Monthly Archives: September 2005

Cold Dish of Revenge for a Catty Coworker

September 25, 2005 – 2:49 pm
This appeared on this week’s PostSecret which, gentle readers, is sometimes R-rated.
By filosofo | Posted in Humor, PostSecret | 5 comments

Exacerbating the Problem by Reporting IT

September 24, 2005 – 8:27 pm
digg linked to an article titled “Office blunders caused by computer jargon,” which reports that “more than one in two (54%) office workers under 30 have made a blunder because of confusion over the meaning of IT jargon.” Office administration worker Chloe Oldfield, 27, from Llandudno, admits her grasp of IT is very limited, but doesn’t [...]
By filosofo | Posted in Computers, Humor | Please write a comment

Law and Revolution

September 24, 2005 – 10:30 am
I’ve been reading the Gulag Archipelago on and off for a while. Solzhenitsyn wittily lances the Soviet insanities while recognizing that the problem is not mainly with a particular government but with the human condition. I credited myself with unselfish dedication. But meanwhile I had been thoroughly prepared to be an executioner. And [...]
By filosofo | Posted in Books, Culture, Gulag Archipelago, Law, Society, Solzhenitsyn, Soviet Union | 3 comments

Lunchtime View Today

September 22, 2005 – 8:43 pm
What better place to accomplish some reading? Sailboats sailing, rowers rowing, couples picnicking, runners and bicyclists passing by, and a sandwich digesting–that’s one fine afternoon.
By filosofo | Posted in Boston, Charles River Esplanade | 2 comments

Science Museums Prepare to “Encounter Religious Fundamentalists”

September 22, 2005 – 9:36 am
The New York Times recently described how science museum workers deal with those who dare to question the hegemony (I’ve added the emphasis): ITHACA, N.Y. - Lenore Durkee, a retired biology professor, was volunteering as a docent at the Museum of the Earth here when she was confronted by a group of seven or eight [...]
By filosofo | Posted in Fundamentalism, Intelligent Design, Science | Please write a comment

Foucault Flouted

September 21, 2005 – 7:39 pm
Today Professor R. said that he stopped reading Foucault when he checked Foucault’s copious footnotes and found that Foucault never cited anything beyond page 89. That reminded me of this article in The Onion: “Area Man Well-Versed In First Thirds Of Great Literature.” And Prof. R. had this to say last week: “Habermas is a [...]
By filosofo | Posted in Humor, Philosophy | 1 comment