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Take 16.5 mins to watch this. Steve Jobs 2005 commencement...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:18:02 -0500

Take 16.5 mins to watch this. Steve Jobs 2005 commencement speech at Stanford.

Truly inspiring. Thank you, Eric.

A facebook status dialogue - welcome to my life

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:39:48 -0500

RAPHAELLE (me): After all this, I'm going to be dreaming about code. Nightmare or best dream ever? Hmmm, let's test that. Two sample t-test: are dreams about code better than dreams about everything else (when quality of dreams is on a 10pt scale)?
BEN: p>.05?
JOSLYN: nurds
ERIC: This has got to be the hottest status update you've ever posted.
RAPHAELLE: Ben- Traditionally p<0.05, although since a dream rating scale is soft (read: not absolute/scientific), perhaps I should say that p<0.1 would still be statistically significant. Joslyn- Why thank you. :) Eric- I love you.
ROSS: This is almost as good as listening to you two [referring to Eric & I] argue about philosophy.
BEN: My dreams go to 11...
ERIC: http://xkcd.com/670/
KATIE: I'd like to see some confidence intervals as this is a sample size of n=1 I think that leads to some validy issues. N of 1 randomized trials are no bueno no matter what p value you select. And no, this conversation is not hot.
RAPHAELLE: Haha, Ross. Good times. :) Ben and Eric, here is my response http://xkcd.com/552/ Katie, wiki says n of 1 trials can be effective and useful... and xkcd says there's someone for everyone http://xkcd.com/314/ ... I'm just on the edge of the normal curve. ;)
ERIC: I think #552 might be my fav xkcd evah.

(via oosenbrug) My boyfriend created this. That’s me in...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

(via oosenbrug)

My boyfriend created this. That’s me in the photograph.

Montreal's Bagels Square Off Against New York's

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:26:00 -0500

Montreal's Bagels Square Off Against New York's:

I, myself, prefer Montreal bagels. They’re best when you bundle up with a friend, walk all the way from the Plateau to Mile End, buy them hot and with fresh cream cheese, and eat a few on the walk back.

This is my last week of classes for my masters degree (Masters in Public Health).

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:26:00 -0500

It may well be my last week of classes ever.

I have so many things due!!! I’m going to be doing quite a few late nights. I can’t wait until this Friday. I’ll still have a few things due next week but it’ll be much less stressful.

Please forgive me if I don’t post as often this week.

Photo

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:36:00 -0500

Vows of Kelly MacManus & Jonathan Funke

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:15:20 -0500

Vows of Kelly MacManus & Jonathan Funke:

“FOLLOW that bus,” Jonathan Funke, 38, cried out from the back seat of a cab as it raced through Manhattan.

From the NYTimes Weddings/Celebrations section. So romantic!

My sister had the gall to ask “Team Jacob or Team...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:05:00 -0500

My sister had the gall to ask “Team Jacob or Team Edward,” on her facebook status. I replied “Team Daniel Craig.”

He. Is. Gorgeous.

“If you’re fortunate enough to have a garage full of...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:09:00 -0500

“If you’re fortunate enough to have a garage full of sports cars your next purchase must be a Silvestris speedboat - what we like to call the Porsche of the sea.”

from thecoolhunter.net

Underground Psychology

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:02:00 -0500

Underground Psychology:

Researchers have been spying on us on the subway.

Here’s what they’ve learned.

"My father (to me): I like your hair. Me (referring to my sister): Valerie did it. Valerie: Yeah it..."

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:43:00 -0500

“My father (to me): I like your hair.
Me (referring to my sister): Valerie did it.
Valerie: Yeah it looks kinda soft. [ie not severe] Mama probably wouldn’t like it.
My father (about my mother): She doesn’t know any better. She wears dandelion head.”

- My hilarious family. My mother has short curly hair that sometimes gets too poofy. Think Marge Simpson.

kari-shma: TV Shows by Gavin Bond | Fubiz™ oh hai gregory Yes!...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:07:21 -0500

kari-shma:

TV Shows by Gavin Bond | Fubiz™

oh hai gregory

Yes! I love you, House.

kari-shma: via Ohmigod yes. I asked a friend recently...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:53:54 -0500

kari-shma:

via

Ohmigod yes. I asked a friend recently “So do you like real cranberry sauce or do you like the fake crap that comes in a can?” And he said “Welll, I can see that there’s only one right answer…I like the real stuff.”

Good man.

Yesterday,

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:40:29 -0500

when my dad and I were following each other home from the airport in separate vehicles, we called each other at the same time to tell each other that Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring was being played on the radio.

It was an awww-we-know-each-other-so-well-and-i-love-you-so-much-moment.

kari-shma: Pears | via: Amy Atlas

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:03:50 -0500

kari-shma:

Pears | via: Amy Atlas

The Decline: The Geography of a Recession

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:22:00 -0500

The Decline: The Geography of a Recession:

Geographical time lapse of US unemployment

Lucila Lotti Shoes Awesome!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:06 -0500

Lucila Lotti Shoes

Awesome!

The silicon strip tracker of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:50:00 -0500

The silicon strip tracker of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) nears completion. Shown here are three concentric cylinders, each comprised of many silicon strip detetectors (the bronze-coloured rectangular devices, similar to the CCDs used in digital cameras). These surround the region where the protons collide.

The Big Picture - Large Hadron Collider ready to restart (!!!)

The Cat Piano dare to watch it

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500

The Cat Piano

dare to watch it

kari-shma: ohryankelley: Escape By: Zach Blume

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

kari-shma:

ohryankelley:

Escape

By: Zach Blume