Archive for the 'Big Thoughts' Category
So you ask what does a professional inline downhill speedskater look like?
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 by Chadand if you haven’t you should have because apparently they look a lot like Valentina Ligouri.
I anxiously await ESPN coverage.
(I took the liberty of obscuring the annoying guy in her background.)
More below the fold:
Is Rush Wrong?
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 by ChadOne of Rush’s main talking points is that the GOP only wins when they become more conservative not less. That sounds good on radio but is it true? Last night I came across a snippet of information about a guy named Anthony Downs who supposedly used game theory to prove that in a [...]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)The Geometry Behind “Ladies First”
Monday, March 30th, 2009 by InsiderWhat is the optimal distance to walk up a flight of stairs behind a beautiful woman?
If X = your height, y = the height of the girl, and z = slope of the stairs, then the ideal distance (z’) = [the square of (.5 * Y) + the square of (.2 * X)] times Z. [...]
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)Why Brazil Sells So Many Boats
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 by InsiderHow a boat is sold in the U.S.
How a boat is sold in Brazil:
Nuff said.
h/t: Nashville Bill
So let’s get this right – We want to punish the wealth creators but let pro athletes and movie stars off scott free
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 by ChadGood Plan!!
Looking at the NY Times this morning and I see an article entitled “Administration Seeks Increase in Oversight of Executive Pay”.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will call for increased oversight of executive pay at all banks, Wall Street firms and possibly other companies as part of a sweeping plan to overhaul financial [...]
What’s up with America?
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 by ChadAside from a financial meltdown that is?
Here’s one thing – In May 2008 34FFF Sheyla Hershey of Houston sought a ninth breast enlargement in pursuit of her goal of having the worlds largest breasts. Her request was denied because of an insane rule governing the size of implants allowed by the state of Texas. [...]
Living in exponential times
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 by Chadh/t Flopping Aces
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)How David X. Li Killed Wall Street
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by ChadBack in October I posted about Credit Default Swaps and their role in bringing down the American economy.
Well meet David X. Li whose Gaussian Copula enabled the development of credit default swaps and the collateralized debt obligations that the CDS is supposed to protect.
Here is the story as I understand it.
In 1997 investment banks were [...]
Baseball Cards!
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 by InsiderJenn has asked us to say Baseball Cards are back. I don’t know about you but I tend not to argue with her.
(click on post title, or here, for the rest)What you expect vs. what you get
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 by InsiderWhen it comes to Independent Sources, it is clear that you expect more of this:
However periodically we need to get other types of things off our chest. Here’s what’s on my mind. What’s on yours?
1. Battle of Stars.
Does anyone other than us just find this funny? North Beverly Park residents are being sued by [...]
Olympics Report: Why I Don’t Watch Men’s Wrestling
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 by InsiderIt’s one thing when a woman does this wrestling maneuver on another woman, but I’m not going to take the risk of seeing this move in a match between two dudes.
The “Boston 3-Finger Crab”
Please tell me this isn’t a legal move.
From Testosterona
NBC Introduces Olympics “Upskirt Cam” for Women’s Steeplechase
Saturday, August 16th, 2008 by InsiderFor the first time in Olympics history, a video camera was strategically placed in the steeplechase water jump so that when the women runners jumped over the camera a wet butt shot of the runners as they pass. NBC is smart and we’re the beneficiaries.
Olympics Butt Shot
This is a general trend in women’s track [...]
Science Projects You May Never See
Monday, August 4th, 2008 by InsiderSource: Viral email via Hagar
Original Source: Photoshop humor site SomethingAwful.com
Rebranding America – Topic 1 – IRAQ
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 by ChadThis is the first of the ten topics discussed by the students in Ambassador Derek Shearer’s Rebranding America project. The complete report can be found here.
The point papers or policy memo is divided into four sections – Problem, Strategic Interests, Means, and Possible Outcomes. The means section is further divided into [...]
