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So to readdress the matter of debt as mentioned in my post the other day, David Graeber has mentioned how historically unusual it is as a concept that debt must be repaid at all costs.I know I feel a...
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I'm currently reading this biography of Freud, which I hear is fair and appreciative of his role in cultural history without being a hagiography. Turns out Freud had issues with his parents and hangups...
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Well, I was going to link to the New York Times "Small Fixes" page, with lots of cool cheap scientific and medical innovations, such as paper-printed microchemistry-based diagnostic testing and a...
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I think this video presents a brilliant bit of jujitsu against the banks - not a new one, but in the context of Occupy Wall Street, an excellent tool. Sending the banks' junk mail back with pro-99%...
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I've had a tough day.So I'm taking this commercial translation class, and there was a projct due by midnight tonight. 25% of the final grade, and a full point off the grade for lateness. So I was under...
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I gotta ask: the Eurozone is about to fall apart because interest on German 30-year treasury bonds went up to 2.83% last week.Since when is 2.83% a crazy high unsustainable interest rate? I mean, the...
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Here's the state of affairs for now:My laptop is still dead. I'm working for class on my mother's desktop machine and the Mac desktop at the rickshaw workplace until I receive a replacement.My former...
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I'm feeling a bit gloomy at the moment. December has not been easy.My laptop is still on backorder. I'm writing this on my mother's desktop machine because I needed my internet fix, and because I have...
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I'm back!I have a gorgeous new laptop and need to catch up real soon.I have a thing this afternoon, so more later.
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One very cool thing about the new laptop is that it's fast enough to wake up almost immediately when I turn it on - though the 45 updates Windows 7 saw fit to apply overnight might slow it down some,...
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- Being without a computer for six weeks has cramped my style. I had plans to gear up for tax preparation for the new year in December, as well as to begin soliciting paid translation work, but I...
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An oldie, but a goodie: Charles Pierce on the lost opportunity of the Iran-contra scandal. An awful lot of subsequent historical ugliness wouldn't have ensued if Iran-Contra had been dealt with...
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I just replied to an ad from Craigslist looking for part-time and full-time translation specialists. I don't have a resume set up for translation yet, and no real portfolio, but what the hell.I'm...
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roadnotes brought to my attention The Challenge: A Month of Letters, where one writes a letter to someone every day the USPS delivers mail in February. Sounds like an excellent idea, and an excuse to...
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I set up a Twitter feed for my employer. I can access the account from the iMac desktop at work and from my Windows machine at home. My boss cannot log into the account from his Mac laptop, no matter...
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So let's see, what's up?I had a relapse of some of the crud that's been plaguing me this winter, so a bit enfeebled. I expect to be under the weather to some extent till the weather warms up enough to...
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My mother Josie, brother Ric, and I are profiled in today's El Diario (the local Spanish daily paper) for participating in the crossword puzzle tournament. It's nice to be recognized.My translation of...
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Off to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in a bit. My goals are to break the top 200 finishers, and to finish Puzzle 5.I'll report back soon.
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Congratulations to the Mustache of Understanding, Thomas Friedman, Eschaton's Wanker of the Decade!For more on why this is such a well-deserved honor, check out one of the best takedowns of an...
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I finished this biography of Sigmud Freud last night, as part of the novel research, and I can happily say it's given me a lot of insight into Freud's personality, his strengths and his shortcomings....
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