mousebender
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2 years ago
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on: The Tyranny of the Tale
Great piece. "How efficiently it enables us to forget to look up and ask: What is it that story does not allow us to see?"--that's a good guideline for critical reading and thought. The trend of narrative leads to journalism by individual anecdote, and that's a sign to keep an eye out for spin and deception. It was a surprise to know that storytelling had its skeptics even in Plato's time. To improve understanding and to improve the lives of mankind, the world needs explanations with data, logic, a critical eye, and plausible causation--not stories.
mousebender
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3 years ago
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on: Desantis signs bill req. FL students, professors to register political views
mousebender
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7 years ago
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on: The Onion Futures Act
mousebender
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8 years ago
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on: My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force me to use a new app
As your product shares its name with an open source product that was created in 1992, will you be renaming your product? Assumedly there are no barriers to going to your prior name, Flingo.
mousebender
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15 years ago
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on: Alien life form ‘is here on Earth’
This article belongs on Digg, not HN.
mousebender
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16 years ago
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on: Turn $5 steak to $50 steak with salt
Understood. But by the time the guests are in, it has probably rested for 5 minutes already. Any more than that, and the steak will have cooled off too much. Hey, that's the way it works for me.
mousebender
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16 years ago
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on: Turn $5 steak to $50 steak with salt
Seconded. I salted a one-inch-thick steak about an hour ahead of grill time, with a rinse and pat-dry just before grilling. It still tasted too salty. Furthermore, even with 5-10 minutes' rest time after grilling, the steak still lost too much juice upon cutting.
This method works: Preheat grill to 500 deg F. Lightly salt and pepper the steak just before grilling. Grill for 4 minutes per side per inch of thickness. Remove, call the guests in, and serve. Yum.
mousebender
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16 years ago
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on: Want Passionate Kids? Leave 'em Alone
mousebender
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17 years ago
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on: Bush Condemns Free National Wi-Fi
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Condemns Free National Wi-Fi
There; fixed that for you.
