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5 Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History

5 Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History

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The thing that people lose track of, high up, is that the floor is made of glass. You’re sitting behind your desk in your seat and you’re doing things with your feet and your knees and your hands and trading money under the table, and the people down below can see it. You know, they […]

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I would make up little aphorisms that would summarize my insights. This one won’t sound important but it really is, and it’s, “Nothing gets done unless somebody does it.” Basically, that says ultimately, somebody’s got to take responsibility for moving something. It’s amazing how well-meaning organizations and units of organizations will say okay, now we’re […]

What is the political situation in the Mario universe? – Quora

What is the political situation in the Mario universe? – Quora

Toward a New Macroeconomics, Part One

Toward a New Macroeconomics, Part One Arnold Kling’s 4 quadrants of creation/destruction: Corporatist Stagnation, Schumpeterian Boom, Minsky Recession, Rising Dynamism.

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Two millenia worth of techno-panic http://t.co/eoLwV0HcT9 — Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) December 31, 2013 via http://twitter.com/jay_jaffe

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

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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

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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

Metronomy – “I’m Aquarius”

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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

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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 […]