PHD is a brilliant comic strip

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For real. And it applies to pretty much any real research.

Sherlock Holmes

It's been a long time since I read any Arthur Conan Doyle, I know, but I don't remember Sherlock Holmes being quite so much of an action hero (though I am glad that it looks like they've kept him a bit crazy and possibly even kept the drug addiction)

Big numbers visualization

Check out this video's visualization of what President Obama's pledge to cut $100 million dollars meant in relation to the rest of the budget. (Yes, he's now pledging 17 billion. There's another video about that on this guy's Youtube page, but it's not as visually helpful to me.)

More Unusually Smart David Mitchell

For your procrastinating pleasure:
Peep Show is now on Hulu. More David Mitchell greatness. Plus that other guy who hangs around him. :)

Unusually Smart David Mitchell

I absolutely love David Mitchell -- something about smart British funny guys I guess. Anyway, I found this to be particularly topical given the number of end-of-year black tie events I've had to go to recently. Geez, guys have it easy. The dress code is even named after how easy it is for them.