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Wonder why this has taken so long? On several occasions, I've gotten calls from my own cell number - which seems pretty crazy - and then that leads to more calls because sometimes …

I worked for a retail clothing company called Steve & Barry's which was very much like The Office. One year the bonus was a novelty 5 pound Hershey chocolate bar. I ended up with 2…

I think part of that is "Moneyball" has tended be more successful over the course of a 162 game season rather than the 5 or 7 game series of the playoffs where there can be a lot m…

These links discuss "news diets" as a counter to the problem of news as low-quality information and/or information pollution: http://www.raptitude.com/2016/12/five-things-you-notic…

If you're a baseball fan, the book 'The Glory of Their Times' mentioned in the NYT article is a phenomenal read. It's the recollections of about 20 players about their playing days…

There is a Bob Ross channel on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BobRossInc

I moved from Dallas to Minneapolis and was certain I would feel safer walking and biking because of it's reputation as a bike friendly city. In Dallas, it seemed somewhat understan…

I think maybe a better question is not if markets are fully efficient, but if markets are more efficient than the alternatives. I read the Cassidy book years ago, so I might be mis…

I can only consume so much information, and most of the news is presented as low-quality information or information pollution. The 24/7 news cycle makes the quality problem even wo…

Pathos, jades, and other succulents are pretty easy. I water them once a week and repot once a year.

I find myself using Amazon so rarely now that it probably makes sense to drop Prime. It used to be the first and only place to look for something - I knew they would have it and it…

I did the same thing and encourage friends and family to do it too. News is generally presented as low-quality information that should be consumed as rarely as possible. Here are t…

Also, the 'research' tag is misspelled 'rersearch'

At least for me it's comfort - I don't like my boney knees knocking into each other.

Searching youtube for ice skating on black ice led me to apetor a while ago - one of the few channels I subscribe to. There's something strangely soothing about how goofy this guy …

Kenji Lopez-Alt, Serious Eats, and Bon Appetite are great recipe inspirations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqqJQ_cXSat0KIAVfIfKkVA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S5a3MQtr_…

Growing up there I remember hearing that there was some problem with the tunnels being too narrow and the cars not fitting - but that was probably more local folklore than anything…

Big fan of the app clozemaster. Duolingo was great to begin with, but now seems so slow and has ads after every lesson. Clozemaster has a lot more variety in terms of vocab. And it…

A Mind for Numbers - Barbara Oakley I spent a lot of time studying, but not learning effectively.