The Problem with Opposite Day 30 March 2008
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: confusing, leap year, opposite day, problem
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Sina: Good morning.
Cass: Bad morning.
Sina: ???
Cass: I really meant good morning, but I said bad morning. I said the opposite of what I actually meant.
Sina: Why?
Cass: It’s Opposite Day.
Sina: Hmmmm of course! So..wait…then it’s not opposite day.
Cass: Exactly. *wink*
Sina: Wait wait wait. So is it opposite day?
Cass: No it’s not opposite day, and that’s not *wink* the opposite of what I mean.
Sina: Riiiight. *wink*
[pause]
Sina: I’m confused.
Cass: Listen idiot: it is opposite day…and so that’s why I’m saying that it’s not opposite day.
Sina: So it is opposite day.
Cass: Yes.
Sina: Are you sure?
Cass: Yes.
Sina: Sooooooo [pause] you’re not sure.
Opposite Day should be defined well in advance of the calendar date, so that nobody questions it the day of. I propose February 29, when it exists.
My Burden 17 March 2008
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: burden, conservative, economics, left wing, liberal, right wing
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What’s most interesting is that liberals characterize me as right-wing, while conservatives characterize me as left-wing.
The truth is everyone seems to have a fundamental misunderstanding of economics.
My new interest 8 March 2008
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: new interest, positive political theory
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My new interest: positive political theory.
A typical conversation with my cousin (metaphorically) 4 March 2008
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: conversation, cousin, development, economic, elimination, Ottawa, poverty, typical
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Shiva: We should be in Ottawa.
Sina: Yah I know, let’s drive there.
Shiva: No, we should be in Ottawa right now.
Sina: Yah but we’re not, so we have to get in the car and drive.
Shiva: No but ideally we should already be there.
Sina: Yes Shiva, I know. But we’re not in Ottawa, so we’re gonna have to get in the car and drive there.
Shiva: I don’t understand why we can’t be in Ottawa right now.
Sina: Well we have to drive there, we can’t just snap our fingers.
Shiva: I just really think that we should be in Ottawa right now.
Sina: Shiva, I don’t think you’re understanding what I’m saying.
Ottawa ≅ elimination of poverty
driving car ≅ development and productivity growth through policies that are driven by sound economic models
A typical conversation with my friend 3 March 2008
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: C3PO, Detroit, R2D2, roadtrip, robot, Terry
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Terry: Is that R2D2?
Sina: No, that’s C3PO.
Terry: Oh R2D2 is the fat robot.
Sina: Robots aren’t fat. They’re robots.
Terry: Shut up.
[pause]
Terry: Yo why is that the first funny thing you’ve said since I’ve known you?
Sina: You’re dumb eh.
