July 2009
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“When Marx went into his inner exile in the British Museum, he followed the...”
– Jon Elster
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Expert Confirms Authenticity Of Vinland Map →
“The map has been surrounded by controversy since its discovery in 1950, with many scholars suspecting it was merely part of a hoax intended to prove that Vikings were the first Europeans to land in North America (a claim confirmed by an archaeological find in 1960).”
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WatchApe Genius from PBS Nova
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WatchWerner Herzog: “If it explodes, we’ll have at least one spectacular image.”
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“Black Eyed Peas Have Officially Written The Worst... →
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Watch“Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet”. Acho que esse jogo vai ser muito ótimo.
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Generation Rothbard →
“Allen Ginsberg once told Norman Podhoretz, “We’ll get you through your children!” Turns out it’s not only the left-wing kids who reject neoconservatism, but a great many liberal and non-liberal students alike are turning to Rothbardianism.”
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Europe Should Hope Obama Fails →
“The great irony here is that the European model American leftists envy couldn’t survive without its despised cowboy counterparty. If the U.S. economy weakens because of increased regulation, heavy-handed unionization, and higher taxes and debt to support an expensive social agenda — all policies Mr. Obama and the Democrats in Congress are pushing hard — it will hurt Europe.”
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Estátua de gnomo com saudação nazista gera... →
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“From 1000 to 1900 the world's population grew... →
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No Kubrick Movie Is Just A Movie: 10 Years After... →
“His photographic perspective before he started making films shows how his mind and eye were shaped in the 40’s and 50’s. His career was made on a photo reflecting the word of the death of US President Franklin Roosevelt in print surrounding a newspaper salesman. Followed by photo series of boxers, New York jazz clubs, showgirls, actors, circuses, zoos, baseball games, dentist offices,...
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Want to Remember Everything You'll Ever Learn?... →
“As a science fiction fan, I had always assumed that when computers supplemented our intelligence, it would be because we outsourced some of our memory to them. We would ask questions, and our machines would give oracular — or supremely practical — replies. Wozniak has discovered a different route. When he entrusts his mental life to a machine, it is not to throw off the burden of thought but to...
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An Introduction to Stoicism →
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The Perils of Central Banking →
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Lord Byron's Great Insight →
“In his short life (1788-1824), George Gordon, Lord Byron, managed to cram in just about every sort of connection imaginable — unrequited pinings galore; affairs with aristocrats, actresses, servants, landladies, worshipful fans, and more in almost as many countries as appear on Don Giovanni’s list; plus countless one-offs with prostitutes and purchased girls; a brief, disastrous marriage;...
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“Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture” →
(via devilduck)
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“Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.”
– Kierkegaard
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“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your...”
– Ernest Hemingway (via cousas)
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The Economist sobre o Senado: “House of horrors” →
“Lula has said that Mr Sarney deserves more respect, and has blamed the press for whipping up scandal. But at a time when the economy is only just emerging from recession, the saga of the “secret acts” has reminded Brazilians that their politicians never impose austerity on themselves. It may also have reminded them of the flaws of some of Lula’s allies, and his willingness to shut his eyes to...
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Wikipedia: “Death from laughter” →
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Hemingway revealed as failed KGB spy →
(via joaotenorio, William Gibson)
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A stone age social revolution →
Via Roderick Long: “Check out Ken MacLeod’s discussion of possible evidence for a Neolithic revolution that may have replaced a sanguinary theocracy with a non-hierarchical society that lasted for the next three millennia.”
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China’s Ethnic Fault Lines →
“The myth of a monolithic China was shattered this past week.”
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“Nuclear weapons are used every day” →
“Mr. Obama likes to talk about his vision of a nuclear-free world, and in Moscow he and Mr. Medvedev signed an agreement setting targets for sweeping reductions in the world’s largest nuclear arsenals.”
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“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”
– A. J. Liebling
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Seasteading →
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“Perhaps it’s not a coincidence that we call... →
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Happiness as achievement →
Via Roderick Long: I just came across a short piece by Julia Annas, Happiness As Achievement, that does a nice job of introducing the Aristotelean conception of happiness.
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The 50 Greatest Trailers of All Time →
Em quadragésimo terceiro lugar incluíram meu favorito, o trailer de Eyes Wide Shut.
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Who Needs Banks? →
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“If people can currently live, work, grow crops over a temperature range of much...”
– David Friedman
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“A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.”
– Saki
“When I stayed in another prison in Congo, an 86-year-old inmate told me that...”
– Jan de Cock
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Stephen Hawking: “Humans have entered a new stage... →
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Is Democracy for the Demos? →
I recently finished Étienne de La Boétie’s The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude. The book is powerful, indeed. The essence of his argument is that the tyrant rules by the will of the people, as no other means exists for one man to control the fates of millions.
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Neoliberalism’s early history →
The members of this colourful alliance against neoliberalism are as united in their opposition to neoliberalism as they are diverse. This suggests that neoliberalism cannot be too clearly defined as a concept. Rather, it is a broad umbrella under which very different groups with various points of view can meet. In the church of anti-neoliberalism, there is a place for anyone who believes that...
“The French revolutionaries somehow managed in 1789, without being able to tweet...”
– Gideon Rachman (via hermenauta)