http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/-t1.htm "[every thing] minus [things that belong to the other categories on the board] equals [other things]" Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:08:41 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/itest/logo/default/default4.gif http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/-t1.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/tutoring-english-second-language-students-t2003.htm vichy I work with English second language students at my school, mostly Karen-Burmese students, in English grammar, speech and comprehension. Does anyone have any recommendations about working with ESL students, especially east-asian ones? Other Things Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:08:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/tutoring-english-second-language-students-t2003.htm#28343 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/tutoring-english-second-language-students-t2003.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/rar-determinism-is-not-causation-t2002.htm vichy Quote:What does determinism profess? It professes that those parts of the universe already laid down absolutely appoint and decree what the other parts shall be. The future has no ambiguous possibilities bidden in its womb; the part we call the present is compatible with only one totality. Any other future complement than the one fixed from eternity is impossible. The whole is in each and every part, and welds it with the rest into an absolute unity, an iron block, in which there can be ... Other Things Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:41:01 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/rar-determinism-is-not-causation-t2002.htm#28330 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/rar-determinism-is-not-causation-t2002.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/ultimate-productivity-blog-t1993.htm Conrad excellent stuff]]> Other Things Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:07:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/ultimate-productivity-blog-t1993.htm#28283 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/ultimate-productivity-blog-t1993.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/wtf-eula-on-grapes-t1963.htm NonEntity This is just too good. Just tooooo good. So there I am at the sink, washing a bag of grapes. This is the second bag. The first bag was really good and so I am curious where they came from and who grew them and stuff like that. So I look at the bag to see if it has any interesting info on it and THIS is what I see: Quote:SUNSET Seedless Sans Pepins # 4635 Produce of U.S.A. The recipient of the produce contained in this package agrees not to propagate or reproduce any portion ... Other Things Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:41:49 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/wtf-eula-on-grapes-t1963.htm#27928 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/wtf-eula-on-grapes-t1963.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/together-again-t1944.htm NonEntity I'm only sorry that it took 40 years. Ah well, good things come to he who waits.

- NonE]]> Other Things Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:45:15 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/together-again-t1944.htm#27742 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/together-again-t1944.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/i-m-audi-5000-t1940.htm vichy Hey, I'm moving to a new job up in the middle of nowhere. Since I don't want to buy my own computer or pay for internet service, I may be offline for a year or so. Other Things Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:28:47 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/i-m-audi-5000-t1940.htm#27671 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/i-m-audi-5000-t1940.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/male-body-hair-t1922.htm Paul What do you guys think about male body hair, and waxing? Other Things Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:37:50 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/male-body-hair-t1922.htm#27481 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/male-body-hair-t1922.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/new-game-diagonals-t1918.htm T.E.M. So I've invented a new game, or should I say "game." The discovery happen'd upon me spontaneously during a walk through town with my brother. I started to take a shortcut and told him to follow with the explanation straight from Euclid that "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line." You see, conventional urban walking is often grossly inefficient due to its incessant tendency to make use of rectangular/right-angle type routes. So, the game is ... Other Things Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:38:11 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/new-game-diagonals-t1918.htm#27435 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/new-game-diagonals-t1918.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/music-a-few-new-favorites-and-oldies-with-new-music-soon-t1895.htm sutible4livestok Between the Buried and Me, oct 27, new full-length album, no name yet.
Circa Survive is in the studio.
Thrice has a new album out, its goodlyness.
New Favorites,
Army of the Phaorohs, not for the weak of listening (IE those who dislike cursing.)
3OH!3, again with the above warning
Lupe Fiasco, specificall a song called 'Little Weapon'
Drop Dead, Gorgeous.


