I know you’ll never love the Cardinals as much as I do.
I know you’ll never love the Cardinals as much as I do.
“Which is probably the best way to explain fandom. They’re family. You can scream at them all you want because you know them, and you love them. But heaven forbid anyone else say a bad word about them. “
Surprisingly undervalued books – Nabeel Qureshi
Surprisingly undervalued books – Nabeel Qureshi
“Booth gives a definition of why poems are good that is, I think, objective enough that you could develop a computer-generated index of the goodness of a poem out of it. Not everyone will agree with it, but I’ve found it works really well.”
Does Record Number of Religious “Nones” Mean Decline of Religiosity? | (A)theologies | Religion Dispatches
Does Record Number of Religious “Nones” Mean Decline of Religiosity? | (A)theologies | Religion Dispatches
“Only prayer made it to the top of the list, coming in at number five behind what I’ve come to call the ‘Four F’s of Contemporary American Spirituality”’ Family, Fido, Friends, and Food. This ranking was consistent whether respondents identified as religiously-affiliated or not.”
YouTube: TEDxKC – Brené Brown – The Price of Invulnerability
Blog: Svbtle Featured: Internet Explorer is evil.
What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t
What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t
“I think it’s clear that much of the Dunning-Kruger effect reflects either statistical artifact (regression to the mean), or much more general cognitive biases (the tendency to self-enhance and/or to use one’s subjective experience as a guide to one’s standing in relation to others).”
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: France And Racism
YouTube: Dr Quantum – Double Slit Experiment
Science vs Faith | The Uptake by Brad McCarty
Science vs Faith | The Uptake by Brad McCarty
“There is absolutely an intersection where Christianity and science can peacefully coexist.”
YouTube: Eric Winston of Kansas City Chiefs Tears into Fans Who Cheered Quarterbacks Injury
John Cusack, Peter Gabriel share boombox flashback
John Cusack, Peter Gabriel share boombox flashback
“On Saturday, Cusack gave the boombox to Gabriel, who held it up for the audience. The actor then took a bow and exited.”
A Swedish Lesson
A Swedish Lesson
“Since the tax reforms of 1990 abolished almost all deductions, while cutting rates, tax declarations have become extremely simple.”
Persistence is futile: QWOP, the funniest sports game of all time
Persistence is futile: QWOP, the funniest sports game of all time
“Nothing about QWOP implies that its creator gives a shit about how difficult I find the game.”