Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 8, 2009, 3:09 pm
Lorenzo (Thinking Out Aloud) has a great post up about narcissism. At its core, narcissism is very simple. It operates on the principle: My convenience comes first. This may look like simple selfis...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 7, 2009, 9:14 am
I promise this will be my last post on global warming or Climategate for a while. (But it’s my blog, and I get to define what a “while” is.) On his Neurologica Blog, Steven Novella ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 7, 2009, 8:23 am
Via Legal Insurrection, I’ve learned that 56 newspapers are collaborating to run a common front-page editorial titled Copenhagen climate change conference: ‘Fourteen days to seal history&#...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 7, 2009, 7:47 am
George Will gets it. The Washington Post learns an odd lesson from the CRU materials: “Climate scientists should not let themselves be goaded by the irresponsibility of the deniers into oversta...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 4, 2009, 10:31 am
What a coincidence. Winter fell on a Friday last year, too. Mission Control Center (MCC) at Johnson Space Center. The forecast for next week: highs in the 60’s. Social Bookmarking
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 3, 2009, 9:24 am
Here’s a nice op-ed on WSJ, titled “The Climate Science Isn’t Settled: Confident predictions of catastrophe are unwarranted.” Oh, and by the way, the pesky global warming R...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Dec 1, 2009, 8:44 pm
Here are some random selections from my collection of favorite quotes: “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.” – Yogi Berra (has als...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 30, 2009, 9:58 pm
This post from Popehat is freaking priceless. Do you contribute something worthwhile to the marketplace of ideas, or are you just a noisy asshat? Here’s one way to tell: how do you act when you are...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 30, 2009, 7:14 pm
I have been troubled for some time now about the skeptic community’s collective attitude towards those who are skeptical of anthropocentric global warming (AGW) claims. Granted, there is a range...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 29, 2009, 9:57 pm
Lifted blatantly from his Coyote Blog, here is the video from a lecture on climate change that Warren Meyer gave on November 10: Catastrophe Denied: A Critique of Catastrophic Man-Made Global Warmin...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 27, 2009, 6:57 pm
… a Unibroue Trois Pistoles. This is a Belgian strong ale, disguised as a stout, that Unibroue claims is the beery equivalent of a port wine. It pours a very dark brown, with a finger and a hal...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 27, 2009, 2:12 pm
My friend and fellow Rush fan Steve Horwitz has a new blog post up about the economic conditions of the poor in America. Steve is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University,...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 27, 2009, 1:47 pm
From Thomas Sowell: No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems– of which get...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 27, 2009, 9:58 am
As I have stated before, here and elsewhere on The Thinker: Without good critical thinking skills, the public’s opinions on important issues are formed for them by others — by the media, by popul...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 26, 2009, 5:04 pm
… an Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence stout. A friend/co-worker/fellow NASA beer geek hooked me up with this one. Just looking at the bottle makes me want to drink it. A 750 ml corked bottle with ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 24, 2009, 9:42 am
From Carpe Diem comes this chart showing share of world GDP by major country/region: The data are from the International Macroeconomic Data Set compiled by the Economic Research Service of the U.S. D...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Nov 24, 2009, 8:35 am
Haven’t done a batch of these in a while… * * * * * * And now, let’s make fun of those feel-goody Willow Tree figurines… * * * * * * Social Bookmarking
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 20, 2009, 9:22 am
Which is true: creationism, or evolution? Notice the above question assumes the two concepts to be mutually exclusive. Either creationism must be true, or evolution; both can’t be true. But wha...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 16, 2009, 8:10 am
… to see the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-129). A friend/co-worker managed to score a causeway pass. The launch is scheduled for 2:28pm EDT with a 70% chance of the weather cooperating....
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Nov 13, 2009, 11:24 am
The “Shout Out Of The Week” will be a new feature here on The Parody Files, wherein we give a shout out to someone who made us laugh. This week’s shout out goes to SillySupermarket....
