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Is it that obvious?
A brief story from FC 2012 I've already bored everyone here with:
toob and jakebe took myself, sudonym and others out to Single Barrel, a speakeasy-style bar in San Jose. They have an interesting gimmick: the first time you're there (and any other time you want to), rather than ordering a drink, you describe to the bartender what you like, and after a little back ( Read more... ) -
Another possible low for Seattle drivers?
After the last time with people unwilling to pass a rent-a-cop, another stupidity happened tonight, but I leave it for you all to decide if this one is more or less of a stupidity ( Read more... ) -
The new low for Seattle drivers.
I've railed against the drivers in the Seattle area for awhile, and I submit a new example for your consideration ( Read more... ) -
Talk: The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life
Another talk I think will be of interest to folks out there.
Abstract: [Speaker: Robert Trivers] Although our senses have evolved to give us a detailed perception of the outside world, as soon as that information hits our brain it becomes biased and distorted, usually without conscious effort. Whether it’s a romantic relationship or the planning ( Read more... ) -
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests
I think Matt Taibbi (from Rolling Stone) is getting it. Here's a link to his latest column, but I wanted to call out this paragraph in particular:
If you think of it this way, Occupy Wall Street takes on another meaning. There's no better symbol of the gloom and psychological repression of modern America than the banking system, a huge heartless ( Read more... ) -
Talk: The Better Angels of Our Nature
Here's another talk hosted at MSR I think will be of interest out there: "The Better Angels of Our Nature." How, despite how freaked out people are about violence and how things seem so dangerous, the data bears out that at least with regards to violent deaths, we are living in the safest time of human history.
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BlueHat.
You may have heard of the BlackHat conference. Here at MS, we have an internal one called "BlueHat" that happens once a year on a variety of security topics, and it's always quite interesting. This year they have a neat theme for the logo, and I thought you all would appreciate it.
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Fear mongering in politics.
Yeah, that's nothing new. But I got a political ad in the mail today that just impressed me with how equally novel and shameless it was.
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Saving for later...
I'm putting this link here to save it for later. Originally I saved it on my G+ account which makes linking a little easier, but who the hell knows if and when I'll be thrown down the memory hole! So I'm putting it here too.
Cheat Sheet: What’s Happened to the Big Players in the Financial Crisis -
Passport renewal.
I thought I'd mention my experience renewing my passport, which is probably of interest of the various other U.S. passport holders out there, as an interesting data point ( Read more... )
