Logicality

May 30

ilovecharts:

Stereotyping In Europe

What I got from this chart:

1. Nothing about any members of the EU whose English names don’t start with G.
2. Germany is really hardworking.
3. Germany is really not corrupt.
4. We (Americans) should take some cues from Germany. Except for, you know, the whole Nazi thing, which we’ve got plenty of already actually.
5. (Germany could probably take over the entire EU again if it wanted to.)
6. Greeks are crazy and have a massive entitlement complex.
7. Greeks are lazy but think they’re the best around no one’s ever gonna keep them down, especially not they’re corrupt government.

ilovecharts:

motherjones:

We learned something new today. Er.

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The passages cited:

Arkansas, Article 19, Section 1

No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of thisState, nor be competent to testify as a witness in any Court.

Maryland, Article 37

That no religious test ought ever to be required as a qualification for any office of profit or trust in this State, other than a declaration of belief in the existence of God.

Mississippi, Article 14, Section 265

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state.

Pennsylvania, Article 1, Section 4

No person who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under this Commonwealth.

South Carolina, Article 17, Section 4

No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office under this Constitution.

Tennessee, Article 9, Section 2

No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state.

Texas, Article 1, Section 4

No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.

May 14

What kind of a nutcase walks into an empty classroom just to laugh at a textbook?

According to US News and World Report, Oxford students that’s who.

May 10

Does this improve his standing as one of the weaker governors of California? In all likelihood, no.

Does it redeem his reputation a token? In strictly my own opinion, I daresay fuck yes.

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“Obama’s statement doesn’t change a single policy. He has basically adopted a federalist approach to the issue… Obama apparently believes the states should be able to discriminate when it comes to marriage benefits, but if they allow cancer and AIDS patients to smoke pot, he asserts the supremacy of federal law, and sends in the SWAT teams. What a twisted set of priorities… As leadership goes, it’s little more than acknowledging the direction the wind is blowing.” — Radley Balko

(Source: economist.com)

May 09

Everyone taking AP Physics next year

Mr. Stevens’s AP Physics B course at Oxford Academy (no offense meant) is not representative of the AP Physics B test.

Roughly half of the topics on the test are covered in the course.

Everyone taking AP Physics B at Oxford should be well aware of the fact: if you want to pass (never mind 5) the AP Physics B test, self-studying is non-negotiable. It’s simply a tacit requirement of the course.

May 07

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” — Winston Churchill, being right (again)

What do I want to work on?

• studying for APs
• my plots and pitches
• making OAE the bestest ever

Now that I think about it, that’s not a long list, but the latter two are so nebulously defined I arrrgh.

“One can always trust the United States to do the right thing, once every possible alternative has been exhausted.” — Winston Churchill, being right