"Strength in numbers. A conversation with Bill James, the famed statistical baseball analyst just hired by the Red Sox." [Salon.com]
Of all sports, baseball is the ripest for revealing statistically meaningful analysis, simply from the volumes of performance statistics being tracked and the ample sample sizes. Bill James is the best at this sort of analyis. If you like baseball, reading one of his Historical Abstracts should be required reading.
2:18:40 PMJoe Jennett: "We should stop acting and thinking like perpetual victims and get back to protecting the basic freedoms that make America different."
6:27:48 AMBeing a Pittsburgh-native, it's shameful that I didn't own any Donnie Iris CDs until yesterday. Now, "The Best of Donnie Iris" graces my collection. Infectious 80s pop-rock at its best. Of note - I used a file-swapping service a while ago and downloaded one of his better known songs, "Ah! Leah!". That's what prompted me to buy the CD.
I also picked up "Cloud Walking" by Bari Koral. I love her stuff (some of which she offers free for download).
8:43:45 PMThe latest version of the Nigerian email scam to hit my mailbox is...Baldwin Gozie Esq.
8:25:48 PMOn the drive home tonight after my basketball game I had on a classic rock station playing their "Hair Club" program (hair metal from the late 80s-early 90s). Now, I know that knowing the genre of music makes it easier, but I'm still of the opinion I should be shot for recognizing Poison's "Unskinny Bop" after about 5 notes.
10:17:06 PMFrom CNN: "[Voters News] Service finds exits polls unreliable"
But that still hasn't stopped some news outlets from calling races. In one case the trailing candidate was projected as the winner with about 6% of precincts reporting. What's the rush?
10:31:28 PMMore notes from Radio Free Blogistan on how to improve the search capability for sites without their own domain.
8:39:18 PM"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]
7:37:07 AM"Smart pool table improves play. If you ever fancied yourself as a bit of a hustler then an interactive pool table devised by Danish scientists could help you realise your dream." [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY]
I sure could use help. Even wth my own table at home I haven't gotten much better.
6:19:48 AM
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