing to eat but hot dogs for miles (miles without anything else to eat - not miles of hot dogs, I assume). seems like a smart move. food trucks for the win.
2. I guess I should bookmark this and refer to it often.
3. there's a new article on the secret service messing up after bullets apparently hit the white house while sasha was inside. however, the article itself points out that they couldn't have stopped the shots themselves and no one was hurt. and if sasha had been shot, then they probably would have noticed that. but yes, this article about closing down the sidewalk of the white house is crazy talk. (apparently obama gets a lot of death threats tho - I think that was in the more recent wapo article about the secret service).
4. yeah i saw that. it's all "well we've been hurt by racist epithets our whole lives so if you endure it for a few minutes from us, you should count yourself as lucky." bully the bullies, as it were.
r2r
1. what do you mean the anti-warren buffett? because they're putting their money where their mouths are?
6. maybe if they had some optional training that would cost the players some money? that way they have some buy-in?
11. that switch analogy is a good one. i'll remember it.
r2r2r
7. what's the last stop if not death? and the thin train goes there as well.
bftp
in april of 2013, you looked at an article that examined a different reason why women may work less/earn less.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Lunch Time
The food trucks are coming! The food trucks are coming!
More on eggs, with a hat tip to Alton Brown.
The Secret Service used to be cool and dangerous. Now they just seem antiquated and like another government bureaucracy.
Apparently, it's okay to be dicks to people with whom you disagree on an issue.
Responses:
1. The Corinthian Colleges bit seems less like a student loan debt problem and more like a fraud problem. That said, these guys are the anti-Warren Buffett (based on our earlier conversation), and I don't have a problem with that.
2. It seems like the advice is out there. All that's left is the doing it. America.
3. You're saying I'd lose weight, have more friends, and make more money? I will light my clutter on fire then.
4. Best idea I've heard in a while.
5. Worst idea I've heard in a while. This is how ebola spreads, btw. Also, even if the dead person doesn't have ebola, dead bodies smell terrible. There's a reason for that...
6. It couldn't hurt. For me, what's lost in this is player responsibility. There's a lot of talk about how the players now understand the long-term physiological risks of playing football. But if you're taking home millions, you should probably take it upon yourself to take steps not to jeopardize it.
7. I'm going to save this one.
8. GQ was pretty mad about this. It isn't that hard to put on a suit.
9. This is unrealistic. I'm not going to finish this article because it'll make me sad.
10. How is "convert to Mormonism" not the one and only step?
11. Part of the problem is that feminists disagree on what feminism is. Also, the funny thing about the victim-blaming response to common-sense precautions that women might take is that these people are pretty much only looking to place blame rather than prevent harm. If there were a switch you had to pull that would eliminate domestic violence and rape, but it had to be pulled by a woman, if it were up to them, we'd still have violence.
R2R:
7. You've combined my love of trains with my love of analogies. Win. (That said, shouldn't it be to get off the fat train before you end up at the last stop?)
B
More on eggs, with a hat tip to Alton Brown.
The Secret Service used to be cool and dangerous. Now they just seem antiquated and like another government bureaucracy.
Apparently, it's okay to be dicks to people with whom you disagree on an issue.
Responses:
1. The Corinthian Colleges bit seems less like a student loan debt problem and more like a fraud problem. That said, these guys are the anti-Warren Buffett (based on our earlier conversation), and I don't have a problem with that.
2. It seems like the advice is out there. All that's left is the doing it. America.
3. You're saying I'd lose weight, have more friends, and make more money? I will light my clutter on fire then.
4. Best idea I've heard in a while.
5. Worst idea I've heard in a while. This is how ebola spreads, btw. Also, even if the dead person doesn't have ebola, dead bodies smell terrible. There's a reason for that...
6. It couldn't hurt. For me, what's lost in this is player responsibility. There's a lot of talk about how the players now understand the long-term physiological risks of playing football. But if you're taking home millions, you should probably take it upon yourself to take steps not to jeopardize it.
7. I'm going to save this one.
8. GQ was pretty mad about this. It isn't that hard to put on a suit.
9. This is unrealistic. I'm not going to finish this article because it'll make me sad.
10. How is "convert to Mormonism" not the one and only step?
11. Part of the problem is that feminists disagree on what feminism is. Also, the funny thing about the victim-blaming response to common-sense precautions that women might take is that these people are pretty much only looking to place blame rather than prevent harm. If there were a switch you had to pull that would eliminate domestic violence and rape, but it had to be pulled by a woman, if it were up to them, we'd still have violence.
R2R:
7. You've combined my love of trains with my love of analogies. Win. (That said, shouldn't it be to get off the fat train before you end up at the last stop?)
B
Monday, September 22, 2014
occupy
so the occupy movement actually made something productive? i actually dont' see any negatives here - well except that it keeps people from defaulting and massive defaults would ultimately bring this tuition charade down. but yeah, this is the most positive thing i've ever heard about the occupy movement - by a long shot.
in the diy way
i really want to get rid of clutter. i keep seeing all those catalogs where there is no clutter and i think, wow, if i could live like that....well then i would be a superwoman
if only
getting back to our roots i guess
this seems like the right direction
this is basically a whole bunch of youdlikethis's in one
weird and awesome at the same time - an adult onesie. i'm not entirely sure how this makes it more comfortable to wear. i don't think onesies are comfortable (although jumpsuits are in style for women and i don't understand that either).
toward finishing my to-do list
how to make the happiest family of them all
i hate this. 1) i hate that violence against women is a female issue (as in, it seems that's what people would say, i think it's an everyone issue) but that it's also incumbent on men to fix the whole problem. i thought it was a little cheesy but i did appreciate when people would cross out the "woman" part and rewrite it so it would read "stop violence against everyone" and 2) fixing the problem seems to be men signing a pledge or some crap like that and 3) why is feminism called man-hating? maybe we need to stop focusing on men being the problem and focus on how we all contribute. maybe we need to not just get men to sign this pledge (because apparently all men are desiring of committing violence against women unless they solve this pledge) but also women (because why should we assume that women are for this when we don't assume men are? because women on women violence is a thing as well. because i read a review of lana del rey's new album where she glorifies women who love being abused and the critic says, why shouldn't lana del rey raise up this kind of woman? why should we only glorify a certain type of woman?). and 4) as i said before, i like emma watson but why in the world is she a un ambassador? this speech seemed pretty stupid. she doesn't seem to understand what is going on with feminism. (to me, the speech read "i'm inviting men to be a part of this gender discussion on how can men be less evil.")
