Our Truth is Why Twitter is Struggling — Medium “On Facebook, for instance, a Christian evangelical can rest easy that every tidbit of information that they want to see will be tailored to their preferences: traditional marriage, Dave Ramsey quotes, any headline from the Drudge Report, and every happy moment produced by their closest friends. […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Can Computers Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem?
Can Computers Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem? from: August 31, 2015 at 09:39AM
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Eight Terminal Utilities Every OS X Command Line User Should Know: http://t.co/8fv908G1Tw — rands (@rands) August 30, 2015 via https://twitter.com/rands
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Half of all Americans live in the red counties, half live in the orange counties pic.twitter.com/lKsoUkmt0Q — Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) August 30, 2015 via https://twitter.com/conradhackett
“Just tell me what to do”: compressing books into directives
“Just tell me what to do”: compressing books into directives from: August 29, 2015 at 08:28AM
The V.C.s of B.C.
The V.C.s of B.C. “In 1962 A.D., as our modern era of globalization was just beginning, the economist Jan Tinbergen — who would later share the first Nobel in economic science — noted something curious: Trade within and between countries followed a mathematical formula. He called it the Gravity Model, sort of an E=mc2 for […]
THE FEYNMAN SERIES – Beauty
THE FEYNMAN SERIES – Beauty August 28, 2015 at 09:20AM
Froggy Went A-Courtin’, But Lady Frogs Chose Second-Best Guy Instead
Froggy Went A-Courtin’, But Lady Frogs Chose Second-Best Guy Instead from: August 27, 2015 at 04:23PM
The Social Media Manager’s Daily, Weekly, Monthly Checklist
The Social Media Manager’s Daily, Weekly, Monthly Checklist from: August 27, 2015 at 07:28AM
Chimpanzees and monkeys have entered the Stone Age
Chimpanzees and monkeys have entered the Stone Age “…chimpanzees have been using stone tools in the rainforests of Ivory Coast for at least 4300 years. The chimpanzee Stone Age began at least that early, and maybe even earlier, says Boesch. However, “it is very hard to predict where you would find soil layers that would […]
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So cool! Encinal High School is backdrop to new @HTC ad focusing on the power of social media: http://t.co/M3NRkN5YeB. — Alameda Unified (@AUSDNews) August 26, 2015 via https://twitter.com/AUSDNews
The Status of Models in Economics
The Status of Models in Economics from: August 25, 2015 at 09:30AM
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One of the reasons ppl cling to their hates so stubbornly is b/c they sense once hate is gone they'll be forced to deal with pain. J Baldwin — Casper ter Kuile (@caspertk) August 23, 2015 via https://twitter.com/caspertk
A Children’s Picture-book Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
A Children’s Picture-book Introduction to Quantum Field Theory “In this post I want to try and paint a picture of what it means to have a field that respects the laws of quantum mechanics. In a previous post, I introduced the idea of fields (and, in particular, the all-important electric field) by making an analogy […]
The growing importance of social skills in the labor market
The growing importance of social skills in the labor market from: August 21, 2015 at 09:43AM
Does Macbeth possess a weak character? What’s driving his actions? Is it his own ambition, the witches’ manipulation, or Lady Macbeth? I’m not as well versed in Shakespeare as you. I might be way off base. She seems to berate him for his lack of fortitude and even questions his manhood. Is he a puppet or does he need to prove her wrong? As the “death toll rises” does he continue because he’s confident or is he caught in a rip-tide that he can’t escape? Congrats on Saint Louis. Great blog!
Does Macbeth possess a weak character? What’s driving his actions? Is it his own ambition, the witches’ manipulation, or Lady Macbeth? I’m not as well versed in Shakespeare as you. I might be way off base. She seems to berate him for his lack of fortitude and even questions his manhood. Is he a puppet […]
How’d They Do That? Learn the Techniques of Social Media’s Most Successful Sharers
How’d They Do That? Learn the Techniques of Social Media’s Most Successful Sharers from: August 19, 2015 at 09:38PM
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My months-long obsession. Science isn't broken. It's just really fucking hard. http://t.co/WljU0ffJJz w/@RitchieSKing pic.twitter.com/GmHmnE5sEj — Christie Aschwanden (@cragcrest) August 19, 2015 via https://twitter.com/cragcrest