Finished. What a delight! This one is a lot less prescriptive than The Visual Display of Quantitative Information and what one learns, one learns by osmosis. The book skips around a lot of different ideas and it reaches deep into … Continue reading →

Some free airtime for McCain: “We are proud of that commercial.” — John McCain Is this what he is trying to say? Some of the comments are interesting at the site where that came from.

There’s a nice guide to flip-flopping in the New Republic. Do you remember when conservatives used to speak warmly, and sometimes rapturously, about Barack Obama? That was back when they were certain that the Clinton voodoo magic would make Hillary … Continue reading →

Whimsley explores the poles of political thinking on economic issues. Imagine a society where everyone gets the same income. Then the income of one quarter of the population suddenly increases by a factor of five while the income of the … Continue reading →

The Ranger makes a point that I have made a thousand times, comparing american nature documentaries to British ones: To The Ranger’s British eyes, this American clip seems almost patronising and childish in its presentation. And yet the content is … Continue reading →

I was delighted to find that someone had left me the full lyrics for Judas and Mary I love strangers! They are my favourite people. So kind. It made my morning. The hymn sheet story was also a good excuse … Continue reading →

For a whole weekend, my children and I were doing our bit to prevent global warming. Click image for more

I think I would have to be pretty hungry before I attacked a crocodile. See more pictures and find out who won at Zooillogix.

Very funny video, Even for people who don’t know any chemistry.

[This one got stuck in the ‘drafts’ bucket because I enjoyed his book so much that I want to write a worthy review. Sorry, Steve Grand. I have moved on.] If I became suddely independently wealthy, I would be doing … Continue reading →