Archive for November 29th, 2008

New Coat of Paint

Posted November 29, 2008 By Dave Thomer

I’ve changed the WordPress theme that Not News uses in order to use a theme that’s compatible with the upgraded version of WordPress. Other than adding the Amazon widget to the sidebar I haven’t tweaked it yet, but I’m going to be tinkering over the next month or so. So please excuse any dust.

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Blogging Dewey: Politics vs. Philosophy

Posted November 29, 2008 By Dave Thomer

I managed to get sucked into a discussion of pragmatism as it’s understood politically vs. how it’s understood philosophically. There are some things I want some time to chew on, especially regarding the political weakness of Dewey’s pragmatism. But it’s a pretty good discussion as it stands.

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