Monthly Archives: August 2015

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Arian Foster's lack of belief in God by @TimKeownESPN is so good. Absolutely fascinating. http://t.co/cpoTAQyJwz — Wayne Drehs (@espnWD) August 6, 2015 via https://twitter.com/espnWD

The divided brain

The divided brain from: August 6, 2015 at 08:04AM

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$ npm install -g perfschool Web performance workshop in your command-line. Image optimisation, WebPageTest & more! pic.twitter.com/8Hs7CPveKP — Addy Osmani (@addyosmani) August 5, 2015 via https://twitter.com/addyosmani

Star Trek Economics

Star Trek Economics from: August 4, 2015 at 11:13AM

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/08/what-kind-of-blog-post-produces-the-most-comments.html

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/08/what-kind-of-blog-post-produces-the-most-comments.html “So much of debate, including political and economic debate, is about which groups and individuals deserve higher or lower status. It’s pretty easy — too easy in fact — to dissect most Paul Krugman blog posts along these lines.”

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Is Andreessen-Horowitz Right That Software's Poised To Eat Healthcare? http://t.co/c8vxi5ugYA — Hugh Mason (@hughmason) August 3, 2015 via https://twitter.com/hughmason

Tweet by SixToolPlayer

In the social network I invent to compete with Twitter, I'm going to have a "who to block" feature based on previous people you've blocked — Dan Rozenson (@SixToolPlayer) August 3, 2015 via https://twitter.com/SixToolPlayer

Tweet by patrickc

Scott Aaronson's (long) "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity" essay is great. http://t.co/NbJ1vT1fsJ — Patrick Collison (@patrickc) August 2, 2015 via https://twitter.com/patrickc

Tweet by BuzzFeedAndrew

Day 1: news Day 2: outrage 3: think pieces 4: backlash to the outrage 5:why be outraged about this but not that 6:backlash to the backlash — Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) August 1, 2015 via https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew

MLB Roster Rules

MLB Roster Rules Everything you ever needed to know about the complexities of major league and minor league roster rules thanks to the hard work of Arizona Phil from The Cub Reporter.

Cyborg Soothsayers of the High-Tech Hogwash Emporia

Cyborg Soothsayers of the High-Tech Hogwash Emporia “Nail’s high-blown lunacy was unexceptional among the SU speakers. What set his enthused disrupto-babble apart was its relative benignity. Later that first morning, however, I felt the tenor of the proceedings change from silly to scary. The turning point came with the onstage arrival of SU past president […]

Is the World (Really) Getting Better?

Is the World (Really) Getting Better? “All we need do is simply apply the magic formula of the golden age: technology, capital, power. And hey presto: TWIGBY. Simply mix together the reagents of technology, capital, and power freely — and human suffering will somehow turn to prosperity. But nothing could be further from the truth: the world […]

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Critical. H/t @CarolineG82 pic.twitter.com/uk15N7FDW6 — Saadia Muzaffar ♨ (@ThisTechGirl) July 31, 2015 via https://twitter.com/ThisTechGirl