Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Time in nature makes us more caring [1] – Interesting. I wonder if “nature” (not necessarily “outdoors”) expands our sense of connection with the rest of the world. Or perhaps it makes us feel less pressured, therefore less defensively insular.
- Preventive Task Force Chairman Undermines Republican ‘Rationing’ Rhetoric On Mammograms: Igor [2]
- Shahid Buttar: The Failure of the Federalist, No. 10: Shahid Buttar [3]
- Obama Spock Comparison ‘A Compliment To Him And To The Character’: Leonard Nimoy: The Huffington Post News Team [4]
- Former Fox News Host Calls Fox A ‘Right-Wing Partial-News-But-Mostly-Opinion Network’: Matt Corley [5]
- Step-by-Step Math [6] – Cool. Wonder if this will be useful for teaching, or a problem for homework cheating.
- Study suggests people attribute their own views to God. [7] – Voltaire said it: “If God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favor.”
- Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green – science-in-society – 02 December 2009 – New Scientist [8] – If it inconveniences me at all, it’s evil and socialistic and un-American. So there.
- The problem with ‘No Problem.’ [9] – I’m a “No Problem” guy myself, and always mean it sincerely, as in, “[For you, it’s] no problem [for me to have done that thing you just thanked me for].” Really, it’s no more meaningless than “You’re welcome [to impose on me any time you like.]”
- For The Record [10] – “I was for an exit strategy before I was against one.”
- Federal Judge Says NYPD Plagued by “Widespread Falsification by Arresting Officers” [11] – With great power has to come great responsibility. Remember this next time you hear about some slam-dunk criminal case (not to mention the next time someone blames the problems with the criminal justice system on lawyers and “liberal judges”).
- Ethics of E-Mail Misfires and Facebook Complications – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com [12] – I’d say this is a good “Golden Rule” moment — how would you want your email of the same nature handled if you inadvertently sent it to the wrong address? Then do likewise. (Also note that a reply now may forestall similar erroneous sends in the future.)
- The CIA Manual Of Trickery And Deception: Pics, Videos, Links, News [13]
- After ripping Democrats for hiding ‘behind closed doors,’ GOP objects to more transparency in health care debate. [14] – “Transparency for thee, but not for me.”
- Comcast deal to buy NBC is done, will be announced Thursday [15] – Nothing much good can come from this, save for investor profit at the cost of Comcast (and NBC) customers.
- Major conservative blog, Little Green Footballs, takes on the hate in the Republican party [16] – Remarkable. I am no great fan of LGF, but that Johnson can see the difference between classical conservatism and what’s spouted by the GOP and the Right these days is telling. And should have the Republican leadership really wondering what the hell they’re doing.
- Harlan Ellison Wants to Return to Star Trek [17] – Ellison is a genius, and anything original he came up with would be startling and stunning — and I wouldn’t let him get within spitting distance of my commercial franchise.
- Despite Proposing $1.3 Trillion In Medicare Cuts Last Year, McCain Condemns Much Smaller Cuts In Senate Bill [18] – “Medicare cuts for me, but not for thee.”
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1 Comment To "Unblogged Bits for Wednesday, 02 December 2009"
#1 Comment By Margie the Wife On Thu 3-Dec-09 12:54pm @ 12:54pm
Small world alert – Dr. Ned Calonge from the article was the director of prevention at kaiser when I started. I worked with him closely until he left to become the Chief Medical Officer of Colorado. He is a great guy. Dr Diana Petitti, also in the article, was the director of the Kaiser research unit when I was with them in SCal.
Obviously, I am a good influence 🙂