In Search of the Holy Grail (CSS)

Posted on 1/31/2006 by Swany

A List Apart: Three columns. One fixed-width sidebar for your navigation, another for, say, your Google Ads or your Flickr photos—and, as in a fancy truffle, a liquid center for the real substance.

Labor is the Superior of Capital

Posted on 1/31/2006 by Swany

kuro5hin: “Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves the much higher compensation.”

Abraham Lincoln, State of the Union message, 1861

Gallery of demonic tots and deeply disturbing cuisine

Posted on 1/30/2006 by Swany

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Benford’s Law

Posted on 1/30/2006 by Swany

MathWorld: A phenomenological law also called the first digit law, first digit phenomenon, or leading digit phenomenon. Benford’s law states that in listings, tables of statistics, etc., the digit 1 tends to occur with about .3 probability , much greater than the expected .11 (i.e., one digit out of 9). Benford’s law can be observed, for instance, by examining tables of logarithms and noting that the first pages are much more. Also see the flash-based Significant Figure Distributor Generator.

Gore Vidal: President Jonah

Posted on 1/25/2006 by Swany

Truthdig : “While contemplating the ill-starred presidency of G.W. Bush, I looked about for some sort of divine analogy. As usual, when in need of enlightenment, I fell upon the Holy Bible, authorized King James version of 1611.”