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The mind of the engineer
David Weinberger tries to explain why engineers seem to be so cynical -- and why that's not such a bad thing, for them and us: "Cynics believe there is an ideal that humans choose not to live up to. For engineers, the ideals often are those of rationality: they like their work relationships characterized by the interchange of objective information unsullied by subjective, selfish motivations." It's a short piece, worth reading in full.
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No time for Google?
Brad DeLong takes Slate's Eric Umansky to task for criticizing an apparent omission in the New York Times' coverage of income inequality without bothering to check Google first (and learn that the Times wasn't hiding anything). "FOR GOD'S SAKE, PEOPLE, USE GOOGLE!!!" Indeed.
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