The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Can we stop lies from becoming “facts”?
Using strategies like “de-biasing,” scientists are working on concrete methods to prevent the spread of false info
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/can_we_stop_lies_from_becoming_facts/
An interesting article showing how damn cussed we are at changing our opinions. It seems …
Four ways banks have ruined higher education
Colleges and universities are padding their bottom lines — and the American public is footing the bill
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/four_ways_banks_have_ruined_colleges_and_universities/
Except for a very few degrees, the cost of education has reached the point where, …
Blue Truth, Red Truth
Both candidates say White House hopefuls should talk straight with voters. Here’s why neither man is ready to take his own advice
http://swampland.time.com/2012/10/03/blue-truth-red-truth/?hpt=hp_t2
The ‘truth’ is, in fact, mutable, though it is clear that not everything …
College graduates are in for a rude awakening
Grade inflation has spawned a generation of graduates convinced they’re exceptional. They’re not
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/03/college_graduates_are_in_for_a_rude_awakening/
None of the articles I read yesterday or today grabbed me, but this one did. I really like …
Wall Street Rolling Back Another Key Piece of Financial Reform
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/wall-street-rolling-back-another-key-piece-of-financial-reform-20120920
Idint great to be an American? It fills me with pride to know that our government is so diligent in serving and protecting the oligarchy! So nice that we …
Or how we lost universal health care because of the actions of two people and a lot of money.
The Lie Factory
How politics became a business.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/09/24/120924fa_fact_lepore
Yes, this is a long article (not sure that the New Yorker …
Occupy’s new ground: Debt resistance
A new manual marks the launch of a new campaign and, possibly, a movement
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/18/occupys_new_ground_debt_resistance/
This is a very interesting idea, though I fear it really represents the seed for the return to debtors prison …
You won’t need a driver’s license by 2040
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/18/tech/innovation/ieee-2040-cars/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
I long for the day when I no longer need to drive my car. Sure, there is a certain joy in tooling down the open road, but generally the law frowns …
Our boy had Monday off from school for some reason so we took advantage of that to get some extra work in our construction project. Today not much grabbed me until now, but I thought these two might be of …
What Work Is Really For
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/work-good-or-bad/
I found the above article and added it to my customary list of things-to-read-today. Reading it was interesting and made me think about my ‘utopia’ where I could simply spend time on the manifold …