Archive for October, 2007
links for 2007-10-16
Science is the pursuit of the truth, not consensus
The route to knowledge is transparency in disagreement and openness in debate. The route to truth is the pluralist expression of conflicting views in which, often not as quickly as we might like, good ideas drive out bad.
(tags: essay sociology_of_knowledge)
Four things named after Frank Zappa
(tags: rock)
the blogger’s [...]
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links for 2007-10-15
L’avenir du capitalisme
(tags: world_economy)
A propos de la politique gouvernementale
(tags: french_politics)
Le SI de la CNAM
(tags: french_society)
Exploring Ways to Shorten the Ascent to a Ph.D.
“Many of us have known this scholar: … our tortured friend slaves away at a masterwork intended to change the course of civilization that everyone else just hopes will finally get a career [...]
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links for 2007-10-13
Index of /beta
“These versions of BibDesk are nightly builds. (…) If you use this without backing up your thesis bibliography, you didn’t deserve to graduate anyway.”
(tags: open-source software)
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links for 2007-10-12
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(tags: picture)
Publicité d’Oxfam sur les subventions agricoles aux USA (Éconoclaste)
(tags: american_politics european_economy)
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links for 2007-10-11
Flying Meat: Acorn
Powerful image editor. Has a very nice feel.
(tags: apple software picture)
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links for 2007-10-10
France Metal Museum — H Bomb
(tags: h_bomb hard_rock)
Use Of ‘N-Word’ May End Porn Star’s Career | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
(tags: american_society)
Missing Girl Probably Raped | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
(tags: american_society)
Gay Rights Watch: ‘Gays Too Precious To Risk In Combat,’ Says General
(tags: american_society)
La plume et le bistouri: Rencontre avec Roselyne
(tags: [...]
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links for 2007-10-09
Que vous le vouliez ou non…
10=9,9999999999…
(tags: maths)
Harz IV échoue
“Dans le FT d’aujourd’hui et sur son blog, Wolgang Munchau nous annonce l’échec des réformes allemandes Hartz IV sur l’assurance-chômage.”
(tags: german_economy)
The New Wave
“Pixelmator has arrived, and just when I was processing cover art, scans and stuff to add to my iTunes collection. Here are some rushed first [...]
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links for 2007-10-08
PACS 164A: Introduction to Nonviolence
(tags: openaccess)
Madame Rosbif pricks Gallic pride
Madame François Fillon.
(tags: uk_society french_politics)
He’s rich and squeaky clean, but are voters ready for a Mormon president?
His view of the world seems dominated by what he calls the “global jihad”. “It is important to keep Guantánamo,” he said. “That is a matter of military reality…”
(tags: american_politics)
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links for 2007-10-05
Jeff Mills: Purpose Maker Mix (part 1/5)
(tags: techno)
Franchises médicales : la solidarité invoquée pour creuser les inégalités
Par Jean Gadrey.
(tags: french_health_care)
Repos de sécurité
La meilleure innovation médicale : laisser dormir les médecins.
(tags: medical_sociology)
M. le Président m’a écrit
Épistémologie de Nicolas Sarkozy.
(tags: epistemology)
At last, Rambo’s take on the humanitarian crisis in Burma
“…a moving reminder that one of the most [...]
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links for 2007-10-04
Off script, on message
On Cameron’s speech to the Tory party conference.
(tags: uk_politics)
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