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Linkfest 2017-08-04

Director Neill Blomkamp breaks down his new sci-fi short Rakka An interview with Neill Blomkamp where he explains the idea behind Rakka, and the business model he is working with. The Verge has a number of other interviews with Blomkamp linked from here. I’m a Leaver who would be

Linkfest 2017-07-22

The myth of drug expiration dates This article strikes me as rather unfair, since both the FDA and pharmaceutical manufacturers get blamed for expiration dates, but the requirement to throw away drugs after their expiration date comes from legislative bodies and the Joint Commission that provides accreditation to hospitals. In

Linkfest 2017-07-14

The Last Barfighter: An Arcade Game That Pours You A Beer If You Win. Genius. Utilities fighting against rooftop solar are only hastening their own doom This is an interesting article. I have two primary questions: do all utilities make money the same way? This article claims they only make

Linkfest 2017-07-07

Jacob Rees-Mogg announces baby Sixtus Initially, I was sure this was a joke. Then I saw this on BBC. Should Tyler Cowen Believe in God? Yes. But he needs to be convinced. Why a record number of university places might not be a good thing Ed West cites Peter Turchin

Linkfest 2017-06-30

Yesterday, June 29th, was the 61st anniversary of President Eisenhower's signing of the bill that authorized the construction of the Interstate Highway System. Minimum wage fight may heat up after new study finds jobs and hours fell in Seattle This minimum wage study in Seattle is fascinating. It

Linkfest 2017-06-23

The Stock Market Speaks: How Dr. Alchian Learned to Build the Bomb Sometimes public information is the best spy you have. I saw a series of Tweets this week about how the boss-class is sticking it to workers, usually with the active involvement of the political Left. You expect that

Linkfest 2017-06-16

Is Islam the rock on which the liberal order broke? Razib Khan's Brown Pundits post on whether liberalism broadly construed can stand against the intransigence of Islam. Think wine connoisseurship is nonsense? Blind-tasting data suggest otherwise It is easy to make fun of the expensive culture of wine