Link of the Day [2.24.09]

broderic on February 24, 2009

I had probably linked his predictions prior to our Oscar Pool, but Nate Silver does an analysis of where he went wrong. There’s a comment there that congratulates him on missing only two. I think we all did just as good and we were picking names out of a hat. When I think back, it would’ve been just as well to have gone with the front runners. You would’ve nailed all them. And no, Sean Penn, wasn’t a big surprise — see Eddie Murphy in best supporting actor.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/some-post-oscars-thoughts-on.html

Link of the Day [2.20.09]

broderic on February 20, 2009

I can’t believe I forgot to post about the technical Oscar awards. These are better than Sunday’s broadcast because it’s all about the nerdy stuff. And it’s hosted, lately, by a hottie. This year’s host was Jessica Biel. Yeah! She’s pretty hot! But not comparable to when Rachel McAdams hosted it a few years back.

http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/index.html

Link of the Day [2.19.09]

broderic on February 19, 2009

Is there a better iPhone earphone? I'm onto my second one, because on the first the rubber around the
earbuds became frayed and fell off making wearing them uncomfortable.
The second pair is a newer update. It's rubberized coating around the
wire makes it less likely to tangle. It's a fine pair, but they too are
starting to fray at the earbuds.My main criteria will be cost. Again, I'm on my second set and I've had
the iPhone for two years. I can't imagine spending $150 for earphones
and then losing them. Or that they suck.And they still need to have the inline remote. That is awesome.http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/02/13/replacement-iphone-earphones
-on-test/1