Archive of posts from 2014
Social Justice Mural
San Francisco is full of amazing murals! Here are some details from one I particularly like, on 25th and Mission.
The Genius of Peanuts
In the NYRB of 1985, Umberto Eco explores Peanuts (and Krazy Kat, which I’ve never read).
All you need to know about the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy
“Discipline may be imposed in any of the following circumstances:
- [Various criminal offenses]
- [Some other stuff]
- Conduct that imposes inherent danger to the safety and well being of another person”
Fundamental Attribution Error and the Master Race
I just re-watched Hitchcock’s Lifeboat and it provides a really nice demonstration of the Fundamental Attribution Error. (The film has other virtues too.)
Snails
I wrote this in an email to myself on December 28, 2013. Why?
But It's Also a Sex Manual
I was flipping through the Kama Sutra yesterday and turns out to be much more than a sex manual! It’s a guide to etiquette and custom in many areas of life and offers really interesting glimpses into a culture very different from ours. Though some of it is practically timeless, for example:
Serendipity
Edit: I no longer think this is cool (2021).
Become Interesting
Do you know someone who always has interesting things to talk about? They have a secret, but it’s probably more mundane than you think. I’d bet they just subscribe to a cool email newsletter. (Classic fundamental attribution error alert!) Here are my current favorites:
SF's Finest
Last night I was looking through a list of SFPD radio codes. Here are the best ones:
Don't Hold Your Breath
Our ape-brains boggle at the vastness of time.
Streets Are Too Wide…Really
Have you ever heard of a sneckdown? Or even a neckdown? I just got a fascinating email with a great diagram pointing out that snow reveals patterns of street use: