tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47872079089509287252024-03-05T11:19:12.731-08:00Link repository, not a blog.Eight readers can't be wrong.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-89641484008960372852014-08-25T13:48:00.000-07:002014-08-25T13:48:14.495-07:00Don't wake me up<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Sunday morning, a 6.0 earthquake hit the Napa area. This is how it affected the sleep schedules of residents in the surrounding areas, as reported by JAWBONE.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-50288880091318915142014-08-22T16:15:00.001-07:002014-08-22T16:19:05.660-07:00Link of day: groups<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A group of birds is a flock of birds. A bunch of bison is a herd of bison.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What's a group of geometrists called? A plane of geometrists!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wikipedia has a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_collective_nouns_by_subject">page</a> on the collective nouns and I have spent way too long looking through it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some of my favorites are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- A chain of convicts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- An asylum of managers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- A shower of meteorologists</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-42896378311475001552014-08-21T14:24:00.000-07:002014-08-21T14:24:27.533-07:00The world is changing so fast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/gragtah">https://twitter.com/gragtah</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-12424026566781751952014-08-19T16:12:00.001-07:002014-08-19T16:12:16.629-07:00Twitter account of the day<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/worstmuse">https://twitter.com/worstmuse</a> gives you bad ideas for that novel you are writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">— The Worst Muse (@WorstMuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorstMuse/statuses/501769257282072576">August 19, 2014</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A recent study analyzing menus from 6,500 restaurants states that low-priced establishments feel like they need to reassure visitors about quality by using words like "fresh." At high end restaurants, freshness is implied so they tend to mention the ingredient origin in the description.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Read <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/menu-speak/375073/">more here</a>. Hat tip to the <a href="http://marginalrevolution.com/">Marginal Revolution</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-57989590086299832432014-08-14T15:29:00.001-07:002014-08-14T15:29:50.435-07:00And the Creator speak<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Message from George R.R. Martin, the author of Game of Thrones:</span><br />
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Eeny, meeny, miny, moe... Fuck it, I'll just kill them all.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-19658545760394359312014-08-06T09:31:00.003-07:002014-08-06T09:32:30.863-07:00Twitter account of the day<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity">InfoSec Taylor Swift</a> provides helpful technology and security advice. Here are couple of samples:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My new ruby on rails. <a href="http://t.co/UDT9KGXKns">pic.twitter.com/UDT9KGXKns</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">— InfoSec Taylor Swift (@SwiftOnSecurity) <a href="https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/statuses/482657945029578753">June 27, 2014</a></span></blockquote>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-62828248016087681932014-08-05T09:53:00.002-07:002014-08-05T09:53:35.284-07:00Anatomy of operas<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/grahamfarmelo">Graham Farmelo</a>.</span><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-14598769572948741792014-08-01T10:44:00.004-07:002014-08-06T09:37:57.527-07:00Satan works in mysterious ways<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I came across a <a href="https://twitter.com/Nick1974/status/495237735536672768">tweet </a>with a photo of a Pentecostal church pamphlet imploring its readers to reject... Scotch eggs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Can anyone explain the reasoning? Googling didn't help. I am curious why Scotch eggs are evil and deviled eggs are fine.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-58053920271040831712014-07-28T13:29:00.004-07:002014-07-28T13:29:47.236-07:00Knowing look<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you remember <i>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</i>? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of my favorite bloggers, Joe Posnanski, <a href="http://joeposnanski.com/joeblogs/he-chose-poorly/">breaks down</a> the climatic scene where Indiana Jones and the bad guy have to choose the true Holy Grail. As with all of his posts, this one is excellent.</span><br />
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So … did Elsa purposely give him the wrong cup? I asked this question on Twitter, and I would say 90% of people say yes, of course she did. She wanted the grail for herself. She had become disenchanted with the Nazi philosophy. She had feelings for Indiana Jones and for his father (who was dying in the other room waiting for the cup to be retrieved). After all she gave Indiana Jones what could be described as a knowing look. </blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-43797719263601905852014-07-22T11:36:00.001-07:002014-07-22T11:36:37.266-07:00Excerpt of the day<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Never-Judge-Man-His-Umbrella/dp/0859551822">"Never Judge a Man by His Umbrella"</a>:</span><br />
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In 1848 he published a thesis entitled Horae Apocalypticae, purporting to prove beyond doubt that the world would come to an end in 1868 because the Euphrates would have dried up the previous year. Harmless enough, you would think. But since he was a man of dominating though eccentric personality he succeeded in persuading the wine committee of Trinity that it would be pointless to lay down any 1853 port because it would not be fit to drink before Judgment Day. As 1853 proved to be one of the best vintages of the century and as Trinity was the only college without any, his name was not remembered with overmuch affection.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The following excerpt describes Phil Jackson's longtime girlfriend, Jeanie Buss, also the daughter of the Lakers' owner Jerry Buss. It can be found in the newly released biography called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Phil-Jackson-Rings-Peter-Richmond/dp/0399158707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389141292&sr=8-1&keywords=Phil+Jackson%3A+Lord+of+the+Ring">Phil Jackson: Lord of the Rings</a>. </span><br />
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If Jeanie's <i>Laker Girl </i>reflects the woman's priorities and is not excellent satire, she is obsessed with tacky emblems; her book-long subplot of jewelry borders on the pornographic. The dramatic high point of her story? The morning she was robbed at the Forum on her way to work. "Give me all your jewelry," the man said at gunpoint. She parted with her engagement ring from volleyball player Steve Timmons, a diamond "tennis bracelet," a diamond Presidential Rolex, diamond earrings and a Lakers championship ring studded with diamonds. (Presumably the thief has been living in Monte Carlo ever since, sipping champagne on the beach.)</blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-20339391464767189832013-12-18T08:35:00.002-08:002013-12-18T08:35:37.067-08:00A human being should...<blockquote class="tr_bq">
