Monthly Archives: November 2013

Stretchy Hand Toy

Posted on November 29, 2013 by swashedlinks

Stretchy Hand Toy This is worth a slow, dopey chuckle

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Wisdom Tooth Removal Surgery Aftermath

Posted on November 26, 2013 by swashedlinks

Whatever sedative or painkiller they give people for wisdom tooth removal always seems to make them cry. This is not the kind of video I would normally want to share, but I could watch this kid cry about things all … Continue reading →

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FDA tells Google-backed 23andMe to halt sales of genetic test

Posted on November 26, 2013 by swashedlinks

FDA tells Google-backed 23andMe to halt sales of genetic test It’s important when scientific inaccuracy is brought to light, but damn it, I’ve wanted to take one of these tests for quite a while now. Besides, I learned to lean … Continue reading →

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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131125-why-the-stupid-say-theyre-smart?ocid=global_future_rss

Posted on November 26, 2013 by swashedlinks

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131125-why-the-stupid-say-theyre-smart?ocid=global_future_rss But I wore the juice. — McArthur Wheeler, 1995 This article just mentions an old study (1999) showing that, when asked to rate their performance at various tasks relative to peers, the stupidest / most inept participants were also … Continue reading →

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Debbie Fucking Loves Cats

Posted on November 23, 2013 by swashedlinks

PEOPLE LIKE THIS EXIST. THEY MAY LIVE NEXT TO YOU. It looks like this chick cashed in on these 27 million views by posting more videos and writing it off as part of a comedy channel (this is the first … Continue reading →

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The Best .gif I Have Ever Seen

Posted on November 23, 2013 by swashedlinks

The Best .gif I Have Ever Seen Featuring Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who recently admitted to having tried smoking crack, “probably in one of my drunken stupors”.

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Simpson’s Paradox

Posted on November 23, 2013 by swashedlinks

Simpson’s Paradox I only realized something like this existed about a year ago, and while I understand the phenomenon now, it’s difficult to wrap my head around; it is just too intuitive to think that a trend of trends should … Continue reading →

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Investment Banker’s View of the Wealthiest 1% of Americans

Posted on November 23, 2013 by swashedlinks

Investment Banker’s View of the Wealthiest 1% of Americans A cynical view of the how the very wealthy operate in the American economic system, written by an investment banker with multi-millionaire clients. Unsurprisingly, it is designed and held in place … Continue reading →

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Female competition and aggression: interdisciplinary perspectives

Posted on November 23, 2013 by swashedlinks

Female competition and aggression: interdisciplinary perspectives To be honest I didn’t read this in full (though it’s free, and pretty short). This is good theoretical background for the study I posted earlier, which supported the assertion that humans females (as … Continue reading →

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An (Old) Atlas of Cyberspaces

Posted on November 23, 2013 by swashedlinks

An (Old) Atlas of Cyberspaces Many samples and graphic representations of a comprehensive data set showing the growing Internet around 10 years ago and back into the 90s. I don’t think there would be such clean visualizations of today’s much … Continue reading →

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