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Saturday, June 17, 2006 |
The long ride. With telephone poles whizzing by, the Beatles blaring on the stereo, and my kids strapped in the back seat, I learned to be a father on the road. [Salon]
9:45:14 PM 
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More cell phones than people.
In 30 countries around the world, from Aruba to Italy to Hong Kong, mobile phone penetration has past 100 percent, reports LunchoverIP.
Translation: the number of cell phone subscriptions has exceeded the size of the population. That's according to end-of-Q1-2006 data just released by London-based researcher Informa Telecom&Media.
Informa's analysts project that another 10 countries may join this list by the end of the year, including Russia, which added 50 million subscribers last year. Market penetration in the US is currently at 72 %.
[Smart Mobs]
9:42:47 PM
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Psychology of bad probability estimation: why lottos and terrorists matter. Cory Doctorow:
Here's the audio from a South By Southwest 2006 presentation by Harvard's Daniel Gilbert on the psychology of probability estimation. This is important stuff -- it explains why we're socially willing to commit nigh-infinite social resources to fighting terrorism, though statistically, terrorist attacks almost never happen; though we barely lift a finger to help save people from routine traffic accidents, backyard pool drownings, and asthma, which mow down our neighbors by the thousands. It explains why people buy lottery tickets. It explains a great deal about many kinds of human activity. This is both sensible and entertaining audio, and it's got a great title: "How to Do Precisely the Right Thing at All Possible Times." 23MB MP3 Link (Thanks Avi!)
[Boing Boing]
9:36:00 PM
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