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Ithaca, NY
Ithaca was always different from the rest of the NY state. The picture speaks for itself about Ithaca (home of Cornell). It was the only county in NY that voted for Obama instead of Clinton!
View ArticleBikes, Cars, and the Human Psyche
Last week, there was a tragic accident in the Bay Area. [Bikers] were struck and killed last Sunday morning by a sheriff's deputy who crossed the center line in his patrol car... Witnesses at the scene...
View ArticleAuthors at google
This lecture about behavioral economics is amazing. You can watch the video online. It's the best talk I've attended in a couple of years.I also enjoyed this talk by Johan Bruyneel, retired pro cyclist...
View ArticleSolution to our health care problems
This NYer article is the best thing I've read about US Health Care in a very long time. Read it.On the left, then, single-payer enthusiasts argue that the only coherent solution is to end private...
View ArticleAnimations from inside a cell!
This video made by the BioVisions project at Harvard is amazing (learn more).
View ArticleLonger version of the cell video
Here is a longer version of the cell video from its source at Harvard. My friend David Bau has more details on his blog.
View ArticleGetting people to talk
Sometimes you have to spark the right conversation in a party to get people to talk. And sometimes you have to build a social application to get millions to talk. I'm glad I had a chance to do both...
View ArticleClimbing Walls
The big chase scene in 007 is based on an actual discipline called Parkour. It makes skateboarding look like a sissy sport.Read moreMore videos
View ArticleStop, and think of a better way
People usually underestimate the applications of learning mathematics or computer science in real life. Most math/science people understand the importance of framing a problem. Every problem can be...
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Pictures from cross country or snow shoeing
These are some pictures from my few cross country or snow shoeing trips this winter.
View ArticleBeautiful mountains
This is from a few weeks ago while x-country skiing. It snowed the entire day and made it a fun adventure!
View ArticleA fun puzzle
Let's say there are 10 cars, each numbered 1 to 10. Each car travels at a speed equal to its index * 10mph. For example, car number 3 goes 30mph, and car 10 goes 100mph. Now, assume they are traveling...
View ArticleFunny book review
I so agree with this review. I think authors are running out of ideas for books and just fill them up with countless examples of the same thing. http://neopoleon.com/blog/posts/13725.aspx
View ArticleGreat Book
Thanks to JP for recommending this great book -- Basic Economics. I highly recommend it. A lot of the content is things I already knew, but it's full of small examples and his writing style is very...
View ArticleFun puzzle
Thanks to Ario for sending this to me. It's a cute puzzle. And the rest of the ones on this site are also pretty good.http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/BrightSparks/frogs.asp?appletFor the geeks, why did...
View ArticleSix F words
A few years ago, a wise man was giving me some career advice. He gave me a list of six F words: fun, family, fame, fortune, freedom, and force. In life, one can only have two of them. For example,...
View ArticleRandom nerdy news
- Anousheh Ansari called the Googleplex from space. She has a cool blog. (more here) - White paper on how computers waste power, technologies that Google built, and how we are working with the industry...
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Coffee and a bug at Starbucks!
Look at this interesting total! I guess they have a bug in their software. I can't wait for these to popup on my other electronic devices.For non-geeks, null means nothing in computer programming (this...
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