December 2010
23 posts
The year in photos, 2010 →
The Big Picture has chosen its best photos of the year for 2010. Part one, part two, part three. What a world we live in. Tags: best of best of 2010 photography
“If I was writing a lifestyle book it would have the same advice on every page,...”
– Ben Goldacre’s Lifestyle Book (from Bad Science)
“I don’t know if you have ever taken LSD, but when you do so the doors of...”
– Stephen Fry on music and LSD, in Moab is My Washpot.
Why do women apologize more than men? (It's not... →
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This study says women are more easily offended than men. In turn, they perceive more of their own behavior as improper, requiring an apology:
Despite wide acceptance…
How to fold a fitted sheet →
One of the biggest challenges you’re going to face in your life is how to fold a fitted sheet. That’s a pretty strong statement, but that domestic sorceress does know how to fold the…
The Twitter Hulks →
There are an increasing number of Twitter accounts written as if The Incredible Hulk were passionate about topics other than anger and smashing. Here’s a sampling of the Twitter Hulks and their…
Are men and women able to communicate the same... →
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We reanalyzed a data set consisting of a U.S. undergraduate sample (N = 212) from a previous study (Hertenstein et al. 2006a) that showed that touch communicates…
140 Google Interview Questions | Seattle Interview... →
Google interview questions for: Product Marketing Manager, Product Manager, Software Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, Quantitative Compensation Analyst, Engineering Manager, AdWords Associate.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt →
essdogg:
I’ve spent the better part of the week serving as the foreman for a jury in a criminal case. As they tell you, you’re not allowed to talk about it with anyone, not even your fellow jurors, during the trial. As they also tell you, once the trial is over you can talk about anything you want. So,…