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People in the first-class cabin on an airplane aren’t just paying for better treatment. They’re paying for worse treatment for the people in economy class.

I’m with Jan-jan on this: it’s a Chi, not an X. Calm down, folks. Particularly those of you with fish that say (transliterating) ICHTHOS on your cars, since you’re using the Chi as well. Which, I suppose, probably doesn’t describe … Continue reading →

I have mixed feelings about students leaving questions blank. On the one hand, it’s a horrible waste, and doesn’t even allow me to find the leanest sliver of an excuse for part-marks. OTOH, it does make things go faster. I … Continue reading →

I don’t understand why it is that some people seem to take on the persona of Asshole as a first line of defense. (And we’re talking about the Jungian Architype here… the Platonic Form of the Asshole.) The context: a … Continue reading →

Warning: random musings about internet culture ahead. Probably puerile. Once upon a time, the measure of net.chique was whether you had a homepage. Typically, the homepage was a page about you: your interests, your projects, maybe interesting or useful links … Continue reading →

This weekend I was staying at a Days Inn in Muncie, IN, and I’m a little puzzled. First of all, the advertisement at the front desk for frequent-stay rewards makes a big deal about how rewards can be earned (or … Continue reading →

Forgive me, but I’m going to complain about students for a bit. So it’s my usual practise in lower-division courses to put together a sample test a couple of classes before I give an actual test. On reflection, this is … Continue reading →

One of the perils of staying on campus late — at least, if you’re like me and prefer to keep your door open to remind yourself that there’s a world outside your windowless little cell — is that confused students … Continue reading →

On NPR today on my way back from lunch, there was a discussion of the FDA and user fees. Apaprently, this is a system under which part of the cost for testing and certifying drugs is borne by the drug … Continue reading →

OK, so I don’t know about all my Faithful Readers, but I’m feeling pretty damn crappy today. And I’m pretty sure it’s not just the lingering fever. So what have we learned in the past twenty-four hours? We’ve learned that … Continue reading →