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Carnival of Correct, but Unpopular, Ideas; Volume 004 2006-10-21 15:02:43 As always, this carnival is not about whether or not the things are right or wrong. Those are value judgements based on a person’s own character.
For example, I choose not to drink for reasons of my own. I feel it is wrong for me, but even though that is the case I cannot come out and say that it is wrong for anybody else.
It is not good policy to say that what is good for me must be good for everyone else. That’s called solipsism.
This carnival is about things that are defensible philosophically, but unpopular on the whole.
This week’s carnival received a multitude of entries, per usual, but only one made the cut. It’s one of the best I’ve ever read about a very unpopular subject, feminism. While I usually pick a few less than stellar entries and include them, this week I did not want to do that. I wanted to draw attention to a post that is so good as to out-shine all the competition.
Entries
A very well-written response to feminists who think th Read more:Carnival
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YouTubery 2006-10-16 14:26:34 Last week was an extremely lucky one for YouTube founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley. I say lucky because they finally found a way to make serious money from the project they started 18 months earlier, and rid themselves of the responsibility of a site that falls under the category of problematic in the area of maintenance.
One of the best kept secrets of one of the internet's most popular websites was that it wasn't making any money, primarily because of the site's content: streaming video. There is simply no faster way to burn bandwidth, especially when you start piling on millions of users without charging subscription fees or selling significant advertising.
Two weeks ago, YouTube was the definition of a money pit. The site was millions of dollars in venture capital money in the hole with no end in sight, and there were quite a few lawsuits pending for copyright infringement. With the concept of YouTube being user-uploaded video, there was also no end in sight to the litiga
Hiatuses and Things 2006-10-13 16:17:22 As I’ve probably discussed before in a few places, I am a student attending Ball State University. Some of you regulars may have been wondering why my posting frequence has dropped off recently, and that is why I am writing this short blurb. I’m not in any danger of closing the site completely or losing interest. It’s just that school is taking up an extraordinary amount of my time.
I am taking an average number of credit hours, but I have a day job as a research assistant here at the university as well as some fairly involved 300-level classes. Between school, my day job, and my limited social circle I don’t have a lot of time left each day to work on pieces for this site.
The Carnival of Correct but Unpopular Ideas will continue on the biweekly basis, my Daily News columns will continue to be posted every Monday, and I promise to post at least one of the articles I’m working on in the next week. I think you’ll like what I’ve been working on.
Good Luck and ãŒã‚“ã°ã£ã¦ï¼ 2006-10-09 12:48:20 On Wishing Well
This week about marks the halfway point of the semester, and that means mid-terms for many of you out there. But whether or not a paper or a test is the current bane of your existence, you've probably used the phrase "good luck' to wish someone well on their mid-term. That's a considerate thing to do, and you should be thanked for your thoughtfulness. But, I can almost guarantee that you didn't mean it literally when you said it.
When you take it literally, wishing someone luck is a fairly condescending thing to do. "Good luck' implies that they are not in control of the outcome of their life, their destiny, and more importantly, their mid-term. You're completely disregarding any preparation they may have done in favor of some vague hope in something that hasn't been proven to exist, let alone proven to work.
Even if luck does exist, you can't count on it. So for all intents and purposes it has no impact. Most people would do well to simply behave Read more:Good Luck
Carnival of Correct, but Unpopular, Ideas; Volume 003 2006-10-07 15:15:42 As always, this carnival is not about whether or not the things are right or wrong. Those are value judgements based on a person’s own character.
For example, I choose not to drink for reasons of my own. I feel it is wrong for me, but even though that is the case I cannot come out and say that it is wrong for anybody else.
It is not good policy to say that what is good for me must be good for everyone else. That’s called solipsism.
This carnival is about things that are defensible philosophically, but unpopular on the whole.
Entries
End This Disastrous War on Drugs; written by Bill Losapio explores some arguments about drug prohibition that I had not considered before.
Brandon Peele has posted a fairly detailed trip report from his recent read of the book Freakonomics at GT.
Roci chronicles yet another one of the EPA’s many blunders in Sanity Prevails, but Not Here.
John Eyler writes a passionate argument as to why the limitation of monetary campaign contribu Read more:Carnival
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~54% of the Populace Doesn't Vote! 2006-09-25 06:05:28 Indignancy
Voting is how we decide as a society what we feel should be done, and you'll never hear more about it than around election season. Those who didn't seem to care too much about exercising their rights before, suddenly become indignant about their feeling that absolutely everyone should vote. P. Diddy's Vote or Die campaign comes to mind.
54%* Don’t Vote
However, an interesting fact is that the majority of this country doesn't vote. Losing the right to not vote (enforced compulsory voting) would affect more people than losing the right to vote. According to population figures from the 2000 US Census and the 2004 Presidential Election Results, about 42% of the country didn't vote; 87 million people over the age of 18. In the 2002 Mid-Term Election this number shot to 65%; 135 million people over the age of 18. If there were to be a very ironic vote taken concerning compulsory voting, approximately 54% of this country would probably vote against the idea.
Protect
Best in Show 2006-09-25 04:42:51 Cult Following
Best in Show is a movie that has a crazy following of really dedicated people. I guess it’s a cult following, but it’s a real cult following. It’s not like one of the more recent mainstream cult followings where talk show hosts are telling you something has a cult following.
I question how cult these followings really are if you can flip on the television and hear about it. You won’t hear too many people mention this movie, and so Best in Show has a real cult following.
Defending Po-Mo
But if it is ever brought to the surface, you’ll see a few people in the group perk up to defend this movie. There doesn’t seem to be any outspoken opposition, but nonetheless the tone they take is that of defense. “Best in Show? Yeah, I actually really like that movie.”
Best in Show is kind of a postmodern situation comedy about a dog show. You have to be a cynical sort of person to understand why two people, who are fans of L.L. Bean cat
Carnival of Correct, but Unpopular, Ideas; Volume 002 2006-09-23 16:08:52 Unpopular and Philosophically Defensible
I’m glad to see the number of entries is picking up as this thing gains more momentum. This week has some awesome entries that I really enjoyed reading. I usually don’t like to travel out into the rest of the blogosphere too much, but the posts I highlight here are ones that I have been pleasantly surprised by. Keep them coming, everyone! Let’s keep length and logic up while keeping filler down.
As always, this carnival is not about whether or not the things are right or wrong. Those are value judgements based on a person’s own character.
For example, I choose not to drink for reasons of my own. I feel it is wrong for me, but even though that is the case I cannot come out and say that it is wrong for anybody else. It is not good policy to say that what is good for me must be good for everyone else. That’s called solipsism.
This carnival is about things that are defensible philosophically, but unpopular on the w Read more:Carnival
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