therandomtexan
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This blind man picked up a hammer and saw!
OK, so it was an iPhone, not a hammer. But here’s a guy who knows his stuff, and knows how to write about it. Apple needs to hire this guy to help with user interface design, right now! Tip from kotke.org. Read more
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Turning over a new Leaf?
Folks buying the upcoming Nissan Leaf are in the $125,000+ income group. For that kind of dough, they could’ve had a V-8! Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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Wanna know why everybody’s broke?
Because they’ve been mortgaging their overvalued houses to spend their money on frivolous junk like this. Only intellectuals and wastrels believe in utility theory with their own money. Whether you’ve got ten or a million, a buck’s a buck. Tip from kotke.org. Read more
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A Map of the R Language
THIS is what class looks like among the Geekerati. A guy builds a graphic outline of the entire R language, and then apologizes because it’s not as comprehensive as he’d like it to be. RTFM on steroids, I’d say. Tip from R Bloggers. Read more
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No survey like an old survey
I’ve had my biostatistics students do these surveys for years; now the New York Times is getting into the act. Tip from The Corner. Read more
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K-h-a-a-a-n!
Sal Khan explains the next step in the evolution of the Khan Academy. I’m getting out of the lecture business, real soon. Tip from Joanne Jacobs. Read more
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Poop lights?
This dog poop-powered lighting is goofy, but is worth thinking about. Dog poop is a perennial nuisance in city parks, and invariably a topic of discussion in any citizens’ park group (1st Rule of Park Meetings: When someone raises the topic of poop, the meeting is over.). An on-site methane-digester, hand-cranked by yuppie dog owners Read more
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Palin Derangement Syndrome, explained
Like old-time racial discrimination, it’s status anxiety. Good discussion in the comments, too. This theory definitely has the Ring of Truth to it. Tip from the Instapundit. Update (14 September). But wait! there’s more! Update (20 September). Hindu speaks in something simpler than the usual riddles in the comments! Read more
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Logistic Regression for the People!
…with Bayesian priors no less. This is a neat application to help identify your risk factors for migraine headaches, and it’s FREE! Tip from Andrew Gelman. Read more
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