Archive for October, 2008

links for 2008-10-28

Game Theory — Open Yale Courses
This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Ideas such as dominance, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, evolutionary stability, commitment, credibility, asymmetric information, adverse selection, and signaling are discussed and applied to games played in class and to examples drawn from economics, politics, the movies, and elsewhere.
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Want A Laugh? The Ann Arbor News’ Non-Endorsement

I would to introduce you to one of my favorite Dutch phrases: plaatsvervangende schaamte. Here’s how to pronounce it (no, that’s not me).
So, what does plaatsvervangende schaamte mean (if you haven’t clicked that link above)? It means “place exchanging shame”, or, the shame I feel because you aren’t ashamed of what you’re doing. You know, [...]

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links for 2008-10-25

Headlines - Cheney's Got a Gun | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
The Daily Show after Cheney shot his lawyer friend. This episode makes me laugh every time.
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The McCain Campaign Enters the Self-Parody Stage

You just can’t make this stuff up:
Madam President, the amendment before the Senate is a very simple one. It restricts the use of campaign funds for inherently personal purposes. The amendment would restrict individuals from using campaign funds for such things as home mortgage payments, clothing purchases … and vacations or other trips that [...]

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A Few Steps Closer to Blu-Ray and Netflix

We have yet to make the leap to Blu-Ray. Frankly, I haven’t seen the point yet. Yes, I’d love to see what the quality would be on our TV, but I’m not willing to shell out $300+ for a new player and then $30-60 for movies that I likely already have. We did buy an [...]

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links for 2008-10-23

Eavesdrop
mac packet sniffer
(tags: hacking software security networking mac)

cherrypeel.com - now playing c'mon sea legs - immaculate machine
Social music site - reddit for music?
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links for 2008-10-21

Main Page - Battlestar Wiki
I'm such a nerd
(tags: bsg scifi battlestar galactica)

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