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Worst Invention Of All Time?
Your help is urgently needed to decide what is the worst invention of all time. Any man-made item, and only man-made items, are eligible. Rocks, for instance, no matter to…
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Start squirreling away nuts?
[Update: yes, there has been a title change. The old one was stupid.] The other day, some weather geek friends of mine and I were exchanging emails about the early…
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Stock market crash, hearing aids, F-train music, and the boom-chhh Combinatoric Theory of Finite Musical Variety
The stock market is crashing and may have even bottomed out. Naturally, people are beginning to look around for buying opportunities. I have the perfect one. Hearing aids. Any company…
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Playing catch up
When I was out, a lot of people sent me leads and links which I did not have time to upload. Here are a few of them. * Many people…
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I’ve changed my mind about global warming
The CATO ad is what got me thinking. Maybe the real reason I didn't sign is because I knew that I might be wrong on global warming. And if I…
Pink horror
Why do people occasionally enjoy having the bejesus scared out of themselves by watching horror movies? Maybe it's a way to relieve stress or to recall vague, primal memories of…
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Results of Complete Prediction of 2009 NFL Season
Before the 2009 season began, I developed a very simple predictive1 model based solely on each NFL team's historical record. Here is what was said about the model: I used…
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World Cup Predictions Verified
All that was missing was the water for the players to plunge into. Still, referee Howard Webb must be a fan of the aquatic and artistic sport of diving, and…
