Tim pointed at a piece listing immoral solutions for Gaza, a piece which nicely proves that finding a good solution is impossible, and finding the best of the bad solutions often seems equally impossible.
I’m sure I’m not the only person flabbergasted by the whole Israel/Lebanon/Palestine mess, and I’ve read a few books trying to make [...]
I went to my first fibre retreat ever over the weekend (actually, a four-day weekend, including Valentine’s Day, which struck me as ironic). The organisers of the retreat did a great job, given that the hotel was being renovated, with some of the restaurants and public spaces closed, and workers crawling over much of the [...]
Our toddler daughter (18 months old) likes having books read to her. Some of them are definite favourites, to be read as often as possible, while others are the ones she likes when she’s told to go and get another book. They’re not necessarily books I would choose myself, but it’s not my taste that [...]
Lest anyone think that physicists don’t care about the real world, Bob Park publishes a short weekly newsletter that touches on subjects ranging from scientific hoaxes to inconsistencies in the way the U.S. Administration handles various issues. It mostly concentrates on science and technology, but not only. The Friday, October 26, 2007 newsletter also discusses [...]
I finally got my Ravelry invite today. I got on the waiting list about a month ago, so it didn’t take long. I spent a few minutes poking around, though I will have to be careful as it could prove to be an immense time-sink for me, with all the discussion about knitting and [...]
Here’s a fascinating piece discussing how fixed prices on books in Germany was actually pushing prices down (contrary to economic theory), while supporting a wide range of booksellers.
When I was last in Germany, apart from my usual beef about German booksellers not taking credit cards, I found no reason to complain about the range [...]
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