June 26, 2014, 9:04 pm Weirdest bug I have ever encountered: Post with the letters "psy" in it produce a 404 errorWhen trying to save a post that contains the word "Ipsylos" (anywhere in the post or alone) I get a 404 error. links programming
March 25, 2014, 8:55 pm Hyperbole and a Half: The Year Kenny Loggins Ruined ChristmasThe year I learned that Christmas did not, in fact, originate as a celebration of my amazing ability to temporarily transform into a "good" … links
March 22, 2014, 5:41 pm Why didn’t passengers on missing flight MH370 use their mobile phones?In the age of smartphones and social media, one question about the disappearance of the plane has repeatedly been asked: why no contact from passengers? links
March 1, 2014, 6:32 pm Paul Deutsch's rags to riches to rags storyHe's 51 and a beer league player. Never skated a minute of pro hockey. Then came the call of the Wild. For Paul Deutsch, it was the stuff of fairy tales. Except for the way it ended. hockey links
February 23, 2014, 6:07 pm How John Tortorella beat the Bruins by letting Zdeno Chara beat the SedinsJohn Tortorella’s big moment during Saturday night’s contest between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks came right after Bruins winger Reilly Smith made it 1-1 at 4:11 of the second period. Enraged by his team’s listless play coming out of the first intermission, Tortorella called a time out for the express purpose of screaming at his team. See also: http://shiftchart.com/ hockey links
January 29, 2014, 7:09 am NHL Wheel of JusticeNHL Wheel of Justice was created to determine how Colin Campbell determined fines and suspensions. Brendan Shanahan is now the NHL Senior Vice President of Player Safety and Hockey Operations and completely changed how suspensions are determined…or has he? hockey links
November 26, 2013, 6:24 pm Zdeno Chara has blueprint for team leadershipThe job comes with a varsity letter, a “C” stitched prominently on the his uniform’s left shoulder of his uniform, a designation that Zdeno Chara takes to heart. hockey links
November 2, 2013, 11:19 am Programmers of Reddit: how would you sum up a popular film, song or TV series in just a few lines of (fake) code?The Matrix: int[][]; links movies programming television
October 16, 2013, 9:36 pm Sounds into pictures and pictures into sounds: The Analysis & Resynthesis Sound Spectrograph links technology