Category Archives: Common Knowledge

Passing on links or other information that I think everyone just needs to know about.

Negative interest rates

Posted on March 3, 2011 by King Rat
One of the problems with the economy is that we are up against the zero lower bound. For my non-economics inclined friends, one of the ways that the government (specifically the Federal Reserve, our central bank) manages things is by … Continue reading →
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Women in S.F. Meme

Posted on June 9, 2010 by King Rat
List based off the original Women in S.F. periodic table. In some of the incarnations of this meme, the list of women has morphed. Not that adding women to the list is a bad thing, but it makes it hard … Continue reading →
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The web according to Phil 4-14-2010

Posted on April 14, 2010 by King Rat
Two from Bruce Schneier Privacy and Control — To the older generation, privacy is about secrecy. And, as the Supreme Court said, once something is no longer secret, it’s no longer private. But that’s not how privacy works, and it’s … Continue reading →
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The Web according to Phil (4/2/2010)

Posted on April 2, 2010 by King Rat
Stuff I read read about today: Seattle’s first technical book store coming soon to Capitol Hill The bookstore is named for Ada Lovelace, a 19th Century pioneer in computer programming. She is celebrated today as a symbol of all the … Continue reading →
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Christopher Walken reads Lady Gaga’s Poker Face

Posted on November 4, 2009 by King Rat
You’re welcome.
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My neighborhood in 1962

Posted on September 30, 2009 by King Rat
Item #63791 from the Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection: Fairview and Lynn, minus my apartment building, September 1962. No Pete’s Market either. It does appear that Robert in Yellow House’s house is there though.
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Play Pong with boots

Posted on July 30, 2009 by King Rat
From Tech Know: Kinky boot that whips
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SciFi Channel becomes Syfy… seriously

Posted on March 16, 2009 by King Rat
Press release Syfy more clearly captures the mainstream appeal of the world’s biggest entertainment category, and reflects the network’s ongoing strategy to create programming that’s more accessible and relatable to new audiences. Syfy will continue to celebrate the traditional roots … Continue reading →
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Autoresponding in Welsh

Posted on March 9, 2009 by King Rat
The English half of the sign is printed correctly and says, “No entry for heavy goods vehicles. Residential site only.” Clearly enough, the point of the sign is to prohibit truck drivers from entering a residential neighborhood. Since the sign … Continue reading →
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Does Not Equal: Convergence

Posted on February 22, 2009 by King Rat
Does Not Equal by Sarah Ennals used under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical No-Derivatives 3.0 license.
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