responses
1. maybe it's sad that our mothers fought for equal pay and our generation is fighting for the right to look as trashy as possible for a high school student. at church, i think we talked about professional attire and i made the off comment that men wouldn't have experience talking to women about inappropriate dress and one of the men said it wasn't true - that he had had that uncomfortable conversation before. it would have been nice if women were taught what was appropriate. or maybe we'll become a society where women will wear lingerie to work to feel empowered.
and ugh with the "teach men to respect me" blah blah blah. this is why people think feminists are man-hating. it's because we focus on all the things men can change but assume women can't or shouldn't have to change a thing.
2. i agree with allowing pass/fail for freshman year but it does seem like there would be no incentive to work hard if there were no grades. and also if there were no grades, it seems like poorer people might not have the internships to compete with their richer colleagues who can take prestigious unpaid jobs so again, the poorer would get the shaft.
3. there are worse trends, for sure. the &pizza that just opened near me had a 45 minutes weight. but is sit-down dining going away? or are we just going to have fast casual and foodie fancy places?
4. i was totally interested in an article like this. to me, it did seem like there were fewer incidents than one would expect, particularly given the demographics that professional sports draws from. if it compared to poor black kids, the nfl would basically be a crime prevention tool.
5. ugh out-of-towners. arlington has soul! it just doesn't derive its soul from dining establishments. the people are what make it interesting and kristen gillibrand can stay in capitol hill.
6. i thought the writing about how breadsticks could be served more efficiently made a lot of sense. more detailed than i thought a consulting group would go into but maybe that's the kind of stuff they need to know. (also length of asparagus is important because they have to snap it at a certain length- they should be uniform and they shouldnt' have the tough end. nor should they be too short and waste the asparagus).
7. i thought the line "your mom would be prouder of you" was a bit too far. however, no woman should be 60-70 pounds overweight. for me that would make me over 200 pounds and no woman my height (or possibly any height) should be 200 pounds. we do need more people saying, hey, you might need to get on the diet train before you end up at the last stop - diabetes and death.
8. i thought the most glaring omission is the lack of men. maybe black women are disproportionately the victims but what we are saying with the nfl is that men are the perpetrators (100% because there are no women in the nfl). and how are we going to help change that without some men on the squad? maybe some retired nfl players or even male psychologists. it seemed very not well rounded.
in the diy way
i really want to get rid of clutter. i keep seeing all those catalogs where there is no clutter and i think, wow, if i could live like that....well then i would be a superwoman
if only
getting back to our roots i guess
this seems like the right direction
this is basically a whole bunch of youdlikethis's in one
weird and awesome at the same time - an adult onesie. i'm not entirely sure how this makes it more comfortable to wear. i don't think onesies are comfortable (although jumpsuits are in style for women and i don't understand that either).
toward finishing my to-do list
how to make the happiest family of them all
i hate this. 1) i hate that violence against women is a female issue (as in, it seems that's what people would say, i think it's an everyone issue) but that it's also incumbent on men to fix the whole problem. i thought it was a little cheesy but i did appreciate when people would cross out the "woman" part and rewrite it so it would read "stop violence against everyone" and 2) fixing the problem seems to be men signing a pledge or some crap like that and 3) why is feminism called man-hating? maybe we need to stop focusing on men being the problem and focus on how we all contribute. maybe we need to not just get men to sign this pledge (because apparently all men are desiring of committing violence against women unless they solve this pledge) but also women (because why should we assume that women are for this when we don't assume men are? because women on women violence is a thing as well. because i read a review of lana del rey's new album where she glorifies women who love being abused and the critic says, why shouldn't lana del rey raise up this kind of woman? why should we only glorify a certain type of woman?). and 4) as i said before, i like emma watson but why in the world is she a un ambassador? this speech seemed pretty stupid. she doesn't seem to understand what is going on with feminism. (to me, the speech read "i'm inviting men to be a part of this gender discussion on how can men be less evil.")
responses
1. maybe it's sad that our mothers fought for equal pay and our generation is fighting for the right to look as trashy as possible for a high school student. at church, i think we talked about professional attire and i made the off comment that men wouldn't have experience talking to women about inappropriate dress and one of the men said it wasn't true - that he had had that uncomfortable conversation before. it would have been nice if women were taught what was appropriate. or maybe we'll become a society where women will wear lingerie to work to feel empowered.
and ugh with the "teach men to respect me" blah blah blah. this is why people think feminists are man-hating. it's because we focus on all the things men can change but assume women can't or shouldn't have to change a thing.
2. i agree with allowing pass/fail for freshman year but it does seem like there would be no incentive to work hard if there were no grades. and also if there were no grades, it seems like poorer people might not have the internships to compete with their richer colleagues who can take prestigious unpaid jobs so again, the poorer would get the shaft.
3. there are worse trends, for sure. the &pizza that just opened near me had a 45 minutes weight. but is sit-down dining going away? or are we just going to have fast casual and foodie fancy places?
4. i was totally interested in an article like this. to me, it did seem like there were fewer incidents than one would expect, particularly given the demographics that professional sports draws from. if it compared to poor black kids, the nfl would basically be a crime prevention tool.
5. ugh out-of-towners. arlington has soul! it just doesn't derive its soul from dining establishments. the people are what make it interesting and kristen gillibrand can stay in capitol hill.
6. i thought the writing about how breadsticks could be served more efficiently made a lot of sense. more detailed than i thought a consulting group would go into but maybe that's the kind of stuff they need to know. (also length of asparagus is important because they have to snap it at a certain length- they should be uniform and they shouldnt' have the tough end. nor should they be too short and waste the asparagus).
