http://www.stochastica.net Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:38:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/12/13/the-more-sides-a-street-sign-h/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/12/13/the-more-sides-a-street-sign-h/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:38:31 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/12/13/the-more-sides-a-street-sign-h/ The more sides a street sign has, the higher the danger level it invokes. #onlyanengineer http://t.co/ypmBpHTh…

]]> The more sides a street sign has, the higher the danger level it invokes. #onlyanengineer http://t.co/ypmBpHTh

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/12/13/the-more-sides-a-street-sign-h/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/rt-guardianbooks-stlll-time/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/rt-guardianbooks-stlll-time/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:29:17 +0000 Karthik http://m.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/rt-guardianbooks-stlll-time/ RT @GuardianBooks: Stlll time to download Julian Barnes’s Arthur and George on audiobook. Arthur as in Conan Doyle. A great read. http: ……

]]> RT @GuardianBooks: Stlll time to download Julian Barnes’s Arthur and George on audiobook. Arthur as in Conan Doyle. A great read. http: …

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/rt-guardianbooks-stlll-time/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/about-time-if-you-ask-me-rt/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/about-time-if-you-ask-me-rt/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:24:38 +0000 Karthik http://m.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/about-time-if-you-ask-me-rt/ About time, if you ask me. RT @TheOnion: FAA To Ban Plane Crashes http://t.co/2j5gK1LS…

]]> About time, if you ask me. RT @TheOnion: FAA To Ban Plane Crashes http://t.co/2j5gK1LS

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/30/about-time-if-you-ask-me-rt/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/chilling-at-the-admirals-club/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/chilling-at-the-admirals-club/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:21:35 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/chilling-at-the-admirals-club/ Chilling at the Admirals club in Chicago, hanging out with Quentin Tarantino. Yeah.…

]]> Chilling at the Admirals club in Chicago, hanging out with Quentin Tarantino. Yeah.

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/chilling-at-the-admirals-club/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/1-rt-sarahw-michael-idov-on/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/1-rt-sarahw-michael-idov-on/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:43:41 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/1-rt-sarahw-michael-idov-on/ +1 RT @sarahw: Michael Idov on “the movie set that ate itself” in November’s GQ is amazing. http://t.co/uQl8h8sQ #longreads…

]]> +1 RT @sarahw: Michael Idov on “the movie set that ate itself” in November’s GQ is amazing. http://t.co/uQl8h8sQ #longreads

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/29/1-rt-sarahw-michael-idov-on/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/28/did-stephenson-make-reamde-too/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/28/did-stephenson-make-reamde-too/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:27:41 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/28/did-stephenson-make-reamde-too/ Did Stephenson make Reamde too accessible? http://t.co/FigTkXTK…

]]> Did Stephenson make Reamde too accessible? http://t.co/FigTkXTK

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/28/did-stephenson-make-reamde-too/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/rt-jonathanchait-paul-ryan-a/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/rt-jonathanchait-paul-ryan-a/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:44:34 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/rt-jonathanchait-paul-ryan-a/ RT @jonathanchait: Paul Ryan and the fantasies of inequality deniers http://t.co/f0HBcmje…

]]> RT @jonathanchait: Paul Ryan and the fantasies of inequality deniers http://t.co/f0HBcmje

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/rt-jonathanchait-paul-ryan-a/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/will-english-lose-its-apostro/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/will-english-lose-its-apostro/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:25:27 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/will-english-lose-its-apostro/ Will English lose it’s apostrophe’s soon? http://t.co/UzTVM3KI (via @bookbench)…

]]> Will English lose it’s apostrophe’s soon? http://t.co/UzTVM3KI (via @bookbench)

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/26/will-english-lose-its-apostro/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/25/nytimes-the-hazards-of-confid/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/25/nytimes-the-hazards-of-confid/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:33:48 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/25/nytimes-the-hazards-of-confid/ NYTimes: The Hazards of Confidence. http://t.co/wZfhP0BU…

]]> NYTimes: The Hazards of Confidence. http://t.co/wZfhP0BU

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/25/nytimes-the-hazards-of-confid/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/another-area-where-paper-books/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/another-area-where-paper-books/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:37:47 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/another-area-where-paper-books/ Another area where paper books are better than the Kindle: toilet reading. — http://t.co/5OILXdOi…

]]> Another area where paper books are better than the Kindle: toilet reading. — http://t.co/5OILXdOi

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/another-area-where-paper-books/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/err-the-literary-saloon-bl/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/err-the-literary-saloon-bl/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:01:06 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/err-the-literary-saloon-bl/ Err… The Literary Saloon. Blame a long flight and some liquids I was served.…

]]> Err… The Literary Saloon. Blame a long flight and some liquids I was served.

