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This Week I Learned #7 – 4 August 2013

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Peter Sahui

Articles

  1. The cultural syncretism behind a Texan girl’s fifteenth birthday party – this one is a really fascinating read. (Free reg’n may be required.)
  2. Traffic lights, lift doors, and buttons that don’t work.
  3. Why do comment threads erupt into flame wars?
  4. “Experts take high performance as evidence of high ability and do not sufficiently discount it by the ease with which that performance was achieved.”
  5. The New York Times and its $150M paywall.
  6. HG Wells, wargame designer.

Photos

  1. 50 gorgeous landscapes.
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