Monthly Archives: April 2008

Identifying what we value and what we fear

On any given day in the US in 2008 an average of about 148,000 people will die. Yawn. As the population swells it will grow larger. Yawn. As the population struggles with food, water, disease, contamination and war, those numbers … Continue reading

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YIKES! Again… another data point in the abyss…

Elliot Masie – a corporate learning impresario has asked on his site www.learningtown.com : What “Learning” lessons can we learn from the current U.S. Democratic Primaries? What are your perspectives? Note: Keep this focused on the lessons .. not a … Continue reading

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More on I Can Haz Cheezburger

Wired has a nice highlight of the people behind I Can Haz CheezBurger. They also produce this hilarious site. Icanhazcheezburger.com gets “2 million pageviews and about 8,000 submissions daily.”  I already pointed out the crazy economics of this and how … Continue reading

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The Apple Experience

I’m now the owner of a fancy macbook.  Here are some notes on my apple buying and using experience. Mac and Apple stores definitely have a distinct smell to them.  It’s been reported by many on the internet and as … Continue reading

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Applications Optional: Empirical Convergence of Learning and Performance

Well, are we all amused…? You know, things going your way, life better than it was a decade ago or at least a couple of birthdays ago…?   Today it’s… The Pope The Supremes (Court that is…) Playoffs – pick … Continue reading

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Behavior Experiment Software

Looking for some software to control your behavior experiments? Here ya go. Delphi 5, sweet.  Now there’s a language on a different schedule.

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Tax Day 2008 – post 1

So… there’s this tax gap of $290 billion.  Yup, each year taxpayers underpay what is legally owed by $290 billion. Think that correlates at all with the growth of tax law which required only 4 pages in 1945 to explain … Continue reading

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Social Networks and metaphors du jure…

Edge.com Douglas Rushkoff “Social Networks Are Like the Eye” A Talk with Nicholas Christakis I read with great interest – as usual – the Edge article by DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF: “Social Networks are like the Eye” – A Talk with Nicholas … Continue reading

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…sect conditioned girls from birth

Polygamist sect conditioned girls from birth Washington Times - 1 hour ago By Valerie Richardson The 16-year-old girl whose phone call led to the massive raid on a West Texas polygamist compound was repeatedly beaten and sexually abused by her much-older … Continue reading

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MSN/Live.com Search – Pathetic

Here’s why Microsoft can’t beat Google: http://find.msn.com/search.aspx?q=NFL+division+title&c=0115+NFL+division+title&form=MSNH1 a) Why is John Legend pulled up above the fold on this return? b) Why is this a “Hot Search” featured on MSN.com portal’s homepage? c) Live/Msn/Microsoft – which interface should I be … Continue reading

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