Archive | May 10, 2012

Heartland Institute billboard continues a long pattern of hypocrisy (updated)

by on May 10, 2012 in Environment & Nature, Politics, Law & Government, Science & Technology

The Unabomber billboard continues a long and dark history of institutional hypocrisy by The Heartland Institute.

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S&R Fiction: "Flynn" by Patty Somlo

by on May 10, 2012 in S&R Fiction, S&R Literature

At ten minutes before ten o’clock on a morning absent of fog, a worn-out, wood-sided cottage began rolling down from close to Russian Hill’s top. The uncommon sight of a house moving down the street stopped the tourists who’d just stepped off the cable car. They leaned forward, their rectangular digital cameras raised, though they […]

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Can we be a little more careful how we abuse the word "science"?

by on May 10, 2012 in Arts & Literature, Education, Religion, Science & Technology

Every once in awhile we will, for a variety of reasons, pick out a word that has positive connotations and proceed to flog that motherfucker to death. Like “engineer.” Engineer is a word with a meaning. From the Oxford: Pronunciation:/ɛndʒɪˈnɪə/ noun person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures. - a person qualified in […]

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FACT: "Job security" is a myth. Learning to thrive in an insecure world…

by on May 10, 2012 in Business & Finance, Economy, Education

by Evans Mehew An interesting article dropped last week on Marketwatch.com: Job Security a Top Concern Among New Grads, SimplyHired.com Reports SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — SimplyHired.com(R), the world’s largest job search engine, today announced insights from a survey of job seekers from the college graduating class of 2012. Students’ concerns about […]

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