That “15 albums” thing

by Pete on September 4, 2010

There’s been one of those “Paste this to your profile and tag everyone you know” memes going around Facebook the last week or two about “15 albums that will always stick with you.” I find these sorts of lists to (…)

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Pedestrian v. motorist v. bicycle

by Pete on September 3, 2010

Felix Salmon, apparently fresh off a near-death experience while biking on 43rd Street, drops a massive (and interesting!) post entitled “A unified theory of New York biking”. He starts off by examining the relatively well-understood interactions between pedestrians and motorists: (…)

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Sorry guys, it’s still just a hobby

by Pete on September 3, 2010

On Wednesday, the Internets had its collective loins all a-quiver over the announcement of a new AppleTV box. Lacking any internal storage, the device is now streaming-only—the iTunes store won’t even be offering movies for sale anymore, just for rental. (…)

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Sunny side up, hold the overflowing manure pits

by Pete on September 1, 2010

Obviously, a case of excessive government regulation: Barns infested with flies, maggots and scurrying rodents, and overflowing manure pits were among the widespread food safety problems that federal inspectors found at a group of Iowa egg farms at the heart (…)

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