7. i thought the line "your mom would be prouder of you" was a bit too far. however, no woman should be 60-70 pounds overweight. for me that would make me over 200 pounds and no woman my height (or possibly any height) should be 200 pounds. we do need more people saying, hey, you might need to get on the diet train before you end up at the last stop - diabetes and death.
8. i thought the most glaring omission is the lack of men. maybe black women are disproportionately the victims but what we are saying with the nfl is that men are the perpetrators (100% because there are no women in the nfl). and how are we going to help change that without some men on the squad? maybe some retired nfl players or even male psychologists. it seemed very not well rounded.
Friday, September 19, 2014
More on Millennials
At first, this seemed like just another bizarre extension of modern feminist nonsense, but then I remembered that the female lawyers around here wear professional attire, to a (wo)man. And the teachers who teach those spoiled brats wear professional clothing. (Note: it may be that some feminists want to jump on this bandwagon, but that doesn't change my view that it's careening into an oak tree; if anything, such view is reinforced.)
I am ambivalent about this proposal. On the one hand, I think everyone is too grade-obsessed, and that places far too much weight on what we should all remember is a proxy (and not necessarily the most accurate proxy), and it's not as though these courses would no longer be graded. On the other hand, I fear that 1) freshmen would be drunk all the time and probably not make it to sophomore year and 2) I don't know how this would create a more inclusive environment.
Presumably some comination of DC Type-A types and millennials are responsible for the Chipotle-fication of the DC food scene.
This data suggests both that the NFL has a domestic violence problem and that the NFL doesn't have a domestic violence (or frankly, even a crime) problem. I would want to think more about why these numbers look this way before pushing forward with the "suspend and jail everyone" approach.
Kirsten Gillibrand (not to mention the Washington Post!) has some not nice things to say about Arlington.
The expression for this is "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic."
The expression for this is "the fat is interfering with your brain." I read the post before I ever saw this piece and had two thoughts: 1) that makes sense and 2) is Abby going to get in trouble for this? I think the break is that these anti-fat-shaming people are assuming that people like Abby are conflating wanting to change oneself and not loving oneself. At no point in her response did Abby suggest that this person should be ashamed of being fat, but rather Abby suggested that the questioner should be ashamed of her complacency in dealing with a difficult but important problem. To the extent that this was an inaccurate assumption, fair enough, but the framing of the question ("I'm comfortable with the status quo; how can I make my mom change or else shame her into capitulating?") suggested complacency.
There are several issues with this news item: 1) the stated issue, that the leadership team includes two black women that this organization seemed to overlook, 2) this group purports to represent black women and girls but doesn't do so just because of the name or because they say so, 3) the fact that black women are disproportionately affected by domestic violence doesn't mean that domestic violence is different between blacks and non-blacks, 4) the fact that black women are disproportionately affected by domestic violence doesn't mean that the people chosen do not understand domestic violence, 5) Jesse Jackson is prominently involved, and 6) nobody is stopping this group from engaging this issue with the 99.9% of people who are affected by domestic violence but don't happen to play for the NFL. And if the complaint is that the NFL's high profile would allow this group to get its message out more effectively, then the headline should be "Sore Loser Group Mad that They Aren't Beneficiaries of Free Publicity; Throws Temper Tantrum in Response."
Responses:
1. And he's not even sorry... Certain crimes are unforgivable crimes. To be sure, a lot of people haven't forgiven Michael Vick, and if he becomes the starter in New York, I expect those people to get a bit louder.
2. To be sure, Toronto is closer than LA, but wouldn't the dream be In-N-Out DC or NY?
3. A+.
4. That's pretty interesting.
R2R:
1. The teacher glut does raise some questions about the continued need for TFA (though the fact that these laid-off teachers are thus far declining to take jobs in rural areas shows there may still be a place for TFA), but I agree that it's a leadership organization. I don't think Kopp's goal was to push more people into careers as teachers, but rather to expose intelligent young people to the education system, expecting that these young people, who by and large have amazing credentials, would move into leadership positions down the road and affect education positively. I get the cultural tourism bit, but I don't necessarily view that as a negative.
3. It's all about money. All students pay some amount of money that goes into a pot to pay for student organizations (this pot is sometimes supplemented by university funding). Organizations that aren't recognized by the school are ineligible for this funding and not allowed to use university property for organization events.
8. The argument was that ensuring that NFL teams didn't go out of business because nobody came to the games is in the public interest. It's a specious argument for many reasons...
BFTP:
Networking is super important.
Also, I posted this a while ago, but I can't find it now.
B
I am ambivalent about this proposal. On the one hand, I think everyone is too grade-obsessed, and that places far too much weight on what we should all remember is a proxy (and not necessarily the most accurate proxy), and it's not as though these courses would no longer be graded. On the other hand, I fear that 1) freshmen would be drunk all the time and probably not make it to sophomore year and 2) I don't know how this would create a more inclusive environment.
Presumably some comination of DC Type-A types and millennials are responsible for the Chipotle-fication of the DC food scene.
This data suggests both that the NFL has a domestic violence problem and that the NFL doesn't have a domestic violence (or frankly, even a crime) problem. I would want to think more about why these numbers look this way before pushing forward with the "suspend and jail everyone" approach.
Kirsten Gillibrand (not to mention the Washington Post!) has some not nice things to say about Arlington.
The expression for this is "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic."
The expression for this is "the fat is interfering with your brain." I read the post before I ever saw this piece and had two thoughts: 1) that makes sense and 2) is Abby going to get in trouble for this? I think the break is that these anti-fat-shaming people are assuming that people like Abby are conflating wanting to change oneself and not loving oneself. At no point in her response did Abby suggest that this person should be ashamed of being fat, but rather Abby suggested that the questioner should be ashamed of her complacency in dealing with a difficult but important problem. To the extent that this was an inaccurate assumption, fair enough, but the framing of the question ("I'm comfortable with the status quo; how can I make my mom change or else shame her into capitulating?") suggested complacency.
