September 2009
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August 2009
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Ireland trip
Bobby: so did you do the whiskey?
Lindsay: me, no....but my driver...
“Another boy, 14, whose stepfather requested his anonymity, started...”
– Secular camp in Collin County focuses on questions, not answers | The Dallas Morning News
wow. I don’t really even know what to say…
The Venn Diagram of Social Media →
Available on a t-shirt for $20. [via Kevin Kelly]
What Facebook Quizzes Know About You →
The Northern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has put together a campaign to raise awareness of privacy issues surrounding Facebook applications, in particular…
“There [male gorilla] will be greeted by gorilla trio Zaire, Effie and Mjukuu,...”
– Girl gorillas go ape for French pinup hunk - CNN.com
Photo →
Dunning-Kruger Effect →
bestofwikipedia:
The Dunning–Kruger effect is an example of cognitive bias in which “…people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it”. They therefore suffer an illusory superiority, rating their own ability as above average. Stephen Colbert, a talk show character played by actor Stephen Colbert, exhibits...
Origin Of Halo →
“A more prosaic influence that has been cited by some historians is the Greek practice of placing circular metal discs above the head of statues to protect them from birds and their droppings, thus anticipating the “perspectival” halo by over a millennium.”
To paraphrase, halos originally started as a means of protecting artwork from shit.
I’m a Death Panel →
Ever wondered what, exactly, happens in those conversations that Sarah Palin is so determined to prevent? What is a Death Panel, after all? Now your questions can be answered from someone who has…
I think I shouldn't of left it go as long as it...
I swear I just sorted things in my refrigerator into the following groups:
Things I want to keep
Things that are still good because I bought them in the last week
Things to throw away without opening
Things I can’t throw away because they’re in one of my dishes
Things in one of my dishes that are too far-gone to risk opening before throwing away
Things I no longer recognize
Betsy McCaughey's Ideas Called "Hyperbolic...... →
It’s kind of sad that the soul cable news journalist to call people to task over their mischaracterizations of something is a comedian.
….not kind of sad, it IS sad.
(fyi the article has a severe bent to it, but it’s got all 3 videos offered by comedy central of the conversation with McCaughey embedded in it. Watch those, skip the written crap)
The 3 key parts of news stories you usually don’t... →
I’ve done more with one finger →
I’ve done more with one finger than you have with your whole body.
(Stephen Hawking)
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“Here in Montana you have bears and moose and elk…in washington you have...”
– Pres. Obama
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“I feel like I could grab the surface of the sun with my teeth.”
– Jacob, re very strong coffee
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“He gave me the ring and I informed him of the rest of the plans.”
– Nikki, re her engagement and marriage plans
Scoring Truthfulness in the Health Care Debate →
Everyone knows the background, so let’s just get to the data. I tabulated the various claims related to health care that Politifact has evaluated. I began after the presidential election and…
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“Men really want an owner’s manual for women, but the only page they would...”
Monkey Experiment →
Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling.
Don't Need To Be a Rocket Scientist →
Once you thoroughly unfasten yourself from reality, truly all things are possible. AJC columnist Jay Bookman noticed that in the latest Investors Business Daily editorial about how the ‘death…
“As my mom explained to me, when two companies love each other very much, they...”
– FriendFeed Blog: FriendFeed accepts Facebook friend request
Which Search Engine Do You Choose In The Blind... →
Have you tried out this blind search tool yet? It provides results from Google, Yahoo and Bing in three columns but doesn’t tell you which column is which search engine. You then tell it which…
xkcd - A Webcomic - Superlative →
Is it said that this fits me to a ‘t’?
Busting some myths about healthcare reform -... →
Digg the Blog » Blog Archive » Much Ado About... →
I don’t usually care about Digg.com, but the browser stats and survey results that Mark Trammell shares is very interesting.
It’s not IE6 that needs to go away, it’s that corporate environments need to allow it to go away.
“In Australia, they share one big dial-up connection to Earth.”
– Bobby
Infinite Mario Bros! →
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“Oh, you think you had a bad day, … oh wait, it wasn’t that...”
– Mom