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December 30, 2006

Change Blindness

Matt says,

Although this is not the "coolest psychology experiment ever," as billed, it's pretty freaky all the same. It makes me wonder what other giant glaring things we fail to perceive on a daily basis.

Comments (1) | Permasnark | Posted: 11:28 AM

December 29, 2006

Hot Diggity

Matt says,

If ever a post were truly worthy of the "Media Galaxy" category, it's this: tons upon tons of quality copyrighted media, for free, for now.

Comments (0) | Permasnark | Posted: 8:04 PM

December 27, 2006

'Visit Bangladesh Before the Tourists Come'

Robin says,

Now that is an optimistic slogan.

Weirdly, the New York Times highlights Bangladesh in its travel section. I am still angling to go back some day... though I am not sure if I would actually actively recommend it to other people.

Comments (2) | Permasnark | Posted: 10:55 AM

December 26, 2006

Boxing Day Surprise

Matt says,

Heeeeey, my paper just got sold. Howard, does this mean I don't get to post on Etaoin Shrdlu anymore?

Comments (2) | Permasnark | Posted: 3:27 PM

The Tag Stops Here

Matt says,

Er, Robin, Will tagged us with this '5 Things You Didn't Know About Me' meme last week. We don't really have a protocol for this stuff on Snarkmarket. Hmm.

OK, how's this? I will throw an unspecified number of things about myself into the comments as I come up with them. If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged. Feel free to jump in the comments and add stuff about yourselves as well, or do so on your own blog and link back to it here. And if you, gentle reader, have no interest in trivia about the lives of me, Robin, or any of your fellow Snarkmarket readers, consider yourself unmolested.

Comments (15) | Permasnark | Posted: 12:55 PM

December 25, 2006

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The Intelligence Pyramid

More thought provocations via Khoi Vinh. In this interview with Science of Shopping author Paco Underhill, he drops this nugget:

I think of knowledge as a pyramid. At the bottom of the pyramid is data; the next layer of the pyramid is information; the next layer of the pyramid is intelligence; and the top of the pyramid is wisdom. I like to tell my clients that we