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More evidence of irrationality?
Is it really worth waiting in a long line for a ride that will last only a few minutes?
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First World Packaging
Hat tip: neglected_martian (via reddit).
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Hypothetical theft-deterrence devices
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U.S. statehood map
When will the next State (Puerto Rico or Nova Scotia anyone?) be added to this list, or did the era of U.S. territorial expansion end in 1959 with Hawaiian and Alaskan statehood? (By the way, 1959 was also the year of the Cuban … Continue reading
Why did the N.Y. Times drop Joe Sharkey’s travel column?
According to this report by the excellent Jim Romenesko, it’s because some evil hack at the New York Times decided to slash the paper’s already paltry budget for freelance writers. Although Sharkey’s column had been published every Tuesday in the business section of … Continue reading
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So when is Cheryl’s birthday?
Happy Birthday in advance, Cheryl! #trickquestion #treatquestion rewards.singtel.com/rewards/deligh… http://t.co/BJFim48rWi— (@Singtel) April 13, 2015
Coase theorem primer (police shooting video edition)
Broadly speaking, the so-called Coase theorem states that when bargaining is feasible (i.e. when transaction costs are low), bargaining among parties with conflicts of interest will produce an efficient economic outcome regardless of the initial allocation of property rights. English economist … Continue reading
What will your epitaph say?
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prior probability 