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Vote for Obama
I have a long history of voting for the loser, and I think tomorrow is unlikely to be an exception, but this is why I'm voting for Barack over Hilary ( Read more... ) -
back from Peru
We're back from Peru. I'm still processing the photos, but why don't I tell you about the most mundane part of the trip first! Traveling hither and thither made for many bus and plane trips, many of which had movies. By the way, Peruvian bus lines are way better than Greyhound in America. Besides 'Next' I would never have paid (even rental fees ( Read more... ) -
Is sleep really necessary?
If two web-surfing vectors talk about the same thing, why not add to the chatter? I read that Orexin A stimulates appetite and removes all drowsiness symptoms and that we're already self-medicating our brain anyway, so brain drugs are here to stayIt's the appetite-sleep duality that made me wonder: is sleep really necessary for the mammalian body ( Read more... ) -
easy as 3-2-1
Three days ago M's computer failed, coming up without any settings and giving strange errors. I've been harping on her forever, saying this or that would be easier or cheaper on Linux. It seems that the gratuitous boot corruption was the last straw ( Read more... ) -
thanksgiving
I fasted yesterday as pre-Thanksgiving atonement for the indiginous peoples the USA has run over. I don't quite have the institutional antagonism in me to fight head-on a feast holiday, but the US needs some reserve in its rituals ( Read more... ) -
Economic implications for long-distance relationships
In learning about how the Texas-Mexican border-crossing market is changing, the post points to an economic theorem saying that high fixed costs favor higher-expense goods, and can allegedly describe long-distance relationships ( Read more... ) -
A NanoWriMo suggestion/offer/request/challenge
I've been thinking of putting in my hat this year, but haven't really thought of an idea I'd want to execute in an unremitting stream of words. I still haven't, but I have thought of a process which would make it fun, but it takes another consort ( Read more... ) -
where poetry is dead
One moment in Paris was at an English book store. In the window, was a new book by one of my favorite authors of old. The import-factor made it too expensive for airplane reading so I resolved to find it when I got home. It turns out that The Stone Gods is only published in Britain, so far. Well, I caved in and ordered it from amazon.uk ( Read more... ) -
berlin and paris
Finally, pictures. Stories and explanations to come later.