Monthly Archives: March 2009

Rand Center Says Capitalism Not To Blame For Crisis

By Kurt | Published: March 31, 2009
The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights dispels the myth that the current global financial crisis is a result of unfettered capitalism. ARC’s Response to the Financial Crisis – The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights “One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and [...]
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Round-Up Of Evolution Education In Texas: “The Sidestep”

By Kurt | Published: March 30, 2009
The actions of the Texas State Board of Education last week are best described by “The Sidestep” scene from the “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” movie. • Texas on evolution: Needs further study – Salon Dan McLeroy, the Texas State Board of Education chairman, a dentist and self-described creationist, led the charge to mandate teaching the [...]
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“Reuben Margolin’s kinetic wave sculptures”

By Kurt | Published: March 29, 2009
Hypnotic sculptures modeled from natural movement. Reuben Margolin’s kinetic wave sculptures – Boing Boing Kinetic artist Reuben Margolin was featured on a recent episode of MAKE: television. He uses salvaged wood, metal, cardboard, and other recycled materials to create massive mechanical wave sculptures. Absolutely incredible work. Margolin’s work reminds me of a similar kinetic sculpture by Spanish [...]
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“New site lets you rate your friends, enemies – but why?”

By Kurt | Published: March 29, 2009
New site allows folks to “rate” any person on Earth across ten categories. New site lets you rate your friends, enemies – but why? – Ars Technica A website that purports to be the “Yelp about people” will officially launch next week, but it’s already accessible. PersonRatings.com hopes to act as a central location for people to [...]
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