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by Doctor Science
The 2012 Presidential campaign can be explained with a single image:
Huh? you say: that looks almost exactly like the final result:
Yes. And yet, that first map is based on predictions made by David Rothschild and Chris Wilson at Yahoo’s The Signal blog, in February.
via liberal japonicus I think some folks here might be familiar with Slavoj Žižek, though his name appears a lot more at Crooked Timber (I don't think I've ever seen his name here). This Guardian profile gives as an enjoyable look at the man, but if you don't click on it, you can get a taste … Read more
by liberal japonicus This, from Jane Mayer at the New Yorker, is pretty fascinating Both the New York Times and the Washington Post report that the F.B.I. had found, after months of investigation, that neither retired General David Petraeus, now the former director of the C.I.A., nor the woman with whom he was evidently involved, his biographer Paula Broadwell, had broken … Read more
by russell Today is Veterans Day, when we remember everyone who has served in the US armed forces. It's distinct from Memorial Day, when we remember everyone killed while in service; on Veterans Day we remember the living, as well as the dead. Veterans Day began, way back when, as an observance of the end … Read more
by liberal japonicus At the risk of upsetting Katherine Goldstein, I will crack open a thread about the GOTV program (or perhaps that should be written pogram) that was Orca. There are a number of links floating around, the politico link has been cited quite a bit, and it has the added advantage of having … Read more
via liberal japonicus
Well, that was fun. And I enjoyed this video, which I put below the fold.
by liberal japonicus It's almost Wednesday here in Japan, so I already know what happened, but I'll let you folks tell me. Have at it.
by Doctor Science Over the past few years I’ve noticed more and more articles about people using books to make things, usually art but sometimes furniture. The architecture library at the Technical University of Delft had to be rebuilt after a devastating fire in 2008. This is the new front of the library — now … Read more
by liberal japonicus It's nice to have objective standards, so this was heartening. A Chinese beauty contest requiring candidates to have nipples spaced at least 20 centimetres (7.8 inches) apart sparked a storm of criticism on the Internet on Friday. I was wondering if 20 cm was close to some ancient Chinese measure of proportion. … Read more