- Slate's article on applying the game theory to the Israel-Lebanon conflict is one of the most interesting things I've read all week. And I read a lot.
- Yesterday, the Washington Post had an article about Orthodox Jews allying themselves with the Republican party. Believe me, I definitely get the pro-Israel thing, but who'd have thought that they'd be aligning themselves with Rick Santorum? Blech.
- Did you catch the story yesterday about the starved 9-year-old girl found locked up and wearing a diaper? Weird story as it is, but it just gets weirder at the end:
LaFountain was originally described by police as Samoraj's live-in boyfriend, but the gender classification at the jail was changed from male to female following a routine strip search, Pinellas sheriff's spokesman Mac McMullen said.
- The Newark Bears are hosting a special promotion tonight: It's Britney Spears Baby Safety Night. This is the first time I've ever wanted to go to Newark. (Well, not really, since I have Dixie Chicks tickets tonight.)
- Yesterday, there were some comments addressing Jason's question about favorite albums, and what albums you say are your favorite to seem cool. So, today, this list of uncool songs its okay to admit you love seems markedly on point. (Source: Celebritology) And for those keeping track, the only ones I actually do kind of like are "More than a Feeling" and "Rebel Yell."
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Damn! Why can't it be the Newark DELAWARE Bears!
The Bowie Baysox could host the "Susan Smith Child Swimming Lessons" night.
Harford's critique of Game Theory is dead-on. Because of its "simplistic" models and reliance upon Rational Choice, it is difficult to apply the theory to whack-o fundamentalists...I think I just bored myself to sleep.
Angst: I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry out in mock horror! It's like the Mel Gibson religious tolerance night.
Jason: Not bored here. I liked the part of the article about adjusting the model to the "tat for tit" strategy -- first you pound them, and then you play nice when you aren't winning. Sounds to me a little bit like what Hezbollah and Hamas do -- especially to get sympathy in the media. But, alas, I think the eternal vengance thing is more likely true.
Feel free to get all nerdy here. This is a safe place. (It would have to be.)
I actually love "More Than A Feeling." "Cold as Ice" and "Rebel Yell" are ok. I recognize "I Will Survive" as a decently written song, but I'm not a disco kind of guy. "I'm Not in Love" and "Rock and Roll: Part 2" are legitimately lame. I don't know the other songs.
I think the Post stole my previous blog comment regarding evangelicals Christians and Jewish Americans. Where's my royalty?
I also saw a church having a "stand with Israel" rally out here in Loudoun County somewhere tomorrow. What a tangled web we weave . . .
I could go on, but I will keep it civil :)
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