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“Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil.”
The most charming story I have read in years is from Jennifer Fermino in today's New York Post. Be sure not to miss this graphic.
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Breaking the Law of Averages on Amazon
The book is now fully available at Amazon, and should be available in other outlets already or soon. It goes without saying that the book is the perfect Christmas, Hanukkah,…
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The Malcom Gladwell 10,000 hour genius certificate
The best explanation for Malcom Gladwell's (Blink, Tipping Point) success is provided by the Annals of Improbable Research in its Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. The editors of that…
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Breaking the Law of Averages has finally arrived (almost)!
The book is finally --- almost --- in the distribution system! You can sign up to pre-order at Amazon in the States. Amazon in Germany. (Note: The book is still…
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Top 10 Military Movies
Here's my list. Twelve O'Clock High : Inarguably the best. No show, no false notes, no forced emotion like you see so much nowadays. No political correctness in the sense…
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Which combination of President and Congress spent the most?
We're probably getting tired of this topic (I am), but many people requested that we look at the same data but take into account the influence of Congress. This is…
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Which president spent the most?
Just for fun, here's another way to look at the same data we've been playing with (in this post and this one.) First thing is to calculate the inflation-adjusted spending…