June 2010
1 post
May 2010
3 posts
don't let my creepiness be in vain
I’m growing a moustache for 826DC’s 2nd Annual Moustache-a-thon. But I need your support! To incentivize your contribution, I have designed the following reward system: donation reward $10 jameson beverage of your choice $20 basil hayden’s on the rocks $30 movie (and popcorn) with me $50 we’ll get weird on a weekend So donate to my cause here, and don’t let...
Randomized Controlled Trials to Fight Poverty (via...
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I See You (via Kopf)
This is pretty awesome/creepy.http://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/01/markets-in-everything-insurance-against-escaped-gorillas-edition/ Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
April 2010
5 posts
I probably like Gaga more than you (except...
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Uncanny Similarity (via Tom)
Peruse this, then watch this: Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
little boy devastated to find out he's not a...
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March 2010
14 posts
Tener Ganas
Today, we lost Jaime Escalante, the inspiration for Stand and Deliver (1988), as well as many teachers nationwide. In memoriam, the Washington Post re-ran the 1982 article chronicling Mr. Escalante’s remarkable successes on the AP Calculus exam in an urban, predominately Latino school. Not only was his achievement amazing, but it was so amazing that ETS questioned the validity of his...
Stream Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings' New Album
NPR FTW: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125142001 Available until 4/6 Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Funny Headlines (via Maya)
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We're Donesky.
I just saw a graphic on MSNBC of a new Harris Poll that shows that: 67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist. 57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim 45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was “not born in the United States and so is not...
Move Over Geithner (via Neesha)
http://bit.ly/bJMx4Z That’s right. Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
A Sweet Solution (via Lexi)
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the return of neesha's awesome links, featuring...
Oh, Mike Tyson, you give so much and ask for so little in return:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/15/AR2010031503359.html Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Classroom Goldmines
I wish I had found this in my classroom: And I Am Not Lying » Blog Archive » Types of Bitches It reminds me of what i did actually find in my classroom during my first week: http://pimpslapofknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/confiscated.pdf Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Canadian Urination During Olympic Hockey Final...
This is a pretty amazing graph, based on actual data from an Edmonton water utility. Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Obama Feigning Interest in Mundane Things (via...
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/02/obama_being_forced_to_look_at.html# We all do this all the time. But Obama is so much better! Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
possibly the most amazing feat i have encountered...
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February 2010
14 posts
Nerd Out
I think these posters offer an intriguing perspective on the epic battle between Rebels and the Galactic Empire: http://www.cliffchiang.com/2010/02/22/armed-forces/ http://www.cliffchiang.com/2010/01/25/i-will-follow/ On the topic of too soon: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1920944 Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
mandatory Friday viewing (via Aaron)
My cousin sent this link accompanied by the following message. I agree with its entirety: I frequently need some version of Bmore club music to get my mind right for Friday’s classes. Today I came across this YouTube and I can honestly say I am now a better man for it. Click the link and turn your volume up. It’s a celebration! Posted via email from philosophunk’s...
Nu Shooz on Powerade commercial = YES!
I don’t know why i love this song so much. Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
If you've ever enjoyed my company, you have to...
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Dangerous Wands (via Kopf)
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1925557 I would probably line up for a midnight showing at Uptown to see this. Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Estadísticas & Food for Thought (via Juano)
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Really, America?
This, among other reasons, is why the rest of the world hates us. Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Good thing Japan is 15 years ahead of us...
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Snowcial Contracts (via Kopf)
John Locke in WashingtonAlex Tabarrok And for those who managed to liberate their cars from the Snowpocalypse of 2010, another tricky moral dilemma can lead to some volatile confrontations: If you dig your car out from its frozen tomb, do you then own that parking spot until the sun melts open the rest of the curbside space? Washington’s long history of relatively mild winters has left...
this is why people freak out in the DMV over snow
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What a classroom should be like (¡ojalá!)
Really interesting take on what’s holding back elementary education, and what an ideal learning environment would be like. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/opinion/02engel.html?emc=eta1 Posted via email from philosophunk’s posterous | Comment »
Stuck.Mute.Frustrated - Made by my students who...
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Great Way to Kick Off Black History Month
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January 2010
2 posts
Most Absurd Promo Video Ever (via Watson)
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Order of Operations...kinda
In a recent activity, I asked my students to create their own mnemonic devices for the order of operations and illustrate them. One in particular sticks out…In case you can’t read the text in the attached images, his mnemonic is: “Purple Everyday Munchies Drinkin’ And Smokin’”. His images are a bottle of 1792, bred (sic), a bottle of redbull, and, of...