social revolutions on all fronts
I overthrew myself. How fantastically revolting.
But y'know, it would have to be Jane Buddhism... because what I think they meant to say was Jain Buddhism, which wouldn't be nearly the same thing at all as Jane Buddhism. Mine would involve more spirit fingers.
Social network happiness:
http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2004/03/the_dunbar_numb.html
Are there good textbooks on social network theory yet? (And I mean with equations.) Does anyone know?
seemingly least crappy
I think I've come up with about 3 people who've never met each other that I'd like to kidnap, put in a room, and discuss.
Since I'm too tired to say anything profound, I shall present you with a laundry list.
Museums to visit:
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
http://www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/collections/
Largest collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art, if I remember correctly. And it's only $3 (free if you pretend to be a Rutgers student like I did) and a 5 min walk from the NB train station (for all you NYC folks). Very worthwhile.
Basically, Stalin died, Khruschev banged his shoe and no one was as scared of him, so the underground art movement exploded. They make fun of everything in that dark, drab way (or zesty propaganda way) that Eastern European artists do.
I also want to see the bodies exhibition in the South St Seaport, but I've heard it's not worth the money (over $20) because the exhibit isn't that big. Still undecided. :\ On one hand, yes it's neat and all, but on the other, it's not like I haven't done dissections and seen fascia before.
http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/
Conclusion:
1) The Janes are pwning tonight.
2) Museums should be cheap, like the Met.
::sigh:: I also think I need to get my head out of the sand and learn more about economics than I'm really interested in. But if you're going to debate politics without much more than intuition about what economics should or might be like, you don't get far on some issues.
http://www.mises.org/fullstory.aspx?control=1568
For example, I can read that and understand it, but I can't respond with a solid coherent argument either way. That in turn makes me anxious and hesitant in firmly stating a position. The ironic thing here is that I have access to about two or three bookshelves worth of economics textbooks and statistics. :\ I guess now that I'm out of classes, the biggest hurdle I keep running into is finding a place to start whenever I want to learn something (large) new. Easiest way I can see around this is to accumulate specialist acquaintances and friends, and bug them for suggestions/guidance. Problem with that is people are notoriously difficult to motivate... and only have so much time.
P.S. *cough,someone still has my C++ books, cough* :-P