Yesterday, Lawrence Lessig spoke at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Lessig is like the Elvis Presley of the nerd universe; a rock star of the highest order. I don’t need to run down his resume… if you’re reading this, chances are you’ve heard of Lessig before. You probably know that we have him … Read more
Well, I asked Google, and I found this metafilter page, which helpfully has an answer from one of my heroes, Robert Anton Wilson: Robert Anton Wilson called it “metanoia”: Paranoia = “everything wants to destroy me”; Metanoia = “everything wants to help me”. I’m not sure if he was getting that somehow from John Lilly’s … Read more
Over the weekend, it occurred to me that I haven’t been to the movies in a great long time. Of course, I’ve been watching stuff — Netflix, FearNet On-Demand, and so forth. But, being in Chicago, I remembered that there was probably some pretty neat places to see interesting movies around here. So I went … Read more
They both elucidate meaning, as well as obscure. To wit:
So I found this at the Chicago News Bench blog. The author is a little bit crazy in the “socially-conservative” sense, but it’s a nice little pic snapped near my house. Stopbirdporn.org is a real website. I suggest checking it out. From their front page: “Adults, disguised as bird watchers mask their debauchery by taking … Read more
On Wednesday, Louis Uchitelle, economic reporter for the New York Times, told an audience of nearly 90 faculty and students from the University of Illinois at Chicago that layoffs had gotten out of hand in the United States, and that the consequences of mass layoffs extended far beyond the corporate bottom line. Beyond the immediate … Read more
The Sun-Times is reporting that a beggar beat a woman with a 12″ stone crucifix, after the woman refused to give the beggar any money. Pamela Johnson didn’t have cash for a woman seeking donations Saturday night, but the beggar had something for her: a beating. With a crucifix. Johnson, 50, of the 2200 block … Read more
I suppose this result is unsuprising. Novelty=risk=excitement, right? A group of students were given a list of made-up food additives and were asked to rate how harmful they were. The additives all contained twelve letters, with Magnalroxate being one of the easiest to pronounce and Hnegripitrom one of the hardest to pronounce. The students rated … Read more
Skype + Pamela Call Recording Software = Good. Transcribing recordings is the suck. I need a tripod. Preferrably cheap, lightweight, and small. The Map Room is the second-best beer bar in Chicago. I practically took today off, so I’ve got to make up for it by busting out some serious work tomorrow. Plus, the planet … Read more
