This new movie “Four Lions” about a gang of inept, would-be British Muslim terrorists looks hilarious. Hope it shows here in New York soon. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/) Continue reading
Month: May 2010
Quote of the Day: Summing Up That Wacky Dow Dive
“You know, capitalism and free trade generally make a lot of sense. But our current method of allocating capital–Wall Street being the big mover in that process–keeps finding new ways to make itself look dangerously insane.” – Joel Mathis on the terrifying 1,000-point Dow drop Thursday afternoon. Business analysts still aren’t quite sure how it … Continue reading Quote of the Day: Summing Up That Wacky Dow Dive
Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
Following on from this video of his TED speech on the matter, Harris further develops his theme in the Huffington Post of whether morality, contrary to religious claims of exclusive authority on the matter, should be considered an undeveloped branch of science & reason? Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality Continue reading Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
How big is too big?
It’s an innate human urge to grow. To grow big enough to win at Monopoly.To grow enough to really make a difference. But how big is too big? Is there such a thing as too big? Living in New Zealand, which has a fairly socialist, egalitarian, PC culture, and simultaneously one of the most open … Continue reading How big is too big?
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