Links for 2011-08-22

  • hwrnmnbsol: Michele Bachmann: EXPLAINED

    "[I]t seems that a great many statements made by Michele Bachmann have the effect of generating bewilderment among a certain class of the population, a class that for brevity's sake I shall label 'people who know things'.

    I have a new theory to help explain some of Michele Bachmann's statements in a context that will clear up the confusion. This theory is sure to be controversial to that segment of America that is suspicious of all things theoretical, such as the theory of human-generated global warming, or equally spurious and unprovable theorems such as the Theory of Universal Gravitation or, my personal favorite, the Theory of Supply-Side Economics. However, it is my hope that the explanatory power of my theory will be strong enough to cast aside all doubts, and shortly even Ms. Bachmann herself will recognize its incredible predictive strength.

    In brief, my theory is this: Michele Bachmann is traveling backwards through time."

  • Asking the Wrong Questions: The 2011 Hugo Awards: The Winners

    "Well, here we are again. That day in late summer when SF fandom blearily pries open its sleep-glued eyes after a long and dimly-remembered evening, and looks dizzily about itself to see just how bad the damage is. Ladies and gentlemen, the Hugo awards."

  • Starting Over § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

    "Fascinated by Feynman's question, Seed put a similar one to a number of leading thinkers: "Imagine--much as Feynman asked his audience--that in a mission to change everyone's thinking about the world, you can take only one lesson from your field as a guide. In a single statement, what would it be?" Here are their answers:"

  • Fancy Theorists of the World Unite - NYTimes.com

    While I broadly agree with his actual point, my primary thought while reading this was "Man, these graphs suck."

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