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...made,” he continues. “You’re an ant, you just eat it.” Whitacre’s own motivations don’t seem so different. Every time he sees an opportunity for self-gain, he takes it without hesitation. Needless to say, such an approach to life works less well for humans than it does for ants. As Whitacre’s life spins towards disaster, his false cheer and bizarre jokes don’t stop, but as we watch him stutter, bluster, and lie his way through meeting...
...about computer science. In a story about Google's donation of 20 Android cell phones to the notorious introduction to computer science, CS 50, The Crimson quoted instructor David J. Malan '99 praising Google's "dragon drop programming piece" -- a fanciful typo that should have read, "drag and drop." Needless to say, Malan got a kick out of the typo and breathed a bit of fire back at The Crimson. After the jump, see video clip of his admittedly witty put-down from the close of lecture the day the article appeared in the paper...
...great pricing inefficiency arises because this natural gas speculator is following a predefined plan - and the plan is publicly known. Plus, it's a foolish one. A fund that invests in long-term natural gas prices is taking needless risk in placing significant money in the short-term futures market...
While some lawmakers dismiss congressional travel as a needless burden on taxpayers, the hidden tug-of-war over the planes reveals just how comfortable others have become in such friendly skies. In March the nonprofit group Judicial Watch obtained e-mails from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office urging that more military airplanes be made available for congressional use. "It is my understanding there are NO G-5s available for the House during the Memorial Day recess," a May 2007 message said. "This is totally unacceptable...
...Camera: Cool things happen at Harvard. You might see the Dalai Lama rolling in a stretch limo behind Lamont, you may run into Emma Watson during breakfast at the ’Berg, and the guys and gals running by your dorm during Primal Scream may be future Congressmen. Needless to say, you’ll want to keep track of your Harvard memories...