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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Daily Dozen

  1. Jim Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, talks with Russ Roberts about the birth and growth of Wikipedia.
  2. UH-OH: Doctoral candidates anticipate hard times.
  3. Can a person clutter up his time by constantly uncluttering? Yes.
  4. 86% of Kindle 2 owners are happy. That includes me.
  5. Quantitative finance blues.
  6. Ultralight backpacking. Traveling for two weeks with nothing but a daypack. Sounds like a great challenge!
  7. Will Apple announce a touchscreen netbook this summer? I hope so!
  8. The economics of the Kindle. Digital readers will save writers and publishing, even if they destroy the book business. (HT Tyler Cowen)
  9. 25 useful financial rules of thumb.
  10. Obama's plan to digitize medical records draws criticism from doctors.
  11. Neural circuitry of first impressions identified.
  12. Are you an Amateur? Why not?
Posted by Brian Hollar at 7:02 AM
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