There are several issues with this news item: 1) the stated issue, that the leadership team includes two black women that this organization seemed to overlook, 2) this group purports to represent black women and girls but doesn't do so just because of the name or because they say so, 3) the fact that black women are disproportionately affected by domestic violence doesn't mean that domestic violence is different between blacks and non-blacks, 4) the fact that black women are disproportionately affected by domestic violence doesn't mean that the people chosen do not understand domestic violence, 5) Jesse Jackson is prominently involved, and 6) nobody is stopping this group from engaging this issue with the 99.9% of people who are affected by domestic violence but don't happen to play for the NFL. And if the complaint is that the NFL's high profile would allow this group to get its message out more effectively, then the headline should be "Sore Loser Group Mad that They Aren't Beneficiaries of Free Publicity; Throws Temper Tantrum in Response."
Responses:
1. And he's not even sorry... Certain crimes are unforgivable crimes. To be sure, a lot of people haven't forgiven Michael Vick, and if he becomes the starter in New York, I expect those people to get a bit louder.
2. To be sure, Toronto is closer than LA, but wouldn't the dream be In-N-Out DC or NY?
3. A+.
4. That's pretty interesting.
R2R:
1. The teacher glut does raise some questions about the continued need for TFA (though the fact that these laid-off teachers are thus far declining to take jobs in rural areas shows there may still be a place for TFA), but I agree that it's a leadership organization. I don't think Kopp's goal was to push more people into careers as teachers, but rather to expose intelligent young people to the education system, expecting that these young people, who by and large have amazing credentials, would move into leadership positions down the road and affect education positively. I get the cultural tourism bit, but I don't necessarily view that as a negative.
3. It's all about money. All students pay some amount of money that goes into a pot to pay for student organizations (this pot is sometimes supplemented by university funding). Organizations that aren't recognized by the school are ineligible for this funding and not allowed to use university property for organization events.
8. The argument was that ensuring that NFL teams didn't go out of business because nobody came to the games is in the public interest. It's a specious argument for many reasons...
BFTP:
Networking is super important.
Also, I posted this a while ago, but I can't find it now.
B
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
fact and fiction
does it say something about our culture that this guy can be redeemed but ray rice can't? does the racism card come out to play? is conning millions out of millions better than hitting one person who forgives you?
ah this would be the dream
yay uva! - well it's just a weird story
because i love talking/reading about/eating eggs
responses
1. i'm not sure teach for america is really addressing their main problems. teaching inequality seems like adding to the cultural tourism factor of the whole exercise. you are the haves; here are the have nots. also, as the TFA pool gets more diverse, aren't we just diverting promising minority students into the low-paid industry of teaching (particularly those in math fields)? does TFA have any need to exist when there are tons of teachers who are unemployed and being laid off? also Wendy Kopp is quoted as saying it's not a teaching organization (which is weird) but a leadership one. shouldn't they just maneuver to something that america needs - like engineers?
2. i was excited about this but found it not as interesting when i looked at it. it's kinda what i expected. i typically follow mainline church thought.
3. i'm not sure the response is ideal but i guess that's the best they can do. i guess i'm unsure what not recognizing the org does?
4. yes, this seems backwards. although i do think colleges need to educate their students on not leaving their friends to get victimized. 1. don't get black out drunk 2. don't leave your friends in strange environments black out drunk 3. don't rape. also i don't know why we have this mindset that rape victims can't feel like they have any contribution. if you pass out drunk and get robbed, then you would probably blame yourself a bit for being so stupid and it's not big deal. if you pass out drunk and can't consent to sex, that is absolutely no one else's fault but the guy- you are a woman and have every right to pass out drunk and not know what happens. maybe this is just another way of saying women are helpless victims.
5. generational divide was a big thing in bowling alone. apparently our generation sucks.
6. very very sweet.
7. i still prefer coffee shops
8. i read something about this but i doubt it will happen soon. also didn't know it was fcc mandated. what public interest does it serve for the fcc?
9. i like that happy endings girl so i'll probably watch that. selfie was the best of the bunch - not that i've seen any of the rest - and the review of a to z is spot on. made me want to vomit with its annoying cutesyness and i watch new girl and himym and 500 days of summer and wear vintage clothes. and i like ginsberg too! unless it improves a lot, if it doesn't get my demographic, it's a goner.
r2r
8. only spa week or just because you're feeling especially sore? also, you should probably book soon.
bftp
1. rgiii for the win always. he even makes me dislike subway a little less.
even though i posted the solution in 2012, i still haven't quite figured out networking
ah this would be the dream
yay uva! - well it's just a weird story
because i love talking/reading about/eating eggs
responses
1. i'm not sure teach for america is really addressing their main problems. teaching inequality seems like adding to the cultural tourism factor of the whole exercise. you are the haves; here are the have nots. also, as the TFA pool gets more diverse, aren't we just diverting promising minority students into the low-paid industry of teaching (particularly those in math fields)? does TFA have any need to exist when there are tons of teachers who are unemployed and being laid off? also Wendy Kopp is quoted as saying it's not a teaching organization (which is weird) but a leadership one. shouldn't they just maneuver to something that america needs - like engineers?
2. i was excited about this but found it not as interesting when i looked at it. it's kinda what i expected. i typically follow mainline church thought.
3. i'm not sure the response is ideal but i guess that's the best they can do. i guess i'm unsure what not recognizing the org does?
4. yes, this seems backwards. although i do think colleges need to educate their students on not leaving their friends to get victimized. 1. don't get black out drunk 2. don't leave your friends in strange environments black out drunk 3. don't rape. also i don't know why we have this mindset that rape victims can't feel like they have any contribution. if you pass out drunk and get robbed, then you would probably blame yourself a bit for being so stupid and it's not big deal. if you pass out drunk and can't consent to sex, that is absolutely no one else's fault but the guy- you are a woman and have every right to pass out drunk and not know what happens. maybe this is just another way of saying women are helpless victims.
5. generational divide was a big thing in bowling alone. apparently our generation sucks.
6. very very sweet.
7. i still prefer coffee shops
8. i read something about this but i doubt it will happen soon. also didn't know it was fcc mandated. what public interest does it serve for the fcc?
