January 2007
Two interesting Star Wars essays
January 29, 2007 - 10:36am | Melvix
The public choice economics of Star Wars: A Straussian reading
A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope
As tedious and disappointing as Star Wars is, fan interpretations of Star Wars continue to fascinate me.
See also: Review: Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones
via Boing Boing
Continuous Progress
January 24, 2007 - 1:19pm | MelvixAt the risk of, you know, promoting myself or something, here's a Drupal site I developed last year for Aspen Institute: continuousprogress.org.
It was designed by Heather Gardner-Madras.
Lessons from the Wolf
January 24, 2007 - 12:19pm | Melvix
Interesting article from Scientific American about wolf reintroduction at Yellowstone.
The jist is that reintroduced wolves have culled the elk population in such a way that cottonwood trees are able to reproduce again without elk eating the saplings.
Reviews Written by Mister Quickly
January 23, 2007 - 3:30pm | Melvix
From an Amazon review of perfume cubes by Mister Quickly:
I have tallied a list of substances that one can easily apply to their body. Liquid is one of these substances. Cream is another. Paste too fits this category, although I haven't had to apply paste to my body for at least 3 years. No matter how much labour I've exerted, cubes are not as easily applied as are other arrangements of substance.
via Garth