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 13, 2009, 8:22 am
This Denver Post op-ed piece by Mike Rosen is priceless. A true elite is one whose talents place him, objectively, at or among the top in his field. Tiger Woods is an elite golfer, in fact, the best ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 10, 2009, 9:15 pm
Here’s my reasoning on this… A.  Political correctness is the practice of avoiding the stating of certain truths which may offend certain people or groups. B.  Critical thinkers are co...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Nov 10, 2009, 4:39 pm
Here’s a new campaign just released for the Left4Dead computer game: Social Bookmarking
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 9, 2009, 4:21 pm
Yes, I know, The Thinker is running very slowly right now. My web hosting provider is doing some server upgrades, and hypothetically things should be back to normal after tomorrow. UPDATE: Well, thin...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 7, 2009, 9:32 pm
Via Keith Burgess-Jackson comes this passage from William Kingdon Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief”: To sum up: it is wrong always, everywhere, and for any one, to believe anything ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 5, 2009, 9:33 pm
Here is a great op-ed in the Washington Post, by Paul Hollander, on the failure of communism. There is little public awareness of the large-scale atrocities, killings and human rights violations that...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 4, 2009, 9:12 pm
… on my Amazon.com wish-list: The Incident, by Porcupine Tree (a kickass progressive rock band; think of them as a Pink Floyd for the 21st century) (oh, and the first song is titled “Occa...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 3, 2009, 8:34 pm
Via Keith Burgess-Jackson comes these words from Robert P. George on the subject of reciprocity. Says George: In my view, people ought to respect the principle of reciprocity whenever they find them...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Nov 3, 2009, 1:11 pm
Quality humor writing takes considerable time and effort. Here at The Parody Files we1 have prided ourselves on choosing quality over quantity, and consequently our posting rate has always been rather...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 3, 2009, 8:49 am
This Newsweek article reviews recent research that indicates our brains are wired for hypocrisy. Since actions cannot be undone, the only option when they conflict with beliefs—which produces the p...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 2, 2009, 6:51 am
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently imaged the Apollo 17 landing site, from an altitude of 50 km. You can see the descent stage, the tracks left by the astronauts and the lunar rover, and ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Nov 1, 2009, 7:27 pm
… a Stone Imperial Russian Stout. Stone is one of the most beloved (by beer geeks) microbreweries around, known for their big beers such as Arrogant Bastard Ale (an American strong ale), and th...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 30, 2009, 10:43 pm
From the comic geniuses at Cracked.com, here’s a hilarious article about progressive rock. HT to Rush Is A Band. Social Bookmarking
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 27, 2009, 4:01 pm
Here’s what I’m reading right now. It’s my blog, so by definition this post is on topic. “Mercury Falls,” by Robert Kroese Robert Kroese, a.k.a. “Diesel,” i...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 22, 2009, 12:28 pm
“Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.” Bullshit. This just encourages people to spew advice. And there are few things I hate more than receiving unsolicited advice. Here...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 22, 2009, 9:53 am
For the past 11 years or so, global temperatures have leveled off and perhaps even declined slightly. Many believe this signifies the end of global warming. The global warming skeptics and right-wing ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 22, 2009, 8:15 am
Here’s a very cool graphic showing all the missions ever sent to Mars. It’s color-coded by country, and indicates whether the mission was a failure, a flyby, an orbital mission, a lander, ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 21, 2009, 9:36 pm
My last post was about Lane Kensworthy’s essay on Cato Unbound titled “Is Consumption the Grail for Inequality Skeptics?“.  This was Kensworthy’s response to Wil Wilkinson’s...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Oct 19, 2009, 3:15 pm
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Oct 15, 2009, 2:13 pm
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP Newsliar) — Sources reported today that long-time Journey guitarist Neal Schon is losing his 40-year battle with Cithara-Fatsia Syndrome, better known as “guitar face.&...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 15, 2009, 8:47 am
Yesterday I posted about Wil Wilkinson’s lead essay on Cato Unbound’s series this month, which is on the topic of income inequality. The first reaction essay is now posted: “Is Consu...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 14, 2009, 9:13 am
Hilarious. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c CNN Leaves It There www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview HT to Popehat. Social Bookm...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 14, 2009, 6:00 am
This month’s Cato Unbound discussion has been kicked off by Wil Wilkinson, whose lead essay is titled “Economic Inequality and the Mirage of Injustice.” Wil argues — quite eff...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 13, 2009, 8:24 am
I stopped by the mall this yesterday (by the time this gets auto-posted) afternoon with my wife, Mrs. Thinker, and waited outside Bath & Body Works while she went in. I can’t go in, myself, beca...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 12, 2009, 5:38 pm
… was inspired by a line from “The Good Omen,” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, which I am currently reading. Social Bookmarking
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 12, 2009, 5:36 pm
I secretly want to punch slow-walking people in the back of the head. Not coincidentally, I just got back from the grocery store. Social Bookmarking
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 12, 2009, 11:02 am
… it’s the liberally biased and intellectually dishonest Paul Krugman. Here’s his latest piece in the NY Times: If you had to explain America’s economic success with one word, tha...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Parody Files - Oct 9, 2009, 11:51 am
President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. What’s your opinion? Case Van Wyndengard, Student “I’d just like to point out that ‘Brazen Ice People’ is a perfect anag...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 9, 2009, 8:36 am
I love everything about this post from South Bend Seven: on the subject of privilege (i.e., wealth). Key points: (1) I think the matter of privilege is a very real and serious issue which is inadequ...
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Jeffrey E. posted an article on The Thinker - Oct 9, 2009, 8:07 am
Don Boudreaux, of the excellent Cafe Hayek blog, sent the following letter to the NY Times. I just had to share it in its entirety: Ross Douthat’s plausible explanation for why income inequality wo...
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