Great story. Mark Perry comments as well. The Secret Document That Transformed China : Planet Money : NPR: In 1978, the farmers in a small Chinese village called Xiaogang gathered in a mud hut to sign a secret contract. They…
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Is ‘Buy American’ A Redneck Refrain? What of Cash-Mobs?
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It seems that we often snicker at the uneducated or ill-informed who refuse to buy a Japanese car, Korean appliance, or Chinese widget. But consider the “buy local” movement. Isn’t that the exact same concept on steroids? If “buy American”…
Did Bees Solve the Travelling Salesman Problem?
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The travelling salesman problem is one of the legendary problems in computer science. Â [Update 03.06.12: via John D. Cook: "We have an embarrassment of computational riches when we can solve traveling salesmen problems on a phone."] And it looks like…
A Few Random Morning Links …
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Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream S’morewiches What Is War Good For? by David R. Henderson The Three Coolest Things We Saw Inside The MB&F M.A.D. Gallery (Plus One We Saw Outside) Target Sends Letter Vendors Asking for Help to Combat ‘Showrooming’…
The Perfect Storm of Vegans, Hipsters, and Abattoirs
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Fun story. How One Former Vegan Learned To Embrace Butchering : The Salt : NPR: The farm-to-table philosophy has been mostly about knowing where food was grown. For meat, that meant knowing if your chickens were caged and if your…
Why My Lai and Not Hiroshima?
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Dr. Bryan Caplan makes a compelling argument, by asking some very uncomfortable questions. A good (and brief) read worth your time. Tell Me the Difference Between My Lai and Hiroshima, Bryan Caplan – Library of Economics and Liberty: In the…
Monday Grab Bag of Links …
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Architecture. Fraser Residence On a Sloping Site Swellendam House by GASS A “Houseboat” for the Seasick on the Waterfront in Seattle The 2012 URWERK Geneva exhibition Top Ten Homes of 2011 Imposing Contemporary Home in Las Vegas OZ Hous Lifted…
Kodak / Rochester Link Round-Up
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Various stories on the subject from around the Web. And as Dr. Boudreaux has noted ( Bankruptcy Doesn’t Equal Death – WSJ.com ), once bankruptcy is declared, the jobs, resources, IP, buildings, etc. don’t just disappear overnight, or turn into…
Today’s Quotes: Mencken, Williams, Sobran
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. – H. L. Mencken If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. – George Orwell Every normal…
A Few Random Morning Links …
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Costa Concordia cruise ship runs aground off coast of Italy – The Big Picture – Boston.com Photos: Rescue Operations Continue on the Costa Concordia Small Is Beautiful—So Go Nuclear Malted Double Chocolate Chip Cookies LOVE fine musical watches: Listening to…