August 13, 2007

Salary, Gender and the Social Cost of Haggling: Just how much will negotiating for that extra $1000 cost a woman?

Salary, Gender and the Social Cost of Haggling: Just how much will negotiating for that extra $1000 cost a woman? "Although it may well be true that women often hurt themselves by not trying to negotiate, this (Carnegie Mellon) study found that women's reluctance was based on an entirely reasonable and accurate view of how they were likely to be treated if they did. Both men and women were more likely to subtly penalize women who asked for more -- the perception was that women who asked for more were 'less nice'." (Washington Post)
posted by anitanita at 10:20 PM PST - 39 comments

Maturing brains.

Exactly how mental maturity develops—and the anatomy responsible for its emergence—is being revealed.
posted by Meatbomb at 9:56 PM PST - 6 comments

Prime Vertebrae

Prime Vertebrae. PZ Myers discusses the critical difference between having six or seven cervical vertebrae.
posted by homunculus at 9:00 PM PST - 15 comments

Monstrous Scuplture Garden In Italy

In the town of Bomarzo in central Italy you will find Monster's Grove, a vast sculpture garden created in 1552 by Pier Orisini to be a unique & astonishing place. The scupltures are quite large, and some are carved directly into the bedrock; as the name might indicate, the subjects are mainly mythical creatures. For centuries, the stone was uncared for, and nature began to reclaim the art, until the 1970s when efforts began to preserve the pieces, and today it is a major tourist attraction, though still privately owned nearly five centuries in.
posted by jonson at 8:46 PM PST - 20 comments

You think YOUR seat is sore? Try rowing across the ocean.

Hey, let’s go on a Sea Cruise! Or, at least join in via the blog every morning. The sponser list is pretty cool, too. So, that’s how you set an anchor mid-ocean/mid-storm.
posted by dpcoffin at 7:53 PM PST - 17 comments

Who pins the tail on the donkey anymore?

Birthdays Without Pressure If you think children’s birthday parties are getting out of control, you’ve come to the right place.
posted by konolia at 5:19 PM PST - 78 comments

Scenes from a Posthumous Potshot

In Scenes from an Overrated Career, film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum writes a rare New York Times op-ed arguing that the work of recently deceased director Ingmar Bergman is overvalued compared to Carl Theodor Dreyer and Robert Bresson. Both Roger Ebert and David Bordwell respond to Rosenbaum's takedown of Bergman, while Rosenbaum writes a brief eulogy blog post on Bergman. Meanwhile, another blogger discusses how Antonioni and Bergman hated each other despite recent obits that have paired them together.
posted by jonp72 at 5:05 PM PST - 23 comments

Go directly to [landmark]. Do not pass [flavortext], do not collect [currency]

Struggling for a way to combine your love of simulated cut-throat capitalism with your love of the Adelaide Crows, classic Coca-Cola ads, Réunion Island, or the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror? Look no further than one of the 1,235 special-edition Monopoly boards. Browse the full street layout of 64 national variants at Monopolybase, or check the going price on 225 official Parker Brothers -opolies from Aachen to X-Men. If even that's not good enough for you, you can always (as discussed here), roll your own.
(Plus 35 Harry Potter games, 100+ rejuvenating house rules, and more from Israeli board-game blogger Yehuda Berlinger.)

posted by ormondsacker at 4:22 PM PST - 28 comments

Next they'll want to drive

Who can count the ills visited upon modern society by women's suffrage? Dr. John Lott would include government spending, taxation and social programs. Lawrence Auster thinks that it's worth considering an end to the experiment of women's suffrage. (And is mocked and responds). Perhaps he'll find an ally in former senator Kay O'Connor.

On some level, it's heartening to see conservatives conserving 100-year-old arguments.
posted by klangklangston at 4:03 PM PST - 54 comments

The Inner Workings of Your Favorite Sites

Ever wonder what's powering your favorite websites? Builtwith promises to give you a clear picture of what software and technologies are behind almost any site. Unfortunately, it's not always very accurate.
posted by IronLizard at 3:04 PM PST - 20 comments

Good Night and Good luck and what is this?

TV DX Photos by Channel seen from Macomb, IL Since 1983
posted by pieoverdone at 2:34 PM PST - 28 comments

La Vida de Vagabundos Americanos

La Vida de Vagabundos Americanos. Images of America's young homeless from the excellent Polaroid Photography Collective, featured before.
posted by borkingchikapa at 2:24 PM PST - 25 comments

Rest In Peace, Nick Dunn.

OBITUARIES
Dunn, Nicholas Ryan. August 5, 2007.

