On "Free-riding"

Interesting Philosophy Bites interview with Richard Tuck about the ethical ramifications of "free-riding"

AUDIO

Read more about the "free-rider problem" at SEP

Thanks to Nigel Warburton, Philosophy Bites, SEP, and Heinz Zak

Fixed Push

Gelande Quaffing in Utah

Drinking 3.2 is okay above 8000 ft.

Jess, this one IS for you

Top 5 Rules for Engineers Dealing with Drafters

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 3:45 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.
2. If it's a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going, or even better hover behind me advising every keystroke. That helps.
3. If you give me more than one job, don't tell which has priority. I am psychic.
4. If you have special instructions for a job, do not write them down. In fact save them until the job is almost done. No point in confusing me with useful information.
5. Tell me about your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about having to pay so much tax on the bonus check for being such a good engineer.

Ganked from The Lazy Drafter

Update on the "wilderness advocacy = terr-ist support " idiocy

GetOutdoors is discussing the letter that I mentioned last month. Climb_ca, you are my only friend...

More commie-pinko-treehugger-hippie nonsense...

According to scientists at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, there is a 50 percent chance Lake Mead will run dry by 2021.

Scripps report

Romney Defends Himself Against Allegations of Tolerance

Go do something good today...

Oppose Italian Nuclear Waste in Utah (Feb. 1st, 2pm-4pm)