July 2010
1 post
Musical Couches →
There’s this idea I’ve been rolling around for the last couple weeks that seems like it would have a lot more potential if it wasn’t just rolling around in my head. CouchDB has interested me for…
May 2010
2 posts
March 2010
5 posts
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Moving
What country can I move to that has the least idiots in charge? (this has nothing to do with the recently passed Health Care Reform)
When I was in Europe everywhere used chip-and-pin cards, most of the time they were able to swipe my card and take my signature but occasionally they weren’t. The NYTimes has a good article about it. I don’t know much about Smart Card technology but...
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Data Shows Horrifying Bank Of America Refinance... →
It’s stories like these that remind me it’s not a massive global conspiracy. That would imply intelligence.
Or they do this to make us think it’s not a conspiracy…
Treme →
Long article about David Simon’s upcoming show Treme. I’m super excited about this show.
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In Dodd We Trust →
This is the best critique of the financial meltdown and problems with corporate personhood I’ve seen yet.
Infographics: AvP and Megashark →
These are wonderful. I love when someone really talented uses their powers for evil.
December 2009
3 posts
Infertility
From my anatomy final:
The most common cause of infertility in women:
A. Blocked fallopian tubes
B. Blocked vas deferens
C. Migraine headaches
It took every ounce of my willpower not to be a smartass and answer “C”.
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Scott Berkun on speaking →
Great perspective on how important not only good ideas are but the exposition of those great ideas.
I see too many inventors and executives who see speaking about their work as the least important thing they do. And it shows. To the detriment of the quality of their ideas, their presentations are the spotty lens through which those ideas will be seen. Without dedicated effort, those lenses...
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Overseas and Overwhelmed →
Well this isn’t something I need to see. Makes my urge to travel rise up again.
November 2009
4 posts
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Bohemian Rhapsody - The Muppets →
This is pretty much the most awesome thing you’ll see this month.
Unemployment Graphic →
EVERYONE BE COOL AND DON’T PANIC! IT’S OK, WALL STREET IS DOING JUST FINE!
Fox News isn't even trying anymore. →
Using video from one rally to make another rally look more successful than it is? I’m pretty sure the “fair and balanced” pretense is completely abandoned at this point. Anyone who thinks Fox news doesn’t have a very specific agenda is just lying to themselves at this point.
September 2009
2 posts
“If sheep had been created first, man would be a plagiarism.”
– Mark Twain
How To Do What You Love →
I was linked to this old Paul Graham essay about loving what you do and found it quite thought provoking.
A Quote:
It used to perplex me when I read about people who liked what they did so much that there was nothing they’d rather do. There didn’t seem to be any sort of work I liked that much. If I had a choice of (a) spending the next hour working on something or (b) be teleported...