Day: November 14, 2012

Let’s Deal the Cards! IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426198

Let’s Deal the Cards!

Guest Authors November 14, 2012

by Mike Schilling The Monty Hall Problem is a great piece of recreational mathematics, because it’s very...

Disruption Junction, What’s Your Function? Part 2 IFRL-Mindiv-alex-jones-1246-unsplash

Disruption Junction, What’s Your Function? Part 2

David Ryan November 14, 2012

From The California Public Utilities Commission: Lyft, SideCar, and Uber were cited $20,000 each for violations of...

The New York Times: Two Days Behind The League Of Ordinary Gentlemen IFRL-TLC-Scenery-federico-beccari-62960-unsplash

The New York Times: Two Days Behind The League Of Ordinary Gentlemen

Burt Likko November 14, 2012

Briefly noted — the New York Times today went live with a five-essay “Room for Debate” regarding the...

On Twitter Avatars IFRL-Mindiv-25937531784_71731642f6_b

On Twitter Avatars

David Ryan November 14, 2012

A recent twitter exchange with James Bennet, combined with a recent change to my twitter avatar causes...

After This, More Ketchup. I Swear. IFRL-Plague-Cleansing

After This, More Ketchup. I Swear.

Jason Kuznicki November 14, 2012

Here’s some deep in the woods philosophical stuff. It may only be of interest to libertarians, and...

The Tragedy of the Commons IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-thyssen.the-piazza-san-marco-in-venice-49

The Tragedy of the Commons

Guest Authors November 14, 2012

by M.A. The concepts of a “Free Market” and the idea of an unregulated market producing whatever...

Grand Old Podcast (Errr, Leaguecast) IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Hirosage-Maiko

Grand Old Podcast (Errr, Leaguecast)

Will Truman November 14, 2012

At around 9pm EST, several of us will be doing a podcast tonight devoted to the election...

DouglasMes on Weekend Plans Post: The Escape RoomI’ve started using CBD gummies like https://www.cornbreadhemp.com/products/cbda-oil , and they’ve ma…
Jaybird on Weekend Plans Post: The Escape RoomRemember what the drowning man said: "A little drunk is better than dead."
Dark Matter in reply to Philip H on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointThere are bad ideas on both sides, both sides can correctly point to the others' and say that they'r…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025There is no benefit to trying to cozy up to Trump and Co., example one trillion: New Jersey Governor…
North in reply to Philip H on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointRed states build a lot more infrastructure, housing and such development compared to their Blue stat…
North on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointFreddie has always had this squeamishness about YIMBY’s that I think stems from the fact that he, in…
Saul Degraw in reply to Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025And he has more available but this was expected.
Dark Matter in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025I asked Google's AI the history of that word/medical-phrase. ...gained prominence in the mid-20th ce…
Philip H in reply to DensityDuck on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointWhat pray tell do you think the Right in the US is correct about? I mean Democrats borrowed the righ…
Philip H on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Welp. I guess he has now had his due process. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5361208/mahmoud-k…