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Facts are getting the best of them

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

…
Wasting away and that was their policy
I’m ready to leave, I push the fact in front of me
Facts lost, facts are never what they seem to be
Nothing there, no information left of any kind
I’m lifting my head, looking for danger signs
There was a line, there was a formula
Sharp as a knife, facts cut a hole in us
…
Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don’t do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
…

Talking Heads – Crosseyed & Painless

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/talking+heads/crosseyed+painless_20135079.html

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Of The Paris Metro

Friday, December 31st, 2010

From Demolition of the Paris Metro:

Good form is to, as the train passes by, launch oneself from the alcove down the half meter wide gap between the third rail and the tunnel wall. This isn’t the olympics so nobody expects gazelle like speed and grace, the uneven rocky metro ballast will see to that. Ideally the front runner watches ahead for trains, the last watches behind and if you’ve a third they can count how long you’ve been running for. It’s also prudent to watch for electrical boxes and the like protruding from the walls which require one to duck and weave while still avoid the third rail beside your knee. Knocking oneself unconscious, falling on the juicer and being pulped will crimp your day. Faites attention! With each alcove assess the situation, consider how far it is to the next (if you’re lucky enough to see the damn thing) and decide whether to stop and wait or cast those fucking dice again and keep running.

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Birth of Jesus as Seen Through Social Media

Friday, December 17th, 2010

I found it on Gizmodo at The Birth of Jesus According to Gmail, Facebook and Foursquare, where the first comment is awesome:

SPOILER ALERT: Baby grows up to be a conceited prick, gets murdered, then briefly returns as a zombie…
(Silence04)

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Unemployment in Historical Recessions

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

I frequently disagree with the perspective, but Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis is an informative blog. An interesting graph recently caught my attention:

Jobs Decrease by 54,000, Rise by 60,000 Excluding Census; Unemployment Rises Slightly to 9.6%; A Look Beneath the Surface

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Zombie Apocalypse or Recession?

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

I’ve been delayed posting the follow up to my previous post Network Virtual Appliances Are Silly, for reasons I’ll go into later. Sorry. But for now, I’ll continue to post other stuff as usual. For instance I came across this video, via Nebraska never looked so appealing: anatomy of a zombie attack. Oops, I mean a recession.