TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

"Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."

24 January 2012

Your tax money at work

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YouTube link .  Res ipsa loquitur. Via The Dish .
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23 January 2012

Help for a babushka

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A group of volunteers headed to a village in the Tula Region to visit an elderly lady who they heard needed wood to burn in her stove or...
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1/998001 generates a fascinating series

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1/998001 = 0.000001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019020 021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038039040041...
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Increasing fresh water in the Arctic Ocean

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As reported by Nature Geoscience and summarized by the BBC : UK scientists have detected a huge dome of freshwater that is developing ...

Decrying partisan politics

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“I think it would be a great tragedy . . . if we had our two major political parties divide on what we would call a conservative-liberal li...
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Ever wonder what medieval warfare was like ?

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YouTube link .  Until the invention of firearms, the bow and arrow was the weapon of choice for warfare throughout most of the world.  I...
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Consider Shenzhen

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Excerpts from a recent episode of This American Life : Shenzhen is a city without history. The people who live there will tell you that, ...
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It's Mitt Romney's turn...

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YouTube link .  .. to be the victim of Bad Lip Reading .  Michele Bachmann here.  Newt here .  Obama here. And totally unrelated (b...
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How to win money from your rational friends

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I found this logic trick at the Futility Closet : Let’s play a game. We’ll take turns bidding for a dollar bill. Both of us will have to ...
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21 January 2012

I'll bet there weren't many mosquitoes around this house

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YouTube link . Via Nothing To Do With Arbroath .
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Behold the power of the internet

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And in South Carolina  -- At tonight’s debate in South Carolina, the remaining 4 candidates for the Republican nomination for presiden...
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The "bloodbath" at Goldman Sachs

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Excerpts from a Huffington Post report: Reports are creeping out that yesterday's bonus day wasn't all fun and games at America...
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Volkswagen's Superbowl advertisement

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YouTube link . The barking of the puppies is rather melodious - it reminds me of some famous musical theme. Wait, wait, don't tell...
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Swiss "Verdingkinder" and American "orphan trains"

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An exhibit about Swiss "verdingkinder" ("contract children") is presently touring that country, and creating some con...
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Goodbye to "@ anon 10:14 AM"

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This blog is a bit atypical in that comments by readers often contain as much relevant content as the original post.  I was particularly ple...
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