Alot of noise has been made about how the United States won a majority (20) of their Olympic medals in events that didn’t exist the last time the Winter Games were held in Canada (1988, Calgary). Hopefully this point has been thoroughly dismissed by sites such as FiveThirtyEight. However, another valid point can be raised [...]
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Posts and Links, Week of February 2/22
On February - 26 - 2010
Carnivals and links for the week!
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On February - 19 - 2010
A collection of links for the week.
Read the rest of this entry »Valentine’s Day By The Numbers
On February - 16 - 2010
Few things in economics and personal finance are better than looking back on the psyche of the consumer through the lens of special holidays. Luckily, Valentine’s Day just passed, and someone else has run the numbers for me! (What, you thought I was going to go over used car sales on President’s Day?). The site BillShrink made an interesting infographic which details the spending thatgoes into the just-passed Valentine’s Day. Without further ado, please enjoy this graphic.
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On February - 4 - 2010
Carnivals and links, presented for your viewing pleasure!
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On January - 26 - 2010
Weekly links and carnivals!
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On January - 20 - 2010
Carnivals and links for the week of January 18.
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On January - 14 - 2010
Posts I liked, for around the internet and from right here at DQYDJ!
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On January - 6 - 2010
Links from the week of January 4!
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On December - 25 - 2009
Carnivals and links for the week.
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