RIP Michael Jackson

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Jim Milles

No, not that Michael Jackson: this Michael Jackson, the Beer Hunter, passed away today, after suffering for years from Parkinson’s Disease. More than any other person, Jackson developed the language to talk about the finest beers in the world with the sophistication and appreciation formerly reserved for wine. See more here. Without him, [...]

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Yet another reason to love Tyler Cowen’s blogging

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Jim Milles

As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I don’t know anything about economics, but I’m fascinated by the field for its often counterintuitive insights into things everybody thinks we already know.  That’s why I love reading Marginal Revolution, the wonderful and entertaining blog by Tyler Cowen, author of the just-released Discover Your Inner Economist.  In this morning’s post, [...]

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Daily Outrage: Second Life “Community” Conference

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Jim Milles

I just spent a disappointing and frustrating weekend in Chicago for the third Second Life Community Conference.  I’ve been to a lot of conferences of all kinds, at various levels of formality and informality, run by all kinds of organization or by no organization at all.  I don’t think I’ve ever attended a conference where [...]

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