Comments on: Best Ideas Of 2002

Best Ideas Of 2002

yonderboy — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:35:29 -0800

Best Ideas Of 2002: From 'The Ambulance-Homicide Theory' to 'Women Are Just as Jealous as Men', the NYTM 2nd Annual Year in Ideas details 97 recent Gibsonian additions to life in these modern times.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:41:48 -0800

best of the best ideas? shoot the next wanker who posts a best ____ of _____ thread.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:11:14 -0800

Does that mean i shouldn't post my "Best of Quonsar 2002" thread?

By: Yelling At Nothing

Yelling At Nothing — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:35:06 -0800

He'd just shoot you.

By: cinderful

cinderful — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:41:22 -0800

That jealousy article is the most general unspecific briefing I've ever read.

By: cell divide

cell divide — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:52:15 -0800

The ambulance-homicide theory is interesting though, and worth the thread alone.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:51:42 -0800

As with any such catchall, some of it is silly, but I found a surprising proportion of interest. This, for example, and the car that gets 239 miles to the gallon. Good post!

By: Photar

Photar — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 04:37:18 -0800

nytimes free registration sucks big time.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:10:19 -0800

What cell divide said. So simple, and yet so revolutionary. It neatly cuts the legs out from under a million crime studies.

By: normy

normy — Tue, 24 Dec 2002 07:30:19 -0800

Yes, a fascinating idea. I wonder if it could be applied to other disciplines, too - road safety statistics, for example?