Waldo Jaquith

Archive for December 2011

Links for December 25th

In ShortLinks on 25 December 2011 tagged climatechange, detroit, game, mail, software, usps with 2 comments

New York Times: Climate Scientists Hampered in Study of 2011 Extremes“'I’ve been a meteorologist 30 years and never seen a year that comes close to matching 2011 for the number of astounding, extreme weather events,' Jeffrey Masters, a co-founder of the popular Web site Weather Underground, said last month. 'Looking back in the historical record, [...]

Links for December 19th

In ShortLinks on 19 December 2011 tagged arrest, business, crime, libertarian, police, programming, safety, tennessee with 20 comments

New York Times: Nearly a Third of Americans Are Arrested by 23, Study Says30.2% of us have been arrested for something more serious than a minor traffic violation. (I say "us," but I haven't been arrested.) As Sen. Webb points out, either Americans are the most evil people on the planet, or something is fundamentally [...]

My new project, just out of beta.

In Personal, Photo on 15 December 2011 tagged henry with 20 comments

Henry Capron Jaquith, born last week. Six pounds, eleven ounces, and just under twenty inches long.

Links for December 5th

In ShortLinks on 5 December 2011 tagged children, darpa, food, literature, poetry, programming, safety with 3 comments

Planet Money: Why Burn Doctors Hate Instant SoupStyrofoam "Cup Noodle" style containers turn out to be wildly dangerous. They spill easily, and hospitals throughout the country get a never-ending series of little kids who have been burned as a result of these things falling over. Companies that make short, squat containers don't have any problem—it's [...]

On the impracticality of a cheeseburger.

In General on 3 December 2011 tagged farming, food with 163 comments

If you came here having been told that this is an article about how the cheese­burger was “impossible” until recently, please note that it is not. It is about how the cheese­burger as we know it today was an impractical food until relatively recently. (Ref: the title.) A time-traveler with unlimited resources could probably pull [...]