You guys got any new ones?]]> Other Things Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:26:18 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/music-a-few-new-favorites-and-oldies-with-new-music-soon-t1895.htm#27034 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/music-a-few-new-favorites-and-oldies-with-new-music-soon-t1895.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/zoo-idea-t1897.htm Conrad So Zeb and I went to the Biodome in Montreal and except for the wonderfully industrious and charming beavers we were severely disappointed: The otters were nowhere to be found; they use hundreds of birds and fish as fillers; there was a severe shortage of funny monkeys; and the lynxes just stared back at us instead of performing. Anyway, because half the time in a zoo you go like 'Where's the monkey/tiger/otter/whatever? Is that it, there in the tree? No, that's just a trunk. That there, ... Other Things Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:12:03 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/zoo-idea-t1897.htm#27046 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/zoo-idea-t1897.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/my-perfectly-good-conspiracy-theorist-moment-t1869.htm NonEntity I just had a conspiracy theorist moment. Contemplate: 1) The reason that "they" bailed out all of the big banks at fuck reality prices is that these banks are too big to fail. Notice that all of the small banks are falling like dominoes (or pizza hut? ) and no one gives a shit. But the BIG banks? No way are they allowed to fail. 2) Notice the comments of late regarding the imminent collapse of the dollar and how the embassies in foreign countries are being told to stock ... Other Things Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:38:30 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/my-perfectly-good-conspiracy-theorist-moment-t1869.htm#26573 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/my-perfectly-good-conspiracy-theorist-moment-t1869.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/the-right-to-health-care-t1867.htm NonEntity
- NonE]]> Other Things Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:53:11 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/the-right-to-health-care-t1867.htm#26537 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/the-right-to-health-care-t1867.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/my-life-with-less-internet-access-t1849.htm Conrad So up here in Canada at Zeb's place we have two computers, one with internet access and one without (too difficult to install, too slow (both computer plus internet)). Zebra uses the one with internet access and I the one without, so that I only get like an hour and a half or so of internet time a day (on Zeb's computer). And I'm liking it an awful lot, no more mindless surfing, checking e-mail every 5 minutes, etc. etc. Now I go online, know what I need to get, then get it, then chill for ... Other Things Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:45:21 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/my-life-with-less-internet-access-t1849.htm#26331 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/my-life-with-less-internet-access-t1849.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/if-money-could-be-made-doing-charades-t1843.htm Conrad ...Zebra would be a millionaire. She's absolutely brilliant. At a party last night we played a board game, Cramium or something, where you'd pick a card and then your team or somebody from your team would have to do something (great game btw) and one of the things was to act out people or things. At some point Zebra had to act out something and it was like Michael Jackson being put on the stage for the first time and everybody was just awe-struck with her expressive abilities, and just going ... Other Things Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:29:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/if-money-could-be-made-doing-charades-t1843.htm#26290 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/if-money-could-be-made-doing-charades-t1843.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/thinking-without-writing-is-daydreaming-t1807.htm Conrad


So very true.

from Peter Boettke's blog]]> Other Things Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:24:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/thinking-without-writing-is-daydreaming-t1807.htm#25828 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/thinking-without-writing-is-daydreaming-t1807.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/nothing-is-cooler-than-goat-towers-t1799.htm Conrad see for yourself

Goats enjoy living in their own tower.]]> Other Things Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:49:54 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/nothing-is-cooler-than-goat-towers-t1799.htm#25772 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/nothing-is-cooler-than-goat-towers-t1799.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/middle-names-of-economists-t1801.htm vichy For archival purposes, I was wondering if anyone knew the middle names of some economists which the internet has not yet provided me: Peter J Boettke Harold ? Demsetz Roger W Garrison Jeffrey M Herbener Ludwig M Lachmann Don C Lavoie Fritz ? Machlup Alfred ? Marshall Wilhelm ? Röpke Hans F Sennholz William ? Smart Thomas ? Sowell Joseph E Stiglitz Richard ? Strigl Gordon ? Tullock Max ? Weber Knut ? Wicksell Philip H Wicksteed Friedrich ? Wieser Oliver ... Other Things Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:50:26 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/middle-names-of-economists-t1801.htm#25791 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/middle-names-of-economists-t1801.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/we-see-faces-in-everything-t1785.htm Conrad here]]> Other Things Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:42:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/we-see-faces-in-everything-t1785.htm#25687 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/we-see-faces-in-everything-t1785.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/clogs-1-clots-0-t1786.htm Conrad We beat England at cricket Haha! Who the fuck can understand this 'sport'? it looks so silly (the rules) and amateurish (the play) Other Things Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:47:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/clogs-1-clots-0-t1786.htm#25688 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/clogs-1-clots-0-t1786.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/nonee-you-ll-like-this-others-might-too-t1782.htm Conrad ]]> Other Things Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:30:08 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/nonee-you-ll-like-this-others-might-too-t1782.htm#25663 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/nonee-you-ll-like-this-others-might-too-t1782.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/barca-2-man-united-0-t1761.htm Conrad pretty cool Other Things Wed, 27 May 2009 20:37:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/barca-2-man-united-0-t1761.htm#25476 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/barca-2-man-united-0-t1761.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/encryption-strong-privacy-and-copyright-david-friedman-t1747.htm Conrad lecture here (requires SilverLight or the Linux version of it)

