Apr
9th
Wed
9th
Apr
8th
Tue
8th
Scientific American: Why Things Cost $19.95
“As Janiszewski and Uy explain in the February issue of Psychological Science, people appear to create mental measuring sticks that run in increments away from any opening bid, and the size of the increments depends on the opening bid. That is, if we see a $20 toaster, we might wonder whether it is worth $19 or $18 or $21; we are thinking in round numbers. But if the starting point is $19.95, the mental measuring stick would look different. We might still think it is wrongly priced, but in our minds we are thinking about nickels and dimes instead of dollars, so a fair comeback might be $19.75 or $19.50.”
Apr
7th
Mon
7th
The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Julius Hodge
As the college basketball season comes to a close, we must remember one of the greatest college players of all time.
Blank, who signed Vick to a 10-year, $130 million contract in 2004, has been communicating with Vick through letters, which Vick initiated. The quarterback has written that he is making 12 cents an hour washing pots and pans and playing a lot of football.
— ESPN
Mar
31st
Mon
31st
One expensive penny.
Pennies now cost a whopping 1.7 cents each to produce. A nickel is even worse, costing almost a dime to make. Find the Freakonomist’s thoughts here.
Music Monday
Check out this site for a continous stream of free music found across the www. These are all legal offerings from the musicians themselves.
Is the Non-Profit World Teeming With Fraud? - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
As one commenter said, “If there’s money involved, there’s going to be fraud.” But, wow, $40 billion fraudulently stolen from Non-profit organizations. This represents 13% of nationwide donations.
If they counted improper or inefficient usage of funds, the number would probably triple.
Mar
30th
Sun
30th
Davidson
It would’ve been great to see the Wildcats pull it out. I’m a bit flabbergasted by what happened on the final play, but they should celebrate fantastic success and over-achievement. 
Muxtape - A simple way to create and share mixtapes
Dope. Dope. Dope. Check out mine at blakehill.muxtape.com
Mar
29th
Sat
29th
Mar
28th
Fri
28th
David Mamet - Why I am no longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'
Very interesting op-ed piece with some of my comments. Not meant to be political, but rather an interesting look at a synthesizing thinker.
