8 missing in MN, not 30

Seeded on Fri Aug 3, 2007 9:32 AM EDT (NPR)

Why is it that the media spend the initial hours after a catastrophe writing the story and the ensuing week getting it right? I understand that information is fluid, but doesn't rushing to judgments breed myth and misinformation?

us-news, minneapolis-bridge-collapses

UI provost headed to Connecticut

Seeded on Thu Aug 2, 2007 9:33 AM EDT (GazetteOnline)

It seems as if university administrators are in almost as much flux as their football coaches—over a year ago, David Skorton became the second UI Pres.

of, iowa, education, university

Mediacom holds firm on Big Ten Network

Seeded on Thu Aug 2, 2007 9:04 AM EDT (GazetteOnline)

The Big-Ten network wants to hit the big-time right away. They desire a slot on Mediacom, the local cable TV monolith, basic cable. Predictably, Mediacom does not care to flirt with the added risks of placing a completely unproven network in its core lineup.

sports, big-ten

A Great Photograph...

Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:43 PM EDT

This photograph seems to convey all that's wrong with the sport of cycling these days. I almost wrote "all that's wrong with the Tour de' France," but it's not just the Tour, it's the sport as a whole.

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Computers Will Beat Humans at Poker...Eventually

Seeded on Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:32 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Programmers are attempting to develop a program that can compete with humans at poker, but they're finding the going tougher than with chess. Deep Blue, the chess master computer, defeated the world's best chess player within a few years, but poker may be more complex.

odd-news, poker

$600-a-pound coffee

Seeded on Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:20 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

I love coffee, but this might be going overboard in the pursuit of taste.

coffee

Cleaving Jesus in Two

Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:10 AM EDT

I posted a link to a review of The Political Teachings of Jesus by Tod Lindberg. Since I have a significant stake in what Jesus said and did, I thought I'd toss in a couple of thoughts I had.

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Lamb of God, Social Philosopher

Seeded on Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:59 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

An attempt to cleave the teachings of Jesus into manageable bits and pieces by the Hoover Institution's Tod Lindberg.

religion, jesus

Exercise is so Right-Wing

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:48 AM EDT (Telegraph)

French liberals are poli-TICKED at their new President, Nicolas Sarkozy; not because their liberal politicking finds its antithesis in his U.S. friendly politicking; but because Sarkozy is a jogger!

france, politics, nicolas-sarkozy, jogging