the subprime mortgage thing explained via stick figures
It’s pretty clear (warning : a fair bit of profanity, so may be NSFW). Perhaps more things should be explained via stick figures…
View ArticleLal Bhaji
The Berkeley Bowl had red amaranth the other day, which is a vegetable my mother raves about, but was unavailable when I was growing up. In Chhattisgarh it’s called Lal Bhaji, and my mother told me to...
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ITA 2008 : Part the Third
I had already written most of this, but was waiting to write up a few thoughts on other talks. Then a week or two turned into a month plus, so… I’ll just post these few and give up on the rest (sorry!)...
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Amardeep Singh on interviewing survivors of Partition. See also the Sepia Mutiny version. Fry and Laurie on Language (HT: Crooked Timber). The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural...
View ArticleFCC closes 700 MHz auction
The FCC just announced the closure of the spectrum auction for the 700 MHz TV bands. The Commission has announced the closing of Auction 73, assigning over 1,000 licenses for much of the 700 MHz band,...
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Even the NY Times had an article in the Friday issue about it, but the new focuses on the main business point, which is that Verizon and AT&T basically snapped up the lion’s share. Hopefully it...
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