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Did this lady just volunteer for a $3000 pay cut?
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. —Daniel Patrick Moynihan Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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The Geek Ettiquette Primer
Jason Richards has some advice for aspiring geeks. In my taxonomy of promising students, I want them to progess: nerd – enthusiastic, but socially and intellectually inept geek – enthusiastic and knowledgeable (with some Mad Skilz), but still socially awkward wonk – enthusiastic, expert, a polished communicator, and socially adaptable Tip from–where else?–the GeekPress. Read more
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Wish I had a watermelon!
Local chef Michael Flores sells out to Big Watermelon, with delicious results. I’m Jonesin’ for the watermelon grilled cheese. Tip from Fox News. Read more
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The King of Puzzlers has passed.
Martin Gardner is gone. They don’t make ’em him any more. Tip from the Geek Press. Update (28 May). Brian Hayes has a short appreciation. ( Tip from Numbers Rule Your World), as does John Derbyshire. Ed Pegg describes some Gardner-inspired Mathematica demonstrations. Read more
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Physicians quantify the damnedest things
The Bristol Stool Chart is a really disgusting example of an ordinal variable. Read more
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Big numbers vs. BIG NUMBERS
Here’s a particularly egregious example of statistical significance vs. practical significance. We always seem to overlook that, don’t we? XKCD reminded us of this back during the financial meltdown and attendant scoldings: Read more
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I am SO adding this to my exam reviews
Tip from Language Log, where they waste time reading some of my favorite blogs. Read more
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Holy Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!
Zombie totally gets it, and has a reader who’s one hell of an artist: Tip from American Digest. Read more
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“…broken, dysfunctional and in disarray…”
‘We killed them so that we would not be accused of violating their human rights’. Geez, I hope this isn’t the true state of our national security policy. Unfortunately, Fernandez is usually spot on. Read more
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Visit the Visualization Zoo!
This article takes you for a tour. Tip from Nathan at Flowing Data. Update (31 May). Andrew Gelman was not impressed. Read more
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