Technology & Tech Culture:

• This video featuring Monty Montgomery from Xiph is a phenomenal and cogent explanation of how analog to digital to analog conversion works, and why the stair-step chart we often see is a horrible lie.
• Hiring is a bit of voodoo, and often times I hear people talk about Passion, which is a bit of a bugbear of mine. This post talks about how excellent candidates can be overlooked because the signifiers of ‘Passion’ aren’t there.

Arts and Culture

• Drive Recklessly: A PSA
• There’s a site out there which allows quick queries of television episode ratings sourced from IMDB. It’s fascinating to see what stands out, and what trends existed over the course of a TV show. Here’s a couple of examples:
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • CSI
  • The graph for Dexter seems to confirm that I pulled my chute at precisely the right point… the highest rated episode, Season 4’s finale, was also the last episode I ever watched.
• One way to frustrate the hell out of someone: Text them Shakespeare.
• Good Meeting
• HowDoVaccinesCauseAutism.com

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