News. News is what is killing papers. Not “news” as in something you want and need to read, but “news” as in something reporters once liked and wanted to write about. Nearly […]
Why I do not yet own an e-book reader
Clever readers will have noticed the modifier yet. Because it seems inevitable that someday we will be forced to own one. Plenty of reviews of the two main readers exist: Sony’s e-reader […]
CBC’s How to Think Aboot Science series
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has a great web site with a series (so far on-going) How to Think Aboot Science. I recommend the site as a great resource for interviews with the […]
More essential reading
A busy week, with many sending in links and ideas. Thanks everybody! Art That’s art, folks. I finally figured out how to get pictures off my crappy phone, so this pic comes […]
Some pieces you should see
Wired article on copulas Reader Scott Bury forwarded this article from Wired on the probability function that many used to quantify the risk of certain financial instruments. You can think of a […]
We’ll miss you, Paul Harvey
Those of us who love radio love the human voice. Few, if any, voices were as beautiful as Paul Harvey’s. I can remember listening to him when I was a kid in […]
I suppose Apple—corporation—would be happy
Sigh. I wonder why these Enlightened souls bother with school. They have already told themselves that they know everything there is worth knowing. The only other thing worth noting—the video speaks, loudly, […]
You’re welcome
Dear Mortgage Holder, Obama’s latest plan must sound pretty sweet to you. You bought a house and paid too much for it. It didn’t look that way at first because after you […]
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