Jordan's Free Voices

Saturday, April 19, 2008 - Posts

• Enough said ...

  The following article appeared in today's Jordan Times. Well said ... and enough said. Time for action to put right a terrible wrong. J Right to life is sacrosanct Walid M. Sadi Jordan Times, 20 April 2008 Many Jordanians rejoiced, temporarily, when the Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 11:57 from Jordan Journals | 0 Comments

• Categorizing Blog Posts

  I'm having trouble working out how to carve this blog at its joints -- or, if it doesn't have natural "joints", how to categorize the posts most usefully . A couple of principles suggest themselves: 1. Avoid vertical redundancy , i.e. between general Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 07:10 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under Blogging

• Grasping Normativity

  Some people (most commonly, economists ) appear to have lost their grasp of the concept of normativity . Their use of the word 'should' is tempered by scare quotes, and appears to refer to mere conventional morality (i.e. whatever norms happen to actually Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 06:30 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under ethics - meta

• Can someone sue him please!

  إن هناك مثلاً يجب أن يفهمه المترفون جيداً وهو : إنه على الغزلان ألا تستعرض رشاقتها إذا كانت هناك ذئاب جائعة .. واللهم إشهد .. اللهم إشهد !! This is the summary of what the genius Saleh Gallab uttered! He bluntly described the rich as gazelles, and the Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 06:24 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, Misc., Stupids

• New Alexa Ranking Algorithm

  As I was waiting to check my new alexa ranking at that day, I got shocked by the news of Alexa changing their ranking algorithm, I was expecting a good change but it was some kind of disappointment for me! 1 month ago and at the 2 months birthday of my Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 01:14 from Rani the Brainy | Rani Dababneh | 0 Comments Filed under SEO, Rank, Analysis

• Like-Concern-Suggest Six Sigma Tool

  From now on, i will be frequently discussing some of the cool Six Sigma tools that i have learned back in 2004 in an amazing 2-day extensive Six Sigma course . Today's tool is called Like-Concern-Suggest or LCS Tool for short. It's very simple and this Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 12:53 from Adel Blog | 0 Comments Filed under The simpler the better, Work, experience, Six Sigma

• Observation:

  censorship and control over the media in Jordan opens the door for more A-holes to assign themselves as the defenders of what is left. Those same A-holes attract good numbers of want-to-be A-holes. The result is a bigger A-hole with a bigger ego. The Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 12:26 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, Stupids

• Shush!

  Shush! Silence I’m breaking the silence As I finish this sentence Silence I demand Give back to me my independence - Sylvia Chidi Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 12:03 from Tololy's Box | 0 Comments Filed under Picturesque

• Revealed Preference?

  (1) Quoting an Open Letter to ABC : The debate was a revolting descent into tabloid journalism and a gross disservice to Americans concerned about the great issues facing the nation and the world.... For 53 minutes, we heard no question about public policy Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 09:08 from Philosophy, et cetera | 0 Comments Filed under economics, ethics - agency

• Colbert is the man!

  Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 07:44 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments Filed under usa

• قالوا لي عن الدستور ..

  قالوا لي عن الدستور .. اضغط هنا لقراءة المقال و التعليق عليه اترك رابط موقعك اسفل التعليق ليتسنى للقرّاء الاطلاع عليه Read More... Posted 19-04-2008 02:08 from الكاتب الساخر كامل النصــيـرات | 0 Comments Filed under مقال ساخر