The Dakar Rally is an off-road endurance race open to anyone with a car and a seething contempt for unspoiled nature. Amateurs typically make up about 80 percent of the entrants in what was once a race from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal, but due to security threats has been … Read More
The Watson Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. On August 5th, 1997, Watson absorbs the entirety of Urban Dictionary. Human decisions are removed from strategic swearing. Watson begins to curse at a geometric rate. It becomes aware of racial slurs and sexual euphamism at 2:14 … Read More
Confessing his sins, publicly, is just step one in the six-step process for Lance Armstrong, the cyclist, to rebuild Lance Armstrong, the brand. Presumably this will result in fewer people sharing YouTube clips like this. [Rebranding Lance Armstrong: Marketing Pros Six Step Recovery Plan – The Atlantic]
Not graphed: cigars. If we plan on aging like George Burns, and we do, we’ll be going through a lot of ‘em. [The Atlantic]
You only think that retailers use low, low prices to pry money from your wallet. In reality, they use a combination of consumer psychology and the fact that many people just don’t understand economics very well. [The Atlantic]
