Two millenia worth of techno-panic http://t.co/eoLwV0HcT9 — Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) December 31, 2013 via http://twitter.com/jay_jaffe
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Fuck Pattern Recognition
Fuck Pattern Recognition “To be direct: Pattern recognition is bullshit voodoo pseudo-science masquerading as objectivity and meritocracy. It’s sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and xenophobia dressed up as science. It sickens me.”
YouTube: I Am A Pilot The Smothers Brothers
I Am A Pilot The Smothers Brothers spooky047
Tweet by rands
Ambient sounds to wash away distraction: http://t.co/5GLBAsWA9D — rands (@rands) December 28, 2013 via http://twitter.com/rands
Always Be Squinching And Other Tricks From A Portrait Photographer For Taking Flattering Pictures
Always Be Squinching And Other Tricks From A Portrait Photographer For Taking Flattering Pictures
Tweet by euqubud
We're all basically alternates in the Pro Bowl of life — Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud) December 28, 2013 via http://twitter.com/euqubud
Jerry’s Swing Grading – Part One
Jerry’s Swing Grading – Part One A look at swing speeds of various A’s players, by studying video
Are We Genetically Inclined To Be Materialistic?
Are We Genetically Inclined To Be Materialistic? Studies of true hunter-gatherers show an immunity to the endowment effect
Vimeo: The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio
The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio FilmmakerIQ.com
Why Mark Zuckerberg Gets Away With Hoodies
Why Mark Zuckerberg Gets Away With Hoodies Article on status signaling
YouTube: Johnny Clegg (With Nelson Mandela) – Asimbonanga – 1999 Fran
Johnny Clegg (With Nelson Mandela) – Asimbonanga – 1999 Fran tenshu50
Tweet by ELuke21
I asked Santa for more power this year, but he brought me intangibles. Sigh. I get intangibles EVERY year. — Ed Lucas (@ELuke21) December 25, 2013 via http://twitter.com/ELuke21
YouTube: The History and Future of Everything — Time
The History and Future of Everything — Time Kurzgesagt
The evolution of morality
The evolution of morality “Extending moral consideration to outsiders — especially those who are not in a position to reciprocate or who could be exploited without fear of reprisal — is maladaptive in a moral system that arose from competition between groups. In other words, a conventional evolutionary view is that morality involved as a […]
Tweet by jlwoj
@MattR_Hunter @grahamdude @5GoatsPie I've always understood the distinction to be internal vs external http://t.co/aOAq3LZJCz — Jason Wojciechowski (@jlwoj) December 21, 2013 via http://twitter.com/jlwoj
Tweet by BarfieldRage
Shooting stick. Lost the rack so I just MacGuyvered the most ratchet one in existence out of some clothes hangers. pic.twitter.com/ejWL6iUvR2 — Jeremy Barfield (@BarfieldRage) December 21, 2013 via http://twitter.com/BarfieldRage
Tweet by dianagram
@jlwoj you rang? — dianagram (@dianagram) December 21, 2013 via http://twitter.com/dianagram
Tweet by Amazing_Maps
Land on earth where there is also land on the other side. pic.twitter.com/t9AXKyYpbZ — Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) December 19, 2013 via http://twitter.com/Amazing_Maps
Make Time for Awe
Make Time for Awe “…participants who felt awe, relative to other emotions, felt they had more time available, were less impatient, were more willing to volunteer their time to help others, and more strongly preferred experiences over material goods.”