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		<title>The Expendables</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We went last night. It&#8217;s a total throwback to the 80&#8242;s action flicks, with a touch of modern editing (the steady/jerky cam in the opening sequence, for instance), and it&#8217;s a tad bloodier than I recall most of the &#8216;classics&#8217; Not that they were bloodless, and it was quite tastefully handled; a few sequences could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1635</link>
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		<title>Tablets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heh: Only two industries in the world refer to their customers as &#8220;users&#8221;. Now they both sell tablets.]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1631</link>
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		<title>Principles vs Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The article talks about the administrations promises vs actions on science-based policy, but has the great quote: &#8220;You can&#8217;t enforce a principle, without a rule,&#8221; said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a whistleblower group that he describes as &#8220;sort of a shelter for battered staff.&#8221; Ruch&#8217;s group is calling attention [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1628</link>
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		<title>the geek test v3.14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, that&#8217;s rather extensive. I only ranked 45.57196% &#8211; Super Geek]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1626</link>
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		<title>Left-Right? Better a Spectrum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;All Ends of the Spectrum&#8221; by Jerry Pournelle, explaining why left/right doesn&#8217;t accurately mean, well, anything, and a better solution. A little science for the realm of social sciences. Most interesting was the origin of the &#8216;left/right&#8217; phrase. Learn something new every day. Hint: France.]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1623</link>
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		<title>Curiosity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curiosity was framed; ignorance killed the cat. &#8212; Author unknown]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1620</link>
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		<title>UN Poll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, a world survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: &#8220;Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world.&#8221; The survey was a huge failure&#8230; Africa they didn&#8217;t know what &#8220;food&#8221; meant. Eastern Europe they didn&#8217;t know what &#8220;honest&#8221; meant. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1618</link>
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		<title>40 Hour Work Week = Optimal (per Capitalism)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hmm: Here&#8217;s a graph you might find interesting: Productivity, 40 hours versus 60 over eight weeks. [lostgarden.com] From the same presentation: Working more than 40 hours per week leads to decreased productivity - Less than 40 hours and people weren&#8217;t working enough. - Greater than 40 hour work week gives a small productivity boost. - The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1615</link>
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		<title>History of Green Lantern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[50+ years of comic book history in 5 minutes. Narration over comic book scenes from the very first Silver Age Green Lantern (wood bad) thru Hal Jordan, Jon Stewart, Guy Gardner and Ion. Great to catch up on the overall flow of Green Lantern, in preparation for next year&#8217;s movie with Ryan Reynolds.]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1613</link>
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		<title>Kick Ass Does</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kick Ass fuckin&#8217; rocks!]]></description>
		<link>http://kapustein.com/blog/?p=1612</link>
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