{"id":180420,"date":"2017-04-24T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2017\/04\/24\/linkage-222\/"},"modified":"2017-04-24T05:07:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T10:07:00","slug":"linkage-222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2017\/04\/24\/linkage-222\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkage"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/medieval-medical-books-could-hold-the-recipe-for-new-antibiotics-74490\">Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics<\/a> (<i>The Conversation<\/i>) Considering the fact that big pharma doesn&#8217;t look for cures anymore, this might be a good source for future drugs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/guest-blog\/the-real-problem-with-charles-murray-and-the-bell-curve\/\">The Real Problem with Charles Murray and &#8220;The Bell Curve&#8221;<\/a> (<i>Scientific American Blog Network<\/i>) Basically, the questions posed by the authors reveal that they are looking for a scientific justication for racism, because they <b>are<\/b> racists.<sup>*<\/sup><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20170414\/10500937152\/alabama-sheriff-court-starving-inmates-paying-critics-grandson-to-install-keylogger-her-computer.shtml\">Alabama Sheriff In Court For Starving Inmates, Paying Critic&#8217;s Grandson To Install Keylogger On Her Computer<\/a> (<i>Techdirt<\/i>) Support your local sheriff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20170417\/12102937172\/new-perceptual-ad-blocking-tech-doesnt-win-ad-blocking-war-it-may-put-advertisers-their-heels-permanently.shtml\">New &#8216;Perceptual&#8217; Ad Blocking Tech Doesn&#8217;t Win The Ad Blocking War, But It May Put Advertisers On Their Heels&#8230; Permanently<\/a> (<i>Techdirt<\/i>) Short version:  Ads must attract eyeballs, and human physiology and psychology is a known, so you can identify, and block ads by using this requirement.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/962487\/states-are-moving-to-cut-college-costs-by-introducing-open-source-textbooks\/\">States are moving to cut college costs by introducing open-source textbooks<\/a> (<i>Quartz<\/i>) About f%$#ing time.  Textbook pricing is a racket.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/2017\/04\/a-clinical-psychologist-explains-how-ayn-rand-seduced-young-minds-and-helped-turn-the-us-into-a-selfish-nation\/\">A clinical psychologist explains how Ayn Rand seduced young minds and helped turn the US into a selfish nation<\/a> (<i>Raw Story<\/i>) &#8220;<i>There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old&#8217;s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.<\/i>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-property-taxes-favor-rich-white-homeowners-suit-claims-article-1.3089889\">NYC property taxes favor rich and white homeowners, suit claims<\/a> (<i>NY Daily News<\/i>) It turns out that property tax assessments favor the rich over the poor.&nbsp; Hoocoodanode?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/127110\/lions-tsavo-maneater-kumaon\/\">Does Dental Disease Push Big Cats to Prey on Humans?<\/a> (<i>The Wire<\/i>) Basically, bad teeth make it too hard for lions to gnaw on wildebeests.<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2017\/04\/107-cancer-papers-retracted-due-to-peer-review-fraud\/\">107 cancer papers retracted due to peer review fraud<\/a> (<i>Ars Technica<\/i>) Researchers were creating dummy email accounts and sock puppeting. Publish, or perish, or cheat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simon&#8217;s Cat on Boxes <br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1mLxxxOMcs8\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><sup>*<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">In any discussion of Charles Murray, it should be noted that he Burned a Cross on a hill next to the local police station.  He claims not to know the significance \u2026\u2026\u2026 In 1960 \u2026\u2026\u2026 With both the civil rights movement and Klan terrorism in full swing.  <b><span style=\"font-size: 100%; font-variant: small-caps;\">Bullsh%$<\/span><\/b>.  He&#8217;s a man who has made a career out of being a professional racist.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medieval medical books could hold the recipe for new antibiotics (The Conversation) Considering the fact that big pharma doesn&#8217;t look for cures anymore, this might be a good source for future drugs. 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