Comment: Re:Mr. Anecdote (Score 1) 357
Indeed, Outliers has much more empirical or statistical evidence than the others. Quite satisfying to those of us who felt Blink was too anecdotal.
Comment: Re:Malcolm Gladwell (Score 1) 357
Read Tipping Point and Outliers. I've found Blink to be the weakest of the three, and I think that if you liked Blink you'll certainly like the others.
Comment: Re:Sweet! (Score 1) 174
Wow. When I went through the Google result, I could see the clear post at the bottom of the page, but when I went directly through your link it was not available.
I guess the real question is how anyone ends up on that site OTHER than through a google search.
FWIW, I was in the "scroll all the way down" camp.
+ - xkcd loves slashdot->
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Joey writes "Check out the newest comic on xkcd, the limerick of Slashdot-ness."
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+ - Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1 released->
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Vinit writes "Microsoft has silently released Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1 versions to a small group of testers. Tagged as 5.1.2600.3180 (xpsp.070718-2058) the 350MB XP Service Pack 3 includes fixes for over 900 reported problems, some of which have already been resolved with post-Service Pack 2 hotfixes.
http://www.pclaunches.com/software/microsoft_windo ws_xp_sp3_and_vista_sp1_released_to_small_group_of _testers.php"
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+ - Einstein's twin paradox resolved
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slashthedot writes "An Indian American scientist Subhash Kak from Louisiana State University has resolved the 100+ years old Einstein's twin paradox.
"The fact that time slows down on moving objects has been documented and verified over the years through repeated experimentation. But, in the previous scenario, the paradox is that the earthbound twin is the one who would be considered to be in motion — in relation to the sibling — and therefore should be the one aging more slowly. Einstein and other scientists have attempted to resolve this problem before, but none of the formulas they presented proved satisfactory.
Kak's findings were published online in the International Journal of Theoretical Science, and will appear in the upcoming print version of the publication."
"The implications of this resolution will be widespread, generally enhancing the scientific community's comprehension of relativity. It may eventually even have some impact on quantum communications and computers, potentially making it possible to design more efficient and reliable communication systems for space applications."
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-02/lsu -lpr021407.php"
"The implications of this resolution will be widespread, generally enhancing the scientific community's comprehension of relativity. It may eventually even have some impact on quantum communications and computers, potentially making it possible to design more efficient and reliable communication systems for space applications."
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-02/ls