Shahryar Rizvi’s blog
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The Sony Reader Pocket
I recently bought an e-reader, the Sony prs-300, from suggestion of Charles Stross. This is the first time I have had a portable reader since a handed-down Palm PDA in freshman year. Since receiving a generous monthly stipend in graduate school, I have been buying paper books like crazy. Just as quickly as I started […]
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The Problem With… Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
The Problem With… Lady Gaga's "Telephone" – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night. This piece was a long time coming. I have a love/hate thing about Lady GaGa. I like the electroclash sound and visual aesthetic enough that I want it to have an audience as big as GaGa gave it. But I don't see […]
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This Week in Dallas Music History: Hey, Have You Guys Heard of This Cool New Band, The New Bohemians? – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
This Week in Dallas Music History: Hey, Have You Guys Heard of This Cool New Band, The New Bohemians? – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night. I also remember What I Am from the school bus playing soft rock stations. I think the song Circle also showed up on Ugly Betty also, or anytime in […]
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HR 3590, 4872 Passed
I’m setting aside cynicism for the moment to congratulate the Democrats on passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Reconciliation act of 2010 . These bills are not what I would support ideally, a public option, but it’s great to see Democrats showing some courage after decades of capitulation to the GOP. […]
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links for 2010-03-20
The Monkey Cage: Did Gays in the Dutch Military Lead to the Fall of Srebrenica? Of Course Not! Sheehan claimed that Dutch leaders had told him about the “gay issue” and mentioned a name: Henk van den Breemen (a retired former general). This morning Van den Breemen told NRC that this was “complete nonsense.” (tags: […]
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links for 2010-03-19
Evolution of Fairness Driven by Culture, Not Genes | Wired Science | Wired.com fairness between strangers at the individual level is what allows social organisms to thrive, and to out-compete more selfish societies. From that perspective, fairness-promoting social norms and informal institutions — markets and religion — are an inevitable evolutionary step. Fortunately for us, […]
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Jon Stewart delivers a scathing smackdown upon Beck
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Conservative Libertarian www.thedailyshow.com http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:267816 Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Reform Yesterday’s Daily Show saw Jon Stewart giving Glenn Beck a taste of his own medicine. I wish Jon could have elaborated on the “Li” part of libertarian with examples like […]
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Last Night: BT at House Of Blues – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
Last Night: BT at House Of Blues – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.
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Unwed Sailor Review
The link to the individual story is giving me a 404 at the moment, so I captured an image of it from the headline page.
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Yesterday at NX35: House Shows and Social Networking Make a Mark in the DFW Scene. – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
Yesterday at NX35: House Shows and Social Networking Make a Mark in the DFW Scene. – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.
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