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Leonardo DiCaprio refuses to date a woman over 25.
This is a great chart because the subject matter is surely entertaining, and the data visualization is top notch. | learn more
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America’s cities are running on software from the ‘80s.
I had always suspected there was a structural problem causing governments to stay behind the times on technology. This article shed a little light on it for me: modern software can’t be treated as CapEx, so the expenses must come […]
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A day in the life: women and men.
Data geeks, be sure to check this out! “Using the past couple of years of data from the American Time Use Survey, I simulated a working day for men and women to see how schedules differ. Below shows the results. […]
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Hipster, meet irony.
“Man angry his photo was used to prove all hipsters look alike — then learns it wasn’t him.” | learn more
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World’s top bridge player suspended for doping with synthetic testosterone.
I expect we’ll all be forgiven for failing to realize that performance-enhancing drugs in card games was even a thing. | learn more
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Private jet owners are being scammed.
“Five grand for mystery sushi. Seven for plastic cups. And more fuel than the plane could possibly hold.” I think this falls into the category of good problems to have. | learn more
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How does FreeConferenceCall.com make money?
I had learned this a few years ago and referenced it recently in a conversation, so I re-googled it (is that a term?). There’s an arcane system of rural TelCo subsidies that they’re able to exploit to enable your free […]
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Play the celebrity name spelling game.
Another helpful (and interactive!) reminder that I’m awful at spelling. “Here are the 8 most common permutations of her first name, Britney. People nail the first three letters—then things get interesting.” | learn more
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Michael Jordan card turns out to be quite valuable.
“A winning bid of $350,100 secured a rare Michael Jordan basketball card on eBay Wednesday night after a flurry of bids raised the price by nearly $150,000 in the final two minutes.” I have a feeling that my collection is […]
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Emojis on license plates are coming.
Not coming to the US just yet, but they’ll be hitting the roads in Australia soon. We can only hope, though… 😎 | learn more