James Surowiecki: The End of Brand Loyalty : The New Yorker “…this has made customer loyalty pretty much a thing of the past. Only twenty-five per cent of American respondents in a recent Ernst & Young study said that brand loyalty affected how they shopped.”
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Tweet by baseballcrank
2014.02.14 – 19:55
@kenarneson It's like a box of chocolates. You never know what it will put on the page. — Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 15, 2014 via http://ift.tt/Up28kr
Tweet by teen_archer
2014.02.12 – 21:15
@kenarneson #honkbal — Ian Miller (@teen_archer) February 13, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1gQNgab
Tweet by vdemske
2014.02.12 – 20:49
American Girl catalog has arrived and lived up to every expectation! https://t.co/wTlzxkFzx9 — Vanessa (Van) Demske (@vdemske) February 13, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1bZJYx7
Tweet by mathowie
2014.02.12 – 01:38
It took over a decade, but we finally completed a recreation of tables-for-layout in CSS: http://t.co/Lee7OZuF4P http://ift.tt/1j0lepN — Matt Haughey (@mathowie) February 11, 2014 via http://ift.tt/rDpP13
Tweet by brainpicker
2014.02.11 – 18:25
The psychology of trust in work and love – fascinating read http://t.co/HzZGZr1kXZ #longreads — Maria Popova (@brainpicker) February 9, 2014 via http://ift.tt/nCesKd
Tweet by Bleacherdave
2014.02.11 – 16:06
@kenarneson nice BP 2014 piece. Thanks — Bleacherdave (@Bleacherdave) February 11, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1dG8SOG
YouTube: Existential SW (In French)
2014.02.10 – 22:01
Existential SW (In French) OneMinuteGalactica
Jonathan Haidt: Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind
2014.02.10 – 21:55
Jonathan Haidt: Why Sam Harris is Unlikely to Change his Mind ‘“The function of reasoning is argumentative. It is to devise and evaluate arguments intended to persuade…. Skilled arguers are not after the truth but after arguments supporting their views.” When self-interest, partisan identity, or strong emotions are involved, reasoning turns into a lawyer, using […]
Motivated Numeracy and Enlightened Self-Government
2014.02.10 – 21:19
Motivated Numeracy and Enlightened Self-Government “This outcome supported Identity-protective Cognition Thesis, which predicted that more Numerate subjects would use their quantitative-reasoning capacity selectively to conform their interpretation of the data to the result most consistent with their political outlooks.”
Major League attendance trends past, present, and future – Beyond the Box Score
2014.02.10 – 12:55
Major League attendance trends past, present, and future – Beyond the Box Score I dig the “attendance per metro population” chart; it’s much more flat than the raw attendance numbers. Still, it’s not attendance that matters, it’s revenue, but that’s another issue.
Tweet by JessicaFastball
2014.02.10 – 10:20
Whatever you're going through right now probably won't last. It might, but you might get past it. Please be kind to yourself. — Jessica Jensen (@JessicaFastball) February 10, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1lX3lxl
Tweet by ThomasSci
2014.02.10 – 08:01
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." ~Wernher von Braun — Thomas Scientific (@ThomasSci) February 10, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1mLAd7f
Jonathan Haidt: “Why I think Sam Harris is wrong about morality”
2014.02.10 – 00:01
Jonathan Haidt: “Why I think Sam Harris is wrong about morality” ‘The philosopher David Wiggins distinguishes between “Non-anthropocentric” and “anthropocentric” facts… Facts of chemistry, physics, and other hard sciences are non-anthropocentric. Anthropocentric facts, in contrast, are only true given the kinds of creatures that we happen to be, due to the twists and turns of […]
Tweet by stace_ofbase
2014.02.09 – 00:25
I'm a tid bit swede so go Sweden! — SJ (@stace_ofbase) February 9, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1f5UMY1
Tweet by jakesundstrom
2014.02.09 – 00:25
I love Sweden’s hockey jerseys so much. — Jacob Sochistrom (@jakesundstrom) February 9, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1f5UMXT
Tweet by RotoKoan
2014.02.08 – 19:55
@kenarneson @baseballpro I really enjoyed your essay, too. — Roto Koan (@RotoKoan) February 9, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1bI4iTA
Tweet by baseballoakland
2014.02.08 – 19:55
@kenarneson @baseballpro Congrats, Ken! Great job. — Baseball Oakland (@baseballoakland) February 9, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1g64fAw
Tweet by justarobert
2014.02.08 – 17:49
@kenarneson "My name is Ken, and I am an Oakland A's fan." "Hi, Ken." — Robert (@justarobert) February 9, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1d7i579
Tweet by OldHossRadbourn
2014.02.07 – 17:41
@jonahkeri Hence the warding middle finger. — Old Hoss Radbourn (@OldHossRadbourn) February 8, 2014 via http://ift.tt/1d3YjsZ