Posted in Misc on Feb 28th, 2009
Today we finally stopped buying the Sunday Times. Most of it was tossed aside unread every week and we found the proportion worth reading declining, especially after the latest dumbing down. This coincided with a redesign. Taken together, the result was the further USA Today-ization of the paper. About the only thing we’ll miss is [...]
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Posted in Misc on Feb 13th, 2009
There has been a bit of a fall off in blog posts here lately. Mostly dissertation related. I’ve been “finished” for more than a week now (still waiting for some results). I think I slept for a few days at first, then slowly started to discover just how much London has slipped into recession. Of [...]
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Posted in Misc on Sep 26th, 2008
Valleywag has a story on how Harvard MBAs are to blame for the current state of affairs on Wall Street. Is it possible that the cumulative bill for Bush\’s recklessness might persuade America of the benefits of a little more socialization?
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Posted in Misc on May 13th, 2008
I had forgotten that intense feeling of freedom that the last exam for the summer brings. I had an exam on Monday night and today I surfaced after my first decent sleep in… I can’t remember since when, and read my first newspaper in a couple of weeks. It was as if I had regained [...]
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Posted in Misc on Mar 19th, 2008
I didn’t realize how much I missed Ariel Leve until I chanced upon her comments on Mr.Spitzer’s downfall. Characteristically funny, and memorable.
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