also check his book online]]> Other Things Thu, 21 May 2009 15:55:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/encryption-strong-privacy-and-copyright-david-friedman-t1747.htm#25313 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/encryption-strong-privacy-and-copyright-david-friedman-t1747.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/a-person-s-friends-t1729.htm Conrad ]]> Other Things Fri, 15 May 2009 16:06:23 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/a-person-s-friends-t1729.htm#25098 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/a-person-s-friends-t1729.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/more-fringe-benefits-from-working-in-a-hotel-t1716.htm Conrad so there's weed, tips, meeting Zebra, and today there was something else still: last week some guests had left in their room a cable to properly hook up your mp3-player to your home cinema system. I wrote a note to the manager saying that if they didnt want us to send that cable to them, I'd very much like to have it. They didnt so now I have the cable and can finally hook up my mp3-player. Wasn't able to do it before cuz I couldnt figure out wat cable to use. The ones that I had and bought didnt ... Other Things Tue, 12 May 2009 16:14:20 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/more-fringe-benefits-from-working-in-a-hotel-t1716.htm#24961 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/more-fringe-benefits-from-working-in-a-hotel-t1716.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/none-you-d-like-this-t1695.htm Conrad here

'their' used in singular sense is a-okay after all]]> Other Things Wed, 06 May 2009 00:06:01 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/none-you-d-like-this-t1695.htm#24718 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/none-you-d-like-this-t1695.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/randians-you-d-like-this-t1697.htm Conrad what with the industrial stuff and what not]]> Other Things Wed, 06 May 2009 12:35:02 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/randians-you-d-like-this-t1697.htm#24749 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/randians-you-d-like-this-t1697.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/twitter-thread-t1684.htm Conrad Finished my review of a submitted paper for a journal Other Things Sun, 03 May 2009 16:53:20 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/twitter-thread-t1684.htm#24612 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/twitter-thread-t1684.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/queen-s-day-in-amsterdam-t1679.htm Conrad Today Orange mayhem (pics are from earlier years) Other Things Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:42:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/queen-s-day-in-amsterdam-t1679.htm#24520 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/queen-s-day-in-amsterdam-t1679.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/guess-who-got-some-new-fenders-for-his-bike-t1654.htm Conrad



[in screenplay writing terminology this is called a 'reversal']]]> Other Things Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:29:48 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/guess-who-got-some-new-fenders-for-his-bike-t1654.htm#24164 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/guess-who-got-some-new-fenders-for-his-bike-t1654.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/great-class-t1637.htm Conrad On Thursday we had such a wonderful class in Rotterdam. I think we all thought this was going to be the most boring course on the schedule, but so far it's been going very well. The class is "Empirical Institutional Economics", and so far we've mostly talked about the neoclassical approach, especially as it is applied to the economics of the firm. Good discussions, good structure and fun. One student, my Greek friend, gave a presentation and it was very minimal. He was a bit worried ... Other Things Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:36:12 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/great-class-t1637.htm#24040 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/great-class-t1637.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/dutch-bikes-taking-over-nyc-t1636.htm Conrad
here]]> Other Things Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:50:20 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/dutch-bikes-taking-over-nyc-t1636.htm#24028 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/dutch-bikes-taking-over-nyc-t1636.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/prison-planet-forum-t1631.htm vichy http://forum.prisonplanet.com/ I went over to the Prison Planet forum, because you people don't spend enough time on the computer, and it was something else. Prison Planet is basically one of those Tinfoil-Hat Fringe sites - where they presume for some reason that the Rockefellers are not only greedy and operating on a delusional political platform, but that the Rockefellers are actively evil sociopaths. While I got a handful of favourable responses, it's amazing to me how many people ... Other Things Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:09:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/prison-planet-forum-t1631.htm#23948 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/prison-planet-forum-t1631.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/gays-and-me-t1619.htm Conrad So yesterday in the hotel the following happened two times: a married couple is at the desk, checking in, or asking for advice. And I sort of notice that the man in the couple (again, two different couples at two different times yesterday) looks at me a bit too long and is smiling and all. And I got the impression that the man is gay or bisexual or something and is taking it out on me. Then I thought: oh wait, I got a haircut on Saturday, took off quite a bit, and I now look more 'boyish' ... Other Things Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:44:03 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/gays-and-me-t1619.htm#23799 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/gays-and-me-t1619.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/paris-hilton-is-in-amsterdam-t1615.htm Conrad
but in The Dylan

