December 2011
15 posts
Interesting article over at the Atlantic about Finnish school success. Though really, the bottom line is .. well, the bottom line:
Decades ago, when the Finnish school system was badly in need of reform, the goal of the program that Finland instituted, resulting in so much success today, was never excellence. It was equity.
Why this continues to surprise anyone is beyond me.
I'll tell you why movie revenue is dropping...
”[..] theaters are losing their charm”
From Roger Ebert’s usually excellent1 column. Anecdotally, this is spot-on. My mother, whose usual modus operandi is to see at least a movie every month, whether or not my father wants to, no matter what is actually playing, has been opining more of late about how much she doesn’t like going out to the theater anymore. When...
“How did a nation that, aside from its mussels and chips, renowned chocolate and...”
– Belgium, a small, unremarkable country, brews world-reknowned beer. The country also makes a bigger range than any other—1,131 at the last count. Its hybrid history and culture are part of the reason why. (via theeconomist)
GoDaddy's support of SOPA should surprise no one
Nerds are funny in their isolated worldview. I’ve often wondered how so many of my peers could justify buying up $1 domains from GoDaddy on one hand, then in nearly the same breath bash the working poor who can’t afford to buy groceries anywhere but WalMart for having the audacity to shop there.
What makes it doubly amusing now is the increasing furor over GoDaddy’s support for...
Great article on the TSA and security theater for... →
But really, you guys had me at Bruce Schneier.
Badges? We don't need ..
My healthcare provider has this useless new rule about showing photo ID before check-in — I guess because unlike credit card based copays, those totally can’t be forged.
I figured it was a matter of time, and, yup, I just flashed my GameStop rewards card because I wasn’t paying attention.
You stay classy, Alabama.
In other happy news, the US is now even more on track for a GINI coefficient approaching Brazil’s own happy mess.
Now that we’re nearing the completion of the Iraq war, it’s worth reflecting upon some of our many numerous accomplishments.
I work for the internet?
Having been thus far too lazy to properly unfollow the defaults, this was on my dashboard today. Allow me to respond, then, and say: Good for you. I, however, my dear tumblr, do not.
I mean, if you want to be cute, I technically do, and have done so for more than a decade. But being just another neckbeard in the tech sector, the reality is that I work for a paycheck. The internet is a medium....