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September 13th, 2017 - 11:36 pm § in Misc.

Do Not Trust Your Eyes

    The square is moving. First, it tilts to the right side and then it tilts to the left side, like a seesaw of sorts. True?  No.  The parts that make up the lines are actually just “drifting,” as in they seem to be just cycling colors in a certain direction. That drifting makes […][...]

September 13th, 2017 - 10:41 pm § in Misc.

Status check: U.S. household debt

While U.S. household debt has regained 2008 levels, there is more income servicing that debt, and credit quality is better. “This means that the new peak in household debt is far less worrisome than the levels we saw in 2008 and more likely part of a much-needed boost in overall debt servicing[...]

September 13th, 2017 - 12:34 pm § in Misc.

Chinazor Onianwah: The Joy of Nipples

That moment finally came when my son, in this video turned 16 and found out over a million people have seen him suckling his mother’s breast when he was an infant. He never let go of the nipple until he was almost two. Anyway, why bring this up now? There is tizzy on Twitter that […][...]

September 13th, 2017 - 11:28 am § in Misc.

Before Brexit: The Star Spangled Banner

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from “Defence of Fort M’Henry”, a poem written on September 13, 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort [...]