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So I'm heading to go see the Pixies in Chicago on the 19th of this month. I've got 3 extra tickets...I figured I'd see if anyone wanted to go to the show here before I put them on craigslist.

You can't observe the speed and position of an object at the same time ( Read more... )

In some sense, being able to find something on the internet has become a part of my epistemology. If I'm ever sure if something happened, or if it's just an urban myth, Snopes, Wikipedia, Google, etc. with much more certainty than my next door neighbor ( Read more... )

"He required his coachman to test the floorboards of houses he was visiting, and had to have special stone steps made for him to enter his carriage." [from Wikipedia]

So there's a big row right now regarding deflation, as it, it's happening and it's bad (TM ( Read more... )

There's a lot of social assumptions built into video games, and recently one I've decided, needs a cameo in real life ( Read more... )

I'm proud to be an American.

Out of these 5 pairs, which has the highest child mortality rate according to UN statistics? The rate of the lower is half that of the other so it's very statistically significant:

1. Sri Lanka / Turkey
2. Poland / South Korea
3. Malaysia / Russia
4. Pakistan / Vietnam
5. Thailand / South Africa

( Results and more under the cut )

So I'll be in the great state of Delaware from December 24th to the 30th.

Let's hang out!