Why So Serious About IP?
Mar 20In addition to his other villainies, the Joker is also a fan of IP. In the Batman Animated Series episode “The Laughing Fish,” the Joker fills Gotham Harbor with chemicals that give all the fish his characteristic grin, so that when fishers try to sell them (the fish are otherwise safe to eat) he can [...]
Misesian Slip?
Mar 19Obama (on Leno) just said that the problem with the boom was that it was based on “paper money.” Then he quickly corrected himself and said “paper profits” instead.
Talk About Missing the Point!
Mar 18Guest Blog by Jennifer McKitrick [cross-posted at JenMc’s Blog] It seems to me much of the criticism about executive compensation has been misplaced. What’s supposed to be so horrible about CEO’s getting big bonuses? “They just don’t get it.” “They’re idiots.” “They don’t understand that people are hurting and angry.” “They’re insensitive to public perceptions.” [...]
Patrick Patrick Patrick Patrick Shamrock Shamrock
Mar 17… but no snake. In his book How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill – despite a pro-Catholic bias that often leads him into callousness and distortion – nevertheless allows himself (perhaps because his Irish bias here counters his Catholic one) to make a strong case for the superiority of the Celtic Church to the [...]
Depressing
Mar 16Watching Colbert right now, as self-righteous but befuddled liberals who think the New Deal ended the Depression are bashing self-righteous but befuddled conservatives who think World War II ended the Depression. Drag this New Republic hack off and bring on Gaiman already!
Not Quite Enough Pop Culture
Mar 16Rachel Madoff is all excited that David Eick, executive producer of Battlestar: Galactica, is going to be addressing the UN – along with (here her voice falls – obviously she doesn’t know who he is) Ron Moore, and (her interest perks up again) some of the actors. Rachel, don’t you have assistants or something to [...]
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