And she said she loved Amsterdam!

So awesome]]> Other Things Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:51:42 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/paris-hilton-is-in-amsterdam-t1615.htm#23771 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/paris-hilton-is-in-amsterdam-t1615.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/smile-t1607.htm vichy

I love Queen.
But it's been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race that I'd never lose.
We are the champions, my friends.
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end.
No time for losers, 'cause we are the champions - of the world.]]> Other Things Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:42:13 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/smile-t1607.htm#23665 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/smile-t1607.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/reason-cato-and-rockwellian-spats-t1603.htm vichy I was reading this ( http://www.antiwar.com/justin/j040802.html ) article by Justin Raimondo and I was thinking about the stuff I've read along these lines I've read at Mises/Rockwell as well as the things about the Mises/Rockwell clique at other places. What it basically seems to me is that what is mostly going on over here is a theological dispute. Rockwell-Rothbard libertarians are, properly speaking, Propertarians. The 'mainstream' libertarian is more properly called a classical liberal ... Other Things Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:34:47 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/reason-cato-and-rockwellian-spats-t1603.htm#23647 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/reason-cato-and-rockwellian-spats-t1603.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/stop-wasting-time-on-the-interwebz-t1604.htm Conrad While wasting time on the interwebz I found this. See e.g. this: Quote:Even though that report is due by the end of the day, you spent the last two hours watching Family Guy YouTube clips because you just can't help yourself. If you regularly find yourself clicking around Facebook, keyboard covered in drool, when you're supposed to be getting stuff done—or better, going outside—it's time to break out the big guns. Restrained web surfing feels like an impossible feat for rabid infovores, ... Other Things Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:56:58 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/stop-wasting-time-on-the-interwebz-t1604.htm#23651 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/stop-wasting-time-on-the-interwebz-t1604.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/revolution-in-gaming-t1580.htm Conrad You won't need fancy computers and video cards anymore I was listening to an interview about this with some gaming expert and he was quite excited and said what I think was very apt: the idea seems so incredibly obvious but up until last week hardly anybody had ever thought of it See here for a CNET article about it and here for another article Just think of how this would revolutionize the business, bypassing Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, making much more processor-demanding ... Other Things Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:46:27 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/revolution-in-gaming-t1580.htm#23165 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/revolution-in-gaming-t1580.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/mike-b-might-like-this-t1587.htm Conrad here]]> Other Things Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:22:52 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/mike-b-might-like-this-t1587.htm#23279 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/mike-b-might-like-this-t1587.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/revolving-doors-t1586.htm Conrad So we've all seen those big revolving doors, where the circle is divided into two or three parts and so 2 or 3 people can fit in one part at the time, follow the evolution and all. Now what you may have never thought of is the following: what happens if somebody drops something while in the door? How the hell can you pick it up if the door keeps revolving, when the object then is against the divider and the divider moves along the evolution? if you stand still to pick it up the divider will ... Other Things Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:32:37 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/revolving-doors-t1586.htm#23241 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/revolving-doors-t1586.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/how-to-be-jason-bourne-perpetual-tourist-stuff-t1558.htm Conrad here]]> Other Things Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:59:23 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/how-to-be-jason-bourne-perpetual-tourist-stuff-t1558.htm#22980 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/how-to-be-jason-bourne-perpetual-tourist-stuff-t1558.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/damn-hotel-reservation-service-t1547.htm Conrad So as I wrote before things had not been going very well at the hotel where I work for a variety of reasons, which was good for me since I would have time to do my other job (translating) and study, but now this week we hooked up with this online reservation service and the reservations just keep pouring in and I've been busy for 4 hours nonstop now. Good for the hotel, less so for me Other Things Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:26:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/damn-hotel-reservation-service-t1547.htm#22854 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/damn-hotel-reservation-service-t1547.