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/err-the-literary-saloon-bl/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/the-literary-review-collects-a/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/the-literary-review-collects-a/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:57:57 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/the-literary-review-collects-a/ The Literary review collects a bunch of 1Q84 reviews — http://t.co/g8KANHAq…

]]> The Literary review collects a bunch of 1Q84 reviews — http://t.co/g8KANHAq

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/22/the-literary-review-collects-a/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/21/the-gops-incentive-to-obstruc/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/21/the-gops-incentive-to-obstruc/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:45:36 +0000 Karthik http://m.stochastica.net/2011/10/21/the-gops-incentive-to-obstruc/ The GOP’s incentive to obstruct and the media’s inability to call it like it is. http://t.co/YJAQNaPD…

]]> The GOP’s incentive to obstruct and the media’s inability to call it like it is. http://t.co/YJAQNaPD

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/21/the-gops-incentive-to-obstruc/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/19/michael-dirda-gushes-about-mur/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/19/michael-dirda-gushes-about-mur/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:48:42 +0000 Karthik http://m.stochastica.net/2011/10/19/michael-dirda-gushes-about-mur/ Michael Dirda gushes about Murakami’s “1Q84” http://t.co/WjJmURvi (via @MAOrthofer)…

]]> Michael Dirda gushes about Murakami’s “1Q84” http://t.co/WjJmURvi (via @MAOrthofer)

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/10/19/michael-dirda-gushes-about-mur/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-e/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-e/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:06:16 +0000 Karthik http://m.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-e/ The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic. http://t.co/Hu0wpSYL…

]]> The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic. http://t.co/Hu0wpSYL

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-e/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/looks-like-stephenson-has-a-bi/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/looks-like-stephenson-has-a-bi/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:26:09 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/looks-like-stephenson-has-a-bi/ Looks like Stephenson has a big winner on his hands with Reamde: http://t.co/XfyEbrnZ, http://t.co/oEMVWl29, http://t.co/b5aqq22B…

]]> Looks like Stephenson has a big winner on his hands with Reamde: http://t.co/XfyEbrnZ, http://t.co/oEMVWl29, http://t.co/b5aqq22B

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/17/looks-like-stephenson-has-a-bi/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/10/barry-duncan-master-palindrom/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/10/barry-duncan-master-palindrom/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:04:49 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/10/barry-duncan-master-palindrom/ Barry Duncan, master-palindromist. http://t.co/tKOJLtR (via @somethingtoread). The Greenward palindrome is here http://t.co/ctav2g5…

]]> Barry Duncan, master-palindromist. http://t.co/tKOJLtR (via @somethingtoread). The Greenward palindrome is here http://t.co/ctav2g5

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/09/10/barry-duncan-master-palindrom/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/17/the-comfort-zone-by-jonathan-f/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/17/the-comfort-zone-by-jonathan-f/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:39:15 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/17/the-comfort-zone-by-jonathan-f/ The Comfort Zone by Jonathan Franzen http://t.co/eXWPmmj via @TheByliner…

]]> The Comfort Zone by Jonathan Franzen http://t.co/eXWPmmj via @TheByliner

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/17/the-comfort-zone-by-jonathan-f/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/03/it-does-not-take-a-god-to-know/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/03/it-does-not-take-a-god-to-know/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:58:53 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/03/it-does-not-take-a-god-to-know/ It does not take a god to know what a hamdryad is anymore. http://t.co/703QPRp via @somethingtoread…

]]> It does not take a god to know what a hamdryad is anymore. http://t.co/703QPRp via @somethingtoread

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2011/08/03/it-does-not-take-a-god-to-know/feed/ 0 http://www.stochastica.net/2011/07/20/mt-esquiremag-astounding-lun/ http://www.stochastica.net/2011/07/20/mt-esquiremag-astounding-lun/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:20:53 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2011/07/20/mt-esquiremag-astounding-lun/ MT @Esquiremag: Astounding lunch reading. @TheNation on CIA sites in Somalia: http://thenat.in/qMv64A #longreads…

]]> MT @Esquiremag: Astounding lunch reading. @TheNation on CIA sites in Somalia: http://thenat.in/qMv64A #longreads

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