Lynne Kiesling Early in third period, Penguins 6, Flyers 0. Marian Hossa has 1 goal and 3 assists. He is my new BFF. UPDATE: On to the finals! This is the first time since 1992, which is a series I remember fondly (and for which I still have a t-shirt!). Woo hoo! Technology and the …
Lynne Kiesling A casual weekend post … I know that some KP readers are fellow triathletes, and I appreciate your interest in my training and racing plans. Here’s a summary, with more below the fold. Race plans. I am doing two triathlons this summer: the Tri Shark sprint triathlon on 7 June and the Pleasant …
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Lynne Kiesling Is this a misguided attempt to protect intellectual property? TechDirt reports that the BBC is threatening knitters that are knitting Dr. Who characters with legal action See also the Boing Boing post on the same story, not only for Cory’s discussion, but also for the awesome picture of the knitted Ood! While I’m …
Lynne Kiesling In a post about how reducing your meat consumption can help you manage food costs, Megan McArdle has the best quote I’ve seen thus far about the food chain: Also, you may have noticed that meat is getting kind of pricey. Best bet is that it will go up before it goes down, …
Lynne Kiesling Long-time KP readers know that I am from Pittsburgh and I am a hockey fan. Newer readers may not realize that, because I don’t write as much about hockey here as I used to. In part that’s the disillusion and ennui that set in during and after the lockout. In part it’s been …
TV Technology, Economics, and My Rediscovered Love of Hockey Read More »
Lynne Kiesling I spent the weekend with two friends at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, the second largest sheep-based livestock and fiber festival in the U.S. It’s an overwhelming combination of county fair (complete with fair food), livestock show, livestock market, and fiber festival. It’s all about turning this into this And yes, I …
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Lynne Kiesling I handed out the Washington Post story on biofuels that Mike posted on Wednesday in one of my classes, and it was very timely, as they were presenting case studies of proposed biofuels investments. The one thing I went out of my way to point out to them was an appalling, shocking example …
Lynne Kiesling By now you all have probably heard that Hillary Clinton and John McCain are proposing gasoline tax holidays this summer to take some budget pressure off of voters who drive a lot (c’mon, let’s be honest about the true audience of these proposals). Barack Obama does not support such a proposal. Criticizing this …
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Lynne Kiesling I’m taking a little time this morning to catch up on the reading I’ve missed over the past month, while I’ve been focused elsewhere. One worthwhile observation, with which I agree, comes from Virginia Postrel’s note about carbon policy positions of Presidential candidates, among other things: It’s infuriating how all three presidential candidates …
Lynne Kiesling We’ve been talking about the interaction of biofuels subsidies and food markets here at KP for at least the past year. The interaction is reaching a crescendo, as seen in the increased media coverage of the increased food prices, riots in poor communities, and impending increased hunger and starvation. See, for example, the …
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