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And Now for Something Completely Different
- Philosopher Saul Smilansky says his work is a cross between Kant and Monty Python. I'm not sure I'd go that far but I enjoyed hearing Smilansky and Will Wilkinson on blogginheadstv. I discussed Smilansky's paradox of retirement argument earlier. He is now out with a book, Ten Moral Paradoxes.
- Pictures from the most alien place on earth. Worth a look (scroll down). Hat tip to Craig Newmark.
- The Sarah Connor Chronicles doesn't get any respect but I thought the first season was great in an action-packed, edge-of-your seat, thrill-seeking sort of way. The second season has just begun. Summer Glau plays the Spock/Data learning-to-be-human cyborg that John Connor can't admit he wants to interface with.
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on September 21, 2008 at 07:05 AM in Philosophy, Television, The Arts, Travels | Permalink
Comments
Hear hear on The Sarah Connor Chronicles. We are just getting around to watching the DVD of the first season, and it's mildly addictive. Started out sort of like Dawson's Creek with robots, but then really took off.
Posted by: Joseph Logan at Sep 21, 2008 7:23:18 AM
When I clicked the link for "the most alien place on earth" a pop up ad with multiple pictures of Ellen Degeneres came up. That fit....
Posted by: fish on a bicycle at Sep 21, 2008 7:29:56 AM
Isn't Smilansky & Wilkinson a famous steakhouse in NYC?
Posted by: Dave Barnes at Sep 21, 2008 11:01:26 AM
I can admit it.
Posted by: David at Sep 21, 2008 11:28:54 AM
Awww, come on, Alex... tell us the story about the credit snobs again.
Posted by: Dave at Sep 21, 2008 2:21:09 PM
Maybe I'm just cranky today, but this argument seems like complete crap. First, there's the audacious fixed employment assumption that everyone's jumped on. Second, what happened to supply and demand? Maybe I would rather have some crappy policemen at low salaries to give out parking tickets. Why should every policeman be outstanding? Same with doctors. What if I just want to get a stupid allergy prescription - now we're saying I need a genius for that? There's definitely a place for low-priced, low-quality services. And what about transaction costs? If you're going to philosophize in an economic area, you should at least be able to address the most basic economic objections.
Posted by: Greg at Sep 21, 2008 4:44:42 PM
Oh yeah, my previous post referred to the retirement paradox link. And since when have spammers figured out how to do character recognition? Is this the beginning of the singularity?
Posted by: Greg at Sep 21, 2008 4:45:57 PM
I think the problem with the retirement paradox is that the median worker who is supposed to replace the retiree is already working. The retiree will be replaced by the best unemployed worker out there - currently the 94th (percentage wise) best worker available.
Posted by: Tom at Sep 22, 2008 11:46:04 AM