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/another-computer-triumph-vpn-works-t1513.htm Conrad so after I did this weird thing in my computer settings and made Firefox work much better, i had another computer triumph today: i finally got VPN to work in Ubuntu! So that I can use my university's network to access all the journals and what not. I tried it before but it kept fucking up, but today after some Googling I made it work within like 10 minutes. Good times! Other Things Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:16:50 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/another-computer-triumph-vpn-works-t1513.htm#22512 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/another-computer-triumph-vpn-works-t1513.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/milkdoes-the-body-good-t1493.htm NadineLeBean Who drinks milk, and why, or why not? Other Things Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:41:08 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/milkdoes-the-body-good-t1493.htm#22061 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/milkdoes-the-body-good-t1493.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/what-song-most-reminds-you-of-yourself-t1481.htm vichy What song most resonates with your personality/being? I think (in my case) it'd be KMFDM - Beast. Actually, I probably identify more with KMFDM than I do with any other musical artist, although they aren't my favourite. Quote:My youth is wasted - I'm evasive and vague. I'm a headless beast - I'm a subtle plague. I'm a cheatin' liar - I am naked terror. I hurt - I wound - I'm a fatal error. I don't make sense - I got my pride! Don't need no meaning - I feel no shame! I will ... Other Things Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:49:04 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/what-song-most-reminds-you-of-yourself-t1481.htm#21849 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/what-song-most-reminds-you-of-yourself-t1481.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/what-i-am-reading-t1445.htm Conrad stealing an idea from Stewart's website, I thought it might be interesting for people to post what they are reading these days. I started doing this on my blog as well, to keep a permanent record. may be fun later to have a record of all the stuff I've read I start with a bunch (busy week in school) to show off: Quote:"Cantillon "On the nature of commerce in general" (++) Rothbard "History of Economic Thought" (chapters on Cantillon and Turgot. re-reading)) ... Other Things Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:42:18 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/what-i-am-reading-t1445.htm#21395 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/what-i-am-reading-t1445.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/we-ll-be-in-the-hudson-animated-video-with-audio-t1475.htm Conrad ]]> Other Things Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:38:13 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/we-ll-be-in-the-hudson-animated-video-with-audio-t1475.htm#21807 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/we-ll-be-in-the-hudson-animated-video-with-audio-t1475.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/christian-bale-and-david-after-the-dentist-t1476.htm Conrad yes yes, this is as old as it's gonna get, but what the hey Other Things Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:48:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/christian-bale-and-david-after-the-dentist-t1476.htm#21809 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/christian-bale-and-david-after-the-dentist-t1476.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/destroying-a-young-man-s-academic-career-t1468.htm Conrad So there was a seminar today where a young man presented his research in political philosophy. The guy had recently got his PhD from Harvard, was now a visiting research fellow in Brussels and his home-university was in Manchester. So he had a whole lot going for him, you'd say. Except that the core of his message is wrong and it was pointed out to him today. His article was about the difference between two concepts in Rawls: welfare-state-capitalism and property-owner democracy. rawls supposedly ... Other Things Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:40:25 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/destroying-a-young-man-s-academic-career-t1468.htm#21641 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/destroying-a-young-man-s-academic-career-t1468.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/academic-writing-t1461.htm Conrad tends to be of a very high quality, I've noticed. I mean, I've been reading a whole lot of journal articles and while quite regularly I fundamentally disagree with some writers or at times even find it incomprehensible that they say what they say, what the internal logic of their paradigm is, it mos def is the case that the quality of writing in at least some sense is just very high: clear, very informed, compelling, in-depth. And the quality is quite constant in that most professors, at least ... Other Things Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:35:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/academic-writing-t1461.htm#21546 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/other-things-f25/academic-writing-t1461.htm