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Cost of flying in Indonesia
One thing that struck me about Indonesia is how cheap flying is here. I've flown about 10 times in the last 10 days - the average flight is about 1.5-2 hours. Here is an example of a flight I just took today - Jakarta - Bali (1.5 hours, ~ 1,000 km):
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Best headphones update
As you might know, I try to keep abreast of the top headphones market. Ie I basically buy / try whatever new headphones come out to see if anything out there is better than what I already own. I do this 2-3 times a year ( Read more... ) -
Купи козу
Since I work a lot at night, the humming of my PC was noticeable and kinda annoying. About 6 months ago I came across web pages that talk about building the “Quiet PC” - specifically from components that are made to produce very low noise.
First I tried to just replace the fan in the back of the case - which had not much effect.
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Ski Gear Feb-14
I'm a gearhead. I love gear and gadgets - really enjoy the feeling of having the right set of tools for the job (or being appropriately dressed when it's super-fucking cold and windy on the slopes and I don't feel a thing ( Read more... ) -
Not as bad as I expected
This is what 10 years in NY and 10 in London produced.
http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/DialectQuiz/
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Hypothetical slogans of different professions
Archaeology: if you don't know what it is, it's probably ceremonial.
Astrophysics: "eh, i'm within an order of magnitude...."
Linguistics: "Well, it's not just about learning languages-- no-- okay, you know what, nevermind."
Linguistics: NO, I don't speak Mandarin.
Zoology: because you can't major in kittens
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Article generation algorithm
I'm starting to notice a new theme in liberal MSM (ie not rightwing nut media). Generate articles based on the following algorithm ( Read more... )
