Monthly Archives: December 2011

Blog: Rod Dreher: The limits of science

The limits of science Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher

Blog: Journal of a Programmer: Teaching yourself to become a thinker

Teaching yourself to become a thinker Bryan Pendleton, Journal of a Programmer

YouTube: Pogo GoPro

Pogo GoPro pogofred

Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: What’s Happening To Hamas?

What’s Happening To Hamas? Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Blog: Baseball Prospectus: Spinning Yarn: Hit-and-Run Success is No Accident by Mike Fast

Spinning Yarn: Hit-and-Run Success is No Accident by Mike Fast (author unknown), Baseball Prospectus

Blog: Rod Dreher: AT&T and theodicy

AT&T and theodicy Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher

Twitter: @RadioMikeHill

RadioMikeHill 13 yr-old son in local record shop: ‘I don’t know how this place works’. His sister: ‘It’s like iTunes but in a building’. #PerceptionShift

Blog: I Love Charts: The Idea Funnel

The Idea Funnel theimpersonals, I Love Charts

Blog: ESPN.com – Dodger Thoughts: Lullaby

Lullaby (author unknown), ESPN.com – Dodger Thoughts

Blog: Engadget: Scientists create first solar cell with over 100 percent quantum efficiency

Scientists create first solar cell with over 100 percent quantum efficiency James Trew, Engadget

A ‘Moneyball’ Approach to College

A ‘Moneyball’ Approach to College From The Chronicle of Higher Education

Blog: Frank Chimero: Louis CK’s Shameful Dirty Comedy

Louis CK’s Shameful Dirty Comedy (author unknown), Frank Chimero

Blog: FrumForum: Sanctions With Teeth

Sanctions With Teeth David Frum, FrumForum

The new science of our cross-wired senses – Ideas – The Boston Globe

The new science of our cross-wired senses – Ideas – The Boston Globe Here is an article that could be enhanced by explaining that our signal pathways are noisy, and the brain need to compensate for that.

Blog: Wonkblog: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s pledge to empower ideologues

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s pledge to empower ideologues Ezra Klein, Wonkblog

Blog: Wonkblog: Sunday Pearlstein: Starve the beast. End the stalemate.

Sunday Pearlstein: Starve the beast. End the stalemate. (author unknown), Wonkblog

Twitter: @smashingmag

smashingmag List.js: native JavaScript that makes your plain HTML lists super flexible, searchable, sortable and filterable – http://t.co/nOoE1RJg

In Investing, It’s When You Start and When You Finish – Graphic – NYTimes.com

In Investing, It’s When You Start and When You Finish – Graphic – NYTimes.com Great chart. If you want stable stock market returns, invest for 60 years.

Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: Is Recycling An Artistic Crime?

Is Recycling An Artistic Crime? Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Blog: Dan Ariely: Is It Irrational To Give Gifts?

Is It Irrational To Give Gifts? danariely, Dan Ariely