9. i like that happy endings girl so i'll probably watch that. selfie was the best of the bunch - not that i've seen any of the rest - and the review of a to z is spot on. made me want to vomit with its annoying cutesyness and i watch new girl and himym and 500 days of summer and wear vintage clothes. and i like ginsberg too! unless it improves a lot, if it doesn't get my demographic, it's a goner.
r2r
8. only spa week or just because you're feeling especially sore? also, you should probably book soon.
bftp
1. rgiii for the win always. he even makes me dislike subway a little less.
even though i posted the solution in 2012, i still haven't quite figured out networking
Monday, September 15, 2014
Feel better, bunny!
Teach for America is undergoing some changes.
This is an interesting graph comparing religious denomination to where you lie on the political spectrum.
This boggles the mind. What is the point of forming a student Christian organization if you can't even be sure that the officers are Christian? This is how they are responding.
In a nutshell: college administrators fear that if they talk about and address one of the biggest issues that could prevent sexual assault, that people's feelings will get hurt, so they don't.
There may be hope for the next generation after all.
I read this and thought it was nice and refreshing.
Here is how to read in bars.
The FCC is going to vote on repealing the blackout rules for the NFL. (As a refresher, the general rule is that, if your home team doesn't sell out a home game, then the game won't be televised in the home team's area. It's replaced with informercials, not with another game.)
Here's a rundown of some of the fall's new TV shows.
Responses:
1. Donating bone marrow is supposed to be pretty painful. I'll stick to giving my blood to babies.
2. I've had 42.
3. Good for them...?
4. All good ideas.
5. I should probably read some of these to be better at my job.I should probably read some of these to be better at my job.
6. Not sure what Denny's is going for here...
7. They advertise on SYSK. It may be worth a shot.
8. Hmm... Spa Week is a winner.
9. I don't think Apple can control my French press. And I'd like it to stay that way.
R2R:
2. I think they do have a storage unit. That kinda takes away, but they use it to swap out clothes for seasons.
6. And don't forget to punish everyone who disagrees with you.
R2R2R:
6. I guess I viewed offering a job as either "I want you to help me make my business better, and I think you'd really help" (if you are the offeror) or "I think you would do an amazing job in this opportunity" (if you are passing it along). If someone offered me a job, I'd be flattered. Maybe I'm missing something.
BftP (from "Yay lunch!", November 29, 2012):
People should remember how excited they were for RGIII when he first came into the NFL.
B
This is an interesting graph comparing religious denomination to where you lie on the political spectrum.
This boggles the mind. What is the point of forming a student Christian organization if you can't even be sure that the officers are Christian? This is how they are responding.
In a nutshell: college administrators fear that if they talk about and address one of the biggest issues that could prevent sexual assault, that people's feelings will get hurt, so they don't.
There may be hope for the next generation after all.
I read this and thought it was nice and refreshing.
Here is how to read in bars.
The FCC is going to vote on repealing the blackout rules for the NFL. (As a refresher, the general rule is that, if your home team doesn't sell out a home game, then the game won't be televised in the home team's area. It's replaced with informercials, not with another game.)
Here's a rundown of some of the fall's new TV shows.
Responses:
1. Donating bone marrow is supposed to be pretty painful. I'll stick to giving my blood to babies.
2. I've had 42.
3. Good for them...?
4. All good ideas.
5. I should probably read some of these to be better at my job.I should probably read some of these to be better at my job.
6. Not sure what Denny's is going for here...
7. They advertise on SYSK. It may be worth a shot.
8. Hmm... Spa Week is a winner.
9. I don't think Apple can control my French press. And I'd like it to stay that way.
R2R:
2. I think they do have a storage unit. That kinda takes away, but they use it to swap out clothes for seasons.
6. And don't forget to punish everyone who disagrees with you.
R2R2R:
6. I guess I viewed offering a job as either "I want you to help me make my business better, and I think you'd really help" (if you are the offeror) or "I think you would do an amazing job in this opportunity" (if you are passing it along). If someone offered me a job, I'd be flattered. Maybe I'm missing something.
BftP (from "Yay lunch!", November 29, 2012):
People should remember how excited they were for RGIII when he first came into the NFL.
B
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Promiscuous Whales
there's still good in the world. though i feel that now people will be pressured to donate their bone marrow if they're a match.
i've tried about 83 of these (not including the dishes i've never heard of). and i've also had crab rangoon, though i doubt that has real chinese food bona fides.
i just like this headline
because it might need a deep cleaning after the move
seems solid to me
not that you'd go but it's an interesting cocktail party conversation topic
should this be my graze alternative?
if you have some extra time in the fall
ugh it all seems so circle-y but also very cool
responses
1. nyc is definitely snobby top 10. i don't trust this list.
2. but they have tons of stuff. they just happen to have smaller furniture. (maybe they have a storage unit too).
3. seems odd that anyone thought it was really bad and odd that he may have used this as fodder to sell his team. it's not really interesting or crazy enough for either scenario.
4.still reading it but there have been a lot of police abusing power stories lately. i guess on the plus side, i never have drugs or cash or anything worth seizing and i never get stopped by the police.
5. this ISIL group is no joke. (i just read about it because of this article. it's one of the news stories i've been actively avoiding.) but as the article says, no one is really happy that bush is right about this one.
6. i didn't actually read the articles because it didn't seem like that would make sense to. i think your recommendations are spot on. it would be nice if people were a little forward thinking and the tiniest bit compassionate. it's just knee-jerk "punish him so i'll feel better" rather than "what would make this situation better for those most affected and ensure this doesn't happen again in the future?" when we're little we read fairy tales and then as we get older, we're supposed to learn that people are more nuanced than "good" and "evil." somehow we've forgotten that.
r2r
1. i don't know if it's just a lot of engineering nerds but yeah, lack of reading love is sad.
3. i think it's been around? but we never go to glover park. there's plenty of stuff in ....mt vernon sq that i've never heard of. i just don't hang out around there.
