March 2007
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What is good mathematics? →
“Some personal thoughts and opinions on what ‘good quality mathematics’ is, and whether one should try to define this term rigorously. As a case study, the story of Szemerédi’s theorem is presented.”
Pro-football-reference.com blog » Consistent... →
Since 1978 the Denver Broncos have the highest average number of wins per season in the NFL. Their annual win total is also one of the most consistent in the league.
A Reporter at Large: Betrayed →
“The more chaotic Iraq became, the more the Americans resorted to bureaucratic gestures of control.”
Why we look the other way →
“Though it may not have been their overt intent, the Beatles took performance-enhancing drugs. And this is germane to sports for one reason: Absolutely no one holds it against them.”
College Basketball Rankings Page →
Interesting ranking system developed by Georgia Tech engineering professors.
France bans citizen journalists from reporting... →
“The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists.”
Are you on the TSA no-fly list? →
I’m not, but it’s pretty scary how this thing was compiled.
50 States In A Week's Vacation →
Impressive.
Digital Security & Privacy for Human Rights... →
“Dozens of defenders and independent journalists are currently in prison for trying to spread their work to the digital world without proper knowledge of how to do it safely.”
Why Johnny Can Read: Simpson's Paradox and the... →
“Private school test scores are better because the demographics of their students are tilted highly towards groups that do well no matter whether they’re schooled in public or private schools.”
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“I think a word that sums up the key characteristic of cool numbers is...”
– Cam McLeman
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Vampire Slayer Impales Milosevic To Stop Return →
Dictator’s remains dealt with in “the time-honoured Balkan fashion.”
A New Theory of the Universe →
The biocentric theory of everything (a.k.a. the new idealism): “Only for a moment, while we sort out the reality that time and space do not exist, will it feel like madness.”
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Functional Family: Mock theta mystery solved →
Long-awaited solution of Ramanujan’s final problem.
The world at night →
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“There is something about the French system of eating, there is a logic to it...”
– Cornelius Bear
How FairPlay Works: Apple's iTunes DRM Dilemma →
“[Apple] just doesn’t want to be burdened with maintaining a system that is complex, expensive to maintain and police, and which threatens to expose Apple to risk.”
xkcd →
“You’re a kitty!”