links for 2008-11-21

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A Blog Around The Clock : The Open Laboratory 2008 - all the submissions fit to print Some light reading to fill your infinite free time. (tags: science blogs writing) Pay Bankers Much Less - Finance Blog - Felix Salmon - Market Movers - Portfolio.com "I've now reached the point at which I…
Stephen Huneck Gallery at Dog Mountain Vermont " I wanted to build a chapel, one that celebrated the spiritual bond we have with our dogs, and that would be open to dogs and people. People of any faith or belief system." (tags: dog religion art animals) Such Madness - New York Times Let the…
Back to Reality - Olivia Judson Blog - NYTimes.com "President-elect Obama already has a long to-do list. But here's another item for it: to restore science in government." (tags: science politics us blogs) Built on Facts : Gas in a (very small) box. Air is denser than you think. (tags: science…
Hope in a box: The A.V. Club's guide to holiday gifts for the new era of good feelings | The A.V. Club "Words like "need" or "necessary" lose all meaning around Christmas, even when the economy is collapsing. For example, does anyone actually need a flexible plastic case to prevent their bananas…

I've been living the nightmare of the worst existence, and my reaction to the Freakonomics column is disappointment, but not surprise. It's just predators and prey.

The authors are worlds removed from reality.

Those of us who exist like this are truly invisible and unreal to them. We aren't even thought of as human, let alone treated as such - or maybe we are and and that's the state of humanity.

May I ask why you thought this was important to include? For its amusement value? Entertainment?

May I ask why you thought this was important to include? For its amusement value? Entertainment?

I thought it was an interesting question to think about. I wasn't all that impressed with any of the answers, but it's an interesting question. If I had something more substantial than that, it would merit its own post; as it is, it goes in the links dump.