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Equal Time for Ember
Ember say he should get to post on Mommy’s blog. Tika say “No, is Mommy’s blog. Only Tika get to post.” But Ember say “U haz to give equal time, or I tell everyone ur liberal elitist.” So Tika say “OK, Ember. U post ( Read more... ) -
Tika Speaks Out On BP Oil Spill
O hai everybody! Tika here to talk about economics of BP oil spill ( Read more... ) -
Late to the Party As Usual
Machinery of Light by David J. Williams is out!
You may remember Dave from such hits as The Burning Skies and The Mirrored Heavens, and who can forget Man Gets into Steel Cage with Jerry Pournelle.
The Burning Skies is the final installment in the series, so go buy it now ( Read more... ) -
My New "Favorite" Blog
Apparently, someone phoned the NYT and complained about their liberal economist because all of a sudden the Chicago school is getting equal time.
I am simultaneously tickled and horrified.
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Tika Speaks Out On Immigration
New law in Arizona say you haz to stop people and talk to them. Of course you wantz to stop. You don’t haz to be mean about it. You just walk between their feet and say “o hai. U haz treets?” You do it casual, so they think u just passing through. They more likely to give you treets if they think ur not looking for them ( Read more... ) -
By Popular Demand: A Non-Rant About Statistics
and something that I consider so beautiful it makes me want to cry (This one's for you markmc03Allow me to introduce you to Benford's law: a lovely mathematical fact that proves our intuition is often wrong, that "common sense" isn't always either of those things, and that funky mathematical facts can often be turned to practical use ( Read more... ) -
The Case Against Fan Fiction
There are days when I say to myself "Melinda, don't poke the people who annoy you. It will only end in tears."
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I Will Admit to Being a Freak
From Huff-Po:
You don't get it. You don't get what it's like to have 50,000 people circle around a wooden effigy, with 1000 people spinning fire and 500 more playing drums, all encircled by 200 art cars -- and then all roaring in unison as the effigy is set afire. You might think you get it, and it may scare or tempt or delight you, but I assure ( Read more... )