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November 2009

How I Hire Programmers (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought) → aaronsw.com

If you ask people at parties to name their greatest strengths and weaknesses or to estimate the number of piano tuners in Chicago, you’ve got bigger problems.

Nov 30, 2009
The Dogbert theory of the debt - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com → krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

People think that repeating big numbers is enough to scare us.

Nov 30, 2009
Batmans. → jwz.livejournal.com

Nov 27, 2009
dnalounge update → jwz.livejournal.com

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Lets assume, just for a second, that all the quotes are 100% true…what kind of idiot thinks shit like this wouldn’t end up all over the internet?

DNA Lounge update, wherein…

Nov 27, 2009
"What am I not grateful for this Thanksgiving? Being the guy who ‘knows stuff about..." → marco.org

“What am I not grateful for this Thanksgiving? Being the guy who ‘knows stuff about computers’.”

- Matt Langer

Nov 27, 2009
27b/6's David Thorne responds to a client about spec work → 27bslash6.com

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I think I know that dude. Not the designer, Simon.

he’s on Twitter
Nov 25, 2009
White House Begins Campaign to Promote Science and Math Education - NYTimes.com → nytimes.com

The plan will enlist companies and nonprofits, including “Sesame Street,” to spend money and time to encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math.

Nov 25, 2009
Darwin and the case for 'militant atheism' - CNN.com → cnn.com

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Dawkins can be such an ass sometimes. Okay, all the time.

On November 24, 1859, the first edition of a book that would shake the most deeply established beliefs about life was…
Nov 25, 2009
“What the fuck did I do?” → espostor.tumblr.com

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God damn that’s fucking brilliant.

/starts re-watching



“What the fuck did I do?”

Nov 24, 2009
UPDATE 2-Adam Lambert's sexually-charged act draws complaints | Reuters → reuters.com

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Yeah, but how many complaints did they get about the crappy music?

LOS ANGELES, Nov 23 (Reuters) - ABC television said onMonday it had received about 1,500 complaints about…
Nov 23, 2009
Bing trying to get exclusive on Fox…Smart → blogmaverick.com

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If you don’t like the way Google treats you I can’t wait to see how you like how Microsoft will treat you. Have fun with that, idiots.


Ok, I am getting bored talking about fox…

Nov 23, 2009
Deep Thought → feedproxy.google.com
I’m pretty sure Wall Street is still being run by the underpants gnomes.


Nov 21, 2009
Nov 20, 2009
California's Choice | Mother Jones → motherjones.com

We used to have the world’s greatest system of higher education and we thrived. Now we have the world’s biggest system of penal institutions and we’re broke. That’s the decision Californians have…

Nov 20, 2009
I can see time! → jwz.livejournal.com

Fake Tree Vortex Threatens to Suck in Entire Backyard

“The wall and floor planes are actually entirely flat and perpendicular, and the tree vortex is an illusion created by the…

Nov 19, 2009
Microsoft tries to patent Edward Tufte's sparklines → edwardtufte.com

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Interesting that a commenter on the Excel plugin blog claims that Tufte lifted the idea from a person at mlb.com.

they were recently added to Excel  
Nov 19, 2009
Breast Cancer Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials Say - NYTimes.com → nytimes.com

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There is health care rationing right now you fucking idiots!

Democrats on Capitol Hill acknowledged that the recommendations, in the midst of negotiations over a health care…
Nov 19, 2009
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia': The cast tells their story | EW.com → popwatch.ew.com

It’s quite fitting that the concept behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was born out of a nightmare.

Nov 18, 2009
Nov 17, 2009
Belichick's arrogant decision - washingtonpost.com → washingtonpost.com

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Whatever:

http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/11/belichicks-4th-down-decision-vs-colts.html

Blog excerpt from views.washingtonpost.com/world-wide-wilbon
Nov 17, 2009
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