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.<br />-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein">Robert A. Heinlein</a></blockquote>
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The structure of the book is unusual. It is based on the adage that the second and third most pleasurable things in the world are the drink before and the cigarette after. </blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-30802047761158368182013-11-14T07:54:00.002-08:002013-11-14T07:54:36.837-08:00How do I get this<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Warm donut, Nutella mousse, passionfruit gelatin, fresh strawberries and fresh kiwi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Courtesy of <a href="http://www.reddit.com/">Reddit.</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-9530606808291846122013-10-29T10:06:00.000-07:002013-11-14T07:55:08.094-08:00Quote of the day: Stan Musial, nicest man in baseball<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bob Gibson once described his teammate, "Stan Musial is the nicest man I ever met in baseball. And to be honest, I can’t relate to that."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He also won the MVP award three times and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Learn <a href="http://baseballhall.org/hof/musial-stan">more here.</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-36144492146007524722013-10-28T09:52:00.003-07:002013-10-28T09:52:55.887-07:00Just lose<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You know that person. The one who is never wrong. The type that digs in their heels no matter what someone else says. The one who, when they are wrong, are more right. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2013/10/21/argue-well-by-losing.aspx">This article</a> makes a point that the person who loses an argument is actually the winner. Why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because they came away with a new belief, that is well thought out and convincing.</span></div>
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“Suppose you and I have an argument. You believe a proposition, P, and I don’t. I’ve objected, I’ve questioned, I’ve raised all sorts of counter-considerations, and in every case you’ve responded to my satisfaction. At the end of the day, I say, ‘You know what? I guess you’re right.’ So I have a new belief. And it’s not just any belief, but it’s a well-articulated, examined and battle-tested belief. Cohen continues, “So who won that argument? Well, the war metaphor seems to force us into saying you won, even though I’m the only one who made any cognitive gain.</blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-29510294023669492452013-10-25T10:33:00.001-07:002013-10-25T10:33:16.353-07:00Headline of the day<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Deadspin's headline made me smile: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://deadspin.com/sorta-photogenic-man-plays-basketball-on-ridiculously-p-1451711314">Sorta Photogenic Man Plays Basketball On Ridiculously Photogenic Donkey</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And you know what, the donkey <i>is </i>photogenic.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-72276142746968277962013-10-23T14:38:00.002-07:002013-10-23T14:38:14.625-07:00Everything you wanted to know about cheddar cheese<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cheddar cheese originally comes from the village of Cheddar in South West England. The cheese is actually PALE YELLOW, not orange.</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-70573356971031824442013-10-22T15:26:00.002-07:002013-10-22T15:26:42.683-07:00The males are showing off<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our friend Lance Mannion tells a story about woodpecker trouble:</span><br />
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Uncle Merlin called in from the Cape this morning to report he’s having woodpecker trouble. Judging by his description, a <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/id">female downy</a> has punched a hole in the eave of his house. He wanted to know how to drive her away. </blockquote>
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“I can’t have her building a nest in there and having babies.” </blockquote>
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I assured him that’s not what was happening. Downies don’t nest until the spring. What she’s doing is building a little apartment for herself for the winter. </blockquote>
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Uncle Merlin was not mollified. “Well, I don’t want her banging away up there all winter either.” </blockquote>
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She won’t be doing any banging. </blockquote>
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“I heard her!” </blockquote>
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When? </blockquote>
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“I don’t know. Last time I was down here. Two weeks ago?” </blockquote>
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That might not have been her. </blockquote>
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“Of course it was her. It’s her hole!” </blockquote>
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It didn’t take her two weeks to make that hole. A day, tops, and she did it quietly. Lots of poking and pecking with her beak. But no banging. That’s not how they work. The banging you heard was probably a male woodpecker showing off.</blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rest of the <a href="http://lancemannion.typepad.com/lance_mannion/2013/10/woodpecker-trouble.html">story here.</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-90371442856210783682013-10-22T10:36:00.000-07:002013-10-22T10:36:15.987-07:00I'll let the teens take this one<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-5552816549055149382013-10-03T10:33:00.000-07:002013-10-03T10:33:12.522-07:00Doritos - engineered to stop you from stopping<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This post is dedicated to that special someone who loves Doritos and never reads this blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NYTimes has a great article on how Doritos are created, from flavor to color, in order to make them irresistible. You love them because you can't help it.</span><br />
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Despite the powerful tastes in Nacho Cheese, the Doritos formula balances them so well that no single flavor lingers in the mind after you’ve eaten a chip. This avoids what food scientists call “sensory specific satiety,” or the feeling of fullness caused by a dominant flavor. Would you eat a whole bag of rosemary chips? With Doritos, you go back for more.</blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It gets better <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/10/01/dining/nacho-graphic.html?smid=pl-share">here.</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787207908950928725.post-37274948728246536892013-09-30T12:52:00.002-07:002013-09-30T12:52:17.489-07:00WTF visualizations <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://wtfviz.net/">WTF Visualizations</a> is pretty self-explanatory. It shows graphics that make no sense. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here are couple of more complicated ones. But it turns out that people mess up plenty of easy stuff.</span><br />
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