November 2009
3 posts
Gavin Newsom Throws Tantrum In First Interview... →
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was irritable during a recent interview about the city’s budget deficit, telling a reporter he was “disappointed” in the line of questioning. It was his first…
Gavin Newsom Throws Tantrum In First Interview... →
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was irritable during a recent interview about the city’s budget deficit, telling a reporter he was “disappointed” in the line of questioning. It was his first…
Funny Only to People Who Have Read a Certain... →
But for us, very funny: Alexander the Great and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day. The opening paragraphs:
I left the battle with blood in my helmet and now there’s blood in my hair…
October 2009
10 posts
Election night 2008: testosterone level of male... →
Stanton et al. collected saliva samples from 183 study participants before and after the results of the 2008 presidential election were announced. The results show that male Barack Obama voters…
Civilization is coming to Facebook →
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Well, that’s that then.
Gone are the days when you actually did stuff.
Forget actually getting work done…
PSA: Please Help Charley Cooper Do His Laundry →
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What is wrong?
Charley Cooper is a sophomore at Georgetown University. And, apparently, a very busy man. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a part-time job at a…
PSA: Please Help Charley Cooper Do His Laundry →
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What is wrong?
Charley Cooper is a sophomore at Georgetown University. And, apparently, a very busy man. He has a full load of classes, hours of homework and a part-time job at a…
Civilization is coming to Facebook →
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Filed under: Fun, Games, Internet
Well, that’s that then.
Gone are the days when you actually did stuff.
Forget actually getting work done…
Election night 2008: testosterone level of male... →
Stanton et al. collected saliva samples from 183 study participants before and after the results of the 2008 presidential election were announced. The results show that male Barack Obama voters…
Louisiana Justice of the Peace Refuses to Issue... →
I saw an AP story about this, but tracked down what seems to be a more complete local story (perhaps one on which the AP story was based). A snippet:
[Justice of the Peace Keith] Bardwell said…
Louisiana Justice of the Peace Refuses to Issue... →
I saw an AP story about this, but tracked down what seems to be a more complete local story (perhaps one on which the AP story was based). A snippet:
[Justice of the Peace Keith] Bardwell said…
Procrastination and Deadlines →
An old paper by Akerlof modeled procrastination in a simple way. Suppose that doing a task today involves costs that are more salient today than the costs that would be incurred from doing the…
More fun with auto-complete →
Much love to Matt G. for sending this in.
September 2009
2 posts
Bus Stops: Better Fewer, But Better →
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I kind of like this idea. There are several muni lines that could be improved by stopping less and simply forcing people to walk a bit more. I know there are some “limited” lines….
Use Sequences and Smart Freezing Techniques When... →
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Now they tell me….
If you’re on a budget and cooking solely for yourself, try extending the shelf life of your food by learning to cook in sequences and freezing the leftovers…
July 2009
4 posts
The Senate Finance Committee Regulates Lead Paint →
The time: somewhere in the past. The place: a stuffy office inside the Hill. The lead paint industry is in hot water because of all the problems associated with lead paint; there has been a huge…
How to Send Full Resolution Photos from Your... →
If you email photos from your iPhone using the standard “share” button, it shrinkifies them to a squee 800x600. But if you copy and paste them into the email app, you’ll get the full delicious…
Since Primary Challenge, Specter Voting with Dems... →
Back in May, we introduced something which I like to call the Specterometer. This is simply the percentage of the time that Arlen Specter is voting with the Democrats on what I refer to as…
Shoot Better Nighttime Pictures [Photos] →
Daytime photo tricks don’t always translate when you’re trying to capture the perfect night shot. The Photography Bay web site outlines tips for taking a stellar post-sunset shot without…
June 2009
1 post
The Black Swine →
High-tech models developed by quants have, once again, greatly underestimated risk. What will be the consequences?
In the waning days of April, as federal officials were declaring a public…
May 2009
2 posts
An Acronym Agency Can Search Your House Without A... →
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Scary
Not the FBI. Or DHS. Or CPB…. It’s the Federal Communications Commission.
RunPee.com Suggests the Best Movie Bathroom Breaks... →
Jumbo-Sized soda and intricate plots are a dangerous mix. Get relief, and the most out of your movie-going money, with RunPee.com, a site that’s like a friend who’s seen every flick out there…
April 2009
1 post
No, This Dancing Building's Bricks Are Not... →
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So… freaking…. cool. I wish I had known about this, so I could have walked over and seen it live.
This isn’t an animation, and it’s not CGI and it’s not a building doing…
March 2009
3 posts
Right-Wing Echo Chamber Fomenting Panic About Fake... →
Zhou Xiaochuan, head of China’s central bank, suggested earlier this week that we might need to transition away from exclusive reliance on the US dollar as a global reserve currency through the…
Cows That Get Massaged With a Big Robo-Brush Are... →
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See vegan friends! Happy cows.
If you watch just one video online today, let it be this strangely hypnotizing video of cows getting super excited about a gigantic, robotic…
The Geithner Plan FAQ →
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A very helpful walkthrough of the Geitner plan. If you’re like me, and couldn’t understand the details based on the media coverage, give it a read.
Q: What is the Geithner Plan? …
April 2008
3 posts
Matt Leveck: MySpace looks like a digital Lord of the Flies
Ori: nice final quote. I'm sure Piggy would appreciate the props :)
Matt Leveck: yeah... actually it is basically like Lord of the Flies after they kill Piggy.
Matt Leveck: nobody cares if they have the conch, and thus they have proceeded to post as many lewd animated gifs, and inebriated photos as they like.
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