Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics
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Hugo Review: Glasshouse
The second in my series of Hugo nominated book reviews for this year, *Glasshouse*, by Charles Stross Robin doesn’t know a lot about his past. That’s partly because he just had a lot of it erased, and partly because of the Curious Yellow virus that had infected the teleport gates and wiped a lot of…
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Aww, cute kittie
A [kitten playing an Xbox360](http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/japans-freaky-xbox-360-playing-cat-235692.php).
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Official month mania
Apparently February was [Return Shopping Carts to Supermarkets](http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/profile_america/009530.html) month… ([Via](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/02/basket_case.html))
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Worst themepark ever
Great [review of a themepark in Japan](http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/nara1.htm). ([Via](http://www.grotto11.com/blog/archive/1171145352.shtml))
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What Supervillian am I?
Apparently I’m [Doctor Doom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Doom). [Take the test yourself](http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/villain). ([Via](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/i_was_hoping_for_magneto.php))
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My next CD player
[A CD player that looks like a table saw](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/spinning-disc-cd-player-cuts-like-a-saw-235483.php). Very cool looking.
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Book Review: Android’s Dream
A quick break from my Hugo nominees reviews (they’re still in the post) for this new novel, *Android’s Dream* from John Scalzi. This is a very, very strange book. The quick summary: After a diplomatic incident (related to farting), one Earth diplomat must find a genetically engineered sheep within the week, or face invasion. It’s…
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A Statistic
[From Harper’s](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/03/prison_fact_of_.html): Percentage of American adults held in either prison or mental institutions in 1953 and today, respectively: 0.67, 0.68 Percentage of these adults in 1953 who were in mental institutions: 75 Percentage today who are in prisons: 97
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Dr Who quote of the decade
From this weekend’s episode: “He’s completely insane” “That, and a bit magnificent”. Best summary ever…
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Quick ‘Drive’ review
New series on Fox in the US: 40% *Cannonball Run*, 30% *Amazing Race*, 20% *Lost*, 10% *The OC*. Which adds up to about 8/10.