September 2009
21 posts
Has anyone else tried the new Starbucks "Via"...
It raises a lot of questions about stuff.
Italy Post Office May Depend on Nepotism to Cut... →
Italy’s postal service, the country’s biggest employer, has proposed an innovative way to cut costs and usher out older workers: nepotism.
Under a draft plan detailed to unions, postal workers at 140 branches who agree to early retirement can cede permanent job contracts to their children. The “heir” must be at least 30 years old with a high school diploma. [#]
So I guess just going backwards...
Monty Hall Problem →
bestofwikipedia:
The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle based on the American television game show Let’s Make a Deal. The name comes from the show’s host, Monty Hall. The problem is also called the Monty Hall paradox, as it is a veridical paradox in that the result appears absurd but is demonstrably true. (via @sks06c)
“…However, if the show host has not randomized the...
Um, what about this? →
WatchThe Onion: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories ‘Ridiculous,’ Al Qaeda Says
I mean, it’s true that those guys have to be aware of the truthers and they can’t be happy about them, right?
Spying-as-a-Service
The Economist’s quarterly technology issue just told me that firms are now offering governments and large companies UAV resources as a service. That is, you (government or large company) pay me (troublingly panoptic for-profit espionage outfit) by the hour to use the drones I maintain and deploy to do whatever spying you wish.
It makes a great deal of sense. The firm offering this service...
Today's countdowns
msmandrake (@sunplusnightplusjess):
Your wedding is so near that […]
Fun new game!
"The fact that questions are being asked is... →