Monthly Archives: November 2011

Earthquakes

> data(quakes)> head(quakes) lat long depth mag stations 1 -20.42 181.62 562 4.8 41 2 -20.62 181.03 650 4.2 15 3 -26.00 184.10 42 5.4 43 4 -17.97 181.66 626 4.1 19 5 -20.42 181.96 649 4.0 11 6 -19.68 … Continue reading

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deCordova by Boston « Threading In The Choirs, via nullscapes (Source: http://mllr.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/boston/)

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A One-Line Viewpoint on Trading

Given a time-series of one security’s price-train P[t], a low-frequency trader’s job (forgetting trading costs) is to find a step function S[t] to convolve against price changes P′[t] with the proviso that the other side to the trade exists. S[t] represents the bet … Continue reading

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Land Erodes, Weather Systems Shift, Volcanoes Erupt, Fires Sweep Through Forests, and Storms Leave Behind Drastic Change to the Earth’s Surface by Hollis Brown Thornton

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Again I say: STRING THEORY MOTHAF**KAAAAAAAAAAS (Source: http://www.clunkyrobot.com/2008/07/thinking-4th-dimensionally.html)

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This gallery contains 6 photos.

data from the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s System To Retrieve Information on Drug Evidence A few points about these pictures which I’ll be elaborating on in future posts: sub i, sub j: There is significant variation from city to city and presumably dealer … Continue reading

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The Dirty Projectors – Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes covered by The Dirty Projectors

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Sacer by Gang Gang Dance (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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What’s Wrong with OKCupid’s Matching Algorithm

OKCupid is using the wrong mathematics to match potential dates together. But before I critique them, let me compliment them on what they’re doing right: “Our” mutual score is the geometric average of your score of me, and my score … Continue reading

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fatherfigurine: Found in a gas station parking lot Pt. 2 Part one is here.

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