Bailing the bailout
If he was serious about this, Hank Paulson would be escorted from Washington by U.S. marshals. … Mr. Bush, I had thought you were actually going to do what you said you were going to do with the $700 billion. You did not do it; your Treasury Secretary continues to audible at the line of scrimmage.
–Economist King Banion of SCSU Scholars, 13 November 2008
Interactive learning
How does “a virtual learning environment” differ from “interactive learning” (what learning isn’t “interactive”, come to that)…
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Sam Leith at Telegraph.co.uk 25 November 2008
Upcoming fad: blogs without headlines
The judge ruled that since the blog had a headline, that made it an online newspaper, and brought it within the law’s remit.
— John Ozimek at The Register, 26 September 2008
We’re up against 2-year-olds
…we have to start thinking about changing everything we’re up against….especially adults who use the word “safety” the way 2-year-olds use the word “No!”