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Compendium of Links #49

It's snowing out, and it looks gorgeous, as the first snow often does. I've decided I really like the look of my adorable little house in the snow. It's like Little House on the Prairie, but 1920's city edition.

Wait, somebody still thinks Jesus was white??

The maker's schedule vs. the manager's schedule...
Most powerful people are on the manager's schedule. It's the schedule of command. But there's another way of using time that's common among people who make things, like programmers and writers. They generally prefer to use time in units of half a day at least. You can't write or program well in units of an hour. That's barely enough time to get started.
A psychologist explains online dating. (Hey, I read The Atlantic. So what?) And in the psychologist's words: "It can expand the pool of potential partners, making available a whole slew of people who otherwise would have been unavailable. That’s a huge, huge benefit. But, at least thus far, it can’t figure out who’s compatible with you" That's exactly what I've suspected for quite some time.

Journo nerds only: A news organization that rejects traditional conceptions of objectivity.

How to teach math to your children: Use Legos.

 A collection of great maps: What each country leads the world in (USA: "Nobel laureates and getting killed by lawnmowers"), a real-time map of the wind in the USA and all the world's earthquakes since 1898 mapped.

And for your viewing pleasure: Set to part of "The Nutcracker."
Cute, isn't he?

Comments

Abby said…
Which reminds me, two second shift nurses are trying to set me up again...
readersis said…
You're kidding me... haha...

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