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Is religious intolerance fundamentally different than secular intolerance? Can there be a just cultural war?
Monsanto will not be pleased.
So good.
And the next day... http://www.vulture.com/2012/10/faulkner-estate-second-copyri...
kin1 · 4206 days ago · link · · parent · post: Vice Presidential Debate 2012 Live Stream -Anyone watching this?
I watched. Obama owes Biden a beer.
I like it much more. It looks like a window.
The evidence does seem thin. That is a very nice gif, but it should include Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_typography_in_East_A...
>I have a feeling that it's much more important to make the student care about a particular topic than to make him learn it.
This is dead on. If students aren't interested in learning, they won't. And the desire to learn starts at home. Some lucky kids might be inspired by a teacher, but if they don't find motivation before they get to school age, it's usually too late. American teachers aren't failing as much as American parents are. (Speaking for the US, where I live.)
kin1 · 4714 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Real Reason Why Bicycles are the Key to Better Cities
I am not a bicycle nazi, but I do think more people should use them. Walking is also a great way to connect with your community. Better than biking even.
Oh my.
kin1 · 4811 days ago · link · · parent · post: An elephant dies in Kenya. What happens over the next 7 days? [video]
What surprised me, was the lion (I think it was a lion) coming back after a few days. I was a bit surprised by how long the hyenas continued to eat it, but I didn't think a big cat would eat such a putrid mess.
The guts of hyenas must be made of steel.
I'd love to follow him for a day. Such an interesting way to live, just walk about and wait for something to catch your eye. It seems trivial, but I think his work would actually be quite hard to imitate.