Yule Blog 2012-13 Edition: The Meaning of Christmas by Walter Russell Mead Via Meadia

Exaggeration in Political Stereotypes by Arnold Kling askblog

The best interface is no interface | Cooper Journal “Following three simple principles, we can design smarter, more useful systems that make our lives better.”

Punk Hits: Why Do We Fear The Beard? by Ian Miller (author unknown), Baseball Prospectus

Malcolm Gladwell Explains Why Human Potential Is Being Squandered crossroadstimes

Square's Gift Card Gift To Small Merchants Matthew Panzarino, Svbtle Featured

Planning His Legacy, Cisco Chief Maps an Expansion – NYTimes.com “Cisco’s plan is to create networks of sensors and data analysis systems, working closely with government officials and civil engineering companies. And it will work with companies to set up efficient mining, manufacturing and distribution systems.”

Simulated brain mimics human quirks “Just like human volunteers, Spaun was better at remembering the first and last number in a series. Also like people, Spaun took longer to count to higher numbers.”

Nick Cave’s Love Song Lecture “Though the love song comes in many guises – songs of exultation and praise, songs of rage and of despair, erotic songs, songs of abandonment and loss – they all address God, for it is the haunted premises of longing that the true love song inhabits.”

GOP Scared Stiff by Copyright Paper Walter Russell Mead, Via Meadia