We have a democracy in the United States; actually, a constitutional democracy. We give our government consent to exist by way of our votes; whoever gets the most votes in the scheme established by our governing document gets to rule. … Continued
Hey, everyone, can we stop parroting politicians? They’re full of shadoobie on the one hand. And, on the other, their jobs are very different from everyone else’s. When it comes to making laws for an entire country, a person’s dumbass … Continued
I’m troubled by NPR’s recent article describing the bias training Starbucks is undertaking. In it, Yuki Noguchi writes: Eliminating bias would require people to become completely self-aware and objective about their own thoughts, and [the consultant] says no one’s found … Continued
Thanks for the post title, Socrates! …oh, and the teaching philosophy (except, I like “help” instead of “make”) I suck at LinkedIn — like, I just go in & accept the connections I have, kinda scroll for 0.2 seconds, then … Continued
The other night, my little brother admitted struggling in his Literature classes (not atypical for a boy). My eyes flashed at the first sign of trouble. Any time there’s a threat to my brother bear, the grizzly in me starts … Continued
This past weekend, The GF and I went to check out a new brewery in town, White Rock Alehouse & Brewery. The beers were tasty (Team Brown Ale, fo’ life). The atmosphere was chill. Their back patio situation was on … Continued
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is “a measure of how much useful information there is in a system (for example, the Internet), as a proportion of the entire contents. It is used in science and engineering to express the level of a … Continued