Installing Windows

How did the computer know the exact time and date without access to the internet or my help?

For those Olympically inclined

Check out this blog for the losers out there. The Ethiopian swimmers or Brazilian skiers. And of course the Jamaican Bobsled Team.

Black and White Twins?

If only they had separated them at birth. Scientists are still angry about this. Imagine the reaction 20 years later when they found out that they were sisters!

Hopefully they won't end up like these two.

And also see this follow-up article about the plight of Jews and Muslims in France.

Different Types of Intelligence?

Here is a sample of some questions from the 50-question Wonderlic test given to prospective NFL players before the NFL Draft. Well, most football players are clearly not smart in a traditional sense. Does this matter? Check it out:

"The biggest buzz coming out of Indianapolis the last few days is the rumor that Texas QB Vince Young bombed his Wonderlic test. Rumor had Young scoring a 6 on the test.

While the results of his first test haven't been confirmed -- and combine officials have said the score of 6 was wrong -- ESPN.com's John Clayton reported that Young scored a 16 on his second try (according to his agent) and he's expected to take it a third time. The results of that test will not be released to NFL teams until next week, so it remains completely speculation at this point...

Just as a barometer, the highest score registered at last year's scouting combine was a 40 (QB Alex Smith) and the lowest score was a 6 (RB Frank Gore). I also have been told by an NFL scout that the other two top quarterbacks this year fared much better on this test, with USC's Matt Leinart scoring a 35 (at the combine) and Vanderbilt's Jay Cutler scoring a 29 (in a test given prior to the combine)."

Natalee Holloway may get all the press

But this is a truly tragic story that is far more important (although I am admittedly interested by the Holloway case, but only because of the absurd media circus surrounding it and the presence of Joran and the Kalpoe brothers).

The Torch Goes Out

My Olympic Dream is finally over. After two-and-a-half long, hard weeks watching these Games of the XXth Olympiad, I will finally have my life back. I would like to thank my parents and my understanding brother for helping make this possible. It took many months of training to reach the Olympic viewing level. But most of all, I must thank my DVR. DVR, you had never taped anything before on NBC, and then all of a sudden you were called into duty every day. Kudos.

And finally to the athletes: Shani and Chad, Apolo, Sasha, Tanith, Seth, Bode, Lindsey, Shaun, and all the rest. I have learned way too much about you these past two weeks. See you in four years.

What Dan is really like

Behind the facade of a sometime comic genius lies a tortured political maverick yearning to lock horns with the great Bloviator himself, Bill O'Reilly:

I would like to discuss Freedom of the Press with Mr. O'Reilly. I feel that O'Reilly has dangerously little regard for the public's right to know what is being done in its name by President Bush. O'Reilly has outrageously claimed that the press should not publish Abu Ghraib photos, reports about the NSA spying program, or stories about the CIA's "black site" overseas prisons. His argument that these stories "put Americans at risk" is bogus, and it's important that the American citizenry learns the truth instead of relying on O'Reilly's assurances that the War on Terror is being conducted properly.

Daniel H. Berger

201 E. 66th Street Apt. 10E

New York, NY 10021

phone:(212) 794-1094

e-mail: daniel.berger@aya.yale.edu

age: 22 years old

A Clever Little Article

From Eugene Volokh.

Did you know?

Mark McGrath is one of the hosts of that trashy show Extra. He used to be something of pop music star. He used to be the subject of rumors on a show like Extra. How the somewhat mighty have fallen.

More blogging about blogs!

This trend is so post-modern. But after reading the New York magazine cover story about blogs, I've been digging around a little. Anyway, here's a good look at the ever-changing face of the blogosphere. Courtesy of Blogebrity, a site that I hope Nostra is familiar with.

Back to your regularly scheduled links and other content from me

This is a blog post, followed by a spirited debate about the "real" merits of a college education. The post is written by Matt Yglesias, a fellow Dalton alum who went to Harvard. He always spoke a lot during government assemblies in high school.

Experiment

Paris Hilton. Lindsey Lohan. Britney Spears. Nicole Richie. Jessica Simpson.

Gawker. Daily Kos. Engadget. Boing Boing.

Will this get me more hits?

Next step: Linking to these things.

All those banks!

Are they just loss-leaders that raise awareness of the company? Are these banks really making money at high-rent Upper East Side locations? ATMs are understandable, but I'm talking about full service branches.

Safire on the Blogosphere

What, no mention of the Yale blogs?

New York pizza places always have weird cups

I thought of this again recently when I got a soda in a Bear Rock Foods cup. Whatever happened to Coca-Cola giving out cups to these places? I guess they just scrounge around and pick up whatever they can find. Good old La Mia (now called Roma's) was the founder of this trend for me. I wish I could remember the specifics of some of their cups, but alas, my memory fails me here. I guess I will just have to go back and visit.