We’re all idiots, or are we?

by | Feb 28, 2006 | Reading

Mind Hacks links to discussion of eBay auction silliness. In trials, people prefer to pay $5+$6 shiping for a CD than $10 for a CD with free shipping. It was a controlled trial:multiple auctions with different price-postage ratios revealed a net preference for low...

Suddenly it makes sense

by | Feb 28, 2006 | Science

Cosmic Variance has a lovely explanation of how the quantum interrogation aspect of counterfactual computation might work. So I’ve moved on from last week.

Mac with less clutter

by | Feb 27, 2006 | IT

It has to be said that the default Mac desktop + Dock + menu bar with addins + some downloads you haven’t yet removed from your desktop is pretty busy. Here are some nice tips from 43 Folders plus others on how to unclutter. Full screen mode + dock hiding really...