- The Care Bear Anatomical Sculpt by Jason Freeny
- [Juxtapoz Magazine]
- Lex Luthor Stole 40 Cakes… Now In Actual DC Canon
- [The Mary Sue - Susana Polo]
So yeah, The Super Dictionary was a child’s dictionary featuring various characters from the DC Universe explaining the meaning of various basic words. And then the internet discovered it. And they discovered how it defined forty.
And that’s terrible. …
Now I just have one question for myself. Is an internet joke made canon worth $3 at Forbidden Planet tonight?none
- Robot Nurses Are Less Weird When They Don’t Talk
- [Wired: Science - Dave Mosher]
Medical patients would probably be OK with semi-autonomous robots tending to them, but only if the robots don’t talk to them first.
Robotics researchers tested whether a verbal explanation from a robot would help people feel more comfortable with the robot administering care, but found that precisely the opposite is true.[How about a flashing light that the patient can press when zie is ready to be spoken to or touched by the robot? Since, you know, not all patients are alike. -L]
- Social Security and the Deficit | Prospect.org
- The best policy to improve Social Security's finances is to employ workers at well-paying jobs that keep pace with productivity growth. …
The shortfall [caused by wage stagnation] can be addressed somewhat by increasing the maximum wage base on which Social Security's contributions are assessed and benefits calculated. …
… A tax on large estates is consistent with American ideals and recognizes that the accumulation of large estates depends in part on the general productivity of the American economy and its infrastructure.
…If the United States imposed [a 0.5 percent fee] on stock, credit swaps, and other exotic financial transactions, it would serve the public goal of discouraging stock-market speculation…and other unproductive activities. Dedicating the proceeds to Social Security not only would put the program in surplus for the next 75 years and beyond but enough revenue would be generated to raise benefits by about 5 percent.
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- The Divide Over Education | Prospect.org
- …how did a set of commonsense truths become riven into two movements that find little ground for agreement, much less joint action?
[My bookmarks live at delicious.com/camryl. In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Also, signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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