Thursday, January 31, 2019

We told you to keep an eye on Pennsylvania

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From the Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 2019 Unlike brick-and-mortar charters which are authorized and overseen by school districts, c...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Political fantasies

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This is Joseph. Inspired by Mar's post yesterday , I wanted to mention the current trend of political arguments that lack any basis in...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Howard Schultz is the latest example of the dangerous fallacy of omnicompetence

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From Jonathan Chait : Billionaire coffee-shop mogul Howard Schultz is seriously thinking of running for president as an independent. Sch...
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Monday, January 28, 2019

The press still hasn't figured out what "Netflix original" means.

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Just to get this out of the way, I haven't gotten around to Roma yet (my to-see list is very long and still includes an embarrassing num...
Friday, January 25, 2019

More good work from Adam Ruins Everything

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Thursday, January 24, 2019

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PDF tip I'm a little embarrassed that it took me long to figure this out, but I had a great deal of difficulty finding the right tool ...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Another newly relevant repost

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If you've been listening closely to the reporting on the LA teachers' strike, you may have heard some of the people on the picket l...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

This one might be worth revisiting, particularly the last line

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Defining dysfunction This paragraph from a recent Paul Krugman post reminded me of something I've been m...
Monday, January 21, 2019

Can Tesla survive without the Musk hype and bullshit?

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From 2 Reasons To Sell Tesla: $920M And $26,250 by Peter Cohan A little more than two months from now, Tesla -- in which I have no financ...
Friday, January 18, 2019

A few more moments with the super one

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There was always more to Super Dave than met the eye. Like many of the signature characters of his brother, Albert (particularly in Real Lif...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

I’m not sure whether this is a cautionary tale about data manipulation or about concentration of economic power but I’m pretty sure about the cautionary part.

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Good reporting from the Verge : Dirty dealing in the $175 billion Amazon Marketplace by Josh Dzieza Last August, Zac Plansky woke to fin...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

I'd be nervous about overgeneralizing your findings...

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But it would be cool to dig through. BONUS tweet! Are you a health care academic or think tanker? Would you want to use our database ...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Just imagine what would happen if the New York Times were to announce the discovery of an advanced alien civilization?

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Actually, you don't have to . MARTIANS BUILD TWO IMMENSE CANALS IN TWO YEARS; Vast Engineering Works Accomplished in an Incredibly S...
Monday, January 14, 2019

"Why Horse-Race Political Journalism Is Awesome" is prime Shafer

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As mentioned before , Jack Shafer has always been a reliably obsequious sycophant when approaching those high placed in the establishment hi...
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Friday, January 11, 2019

Yes, this is what a content bubble looks like

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This post by LGM's Loomis is a perfect example of an unintentionally interesting piece, one that makes a tremendously important point i...
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