- Drought in Central, Eastern Canada baking crops – http://t.co/3q96HYKF ->
- Canada's new currency can't take the heat, melting as temperatures soar – http://t.co/vVwvpvoF ->
- Smil: A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy – IEEE Spectrum http://t.co/5MOrRUi1 ->
- I assumed this was a joke, but apparently not: Silicon Valley Travel Tips – http://t.co/rdcru5F3 ->
- Prediction Markets for Economic Forecasting – SSRN http://t.co/A6N6Hp9H ->
- Photo set: Tour de France 2012: Part one – http://t.co/luqtOLaf ->
- [He] was traveling the world … looking for "Lieutenant Onoda, a panda, and the Abominable Snowman, in that order" http://t.co/9gqgGY2b ->
- Lessons in selective empiricism: For Climbers, Risks Now Shift With Every Step – http://t.co/NjGiZ2Ps ->
- Similar slow down in running speed progression in species under human pressure http://t.co/xYGe7Dv8 /cc @scienceofsport ->
- He hath laid on twelve for nine, and it would come to immediate trial if your lordship would vouchsafe the answer. ->
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Twitter Digest: 2012-07-15
By · July 16, 2012 · ·
Twitter Digest: 2012-07-13
By · July 14, 2012 · ·
- Germany backs away from banning barbaric practice of ritual circumcision of young males. Cowards. http://t.co/Gqx0t71E ->
- Fahrenheit vs Celsius (vs Kelvin) http://t.co/qjpzYqnU ->
- Binge Viewing: TV's Lost Weekends http://t.co/QoflcXFJ ->
- Perf data for @janibrajkovic in yesterday's TdF mtn stage. He could have powered my entertainment center. http://t.co/8tHFA2e7 ->
- As I've long suspected, I'm buff in the way an adult male from Benin isn't http://t.co/Un67wE1j ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-07-10
By · July 11, 2012 · ·
- I suck at adjusting MTB hydraulic disk brakes. Absolutely guaranteed it will be get-thee-to-bike-shop worse when I'm done. ->
- #poll When I say "bet", what is the first word that comes to mind? (e.g., for "@dickc", you might say "bald") http://t.co/4LRiNfJI ->
- California's Mammoth Aiming to Rival Vail Faces Upheaval: Blame muni bankruptcy & low snowfall, – http://t.co/SbTwXP9M ->
- Here I was worried about SoCal mountain lions: Jogger knocked down and mauled by … raccoons – http://t.co/jHbwPKV7 ->
- The Doctor: Excuse me. Sorry. Where did you get all this from? / Mr. Copper: Why, I have a first class degree in economics. ->
- Just to fuck with annoying behavioral finance sorts lets all commit to acting even less rational in second half of 2012. ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-07-06
By · July 7, 2012 · ·
- Say you had been thinking of being bitten by a venomous bug in Colorado backcountry. My experience-driven suggestion: Don't. ->
- On @BloombergTV rocking an Overlook Hotel t-shirt #TheShiningHomage ->
- What's a Higgs Boson? Watch Brooklyn hipsters guess what it is. (VIDEO) http://t.co/umft8qqk ->
- The Fires This Time – http://t.co/vVYDvXtX ->
- Federer. Nice. ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-06-28
By · June 29, 2012 · ·
- Just explained my Ellen Ripley cargo loader theory of car purchasing to Mercedes execs. Do I win? ->
- Aspen art gallery owners have the nicest rooftop home patios. #PickaxesToMiners http://t.co/9KE7qjQ9 ->
- Republicans moving to Canada over Obamacare ~ Dems moving to China over US capital punishment rates. (Okay, gone until July 5th. Really.) ->
- Ute Trail lookout in Aspen – 360 – http://t.co/fTDEoTkv ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-06-26
By · June 27, 2012 · ·
- Mark Cuban: High-frequency traders are black-hat hackers, and … what's the purpose of the stock market anyway? http://t.co/AwQmWSqL ->
- NOAA graphic showing the large area of U.S. over which satellites now detect wildfire smoke – http://t.co/Fpo590zq ->
- Wish could remember guy who came on Bloomberg TV live with me on day of FB IPO, arguing FB zero pop was sign was perfectly priced. ->
- What? Microsoft's rushed Surface launch last week was because it was … rushed? Say it ain't so. http://t.co/gSme1z1j ->
- Mediation failed, so Stockton CA now set to be largest muni bankruptcy in U.S. history. Read http://t.co/stpyV5H2, and http://t.co/hd5FlDoR ->
- Love that Canadians continue to placate themselves about housing with warm thoughts of low vacancy rates, recourse loans & no subprime. ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-06-25
By · June 26, 2012 · ·
- None of the usual end-of-year excuses explain the behavior in court yesterday of Antonin Scalia. http://t.co/D040Mgt0 ->
- Fun low-budget street-ski riff on classic JP Auclair/Sherpas segment http://t.co/7Ve7IyjT (Original: http://t.co/wuyT5dfG) /v @anshelsag ->
- Oil: The unprecedented upsurge of oil production capacity and what it means for the world http://t.co/fAE7XD6X ->
- People at wild/urban interface can't respond thus to fire: "I never expected to see anything like this in my life" http://t.co/PlezPL6n ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-06-22
By · June 23, 2012 · ·
- Mind-boggling and riveting: Challenges of Getting to Mars – Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror – http://t.co/LMFNdR6d ->
- Young men and fire: Photo set – Western Wildfires – http://t.co/aP5OUB0Z ->
- Unintended consequences of coal mining: Paleontology breakthrough in Serbia: http://t.co/KLJMlT4J /via @edward_tenner ->
- Unlike Bob Hoskins in Roger Rabbit, I can never quite master art of talking into empty air. #TapedTVTwo-shotsAreWeird ->
- Why is @gmail suddenly marking everything I receive as read? Helpful, but hugely problematic. ->
- QotD (Smarr profile): "individuals who monitor themselves…are pretty much guaranteed to find something “wrong”…abnormality is normal" ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-06-21
By · June 22, 2012 · ·
- ESPN is streaming 800-plus hours of Wimbledon live, starting Monday – http://t.co/0muqZHtU ->
- Startup Accelerator Fail: Most Graduates Go Nowhere http://t.co/NOh6pxmN ->
- Broadcasters no longer sure what constitutes foul language on U.S. TV – http://t.co/3kFsakhY ->
- The iPhone turns 5 next week: The First Five Years of the iPhone Obsession http://t.co/S4p0xFxr tip @techmeme ->
- Bloomberg reporting that first Microsoft Surface tablets later this year will be wifi only. ->
- Horace Dediu: The future is nearly free software integrated into moderately priced hardware. http://t.co/l1xaplpC ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-06-20
By · June 21, 2012 · ·
- Lovely, lovelier. loveliest: Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 – http://t.co/SfZjRErp /via @sacca ->
- Coming to this late, but current live interview with Ben Horowitz at Pando Daily is interesting – http://t.co/drgGUyER ->
- Business idea: Reassemble and re-sell all the products being torn down by myriad teardown outfits. ->
- What?!! RT @WSJ: Household consumption fell in European countries pursuing austerity, rose in those that aren't. http://t.co/1Glz0ymM ->
- Speaking of Betfair/Intrade/PaddyPower/etc., why is there no central site were you can see biggest movers of the day across all such sites? ->
- Idly wondering if someone ran a pump-n-pump on Higgs Boson DEC12 bets. Prices has collapsed in last 24 hours. http://t.co/Bx1sR6OH ->