Thinking Outside The Agora
be there or be in the square
Thursday, 19 December 2013
The Generosity Of The Rich
I have long been of the opinion
that if work were such a splendid thing
the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.
— Bruce Grocott
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Compare And Contrast
Nice people have to be bastards every once in a while
so that others can fully appreciate their gentle, loving nature.
— Dionisio
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more
If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
— Paul Beatty
Monday, 16 December 2013
Scientific American
Study finds that psychologists are hard-wired to think in terms of computer metaphors.
Sunday, 15 December 2013
Schoolteacher Syndrome
The smugness that arises from not being smart enough to know you're not smart.
(cf morosoph: a fool who thinks he’s cleverer than he is.)
Saturday, 14 December 2013
"You are strangely troublesome."
Friday, 13 December 2013
Holiday Traffic
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
— Noelie Altito
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Fear And Laughing
Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all,
you could be missing out on the joke of the century.
— Dame Edna Everage
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Procrastination
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Lab Rats
Experience is what enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again.
Monday, 9 December 2013
Memento Mori
The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs,
which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.
— Nelson Mandela
Sunday, 8 December 2013
Lest We Forget
I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.
— Nelson Mandela
Saturday, 7 December 2013
RIP
If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world,
it is the United States of America.
— Nelson Mandela
Friday, 6 December 2013
Dross
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Caveat Lector
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Bible Belt
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Black & White
Monday, 2 December 2013
Scoop du Jour
Sunday, 1 December 2013
Why Ethics Committees Attract Bullies
Ethicists issue the commands that they insist other people must obey.
Saturday, 30 November 2013
Neoteny
Friday, 29 November 2013
Spooky
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Selling Hope
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Business Opportunity
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Status Update
Monday, 25 November 2013
The Multiversity
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character,
that it is suspended between its position in the external world,
with all its corruption and evils and cruelties,
and the splendid world of our imagination.
— Richard Hofstadter
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Imprinting
Saturday, 23 November 2013
You Count
Friday, 22 November 2013
Peace-Keeping
Thursday, 21 November 2013
B Grade
The best minds are not in government.
– Ronald Reagan
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Minority Ruled
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
— H. L. Mencken
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
The After-Death
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