{"id":3992,"date":"2009-08-18T07:54:53","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T07:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2009\/08\/18\/links-for-2009-08-18\/"},"modified":"2009-08-18T07:54:53","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T07:54:53","slug":"links-for-2009-08-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2009\/08\/18\/links-for-2009-08-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Links for 2009-08-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/slacktivist.typepad.com\/slacktivist\/2009\/08\/the-indignation.html\">slacktivist: The IndigNation<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;That&#8217;s an example of what&#8217;s often missing today in dealing with the IndigNation. These people are offended and outraged and so politicians and journalists respond by trying not to further offend or enrage them. As though that were possible. Indignation is their raison d&#8217;etre. They will take offense whether or not it is given. There is no point trying not to offend them. There is no point in trying not to make them angry.<\/p>\n<p>An appropriate response isn&#8217;t to be more offended or more offensive, but it should involve going on the offense. The IndigNationalists are behaving shamefully and it is appropriate and necessary to point that out to them. It&#8217;s our duty to point that out to them.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/slacktivist\">slacktivist<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/politics\">politics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/health-care\">health-care<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/stupid\">stupid<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/evil\">evil<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/US\">US<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/blogs\">blogs<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/neurotopia\/2009\/08\/and_now_a_powerpoint_presentat.php\">And Now, a Powerpoint Presentation, Redux : Neurotopia<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;16) There is such a thing as too much animation. Just because *flash* your powerpoint *fly in* can do it *underline* doesn&#8217;t mean *wave like a flag* that it SHOULD *spin*. Also, if you have animations, know where they are so they don&#8217;t catch you by surprise and make it obvious to everyone that you&#8217;re giving a talk that was actually written by your post-doc.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/meetings\">meetings<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/blogs\">blogs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/academia\">academia<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/talks\">talks<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/blog\/arxiv\/23997\/\">Technology Review: Blogs: arXiv blog: Basketball And The Theory of Networks<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;Players can be thought of as &#8220;routes&#8221; through the network. The implication of Braess&#8217;s Paradox is that removing the best player can sometimes improve a team&#8217;s performance, a phenomenon Skinner calls the Ewing Paradox. &#8220;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/basketball\">basketball<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/physics\">physics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/blogs\">blogs<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/builtonfacts\/2009\/08\/sunday_function_43.php\">Sunday Function : Built on Facts<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">An excellent introduction to Fourier series.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/math\">math<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/blogs\">blogs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/education\">education<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/built-on-facts\">built-on-facts<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/catdynamics\/2009\/08\/how_to_publish_a_scientific_co.php?utm_source=selectfeed&amp;utm_medium=rss\">&#8220;How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 1 2 3 Easy Steps&#8221; : Dynamics of Cats<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;This was circulated anonymously by e-mail among a group of my colleagues.<br \/>\nI asked, and got tracked back to the author who, I am informed, would like to see it out there and with his name on it.<\/p>\n<p>It is, I am assured, a true story. Some of you should be able to figure out the topic and journal and hence the counterparties&#8230; &#8220;<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/academia\">academia<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/publishing\">publishing<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/journals\">journals<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/stupid\">stupid<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/blogs\">blogs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/cat-dynamics\">cat-dynamics<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/news_briefs\/cnbc_anyone_who_owns_a_suit?utm_source=onion_rss_daily\">CNBC: &#8216;Anyone Who Owns A Suit Can Come On Television&#8217; | The Onion &#8211; America&#8217;s Finest News Source<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;&#8221;Don&#8217;t worry about what kind of shape your suit is in,&#8221; said CNBC president Mark Hoffman, who explained that his network&#8217;s studio has an iron and some old phone books that people can press their jackets on. &#8220;Just come on down, run a comb through your hair, and if you&#8217;re here by 8 a.m., we&#8217;ll have you on Squawk Box at 8:15 making stock picks. But don&#8217;t forget your suit!&#8221;&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/media\">media<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/economics\">economics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/business\">business<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/onion\">onion<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/silly\">silly<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/television\">television<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/startswithabang\/2009\/08\/a_meteorite_on_mars.php?utm_source=selectfeed&amp;utm_medium=rss\">A Meteorite on Mars : Starts With A Bang<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;Block Island [is] the largest meteorite we&#8217;ve ever found on another planet, which is impressive in its own right. But what we learn from this is even more impressive. You see, Mars&#8217; atmosphere, the way it is right now, isn&#8217;t thick enough to allow meteorites this large to land: &#8220;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/science\">science<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/astronomy\">astronomy<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/planets\">planets<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/starts-with-bang\">starts-with-bang<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/articles\/big-trouble-in-little-china,31795\/?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=feeds&amp;utm_source=avclub_rss_daily\">Big Trouble In Little China | Film | A.V. Club<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#8220;My first reaction after Big Trouble&#8217;s goofily violent 99 minutes was that I really wish I had seen it when it came out. If I had, I could probably look at it 20 years later with genuine fondness, and have that strange experience where you communicate with your younger self and say, &#8220;You loved that movie with all of your heart? Remember how seriously you took it? What were you thinking, you little knucklehead?&#8221; (And then give yourself noogies.) &#8220;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/movies\">movies<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/nostalgia\">nostalgia<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/avclub\">avclub<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/orzelc\/culture\">culture<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>slacktivist: The IndigNation &#8220;That&#8217;s an example of what&#8217;s often missing today in dealing with the IndigNation. These people are offended and outraged and so politicians and journalists respond by trying not to further offend or enrage them. As though that were possible. Indignation is their raison d&#8217;etre. They will take offense whether or not it&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2009\/08\/18\/links-for-2009-08-18\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Links for 2009-08-18<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links_dump","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}