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Ingestion Isn’t Just for Thanksgiving Leftovers The week after Thanksgiving is a time for reflection: What exactly did my uncle say at dinner? Why do we all have to watch the Lions play football every year? How will I ever feel normal again after ingesting half my weight in carb-rich foods? The answer to this […]

We’ve Finally Figured Out the Price of Peace-of-Mind (Hint: It’s Not Priceless) While you are in your turkey-tryptophan-induced state of (peace-of-) mind, we thought we’d include you in our insights of the price people generally are comfortable paying for peace-of-mind.

I’m Confused, Is it Black Friday, Cyber Friday, or Cyber Monday on Friday? According to Wikipedia, the earliest known use of “Black Friday” to refer to the day after Thanksgiving occurred in the journal, Factory Management and Maintenance (I can’t say I subscribe), for November 1951 and again in 1952.

Why Zillow’s Algo Is Not Coming Baaack One of the better sci-fi franchises of all time is the Terminator movies, which is basically an 80s retread of the old Frankenstein horror tale. One of the best things about these movies is how prescient they now seem about technology. Yes, the movies got a lot wrong […]

Sticks & Stones Can Break Bones. And Words Now Hurt Even More. Even though the Internet as we know it has only been around 35 years or so, it has a long memory. For those old enough to have lived a portion of their lives pre-internet, you are probably very thankful that some of the […]