Dr. Phi gives us a glimpse into government IT.
I link to this article of a fire in Chicago because you have to see the picture. It’s far out.
The USPS sent Laura Northrup’s package 1,688 miles out of its way. I had a package from the east coast sent to me in the mountain west that, for some reason, went through Hawaii.
XXfactor takes exception to GQ separating out Indian and Asian women from its “Hottest Women List.” It seems to me that you can just as easily chalk this up to “Yay diversity!” rather than get irate. The follow-up on modeling specification is a good point, though.
Apparently, the magic number for an economy is $8,500. Once average purchasing power reaches that number, political extremism and populist promises start losing their appeal.
The few remaining ninjas out there are financially struggling.
How Newegg fought back against a patent troll and saved the online shopping cart.
McDonald’s, meetMcWorld!
It really is annoying that all-in-ones won’t let you scan images if you are out of ink. Apparently there is a bypass for my Canon, though. Cool.
I’ve never understood tail-bobbing. Tails are awesome!
How much does Yelp help businesses that get positive reviews? It turns out to be significant.
Researchers are looking at the Facebook pages of people that commit suicide to see if they can identify warning signs.
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How much does Yelp help businesses that get positive reviews? It turns out to be significant.
I’ll be honest and admit that the reviews will skew my decision to patronize a local business, and so far I haven’t had much trouble. I’ve even used it for new chains that have popped up like Smashburger and Bobby’s Burger Palace to see if they were worth my time and money.
McDonald’s, meetMcWorld!
That too would be an excellent idea, and I’d certainly go there. This idea was mentioned during a recent local public radio show when topic was new ways of getting New Yorkers to go to Times Square, something that they seem to do reluctantly…
I suspect that I’m not the only on that noticed that the women in the image above are a bit busty and riské in their attire.
Apparently, the magic number for an economy is $8,500. Once average purchasing power reaches that number, political extremism and populist promises start losing their appeal.
The theory makes some sense, and one could argue that years of economic growth along with better governance have eliminated some of the need for radical swings in government. They’ve pointed to Argentina and Venezuela as outliers, but they’re not good examples of well run governments even in Argentina’s case despite being relatively democratic for the past twenty five years.
GQ also has a category for “Hottest Italian Women,” but that’s not politically incorrect enough to merit any complaints.
I’ll be honest and admit that the reviews will skew my decision to patronize a local business, and so far I haven’t had much trouble.
I try to use Yelp, but so far haven’t had much reason to. I don’t travel enough!
The theory makes some sense, and one could argue that years of economic growth along with better governance have eliminated some of the need for radical swings in government.
That sounds right.
GQ also has a category for “Hottest Italian Women,†but that’s not politically incorrect enough to merit any complaints.
Sort of like how Indians is inherently offensive and Fighting Irish is not, I suppose. Now, what would be really controversial is if they had a white girl who lived in Asia topping the Asian category… (Errr, this is not meant as commentary on the general attractiveness of whites vs. Asians.)
GQ also has a category for “Hottest Italian Women,†but that’s not politically incorrect enough to merit any complaints.
Sort of like how Indians is inherently offensive and Fighting Irish is not, I suppose. Now, what would be really controversial is if they had a white girl who lived in Asia topping the Asian category… (Errr, this is not meant as commentary on the general attractiveness of whites vs. Asians.)
There’s a spectrum of political incorrectness when it comes to various ethnic groups. Blacks are the most protected; it is pretty much inconceivable that GQ would have a “Hottest Black Women” category. Any staff member who even proposed such an idea would have been fired on the spot. Next come Hispanics; it is possible that GQ might have had a “Hottest Latin Lovelies” category, but there would have been a firestorm of protest.
Asians have still less protection. As we saw, GQ actually did run lists for Indian and Chinese women, and other than a bit of grumbling on Slate (most of which actually dealt with other issues), it was no big deal. Finally, the various white ethnic groups have no p.c. protection at all. The whining article in Slate didn’t even bother to mention the “Hottest Italian Women” list.
Which link does the boob picture go with?
Random picture. Not because of the books, though, but the think behind that lady.