More random links
- Megaupload Equals Mega Fail for Cloud Computing
- "This fiasco will become the biggest fail in the history of cloud computing to date. To me, and I've said this before, using a site in the cloud for backup is folly unless it just happens to be a third method of reinforcement." Of course backup tapes themselves could fail, so perhaps the solution might be to back up to several clouds to retain independence?
- Wow. But Is the Number Real?
- "How many jobs did the American economy add in January? The Labor Department estimated on Friday that the economy gained 243,000 jobs. The department also estimated that the economy lost 2,689,000 jobs in the month." - Yay seasonal adjustments! Looks a lot worse in this analysis if you account for the percent of the population not in the labour force.
- The M.R.S. and the Ph.D.
- A piece arguing that whereas women with more education were in the past less likely to marry that the opposite is now the case.
- Samuel L. Jackson's 'racist' reason for voting Obama: 'Because he was black'
- In his words, Obama's "message didn't mean sh*t to me." The article goes on to mention that "Obama won 43 percent of the white vote in 2008, including 54 percent of young whites ... On the other hand, 96 percent of blacks supported Obama."
- What causes a person to have a particular sexual orientation?
- The American Psychological Association's position: "There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian orientation. Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors. Many think that nature and nurture both play complex roles; most people experience little or no sense of choice about their sexual orientation."