How interesting. Whether this study is valid or not (I have not examined their methodology/data), I think the approach has merit.
The structure of the social network among characters in Homer’s Odyssey indicates the story is at least partially based on actual
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This should not surprise me, but it does.
Who are the three highest paid officials on the Pentagon budget?
The football coaches at Army, Navy and Air Force. Here is more (mostly on other topics), hat tip to @jtlevy. Here are some comparable answers for state government employees.
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This brief article is full of surprising statistics, including an apparent contrast between how churchgoing LGBT adults view most denominations (most think of the church as a whole as unfriendly to them) vs how they view their personal congregational experience (only 6% feel their congregation is unfriendly to them). Am I reading that correctly? Because that’s a huge contrast.
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I feel as though I’ve shared this already, but it popped up as unread in my RSS reader and it’s worth sharing again. Yikes.
You commit three felonies a day
In a book called Three Felonies A Day, Boston civil rights lawyer Harvey Silverglate says that everyone in the US commits felonies
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Great observation: “Some advice about advice, or advice-squared: If someone tells you what they wish they would have done, listen. If they only tell you things they wouldn’t have done, ignore them, because they’ve confused regret with wisdom. When someone fantasizes about having achieved less in life instead of figuring out how to make things better, that’s more of a review of the life than the problem. Even when they’re right about the problem, they’re the wrong person to help you solve it.”
6 Important Things Nobody Tells You About Grad School
Some advice about advice, or advice-squared: If someone tells you what they wish they would have done, listen. If they only tell you things they wouldn’t have done, ignore them.
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I think panel three is my favorite. Talk about a slap with the cold fish of truth.
Basic Instructions — Basic Instructions — How to Make a Difficult Decision
In honor of the 4th of July, this week’s Asking the Wrong Guy , is a special all UK edition, b…
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Yes, please.
S’moresicles are fun summer treat that kids can make
InMenlo.com — Daily News and Features about Menlo Park and Atherton California
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Wow. Wow. Wow.
Kimberly Hurlbut originally shared this post:
This guy is amazing!
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This is a wonderful interview. There are so many great lines. My favorite may be:
Q: How are the sharks cognizant enough to keep biting people while they’re flying through the air?
A: If you were a shark and you found yourself flying through the air, wouldn’t you keep biting? I think you’d be pretty pissed about being plucked out of your nice familiar ocean where you’re king of the predators, and you’d probably take it out on whoever got in your way. Honestly, I don’t understand why people are so perplexed by this concept. The logic is undeniable.
Google for the trailer.
We asked the writer of Sharknado some very serious questions
Tonight, Syfy debuts the greatest shark disaster epic since Sharktopus. It’s called Sharknado. And yeah, it’s about a tornado — full of sharks. Thunder Levin wrote the script, and we caught up with him to ask some philosophical questions about this important film that forces us to question the very nature of reality itself.
io9: Is there any scientific basis, however tenuous, for sharknado?
Thunder Levin: Yes. There are numerous confirmed repor…