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Blind Obsession

This Vanity Fair book excerpt, via a tweet from the prolific niubi, is a fascinating and timely example of the point Scott Adams just recently made… “What if the reason you engage in practical activities has nothing to do with your ability to reason, and everything to do with being lucky that your particular brand of crazy has some utility?”

What is your craziness? Is there any utility in it?

Betting on the Blind Side | Vanity Fair

Reasons for Saying Hello

As if we really need a reason here’s a good one. Reasons for Saying Hello | Esmerel

What happens to all the hype?

It’s the best explanation I’ve seen. What happens to all the hype? | The Joy of Tech comic

Eat, cook, and shoot in Beijing

One for Michelle… Eat, cook, and shoot in Beijing | BEIJING HAOCHI

Kiwi Rocket Scares Sheep, Reaches Space

We have lift off…

Kiwi Rocket Scares Sheep, Reaches Space | Wired.com

Die Robin Hood Bankerin

Not your average banker. German banker admits transferring money from rich to help poorer clients | The Guardian

Why the “Copy Cats” Win

The Chinese Internet: Why the “Copy Cats” Win

Women prefer dates wear a suit and because women are predisposed to look for “good providers” Li says he can track for every extra 1,000 RMB you make a month, statistically what percentage more attractive you will be to an average woman. “It’s a math fact,” he says. “I can build you a model.”

Tornado Hunter

Tornado Hunter | xkcd

Are you chatting to your cybernaut friends again?

Are you chatting to your cybernaut friends again?:

“When I was young and I wanted to know something, I was beaten for being too inquisitive. That’s the problem with the young people today, they have a google answer for everything. If they had to walk to their local library every time they had something stupid to ask they would ask a lot less stupid questions.”

Ass for Cash

The best of craigslist Possibly NSFW

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