For Paraskevidekatriaphobics (people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th), today could be a day of horror. Not only are we on the second Friday the 13th this year (January 13 was a Friday), it’s also the first time since 1411 that Friday the 13th has occurred twice. To make matters worse,… Read More »
The guy seems to believe that the truth is out there. In an interview with the Financial Times earlier this month, Schmidt predicted that a kind of “truth predictor” software would, within five years, “hold politicians to account“. People would be able to use programs to check seemingly factual statements against historical data to see… Read More »
From The Register: Recovering stolen laptops from Italy – $9,668. Consulting an investigative reporter – $7,312. Having a spy scandal erase decades of hard work building up your reputation, while eroding your board of directors and forcing your CEO to testify in front of Congress – priceless. Or rather about $375,000. Even better, spend S$400,000… Read More »
For fans of Lost, here is the complete map (from the Season 2 DVD, Disc 7), which reveals every single connection to almost every character.
So if F1 is no longer a sport, why is Fernando Alonso still racing in it? And why is he so joyous that he has won in a non-sport event? Clearly, this guy has become a sore loser. He whines and accuses when things are not going his way. Compare his behaviour to what Michael… Read More »
Recently, the topic of sex caused quite a stir in my office. Well, it started off as an e-mail about dogs’ names and evolved into something about snakes, but I digressed. Here’s a follow-up on how different people do it when it comes to sex: Accountants do it with double entry Acupuncturists do it with… Read More »