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Submitted by David on Wed, 2010-09-01 00:28

High-tech carts will tell on Cleveland residents who don't recycle ... and they face $100 fine: I've mentioned some of the controversy on the merits (or lack thereof) of recycling, but now we have the nanny state creeping in
Information Technology Is Not the Savior of the Unemployed: Some interesting reflections on automation, and how it affects even the techies that are supposedly in high demand.
Gilpin Family Whisky made from diabetics' urine: I'm not a big fan of whisky to begin with... but think I'd like this version even less
The Overconfidence Problem in Forecasting: "It turns out that C.F.O.’s, as a group, display terrible calibration. [T]hese executives weren’t particularly good at forecasting the stock market. In fact, their predictions were negatively correlated with actual returns. ... as a group, many of these executives apparently don’t realize that they lack forecasting ability."

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Fri, 2010-09-03 02:30

That is one drink I will never be tasting.