Hearsay Exceptions Explained in Lego - not new, but still funny (and by “funny”, I mean “funny if you are a law student and have taken evidence”)
Vonnegut Day! - a great idea! See also, 15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
No seriously, I felt the p-values, in my soul…
…gamblers are convinced that they have “runs of luckâ€; we can take a perfectly cheerful heavy metal record, play it backwards, and hear hidden messages about satan. Our ability to spot patterns is what allows us to make sense of the world but sometimes, in our eagerness, […]
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods - See also, Phil has graphic designer envy.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Kryptonite Exists - except it’s called “Jadarite” and it’s not green, and it’s not radioactive. It does glow sometimes, though.
Is Justin Timberlake a Product of Cumulative Advantage? - social science meets blockbusters - Woo!
One would hope so.
Originally uploaded by blackbeltjones.
My new desktop background.
The Caffeine Database - just in case you were wondering how much you’re drinking. Or how many Triple Nonfat Caramel Lattes it would take to kill you.
The Purgegate Primer by Matthew Baldwin - If you’re having trouble deciphering this issues around this U.S. Attorney/executive privilege/Karl Rove/buh-bye Gonzales thing, this link’s for you.
It’s like every time they put their hands behind their backs to cover their asses, they get punched in the gut.
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality - Is there something wrong with me that I think some of the “reality” photos look sorta tasty? Yes, I think there is.
Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately. Nothing was tampered with, run over by a car, or anything of the sort. It is an accurate […]
Michael Jackson - Giant Robot Version - oh yes. It’s going to “roam the desert” outside of Las Vegas and will shoot laser beams. I wish I was a rich and crazy pop star. [thanks, Derrick]
The Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel
The story begins in any of the three dozen taquerias supplying the Bay Area Feeder Network, an expansive spiderweb of tubes running through San Francisco’s Mission district as far south as the “Burrito Bordeaux†region of Palo Alto and Mountain View. Electronic displays in each taqueria light up in real time with […]
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Right Place - Short film by Kosai Sekine about an OCD clerk at a convenience store. Nice cinematography, sort of wistful feel.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Can’t Knock It Down - mathematically-designed 3d object rights itself from any position. Turns out turtles are similar in shape.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Idea: The Digital Jewel Box - this is a great idea. With my growing digital-only music collection (thanks, eMusic), I miss having a nice physical manifestation of my collection/album art/etc. Someone please create this. Thx.
Pearls Before Breakfast - Kant, classical music, the American subway, and the daily rat race. This article is fantastically fascinating. Read it.
“Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let’s find out.”
No Such Thing As Zamboni DWI - new career… Zamboni driver!
Is the Tort System Costing the United States $865 Billion a Year? - in a word: no. Now I have to take back some of the mean things I said about Posner.
The authors’ estimate of the benefits (= costs) of the average foreign tort system, when subtracted from the $865 billion “cost” of our […]
SnūzNLūz - Wifi Donation Alarm Clock - gunna get me one of these!
Connects via WiFi to your online bank account, and donates YOUR real money to an organization you HATE when you decide to snooze!