Tag: just for fun
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The (Not So) Secret Service
The Secret Service screwed up not so long ago with the whole hookers in Colombia scandal. (Proof that it pays to pay.) This infographic was passed along to me by my colleague Eileen and it investigates the results of congressional hearings into the Secret Service. Credit for the piece goes to the Onion.
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Cracking Down on Unemployment Benefit Fraud (in Canada)
Nobody likes people cheating the unemployment system for benefits. Especially Canadians apparently. So this is a proposal to encourage the unemployed to start working. Credit for the piece goes to Steve Murray.
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I’m On a Quest
For those that may have missed it, earlier this week Google released its newest addition to its Google Maps product offering: the 8-bit Quest map. Never before has the world been seen in such high-resolution. And if you look close enough, you might even be able to spy some interesting features. Happy Monster Hunting Quest.
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Game Difficulties for AIs
from XKCD a chart on the difficulty of games for computers: And remember folks, the score is still Q to 12. A free Get Out of the Boomerang Zone card if you get the reference.
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12 Days of Christmas (Corporate-ified)
Guess what? It’s Christmas season. I am taking two weeks holiday starting tomorrow and so posting here shall be rather light until early January. In business world, people like PowerPoint presentations with charts that show the flow of synergy. Scales of efficiency. Action item prioritisation. The kinds of things that the rest of us don’t…
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What Your Favourite Map Says About You…
Do you have a favourite map? Because just like how we can determine your true character from your beards, attire, drink preferences, &c. we now can see who you are based on your map preference, courtesy XKCD: