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lexington50 commented on the diary post Confessions of a “Failing” Teacher by davidchura.
This should be required reading for every education “reformer” in the country.
Thank you.
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lexington50 commented on the diary post Steve Jobs: the metaphor by David Seaton.
Neither were original. Gates stole DOS from CPM and both stole their windows software from Xerox.
Gates bought DOS (originally 86-DOS) from Seattle Computer Products after IBM approached MS for an operating system, which they did not at that time have. Note the irony: Gates didn’t create the product that made him rich.
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lexington50 commented on the blog post Turkish PM Could Invoke NATO Right to Collective Self-Defense Against Syria
This invoking Article 5 thing is a complete red herring, as Turkey is more than capable of dealing with any military challenge from Syria. For that reason alone Syria is unlikely to press the issue, but if it did and Turkey did invoke Article 5 then the extent of NATO’s involvement would still be a matter to be determined.
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lexington50 commented on the blog post ECB Shovels Free Money to European Banks
“It does this at the expense of the normal rules of capitalism, as Yglesias notes, where companies that make bad bets pay the price by going out of business”
Yeah, like when the US allowed all it’s largest banks to fail because they were run by kleptocrats who reaped huge profits from predatory lending then tried to offload the costs onto American taxpayers, only to have their dastardly plans foiled by the steely resolve of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, regulators and the Obama administration to stand up for the interests of Joe Sixpack.
Oh wait…nvm.
Watching Americans sanctimoniously berate foreigners for the same faults they possess in spades just shows how insidiously the conceit of American exceptionalism has worked its way into the psychology of even the non crazy parts of the population.
Seriously David, you’re better than this.
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lexington50 commented on the diary post Your Money or Your Life: Humanity nears a deadline to decide which it will surrender by Kellia Ramares-Watson.
Not sold on the practicality of abolishing money or debt, but you offer a refreshing alternative view that challenges many accepted dogmas and takes this crucial discussion in important new directions. Real change can only happen when people are ready to question the fundamental assumptions of the system we have and ask why it is [...]
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lexington50 commented on the blog post OccupySupply and UPS Shipping Issues…Hello FedEx
I’ve found UPS atrocious. Last time they didn’t even try to deliver my package, just sent me a card through the mail saying “we know your name isn’t in the building directory, so come pick up your package at the airport depot”. I called to complain and finally arranged for delivery on Friday. My GF waited home all day (their delivery “window” is 8am to 7pm!) – no package. Came home at 6:30 and found a card downstairs saying they tried to deliver but no one was home (obviously a lie) so I can pick up my package at the UPS store a few blocks away (why didn’t they just send it there in the first place?!) My GF called and complained, made another arrangement for delivery tomorrow (it’s now a matter of principle). Keeping fingers crossed.
And btw, this isn’t the first time this has happened.
For me its USPS all the way.
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lexington50 commented on the diary post Ezra Klein Finds More Excuses for Team Obama’s Failure by Scarecrow.
What Masaccio said.
Stay strong, dude.
PS: oh yeah, also great diary Scarecrow :) (ht Mauimom)
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lexington50 and
athena1 are now friends
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lexington50 commented on the diary post Cenk Uygur: “I Gotta Tell People The Truth! Which Is That the Democrats & the Republicans Are Here To SCREW YOU!” by metamars.
Gawd, this guy is obviously a loose cannon that had to be dumped! Ok, I’m being facetious. I’m a huge admirer of Cenk and think he defended himself very ably in that clip (kudos to CNN for giving him the opportunity). First Olbermann, now this. Sure Rachel is still there (mostly because she can deliver [...]
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lexington50 commented on the diary post Throwing Cream Pies at People Violates the Norms by Scarecrow.
Thanks for some much needed perspective, Scarecrow.
Your indictment of the crimes committed by Murdoch and his empire is spot on.
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lexington50 commented on the blog post Where I Walk My Dog
I admit I never really gave Grand Rapids much thought – now I kinda want to visit the place!
Great video. It’s a tribute to what ordinary people can achieve when they collaborate in the face of adversity. Might be a lesson in there somewhere for the rest of the country.
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lexington50 commented on the blog post Is That Why We Bombed the Chinese Embassy?
It seems improbable that having a piece of an F-117 would compromise the aircraft’s stealth capabilities. It might be useful in giving the Chinese some insight into the technology, which could be used to replicate it and perhaps also to develop countermeasures, but unless the design had some huge exploitable flaw that the Chinese were previously unaware of I don’t see how it could have led directly to the decision to retire the aircraft.
The official reason for the retirement of the F-117 was to free up funds to purchase more F-22 Raptors, which supposedly incorporates superior stealth technology.
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lexington50 commented on the diary post Monday Morning Euro Blues by Richard Lyon.
If I had a dime for every time a pundit -usually American- predicted the imminent collapse of the EU I could pay for the Irish bailout myself. Is there really any value to idle speculation such as “If a couple of member states were to throw up their hands and pull out, the whole thing [...]
