Comments for Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Blog http://www.angryblog.org Cheering on Creative Destruction Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:45:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on About the Site by Bethenny Schaffer http://www.angryblog.org/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-352297 Bethenny Schaffer Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:45:59 +0000 #comment-352297 Hi there, I came across your page during my research for a project for which I am contributor. It is a resource primarily aimed at business professionals and those with an interest in the business world. It provides a comprehensive overview of various business sectors, issues, and educational avenues. It also takes a critical look at how online education platforms are educating future business leaders. I would love to send over more details about this project, and partner with you to have it listed as a resource link on your site. Let me know! Thanks for your time. I look forward to working with you! Bethenny Hi there,

I came across your page during my research for a project for which I am contributor. It is a resource primarily aimed at business professionals and those with an interest in the business world. It provides a comprehensive overview of various business sectors, issues, and educational avenues. It also takes a critical look at how online education platforms are educating future business leaders.

I would love to send over more details about this project, and partner with you to have it listed as a resource link on your site. Let me know!

Thanks for your time. I look forward to working with you!
Bethenny

]]> Comment on Godwin’s Law Corollary #251 by Serena Rainey http://www.angryblog.org/?p=472&cpage=1#comment-339333 Serena Rainey Thu, 24 May 2012 19:51:22 +0000 http://www.amiobviousornot.com/?p=472#comment-339333 Three different things are going on in this topic: 1) Slavery does exist today and does happen in the US. Many slaves are here illegally -- some came in search of "jobs" only to be imprisoned, others were abducted and transported unwillingly. They need to be rescued. 2) Illegal immigration, when the immigrant is deliberately and knowingly violating the necessary limitations of another country, is a violation of the rights of the people of the country whose boundaries have been trespassed. We should be working to help pro-democracy, pro-economic development, anti-drug-trade movements in other countries to reduce the tension over boundaries and limitations. 3) Godwin's Law and its traditional automatic-forfeit corollary is absolutely necessary to any modern discussion of just about anything, since so many people use ad hominem appeals to emotion so wildly and obsessively these days. I like the exception that says it doesn't apply if the comparison is valid. But the exception needs its own exception: Any claim to a valid comparison requires immediate, clear, calm, substantial explanation or it constitutes a forfeit. Three different things are going on in this topic:
1) Slavery does exist today and does happen in the US. Many slaves are here illegally — some came in search of “jobs” only to be imprisoned, others were abducted and transported unwillingly. They need to be rescued.
2) Illegal immigration, when the immigrant is deliberately and knowingly violating the necessary limitations of another country, is a violation of the rights of the people of the country whose boundaries have been trespassed. We should be working to help pro-democracy, pro-economic development, anti-drug-trade movements in other countries to reduce the tension over boundaries and limitations.
3) Godwin’s Law and its traditional automatic-forfeit corollary is absolutely necessary to any modern discussion of just about anything, since so many people use ad hominem appeals to emotion so wildly and obsessively these days. I like the exception that says it doesn’t apply if the comparison is valid. But the exception needs its own exception: Any claim to a valid comparison requires immediate, clear, calm, substantial explanation or it constitutes a forfeit.

]]> Comment on On Not Using Government Social Programs by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2331&cpage=1#comment-305577 Brian Moore Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:39:29 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2331#comment-305577 Yeah, there are a ton of quibbles I would have with the inclusion of all those things. Like you said, if Veterans Benefits count as a "government social program" then so does any non-salary benefits/retirement/pension program that a government employee has, and I don't think that's what this article was aiming at. Yeah, there are a ton of quibbles I would have with the inclusion of all those things.

Like you said, if Veterans Benefits count as a “government social program” then so does any non-salary benefits/retirement/pension program that a government employee has, and I don’t think that’s what this article was aiming at.

]]> Comment on On Not Using Government Social Programs by Tim Lee http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2331&cpage=1#comment-305573 Tim Lee Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:51:13 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2331#comment-305573 Also, veterans' benefits? That's not a "social program," it's compensation for being a government employee. Also, veterans’ benefits? That’s not a “social program,” it’s compensation for being a government employee.

