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We Are All Fat: The Fascinating Republic of Nauru

Since I randomly came across an article on it in 2009, I have been occasionally highly entertained by the Wikipedia entry on Nauru, which covers what has to be one of the most fascinating countries on this planet. If you don’t know it, you are missing out. Here are some of my favorite facts: Nauru [...]

On Nonmonotonous Nonmonotonicity

Yesterday I found out Levi’s was holding a sale. The last day would be today. $50 off for trading in any brand jeans for a Levi’s. Pretty good right? So I spent the night going through my wardrobe – unfortunately, I had many candidates for a trade-in – and showed up the next day with [...]