Monthly Archives: February 2009

One of my favorite movies is “The Last Days of Disco”, and one of my favorite lines from that movie goes like this: You know that Shakespearean admonition, ‘To thine own self be true’? It’s premised on the idea that … Continue reading →

I don’t read any social news sites (i.e. sites dominated by user-submitted and user-moderated content). I don’t read Reddit, Digg, or their ilk. That fact isn’t all that interesting, but I’d like to talk a little about why I don’t … Continue reading →

Scott Adams has a post up on his blog entitled “What’s Wrong With the Economy“. It’s not bad, but it rather misses the point. Please go read it, and when you return, I’ll explain why.

Let’s play a little politics. The U.S. Congress is currently considering a large (~USD$900B) debt and spending plan designed to re-invigorate the U.S. economy. What can a gimlet-eyed, game-theoretical approach tell us about the plan’s prospects in the Congress?

Inspired by Lore Sjoberg’s “January is the Updatiest Month“, I’ve decided to try updating this blog every day in February. (Because, of course, February is the shortest month of the year, and therefore the easiest month in which to try … Continue reading →