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The New Orleans Saints Win the NFL Superbowl
I am writing this now because I want to remember this moment. Tonight the Saints won the Superbowl. It was awesome. Here's what I remember:- Every single pundit picking the Colts. That's okay, I don't hold it against them. But this is just for future reference. In the NFL, especially in the playoffs, you never know what is going to happen.
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Question about function... optimization?
Computer science people, I am looking to be pointed in the right direction. I am looking for a solution to a problem, and I think the answer might lie in an area of Computer Science/Statistics/O.R. that I know very little about. Here's the deal:
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Top 10 Tweeted Links of 2009
2009 was a great year. In fact, it was the first year where I really started using Twitter. Oh I'd used it before 2009, but not seriously. (And come on, it's only been around since, what, like 2007?) Anywho, I went back through my 2009 Tweets. I took a look at all the videos and links I felt were worth sharing, took my ten favorite, and now present ( Read more... ) -
Haiti
Really sad about the situation in Haiti. Seriously. I made a small donation to the American Red Cross, and I would recommend you do the same. Watching the news today, I started thinking about all of people who donated their time to come to New Orleans after Katrina to rebuild. I was always extremely impressed by those people. Wonder if Americans ( Read more... ) -
Cannibal Resource
The song Cannibal Resource from the Dirty Projectors is highly recommended. The rest of the album, unfortunately, did not jump out at me in the same way. -
Book Review: Where Men Win Glory
Last night, I finished reading, Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer. I highly recommend reading it. Where Men Win Glory is the story of Pat Tillman who left the NFL after his fourth season to join the Army Rangers, and who was later killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Pat, as it turns out, what an extremely interesting man. He was thoughtful, ( Read more... )