5. peng had said this about the chinese chiding their own about weight. while it's never appreciated, the peer pressure probably does prevent more chinese people from being casually 400 pounds. (see eg my sister's friend, who only woke up to the fact that her 450 pound self might be in trouble when she ended up in the hospital. not when she had to move to a single level house because she can't climb stairs, or when she got a special obese parking spot and took a scooter to her office because she couldn't walk.) maybe the chiding people for drinking too much will help some people not get raped and wouldn't that be good enough?
6. it makes sense that offering a job to someone who already has one is going to come off as a slight. i think it can come off as a slight to the unemployed person but that might be overcome by the gratitude.
8. umm i guess i feel bad that she gets beat up for improving herself. but i'm glad that it seems that it's not deterring her? or maybe it will deter her in the future. but at least it's not another police-black person violence story.
bftp
1. i will add it to the routine.
i've tried about 83 of these (not including the dishes i've never heard of). and i've also had crab rangoon, though i doubt that has real chinese food bona fides.
i just like this headline
because it might need a deep cleaning after the move
seems solid to me
not that you'd go but it's an interesting cocktail party conversation topic
should this be my graze alternative?
if you have some extra time in the fall
ugh it all seems so circle-y but also very cool
responses
1. nyc is definitely snobby top 10. i don't trust this list.
2. but they have tons of stuff. they just happen to have smaller furniture. (maybe they have a storage unit too).
3. seems odd that anyone thought it was really bad and odd that he may have used this as fodder to sell his team. it's not really interesting or crazy enough for either scenario.
4.still reading it but there have been a lot of police abusing power stories lately. i guess on the plus side, i never have drugs or cash or anything worth seizing and i never get stopped by the police.
5. this ISIL group is no joke. (i just read about it because of this article. it's one of the news stories i've been actively avoiding.) but as the article says, no one is really happy that bush is right about this one.
6. i didn't actually read the articles because it didn't seem like that would make sense to. i think your recommendations are spot on. it would be nice if people were a little forward thinking and the tiniest bit compassionate. it's just knee-jerk "punish him so i'll feel better" rather than "what would make this situation better for those most affected and ensure this doesn't happen again in the future?" when we're little we read fairy tales and then as we get older, we're supposed to learn that people are more nuanced than "good" and "evil." somehow we've forgotten that.
r2r
1. i don't know if it's just a lot of engineering nerds but yeah, lack of reading love is sad.
3. i think it's been around? but we never go to glover park. there's plenty of stuff in ....mt vernon sq that i've never heard of. i just don't hang out around there.
5. peng had said this about the chinese chiding their own about weight. while it's never appreciated, the peer pressure probably does prevent more chinese people from being casually 400 pounds. (see eg my sister's friend, who only woke up to the fact that her 450 pound self might be in trouble when she ended up in the hospital. not when she had to move to a single level house because she can't climb stairs, or when she got a special obese parking spot and took a scooter to her office because she couldn't walk.) maybe the chiding people for drinking too much will help some people not get raped and wouldn't that be good enough?
6. it makes sense that offering a job to someone who already has one is going to come off as a slight. i think it can come off as a slight to the unemployed person but that might be overcome by the gratitude.
8. umm i guess i feel bad that she gets beat up for improving herself. but i'm glad that it seems that it's not deterring her? or maybe it will deter her in the future. but at least it's not another police-black person violence story.
bftp
1. i will add it to the routine.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Seriously, Everybody Calm Down
If you could lower your nose long enough to read this link, I'd appreciate it.
Sometimes I wonder if I should do something like this for a few years just to get rid of all my unnecessary belongings.
This is the email that Bruce Levenson sent that is the basis for his selling his stake in the Atlanta Hawks. Do you think he should resign?
The Washington Post is doing a long-form expose on the abuse of civil asset forfeiture. Here are all three installments.
These stories rarely get old for me.
A lot of these articles talk about what the NFL should have done and when it should have done it regarding Ray Rice. Here's what I think the NFL (and more specifically, the Ravens) should have done:
1. Counseling for Rice and his wife, both individually and separately. Counseling should be the first step because they need to know whether this is a marital problem or a violence problem, and the Ravens have a vested interest in keeping one of their star players out of jail so he can play.
2. Paid leave. This is not a problem that will just go away for Rice and his wife - they need to spend real time on it, and they know that. It's hard for professional athletes to make time for things like this during the season. In any case, it couldn't hurt because the Ravens are going to have to pay Rice for the season anyway since he had a contract. And the money is important because a Ray Rice with no job and no prospects is a much more dangerous Ray Rice than one who still has a glimmer of hope at fulfilling his career dreams.
3. A clear pathway to return to the team. I get that the Ravens don't want a player on their team who might end up in jail. I also get that the Ravens want a player who can control himself on the field and in public. But they should take advantage of his strong desire to play in the NFL (anyone who willingly takes the kind of punishment necessary to play in the NFL desperately wants to be there) by giving him a way to return that isn't fraught with uncertainty or PR concerns.
4. Medical testing. There is plenty of evidence that brain damage from concussions has resulted in numerous psychological or physiological symptoms, some of them violent in nature. This is underway for many retired players, but maybe it should start earlier.
5. Make a statement about domestic violence and efforts to help while remaining compassionate. The NFL does a lot for charitable causes, and that's good. The NFL can donate to charity, sponsor PSAs, hold workshops for players and staff, provide counseling, etc. And those efforts would be worthwhile. But I don't understand how not firing Ray Rice means you condone or tolerate domestic violence. The Ravens could have made a statement that they are supporting Rice and his wife while they deal with this ordeal and follow through with 1-4 above, and that while they don't condone what he did and think it deplorable, they want to take steps to make sure that he doesn't do it again. This would be a perfect opportunity to announce Rice's participation in the above-mentioned PSAs and workshops.
Responses:
1. It's crazy that those numbers are so high. That's crazy. I'm going to try to read one new book every month for the rest of the year. (I was on that pace, but the wheels came off.)
2. I can't wait for them to come to NYC.
3. I don't know if this place just didn't exist when I lived in DC, but I've never heard of it until now.
4. Do you remember the TED Talk about how envisioning stress as a positive makes stress good for you? That's how I'm going to think about football. I'll also eat fewer wings maybe.
