The sun stirs the earth. Around and around, it stirs us, like a stew. – The Book Thief (by Markus Zusak, 2005), Part Ten, in the Chapter “Ilsa Hermann’s Little Black Book”, page 519. “Don’t punish yourself,” she heard her…
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WordPress fix
While editing a post on my iPad, the WordPress app got stuck (maybe because I tried to preview the post) as Failed. This fix (in the WordPress site’s user forum) took care of my problem.
Scalping, pricing, and fairness
“persuade artists that increasing the price of their top tickets to near the point where supply meets demand is not greedy but equitable for their fans” How Much Is Michael Bolton Worth to You? (NYTimes) That’s the useful point of…
The rise of Twitter
… via the changes described here and the links in it. It is “loose paywall” time at the Washington Post (Marginal Revolution)
Beards, Dilbert, and economists
It’s not just a rant about the Congressional appointee approval process, but a carefully description of our representatives’ limited understanding of economics. When a Nobel Prize Isn’t Enough (NYTimes) Hat tip to Jodi Beggs—the source if this post’s title as…
Go Math!
A wonderfully written article at both the level of connections to the math and personal connections. Yitang Zhang Proves ‘Landmark’ Theorem in Distribution of Prime Numbers (Simons Foundation) Hat tip to Ugo Panizza.
Frampton comes to Steel Stacks – Why do we care?
Really, let’s talk about Frampton! Ke$ha, Frampton and B.B. King at Musikfest, Goo Goo Dolls, Boz Scaggs and Steve Earle – Lehigh Valley Music Blog Of course! Here’s the full podcast Episode 449: The Hidden Digital Wealth In Your Pocket (Planet…
Picturing the art museum
Social media meets old-time media. Why Can’t We Take Pictures in Art Museums? (ARTnews) Climbing on the social media bandwagon appears to be a smart move.
Influencer network
The names are interesting, but the links more so. Note the coloring. Economy Raw Feed – Influencer Network (Utne Altwire) “Mouse over avatars to see who is paying attention to whom. Yellow pays attention to grey; grey pays attention to blue.…
Our companions
“I began to think of myself in the first-person plural — as a superorganism” Say Hello to the 100 Trillion Bacteria That Make Up Your Microbiome (NYTimes)