]]> Comment on Terrorist Vikings by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2313&cpage=1#comment-298570 Brian Moore Mon, 16 May 2011 18:59:31 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2313#comment-298570 I had forgotten that was part of the Marvel Thor's lore, but yeah, you'd think that might also come up. Are white supremacists racist against aliens too? I have no idea! I had forgotten that was part of the Marvel Thor’s lore, but yeah, you’d think that might also come up. Are white supremacists racist against aliens too? I have no idea!

]]> Comment on Terrorist Vikings by Pete http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2313&cpage=1#comment-295163 Pete Sun, 08 May 2011 14:42:59 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2313#comment-295163 If the problem is that a guy has been cast as someone with a slightly different racial heritage, then surely the real scandal here is that they've cast human beings as deities/members of an advanced alien race? If the problem is that a guy has been cast as someone with a slightly different racial heritage, then surely the real scandal here is that they’ve cast human beings as deities/members of an advanced alien race?

]]> Comment on Dear CNN (part 192) by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2303&cpage=1#comment-292501 Brian Moore Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:04:18 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2303#comment-292501 I enjoy John Oliver in almost anything! I enjoy John Oliver in almost anything!

]]> Comment on Dear CNN (part 192) by Jonathan http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2303&cpage=1#comment-292450 Jonathan Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:18:49 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2303#comment-292450 You may enjoy John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman on this issue: http://downloads.timesonline.co.uk/podcast/thebugle/bugle150.mp3 You may enjoy John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman on this issue: http://downloads.timesonline.co.uk/podcast/thebugle/bugle150.mp3

]]> Comment on Zero-Sum GDP Rankings by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2291&cpage=1#comment-272005 Brian Moore Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:37:38 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2291#comment-272005 Am I just beating a dead horse, though? Seems like "terrible CNN article of the week" might just be something that everyone knows already? Am I just beating a dead horse, though? Seems like “terrible CNN article of the week” might just be something that everyone knows already?

]]> Comment on Zero-Sum GDP Rankings by Tim Lee http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2291&cpage=1#comment-272004 Tim Lee Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:28:09 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2291#comment-272004 Yeah, that's a stupid article. Yeah, that’s a stupid article.

]]> Comment on One Crazy Idea Too Far by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2183&cpage=1#comment-271856 Brian Moore Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:37:45 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2183#comment-271856 Yeah, I don't know if they defined it further. Does "witches" mean people who just call themselves that, or people who can actually perform curses or "witchcraft"? I don't know, but given the low % of people who said they believed (equivalent with "communicate with the dead") makes me think that they were indeed thinking of witches as people capable of supernatural things. Yeah, I don’t know if they defined it further. Does “witches” mean people who just call themselves that, or people who can actually perform curses or “witchcraft”? I don’t know, but given the low % of people who said they believed (equivalent with “communicate with the dead”) makes me think that they were indeed thinking of witches as people capable of supernatural things.

]]> Comment on One Crazy Idea Too Far by Joshua Lyle http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2183&cpage=1#comment-271853 Joshua Lyle Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:33:22 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2183#comment-271853 Witches, without further qualification, are in no way a crazy thing to believe in. There is ample, well-documented evidence that there are lots of witches around. See, for example, the covens on military bases. The fact that they can't reliably demonstrate any supernatural abilities is beside the point. This ill-designed element throws the implications of the cumulative count off considerably. Witches, without further qualification, are in no way a crazy thing to believe in. There is ample, well-documented evidence that there are lots of witches around. See, for example, the covens on military bases. The fact that they can’t reliably demonstrate any supernatural abilities is beside the point. This ill-designed element throws the implications of the cumulative count off considerably.

]]> Comment on Google Solar System by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2281&cpage=1#comment-270191 Brian Moore Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:08:32 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2281#comment-270191 I'm sure there's a Heisenberg Principle joke here somewhere. :) I’m sure there’s a Heisenberg Principle joke here somewhere. :)

]]> Comment on Google Solar System by Sarah http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2281&cpage=1#comment-270036 Sarah Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:43:43 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2281#comment-270036 And I await the disclaimer for the turn-by-turn directions that tells you to check them against the real universe. And I await the disclaimer for the turn-by-turn directions that tells you to check them against the real universe.