5. Yes. It's too bad political correctness is now getting in the way of science (see also the obesity epidemic).
6. How does that make sense?
7. I want to go!
8. What is the mix? I experienced this on occasion growing up. I got made fun of for reading a book once. It didn't make me feel bad, though - the idea that doing something so fundamental to becoming a smarter, better person was bad made so little sense to me that I just laughed it off and (mentally) wished them well on their way to jail or an early grave. (I was not an especially compassionate middle schooler.)
R2R2R:
8. But other than all of those many things you named...?
R2R2R2R:
3. They should find talented bears and bring them into the fold! I know some great free agents.
BftP (from "Hey Look! It's North Korea!, January 29, 2013):
This apparently is an exercise we should do every day.
B
Sometimes I wonder if I should do something like this for a few years just to get rid of all my unnecessary belongings.
This is the email that Bruce Levenson sent that is the basis for his selling his stake in the Atlanta Hawks. Do you think he should resign?
The Washington Post is doing a long-form expose on the abuse of civil asset forfeiture. Here are all three installments.
These stories rarely get old for me.
A lot of these articles talk about what the NFL should have done and when it should have done it regarding Ray Rice. Here's what I think the NFL (and more specifically, the Ravens) should have done:
1. Counseling for Rice and his wife, both individually and separately. Counseling should be the first step because they need to know whether this is a marital problem or a violence problem, and the Ravens have a vested interest in keeping one of their star players out of jail so he can play.
2. Paid leave. This is not a problem that will just go away for Rice and his wife - they need to spend real time on it, and they know that. It's hard for professional athletes to make time for things like this during the season. In any case, it couldn't hurt because the Ravens are going to have to pay Rice for the season anyway since he had a contract. And the money is important because a Ray Rice with no job and no prospects is a much more dangerous Ray Rice than one who still has a glimmer of hope at fulfilling his career dreams.
3. A clear pathway to return to the team. I get that the Ravens don't want a player on their team who might end up in jail. I also get that the Ravens want a player who can control himself on the field and in public. But they should take advantage of his strong desire to play in the NFL (anyone who willingly takes the kind of punishment necessary to play in the NFL desperately wants to be there) by giving him a way to return that isn't fraught with uncertainty or PR concerns.
4. Medical testing. There is plenty of evidence that brain damage from concussions has resulted in numerous psychological or physiological symptoms, some of them violent in nature. This is underway for many retired players, but maybe it should start earlier.
5. Make a statement about domestic violence and efforts to help while remaining compassionate. The NFL does a lot for charitable causes, and that's good. The NFL can donate to charity, sponsor PSAs, hold workshops for players and staff, provide counseling, etc. And those efforts would be worthwhile. But I don't understand how not firing Ray Rice means you condone or tolerate domestic violence. The Ravens could have made a statement that they are supporting Rice and his wife while they deal with this ordeal and follow through with 1-4 above, and that while they don't condone what he did and think it deplorable, they want to take steps to make sure that he doesn't do it again. This would be a perfect opportunity to announce Rice's participation in the above-mentioned PSAs and workshops.
Responses:
1. It's crazy that those numbers are so high. That's crazy. I'm going to try to read one new book every month for the rest of the year. (I was on that pace, but the wheels came off.)
2. I can't wait for them to come to NYC.
3. I don't know if this place just didn't exist when I lived in DC, but I've never heard of it until now.
4. Do you remember the TED Talk about how envisioning stress as a positive makes stress good for you? That's how I'm going to think about football. I'll also eat fewer wings maybe.
5. Yes. It's too bad political correctness is now getting in the way of science (see also the obesity epidemic).
6. How does that make sense?
7. I want to go!
8. What is the mix? I experienced this on occasion growing up. I got made fun of for reading a book once. It didn't make me feel bad, though - the idea that doing something so fundamental to becoming a smarter, better person was bad made so little sense to me that I just laughed it off and (mentally) wished them well on their way to jail or an early grave. (I was not an especially compassionate middle schooler.)
R2R2R:
8. But other than all of those many things you named...?
R2R2R2R:
3. They should find talented bears and bring them into the fold! I know some great free agents.
BftP (from "Hey Look! It's North Korea!, January 29, 2013):
This apparently is an exercise we should do every day.
B
Monday, September 8, 2014
the circle of life
look at us - we already stand out
"I was kind of surprised to see that you bought your salt pre-made. It's really not that hard to make your own from sea water, and the taste is far superior. I wish people weren't so quick to take short cuts. If you have time to watch TV, you have time to make your own salt! Priorities!"
let's go eat some chikfila
we could go to mason inn on sunday.
watching the falcons might actually give you a heart attack
hmm if anyone comments on this, then they are surely blaming the victim, no?
intuitively this seems right but it's a little odd.
i've heard of this place but don't think i could stand the heat
i have a lot of feelings towards this article but ultimately don't know what to make of it
responses
1. i agree if his response came off as "i'm such a sad sack now." but i'm pretty sure they're over it and i regard this article is a PSA.
2. we talked about this some already but his specific comments were a little weird because they do imply that the woman should be ready to punch a guy in the nose. seems like such a dated reference. far better to say - hey, don't drink so much that you can't say "no."
3. aww poor bear!
4. as we said, not much of a story, but in the wake of ferguson, every time anything happens between a police officer and a black person, it's practically front page news.
5. i liked these comments from the comments to that article: "Wow, it must be nice to have all this time to sit around at home making food. I have a job so I have to eat nothing but Lean Cuisine dinners, and I don't have time to defrost them."
which is posted just above: "I was kind of surprised to see that you bought your salt pre-made. It's really not that hard to make your own from sea water, and the taste is far superior. I wish people weren't so quick to take short cuts. If you have time to watch TV, you have time to make your own salt! Priorities!"
foodies! so judgmental.
r2r.
2. also blame brangelina bear!
3. true. it always come back to malcolm gladwell or barry glassner.
8. idk. maybe because his name is ben, they met at school, someone lives in manhattan, someone works crazy life-threatening hours, they had their own kitchen nightmares, they need to work on their communication and someone ended up in a hospital. of course, our stuff wasn't all related to each other like it was for them (my hospital visit wasn't because of my job).
r2r2r
3. bears are the best at zipping up dresses for sure but what about the bunnies who don't have bears? should they have to walk around with open dresses?
