Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Origin of Police States

Posted on March 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

If you are a citizen of Hillsborough County, Florida, odds are you are unaware that the crime information for the county (as well as unsolved crimes where the police and sheriff’s office are actively seeking informers) is posted online.  Now, … Continue reading →

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Solsbury Hill

Posted on March 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

Continuing the series on quirky and obscure songs with personal importance [1] [2] is this song that is older than I am.  Given the singer (Peter Gabriel), it is hard to determine if the meaning I take from it is … Continue reading →

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Double Dipping: On The Ethics of Moonlighting

Posted on March 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

What are the ethics of moonlighting?  Today I would like to deal with two interrelated problems on moonlighting and ethical corruption.  The first is what circumstances lead to the phenomenon of moonlighting in the first place, and whether there is … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Judge

Posted on March 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

You know the drill.  Two litigants open the door and walk into a courtroom, with ominous music and a short description of their grievance and case, and argue and bicker in front of each other and produce witnesses and show … Continue reading →

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Comedy And The Art of the Roast

Posted on March 23, 2011 by nathanalbright

Though I’m mostly a serious person, I am profoundly interested in comedy [1] (as well as the psychological profile of people predisposed to be comedians), and one of the most intriguing aspects of comedy to me is the roast.  Now, … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For A Quirky Cable Series

Posted on March 23, 2011 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to share with you a random sort of idea that springs of my interest in imaginary nations and the deceptive nature of maps [1].  This idea is a modest proposal for a quirky sort of series … Continue reading →

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Libya, Iraq, and the Perils of Partition

Posted on March 23, 2011 by nathanalbright

When I earlier examined the implications of South Sudan Independence [1], one of the most obvious implications is that partition (or separation) will serve as a model for future problems. By and large the international community has generally only supported … Continue reading →

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Lip Service

Posted on March 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

Monopolies really bug me.  Over the past few years, it has become clear that in a lot of very important industries there is a decreasing number of competitors.  Businessmen pay a lot of lip service to the concept of competition … Continue reading →

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A Personal Library

Posted on March 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

I have long joked (maybe half-joked) about my personal library, but now that there are five bookscases that are reasonably full, I have to say that my personal library is starting to look a little more proper library-like.  Each of … Continue reading →

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Only So Much Time In A Day: A Musing On Polyphasic Sleep

Posted on March 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

After an earlier musing on being an insomniac [1], one of my friends sent me a humorous and somewhat sarcastic article on the folly of polyphasic sleep.  Now, I happen to know a great many people with unconventional or unusual … Continue reading →

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