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Do-gooders get voted off island first: People don’t really like unselfish colleagues, psychologists find

This explains a lot about my life. It also explains some of the short-comings of society in general. Do-gooders get voted off …

Master Planner: Fred Brooks Shows How to Design Anything (Wired)

Thirty-five years ago, Fred Brooks wrote a small technical book, The Mythical Man-Month, which he named after the flawed assumption that more …

Add Salt As Required: The Recipe For Fresh Water (New Scientist)

One of the keys for the survival of the over-stocked human population is potable water. Without that, the rest is academic. On …

The Crime of the Century: What BP and the US Government Don’t Want You to Know, Part I (Huffington Post)

If even only part of this is true, I hope the administration got a tanker full of SCOTUS-approved re-election contributions for selling …

Proposition 8, Health Care Reform – Unconstitutional? | The Faster Times

The thing that annoys me most about many tea-bag-partiers isn’t so much that they disagree–honest debate is expected, but that they so …

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 41 – How To Do It

I thought I’d take a few moments and give my thoughts on Terminatory production items. As this is a “Writer’s Room” entry, I think it’s fair to say there will be some thoughts on TCW as well.

Boomerang Actor – Shannen Doherty

A boomerang actor is one you keep returning to as new projects come out or when you revisit their previous adventures as comfort food. These actors make an impression–if not to the general public, then to you. They resonate. In this installment: Shannen Doherty.

Four Deformations of the Apocalypse – NYTimes.com

David Stockman, a director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, points a well-aimed finger at his own …

Don’t Just Talk About Net Neutrality, Do Something

The big talking point around the interwebs lately has surrounded the Google/Verizon (GooVer) net neutrality proposal–or, at least their version of net neutrality. While it’s good to talk and to vent, that doesn’t actually accomplish much unless you are talking and venting to the right people.

Electronic Frontier Foundation weighs in on th Google-Verizon Net Neutrality Proposal – Fifth & Main

This is potentially the game-changing issue of the information age. It can seem like tech esoterica, but in this inter-connected world, it’s …

Basketball Delayed Foul Suggestion

Something like soccer’s delayed penalty might be a good idea to stop the strategy of preventing a breakaway score–without incurring a breakaway foul–from becoming common.

Anime On My Mind

I’ve had anime and manga on my mind, lately. I’ve been watching shows and drawing images in this distinctive style quite a bit in the past month or so. I can’t put my finger on why, exactly, except that I’ve been a fan of the style since its early days in America.

Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech — Signs of the Times News

Good speech. Some of her points are a little naïve, but you’d expect that from someone coming out of the American education …

3 Tips For a Contented Life

I’ve experienced about a half-century of life. In my guises as a writer and artist, I’ve also been a keen observer of how others have lived their lives. With the perspective that only time provides, I offer up three of the keys to getting through it all.

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Do-gooders get voted off island first: People don’t really like unselfish colleagues, psychologists find

Master Planner: Fred Brooks Shows How to Design Anything (Wired)

Add Salt As Required: The Recipe For Fresh Water (New Scientist)

The Crime of the Century: What BP and the US Government Don’t Want You to Know, Part I (Huffington Post)

Proposition 8, Health Care Reform – Unconstitutional? | The Faster Times

The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 41 – How To Do It

Boomerang Actor – Shannen Doherty

Four Deformations of the Apocalypse – NYTimes.com

Don’t Just Talk About Net Neutrality, Do Something

Electronic Frontier Foundation weighs in on th Google-Verizon Net Neutrality Proposal – Fifth & Main

Basketball Delayed Foul Suggestion

Anime On My Mind

Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech — Signs of the Times News

3 Tips For a Contented Life

Intelligence: The Evolution of Night Owls | Psychology Today

Memjet Printers are (Finally) Here (Sort of) – Gearlog

DCU: Who Do You Trust? (Game Trailer)

Steph in the City: If the Airline Loses Your Baggage, It Should Refund the Fee