December 2009
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Santa a la The Jetsons
As Johanna would say, “I want to marry a nanoengineer”. Although I do kind of miss the reindeer.
The Telegraph: National Cultural Profiles →
I am not sure the Telegraph was joking when it decided to stereotype every country in the world, but I don’t really care because perhaps that’s why I am finding it so amusing. They read a bit like “Teen Magazine Horoscope: Everyone on Earth Edition”.
Some highlights are below, but really you should read them all:
On Brazilians….“Do not change places if a...
New York Times: Ninth Annual Year In Ideas →
I always get excited when this comes out because, well, in the venn diagram of good things, the place where The New York Times and ideas overlap is a pretty amazing one. This year their crop is full of good things, including:
Treating PDSD with Tetris
The Google algorithm as applied to animal extinction
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The glow in the dark dog (pictured below)
Plus, this year – also known as the year NYT...
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Can You Relete Me? (from Better off Ted)
HR Woman: The system deleted you.
Ted: What does that mean? Deleted me? Can you relete me?
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