September 24, 2011
Google+
For one thing, the people-finding algorithm of Facebook is a clumsy one. If Google+ can effectively develop a superior algorithm to match friends (which is one thing Google is insanely good at), it may be a game changer.
September 21, 2011
A useful tool for finding LaTeX symbols
Detexify LaTeX handwritten symbol recognition
You draw the symbol by hand, the app returns you the code.
September 20, 2011
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
My supervisor lent this book to me for my reading. It seems an interesting book (definitely more so than Mas-Colell), mingling graphic design with quantitative analysis. Edward R. Tufte, the author, is a professor emeritus in statistics at Yale.
September 4, 2011
Merriam-Webster's Recently Popular Words
I found this most popular words ranking by M-W. It lists the most frequently searched for entries for the past 24 hours, 7 days, and 4 months. This could include vocabulary related to current happenings and can be an interesting and effective guide to vocab learners.
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