Monthly Archives: December 2006

Declining Marginal Utility of Blizzards

Our newly shoveled driveway Originally uploaded by enkrates. It’s been about a week since the blizzards started, and I think today was the first day of the rest of our lives. We’ve been mostly waiting the storms out at home, … Continue reading

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Darwin, waiting

People sometimes give Charles Darwin a hard time about waiting 20 years to publish his theory of natural selection. I am strongly in favor of sitting at home and thinking about a new idea for a long while, especially an … Continue reading

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How and Why I Care About Animal Welfare

I would count myself as a member of all sorts of subcultures. Internet Geeks. Baseball Fans. Movie Buffs. None of those have a whole lot to do with animal welfare, so they’re not relevant here. But two subcultures, Objectivists and … Continue reading

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Free Software is Essential to Community and Peace.

I joined the FSF, finally.

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