Monthly Archives: November 2011

In Which I fall In Love With A Pole

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Zuuko

 Despite the fact that in my last post I said that I would not comment again on the Euro-mess, I can’t help myself one last time. Believe me, with a busy November from work, it has been relatively easy for … Continue reading →

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The painter’s apprentice

Posted on 22 November 2011 by zolltan

What does it mean to make a good portrait? It’s easiest to get to an answer by looking at the reverse. The first way a portrait can be bad is if it doesn’t resemble the person in some way, maybe … Continue reading →

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The people ♥ violent crackdowns

Posted on 17 November 2011 by zolltan

Dave Weigel notes that the public image of the Occupy movement is tarnished and the Tea Party is now more popular. Also, in a nationwide coordinated effort, the Occupy encampents in 18 cities across the US were cleared out this … Continue reading →

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(Re)search results

Posted on 10 November 2011 by zolltan

Looking up “carpenters hurting each other” on youtube does NOT get you videos of people going at each other with planes and carpentry squares. Instead it’s just a sappy pop song. Sad… Meanwhile, despite my fears, googling the particle physics … Continue reading →

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This and That **UPDATED

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Zuuko

I’m currently in the process of getting raped at work. Where the sun don’t shine. I have more than one portfolio, each with their own massive on-going projects, with several deals that we’re pursuing (and mostly rejecting), while our problem … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan

Posted on 1 November 2011 by zolltan

In this blog’s tradition of defending the indefensible, or, to put it more blandly, offering slight tweaks of attacks that we basically agree with, I wanted to put in a note on Paul Ryan, social mobility and the American Dream. … Continue reading →

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