Author: DXO
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Lists
Two stories in today’s NYT struck me: Weeks Later, Most Storm Victims Lie UnnamedOur neurotic national desire to fix names to the dead does not extend to the Katrina dead. Bosnian Serb Panel Links 17,000 to Roles in Srebrenica MassacreFinally, accountability comes to Serbia. Lastly,Volgare ProclamationHere’s my take on the years-long lack of a list…
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Don’t Try
OK, this is definitely Picture of the Day: Don’t try.I am sleepinginside witha big dog,an ugly woman,two shotgunsand a claw hammer
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Evolution is a Fact
So today I taught a first grade CCD class. I read the Genesis creation story to them. One of kids said, "well, when the Earth started there were a lot of volcanoes." I took this as an opportunity to tell the children that "evolution is a fact" about 8 or 9 times. I’m not an…
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Chicago From Not That Afar
Here’s an awesome picture of Chicago taken from Fermilab, which is 35 miles west of downtown. It gives a new perspective on where I live– how the towers rise from such flatness, how the green is not far, how east/ west is our orientation. The building just to the right of the Sears Tower is…
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The Opening of the NYT Archives
So I just learned this week that, as a subscriber of the New York Times, I will be able to download up to 100 articles per month from the NYT Archive. For free. Here’s a good summary of what it means from Paid Content. As usual in the online world, there’s a world of whining…