I have a new computer for the most part and need to do a few more adjustment (nothing big, they can wait for the weekend). I’ve made the switchover to Ubuntu and so far so good. I need to do a little more customization to my set up, but everything is working great.
And now that I’m back up and running here are a few quick hits:
Rolling shutter is a method of image acquisition in which each frame is recorded not from a snapshot of a single point in time, but rather by scanning across the frame either vertically or horizontally. In other words, not all parts of the image are recorded at exactly the same time.
Voter Fraud Alert: ACORN Members Plead Guilty, Funny Business in Texas
This is really cool: a reciprocating laser cutter
Indicators like the “yield curve” are only valuable when you first understand its components in terms of real world human activity. You need to know why certain data correlates and why those correlations might fail. Economics is not physics. It is a science of deduction.
The economy is not, as Keynesians believe, a mechanistic construct that can be manipulated by adjusting their mathematical formulae. Because humans are not machines, you “cannot quantify human action.”Empirical data is only good for finding deductive reasons that explain the correlations and failures in terms of real human action. So unlike physics, there are no empirical constants in economics. In fact, to provide any worthwhile meaning, your correlation has to fail at least once.
Cruiser cam catches 100 mph crash (extra big tip O’ the hat to Lee):
Thanks for the link sir!