]]> Comment on Special Bulletin: Don’t Resize The Y Axis by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2268&cpage=1#comment-269394 Brian Moore Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:02:08 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2268#comment-269394 Yeah, he could have made a much better case for himself if he wanted to -- that's part of what surprised me. He essentially picked the worst possible framing for the argument he was making, if you did anything other than just glance at the graphs. Yeah, he could have made a much better case for himself if he wanted to — that’s part of what surprised me. He essentially picked the worst possible framing for the argument he was making, if you did anything other than just glance at the graphs.

]]> Comment on Special Bulletin: Don’t Resize The Y Axis by Tim Lee http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2268&cpage=1#comment-269382 Tim Lee Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:25:20 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2268#comment-269382 Man, that's stupid. One other issue that cuts in Krugman's direction: the bottom graph seems to be in nominal dollars; presumably if you showed it in real dollars it would be a little flatter. But screwing around with the axes is still dishonest. Man, that’s stupid. One other issue that cuts in Krugman’s direction: the bottom graph seems to be in nominal dollars; presumably if you showed it in real dollars it would be a little flatter. But screwing around with the axes is still dishonest.

]]> Comment on Liberaltarian Deregulation by Pete http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2251&cpage=1#comment-261123 Pete Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:52:14 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2251#comment-261123 Much of it very good. Was Tim's patent and copyright stuff on TLF that first led me here. Much of it very good. Was Tim’s patent and copyright stuff on TLF that first led me here.

]]> Comment on Cocaine as a study aid by John Doe http://www.angryblog.org/?p=750&cpage=1#comment-260691 John Doe Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:32:47 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=750#comment-260691 Excellent observation. The question is, will cocaine is produced in a time-delayed pill form, will it be accepted? Still, I prefer the insufflation method. Excellent observation. The question is, will cocaine is produced in a time-delayed pill form, will it be accepted?

Still, I prefer the insufflation method.

]]> Comment on Liberaltarian Deregulation by Brian Moore http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2251&cpage=1#comment-260664 Brian Moore Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:16:42 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2251#comment-260664 Yeah, I think you're definitely right. If you're interested in the implications of copyright/patent stuff on libertarianism, there are tons of other posts on Tim's site dealing with it, too! :) Yeah, I think you’re definitely right.

If you’re interested in the implications of copyright/patent stuff on libertarianism, there are tons of other posts on Tim’s site dealing with it, too! :)

]]> Comment on Liberaltarian Deregulation by Pete http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2251&cpage=1#comment-260619 Pete Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:01:15 +0000 http://www.angryblog.org/?p=2251#comment-260619 Good post, and cheers for the pointer towards Tim's. The Yglesias comments probably are probably pretty telling in themselves - if people do go beyond the general, reflexive idea that the law probably works (most of the time... sort of), then it's usually because they're convinced that they can sort it all out. And usually they think they can do this because they're smarter than the last lot of fools. So while they're willing to concede that some of the old laws might be stupid, they'll swear blind that they've got a whole load of new rules that will make everything better just as soon as someone gives them a chance. Just getting rid of the old rules never seems quite as much fun. I was sad that no-one picked up on the copyright/patent thing in Tim's post, because I've always thought of that as a pretty good litnus test for bullshit libertarianism. Good post, and cheers for the pointer towards Tim’s.

The Yglesias comments probably are probably pretty telling in themselves – if people do go beyond the general, reflexive idea that the law probably works (most of the time… sort of), then it’s usually because they’re convinced that they can sort it all out. And usually they think they can do this because they’re smarter than the last lot of fools. So while they’re willing to concede that some of the old laws might be stupid, they’ll swear blind that they’ve got a whole load of new rules that will make everything better just as soon as someone gives them a chance.

Just getting rid of the old rules never seems quite as much fun.

I was sad that no-one picked up on the copyright/patent thing in Tim’s post, because I’ve always thought of that as a pretty good litnus test for bullshit libertarianism.

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