"Yesterday my son took his own life. He did not intend to. He did something thousands of people have and are doing, using drugs. Drugs they know nothing about. Drugs recommended and provided by friends or strangers that are not chemists that know what's in them or doctors that knew how much his body could take. My son Nick has devastated us … We also all hurt for a three year old little girl named Kylie Marie who will grow up without her father … Those drugs do not discriminate by race, income, the status of you or of your family. These are those who care about you and those who you care about. Consider them, please! The pleasure is not worth the risks! Goodbye Nick, we love you, and will miss you."
posted by pardonyou? at 2:09 PM PST - 119 comments

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers is a beta release of the Library of Congress/National Endowment for the Humanities partnership project, the (previously mentioned) National Digital Newspaper Program. In its current state, Chronicling America allows users to search for and read newspaper pages from 36 newspapers published between 1900 and 1910, and search for information on American newspapers published between 1690 and present day.
posted by cog_nate at 2:05 PM PST - 9 comments

Buildings UI, good and bad

Buildings UI, good and bad
posted by nthdegx at 1:27 PM PST - 38 comments

It's finger lickin' suave

What do you give the chicken who has everything? Well, maybe this.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 1:12 PM PST - 12 comments

The art world can finally go fully digital now.

What we've tried to do is create a piece of software that streamlines the design process from start to finish. Digital, um, art. (Slightly suggestive images in last link.) (Previously 1|2|3.) (Via)
posted by desjardins at 11:47 AM PST - 20 comments

Save Skylab

While enjoying today's International Space Station construction mission, don't forget America's first outpost in space, Skylab. Launched in 1972, the experimental station, cobbled together from Apollo hardware, was abandoned two years later and plunged to Earth in 1979. Today, you can pitch in to save the rotting hulk of the Skylab trainer.
posted by Chinese Jet Pilot at 11:03 AM PST - 17 comments

Cold, Wet, and Doubly Up in Your Crotch.

"While we were there, sitting by the fire one night, I saw an extraordinary-looking dog that appeared to have two noses. I was sober at the time, and then I remembered the story that the legendary explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett came back with in 1913 of seeing such strange dogs in the Amazon jungle", explains fellow British Colonel John Blashford-Snell. The double-schnoz phenomenon has been documented in other species, and has even been studied, dramatized, and synthesized in humans. But a clue has recently been discovered in Bolivia that hints at not just a random mutation, but what might have once been a multi-snouted dog breed.
posted by Toekneesan at 10:27 AM PST - 30 comments

Radar images of earth

High resolution images of Earth. The German satellite TerraSAR-X was shot into space on June 15, and already four days after sent some beautiful pictures back to Earth. Pictures are described in German, but you'll figure it out.
posted by Glow Bucket at 8:08 AM PST - 17 comments

It takes a village

A State Street Family Album - State Street in Madison, Wisconsin is a half mile link between the Capitol dome and the campus of the University of Wisconsin. Tree lined, traffic restricted, shops of all manner, State Street represents an almost picture postcard ideal. It is also home to the Family. In the 30's they might have ridden the rails, now they are hanging out in the Peace Park. Glenn Austin has documented their community.
posted by caddis at 7:27 AM PST - 72 comments

Say "Xyzzy!"...Nothing happens

Real Life "Colossal Cave Adventure”! Discussion of original source code, different versions of the game, hand draw maps, and lots of photos inside the cave the game is based on. Grab your shiny brass lamp and tasty food and meet me at the Bedquilt entrance.
posted by cosmicbandito at 7:14 AM PST - 17 comments

Sounds Like a Case of the Mondays

DayFilter: Everyone from T-Bone Walker, The Mamas & the Papas, The Carpenters, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, The Neighborhoods, The Boomtown Rats, New Order, Duran Duran, The Bangles, Snow, Pulp, Rialto, Alan Jackson, Tegan and Sara, to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, has a song about Monday... but only Ohio's best newscast - 19 Action Newshas Carl Monday, bitch! [closed]
posted by Poolio at 6:31 AM PST - 25 comments

Slaves to Superstition

Episode one of controversial evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins' new series Enemies of Reason premieres on Channel 4 tonight. Here's a list of topics.
posted by chuckdarwin at 4:42 AM PST - 310 comments

Rove Resigns

Karl Rove Resigns. The man known as “Bush's Brain” and whom Frontline called “The Architect” will leave office at the end of August.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 4:31 AM PST - 214 comments

Attack of the Giant Negroes

Attack of the Giant Negroes.
posted by serazin at 12:09 AM PST - 34 comments

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