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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Through Any Window

Apparently, Jenna “Pam” Fischer really likes this song called “Through Any Window.” It’s by a guy named Willie Wisely. You can listen to it here. I’m kind of addicted to it. Paul Ford, who does a series of song reviews that are exactly six words, states simply, “I’ve listened to this thirty times.” I think [...]

Pay-For-Performance Applied To Hip Hop

Quotes of the week, via gchat: Me: haha Snoop Dogg lacks intrinsic motivation “Jonathan”: he’s got his mind on his money and his money on his mind “Maya”: i just won SBA VP Me: congrats what are you gonna do? Maya: go shoot someone in the face

What are you Paying that Service Fee for, Anyway?

A friend of mine was having issues with TicketMaster, surprise surprise. The situation: she meant to buy tickets for the Thom Yorke April 15th show, but bought them for April 14th instead. She called TicketMaster customer service to ask if they could switch the date. They could not, but they told her that she had 24 [...]

Pirates Vs. Ninjas, Game-Theory Style

I’m taking Strategy this quarter. I think it could potentially become my favorite class so far, and I don’t think it’s just because I can read the textbook on my Kindle. In particular, I love learning things that are both counterintuitive and widely applicable. Today’s pirate game was both of those things. Really, it’s applicable [...]