- An interesting article discloses some practical flaws in long-tail theory. That leaves aside the obvious mathematical flaws in the long-tail theory... such as its disdain for data, its ignorance of field conditions and boundaries, and its neglect of stochastic reality.
- Star Trek is only five years away (just like when IBM announced it over a half-century ago): activate the universal translator. Of course, "translation" is a lot more than vocabulary and syntax.
- Suprise! Torture is torture! In the spirit of this entry's title: "Mancow, you ignorant slut!"
- Homework for writers: What actually happens after a "nuclear event"? It's a lot of talking heads (who actually know what they're talking about) and video presentations... but worth one's time.
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Law and reality in publishing and entertainment (seldom the same thing) from the creator's side of the slush pile, with occasional forays into politics, military affairs, censorship and the First Amendment, legal theory, and anything else that strikes me as interesting. |
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