February 2012
15 posts
“Let me tell you about another book, “Computer Game Bot Turing Test”....”
– How Bots Seized Control of My Pricing Strategy
Here’s another story about Amazon algorithmic pricing gone wrong.
“Later, over a cold drink, Lichtenberg confesses that he sometimes views his...”
– The Jerusalem Syndrome: Why Some Religious Tourists Believe They Are the Messiah | Wired Magazine | Wired.com
“17th century European noble culture commonly matched cousin to first cousin and...”
– Charles II of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Last year I was attacked by three policemen at a demonstration who thought I was...”
– BBC News - The man who hears colour
“Today the world’s gold stock is about 170,000 metric tons. If all of this...”
– Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds - The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blog Term Sheet
“I know wasting time is not necessarily narratively interesting, (though it can...”
– #shitsiskosays - Charlie’s Diary
