June 2011
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May 2011
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May 31st
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A geometric construction of the porabola →
The blue point is called the focus, and the horizontal line is the directrix. The blue lines show all the points which are at an equal distance from the red point and the blue focus point. The point of the blue line directly above the red dot contributes to the parabolic curve, because the parabola is defined as the set of all points equidistant to the focus and the directrix. (source: Matt...
May 31st
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How to manage a narcissist →
“Given [the] increase in people who narcissistically view themselves as important, it is no wonder that U.S. workplaces are often so contentious. If everyone views themselves as an important person who is entitled to special treatment, managers have an impossible task when it comes to eliciting the teamwork and cooperation that contemporary workplaces demand.”  Read more… ...
May 31st
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"Please design a logo for me. With pie charts. ... →
David Thorne’s website, 27bslash6.com, is filled with his correspondence and other ramblings, and is hilarious.  This is one of my favorites.  Read more… (source: 27bslash6.com)
May 31st
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May 31st
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From the NSA: Home network security →
Tekzilla’s Patrick Norton and Veronica Belmont discuss a paper (.pdf) from the NSA listing best practices for keeping your home network secure. (source: NSA, via Tekzilla)
May 31st
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May 31st
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SpaceShipTwo returning to Earth →
Dreams of Arthur C Clarke… Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo on a test flight returning to earth. When can I book a flight, and will there be a baggage fee? (source: Gizmodo)
May 31st
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May 30th
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May 30th
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Can a test really tell who's a psychopath? →
  This is an interesting story I happened to hear on NPR dealing with the development and use (or mis-use) of the psychologist Robert Hare’s test for psychopathy. It’s an interesting coincidence because I am currently reading The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Ron Jonson: a journalistic exploration of the prevalence of psychopathy in society (1% of the...
May 29th
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“I’ve always said that the internet was invented for shy people to be assholes.”
–   —Zach Galifianakis (source: MovieLine)
May 28th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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May 26th
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May 26th
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Excerpts from a cat and dog's diary →
Makes my tail wag every time I read this!! (via Funny or Die)
May 25th
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“It is an awful lot harder… to convince people you’re sane than it is...”
–  From: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
May 25th
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Hello, world!
This is my first experience blogging, though I have been posting stuff, mainly links, to my Facebook wall for some time.  But it’s time to start experimenting with blogging, so this is that experiment.  Not sure where I am going with this, or if it will even last.  To start, it will likely be a bunch of random stuff I’ve come across, but hopefully at some point I will begin voicing my...
May 25th