Slickdeals just released the results of a survey it took that highlighted the difference between iPhone and Android users. The survey, which included 1,000 Android users and 1,000 iPhone users, looked at the differences between the two groups in terms of their spending habits, lifestyle choices, and social behaviors. The results suggest the following: iPhone owners generally make … Continue reading Have I Been Using the Wrong Smartphone?
As I was exploring which artist to profile this week, I came across Dean Lewis quite by accident. I was getting ready to watch a Greta Van Fleet video, but before the video started playing, there was a brief commercial of Dean Lewis performing a song. Here was that song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQNv69FZMWI I had never heard … Continue reading Music Monday – Dean Lewis
As I was researching and contemplating what to write about today, none of the ideas I came up with seemed to meet my fuzzy criteria for being blog worthy. As the day got later and later, I started to think that maybe I had finally reached that point where my daily blogging streak might finally … Continue reading The Benefits of Blogging Every Day
The Wall Street Journal had a fascinating article about how companies use CLV, or Customer Lifetime Value, to decide the financial value of a customer. Your score can determine the prices you pay, the products and ads you see, and the perks you receive. So now I know why I am put on hold for so … Continue reading It’s Official, I’m a Cheapskate
Robert Bowers, the man accused of murdering 11 people in a hate-fueled massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue, entered a plea of not guilty in a federal courtroom on Thursday. Authorities believed the suspect entered the synagogue last Saturday, murdered the worshippers and was leaving when he encountered a uniformed police officer. The pair … Continue reading Not Guilty? How Is That Possible?
I'll admit it, I've got a problem. Or maybe it's better described as a compulsion. I like to count things, like steps and time. I mean, I really like to count things. Take all those numbers up in my heading. The number sequence 3-20-11-9-10-10 represents the number of steps I take each morning going from … Continue reading 3-20-11-9-10-10 or 6-4-10-4 or 525 or 13 or 35 or 2 or 1401
Thinking about healthy habits is not a high priority for most people on Halloween, but maybe you've told yourself that once all the candy is gone you'll commit yourself to a healthier lifestyle. If that's the case, an article in today's New York Times (originally published in May) by Nicholas Bakalar, may be just what you … Continue reading Do These Five Things, and Live 12 to 14 Years Longer
Last year I wrote a post, “Your data suggest a strong automatic association for Male with Career and Female with Family”, which was the result of my having taken the Implicit Association Test (IAT) for Gender and Career. Although the IAT has sparked controversy—among other things, some critics say it doesn’t prove that an implicit belief … Continue reading What Are Your Unconscious Biases?
James Dupré is a country music artist and actor born and raised in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana. While working as a paramedic, he became a YouTube sensation in 2007 after posting cover videos of country songs. He was invited to perform on 'Ellen', and released his debut album in 2010. After signing a record deal with … Continue reading Music Monday: James Dupré, a Voice for the Ages
A while ago I wrote a post that shared some facts and figures from that weekend's edition of the Wall Street Journal, and at the time I noted that I may make doing so a regular occurrence. Welcome to the second edition of that regular occurrence. This Saturday's paper had lots of great stories, and … Continue reading Once Again, the Greatness That Is the WSJ
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