Cool links from Reddit - 30 Oct 07

It has been a long while since I posted on cool links from Reddit. Below are a few recent posts I've found from Reddit.

A commissioner in Georgia wants to pay kids to learn. He is worried over the high drop-out rate and that Georgia has poor performing schools. He wants to try something different. A typical bureaucrat response: let's have more government. How about pulling the government out of education and letting parents be more involved. Vouchers would make a huge difference.

I Will Change Your Life wants you to End Your Week with 7 Questions. I think they are good questions to ask frequently.

I thought this was pretty silly. A 51-year-old college student received a C. He wanted an A-minus. Instead of working hard, he decided to sue. I think the judge did the right thing in dismissing the lawsuit.

This was pretty funny: a Jane Austen fan submitted the opening chapters of three of her works to 18 publishing companies in England. One editor recognized the work, a few thought it was familiar, but a dozen rejected the submissions.

Are you looking for a particular image? San Jose State University has collected 60,000 images, many of them are pictures of famous works of art.

Or do you want just images from American Political History?

This was interesting. It turns out that Appendix isn't useless at all: It's a safe house for bacteria. Good bacteria.

I liked the ideas on how to be richer in the future.

Are you interested in A Simple Way to Strengthen Your Family?

The rising incidents of obesity are getting more and more awareness. A group of doctors makes the case that at least part of the problem is due to how the United States Government subsidizes farms.

This looks scary. FIRE is warning that the University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation.


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