February 2009
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Feb 1st
Running errands in the neighborhood, sun is out, walking and eating a pear. Life is good.
Feb 1st
January 2009
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Deadly Force →
What a SWAT team did to Cheye Calvo’s family may seem extreme. But decades into America’s war on drugs, it’s business as usual. Via Joey.
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WatchWatch
Tom shows how it’s done
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Will China have universal health care before... →
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Why We Keep Falling for Financial Scams →
Psychologist Stephen Greenspan specializes in gullibility… and lost a chunk of his retirement savings to Bernie Madoff.
Jan 23rd
Getting There from Here →
Atul Gawande, great as usual, on tackling the health insurance problem.
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WatchWatch
If you’re going to be stuck at work during President Obama’s inauguration tomorrow (or if you just don’t have a TV, like myself), you can watch it at Hulu. It kicks off at 7am Pacific, with the swearing-in of our new Commander-In-Chief at 9am. Update (7:25AM): Scratch that, they’re using the Fox News feed. Try cnn.com or msnbc.com.
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A Couple in Chicago →
Profile of Barack & Michelle Obama from 1996.
Jan 14th
Hack your brain: How to hallucinate with ping-pong... →
Via Joey.
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How Porsche hacked the financial system and made a... →
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Time on your side →
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You are being lied to about pirates →
Great read. Thanks to Joey for the link.
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Don't Break The Chain! →
Jan 5th
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Christmas 2008 in South Dakota
I’ve posted photos from Christmas 2008 in South Dakota. You can view it as a slideshow below.
Jan 5th
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The Economist's Christmas Double Issue
At the Hubert Humphrey terminal last week on our way back from South Dakota, I picked up the Christmas double issue of The Economist for some reading on the plane. I can’t say I read it often, but this particular issue was really impressive. Chock full of great insights and interesting tangents on psychology, food, crime and science. Here’s the full table of contents. I especially...
Jan 4th
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Mint.com
A quick recommendation for all those whose New Year’s resolutions included something about personal finance… Mint.com. Erin & I have been using  for the past six months or so, and although it’s sometimes sobering to really realize how much we’ve spent in a month on eating out, electronics or sporting goods, it’s the best tool I’ve found so far to get useful...
Jan 4th
No Son of Mine Plays Oregon Trail Like That →
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