I will be first to admit I first fell in love with economics thanks to Levitt and Dubner. The first Freakonomics book transformed my view of economics, from a drab and dull (and dry) subject, to something far more interesting. I guess my career path wouldn’t have been as an economist, if I had never [...]
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Superfreakonomics – A Review
Hello, IT
Have you tried turning it on and off again?
^Say that in an Irish accent. And yes, that’s from the IT Crowd. The IT Crowd is a show I enjoy a lot.
One show I DID NOT enjoy at all, was Meet The IT Chicks. Yes, its a real show. And I didn’t enjoy it one bit [...]
Top Ten Battlestar Galactica Moments
Battlestar Galactica is coming to an end this Saturday (for me. For Americans, its this Friday night). Here’s my top ten BSG moments which I totally enjoyed. These are moments of sheer awesomeness, or when the brain just goes ‘ding’ and you say… “whoa”, and you just remember them for life.
SPOILER ALERT: This is not [...]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
HOLY SHIT! I saw Indiana Jones last night and I loved every moment of it. Its a very different Indiana Jones, but it’s still him all right.
spoiler warning: From hereonin, there will be a lot of spoilers.
A Couple of Reviews and More
This article started as a review of Iron Man, but I had a writer’s block midway through, and couldn’t complete the review. So I’m gonna talk about a few things as well.
John Williams Piano Day
I make no attempt to hide the fact that I love John Williams’ music. I’m not so much a conniseur as Nigel is – I don’t clamour for every bit of information, like when Maurice Murphy retired from the LSO, and so the Superman theme won’t sound the same ever again; or who is J.W’s [...]
Cloverfield – A Review
I watched Cloverfield last night, after a lively brainstorm with cfgt about languages (mainly C/C++ vs Python and Lua as a scripting language) and various algorithms regarding probability (sudoku and various stuff!!)
And my goodness… it’s awesome. I have one recommendation for you: bloody watch it!
I must first admit, I am not an alternate reality kind [...]
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