5. nothing wrong with honing your espresso skills on your own machine.
blasts from the past
I posted this in one of our first year's posts but have forgotten about it. apparently i read psychology today even way back then.
also, this was our first post and this was our second
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Everybody Calm Down
People need thicker skin. I'm not saying that the stranger was right to ask, and I'm not saying that this isn't somehow evidence of how our society is broken, but our response to situations like these has to be better than this.
The fact that even this remark is getting criticism tells me that some feminists are far more interested in righteous indignation and theory than practical, real solutions to difficult problems.
Poor bear - he was probably just embarrassed.
I'm guessing we're going to get a rash of these stories, each successive one being less and less of a story. I think the lesson I would want to teach my kids here isn't that the police are racist, but that, while you should be careful when dealing with the police, you should trust that, by treating them with respect and following their lawful orders (and everything about this situation was completely lawful), you will get a reasonable outcome (which is exactly what seemed to happen here - the officer even apologized).
Let's make fun of more commenters! (This time, you have to remember to join me.)
Responses:
1. That is a good list.
2. Bears aren't supposed to outshine bunny on her birthday... I blame China!
3. #3 and #4 are the near-miss theory from David & Goliath.
4. That makes too much sense. I don't understand how people just let relationships happen to them.
5. Through trial and error anyway.
6. Nobody is going to win this argument, but thanks for the hat tip. :)
7. The freezer idea is pretty smart. When I used to cook, I threw away tomato paste regularly.
8. That's a sweet article. I'm glad it worked out in the end. Why do you think it's the story of us almost?
R2R:
1. Every chef should know that people are incredibly subjective and opinionated about food. I get why a chef would want to control the experience, and I definitely understand if a restaurant declined to offer ketchup by simply not having it in the restaurant, but I don't understand why emotions have gotten to this point.
2. *afraid to say anything*
3. That's what bears are for. :(
5. I try to think flexibly about my skills. I think we'll have lawyers for a while, but an industry could always change and make your skillset obsolete. If the securities laws or tort law changes dramatically, we would do well to have something to offer that is broader than our specific skills (e.g. our general intelligence or adaptability). Also, maybe this is why I want an espresso machine...
B
The fact that even this remark is getting criticism tells me that some feminists are far more interested in righteous indignation and theory than practical, real solutions to difficult problems.
Poor bear - he was probably just embarrassed.
I'm guessing we're going to get a rash of these stories, each successive one being less and less of a story. I think the lesson I would want to teach my kids here isn't that the police are racist, but that, while you should be careful when dealing with the police, you should trust that, by treating them with respect and following their lawful orders (and everything about this situation was completely lawful), you will get a reasonable outcome (which is exactly what seemed to happen here - the officer even apologized).
Let's make fun of more commenters! (This time, you have to remember to join me.)
Responses:
1. That is a good list.
2. Bears aren't supposed to outshine bunny on her birthday... I blame China!
3. #3 and #4 are the near-miss theory from David & Goliath.
4. That makes too much sense. I don't understand how people just let relationships happen to them.
5. Through trial and error anyway.
6. Nobody is going to win this argument, but thanks for the hat tip. :)
7. The freezer idea is pretty smart. When I used to cook, I threw away tomato paste regularly.
8. That's a sweet article. I'm glad it worked out in the end. Why do you think it's the story of us almost?
R2R:
1. Every chef should know that people are incredibly subjective and opinionated about food. I get why a chef would want to control the experience, and I definitely understand if a restaurant declined to offer ketchup by simply not having it in the restaurant, but I don't understand why emotions have gotten to this point.
2. *afraid to say anything*
3. That's what bears are for. :(
5. I try to think flexibly about my skills. I think we'll have lawyers for a while, but an industry could always change and make your skillset obsolete. If the securities laws or tort law changes dramatically, we would do well to have something to offer that is broader than our specific skills (e.g. our general intelligence or adaptability). Also, maybe this is why I want an espresso machine...
B
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
belated birthday edition
i love this list
no one celebrates their aug 23 birthday quite like bao bao, i guess this means that i'm never going to the zoo on my birthday.
this really did restore my faith in humanity so i guess it's not upworthy
this might be an addendum to that study that said big weddings led to happier couples
you probably know all this by heart now
i believe you already called this
i just threw away another can of tomato paste 2 weeks ago
this is the story of us almost
responses
1. mixed feelings about this. i guess it comes down to - which is more important - the chef's right to serve what they want or the customer's desire to have what they want? The customer can always walk out I guess. It's like art - if you don't like it, you can leave. The artist will not change it for you to like it.
2. One stupid woman complaining. It's basically the definition of feminism.
3. I want all of these but more important than the one handed zipper is some way to zip your dress up by yourself if you don't have long arms (though I do, it would still be nice to make it easier).
4. and this is why you should run for office.
5. i wonder if i'd get hired to run an espresso machine. there are definitely people more qualified. but i think our jobs are safe for now? maybe no one's job is truly safe.
no one celebrates their aug 23 birthday quite like bao bao, i guess this means that i'm never going to the zoo on my birthday.
this really did restore my faith in humanity so i guess it's not upworthy
this might be an addendum to that study that said big weddings led to happier couples
you probably know all this by heart now
i believe you already called this
i just threw away another can of tomato paste 2 weeks ago
this is the story of us almost
responses
1. mixed feelings about this. i guess it comes down to - which is more important - the chef's right to serve what they want or the customer's desire to have what they want? The customer can always walk out I guess. It's like art - if you don't like it, you can leave. The artist will not change it for you to like it.
2. One stupid woman complaining. It's basically the definition of feminism.
3. I want all of these but more important than the one handed zipper is some way to zip your dress up by yourself if you don't have long arms (though I do, it would still be nice to make it easier).
4. and this is why you should run for office.
5. i wonder if i'd get hired to run an espresso machine. there are definitely people more qualified. but i think our jobs are safe for now? maybe no one's job is truly safe.
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