- S p e a k L i k e A G e e k: WhatConsumesMe.com (December 21, 2009)
- S p e a k L i k e A G e e k: Obtained using a Freedom Of Information Act request (December 20, 2009)
- kottke.org: Why shoot a gun with a side grip? (December 17, 2009)
- kottke.org: The Known Universe (December 17, 2009)
- Boing Boing: Secular Christmas Carol (or, buy a goat, get an MP3!) (December 18, 2009)
- The Old New Thing: The economic inefficiency of gift-giving (December 18, 2009)
- Boing Boing: How would you win this game show? (December 18, 2009)
- Boing Boing: “A higher bandwidth than any internet connection that ever existed” (December 17, 2009)
- The Official Google Blog: Go thataway: Google Maps India learns to navigate like a local (December 18, 2009)
- S p e a k L i k e A G e e k: and this is just Awesome – Andrew also says, “…and Andrew.” (December 16, 2009)
- S p e a k L i k e A G e e k: This is an awesome man cave (December 16, 2009)
- Betanews: Satirical blog post may incite real AT&T protest on Friday – Andrew also says, “…or a poignant lesson for ATT&T that will result in them finally beefing up their network. (But we all know that will never happen)” (December 16, 2009)
- OnTakingPictures: Asset Management Essay 2 – One Year On (December 14, 2009)
- kottke.org: Imagining Earth with Saturn's rings (December 9, 2009)
- kottke.org: Ken Auletta's media maxims – Andrew also says, “Well, I like #6.” (December 16, 2009)
- Seth's Blog: Is it too late to catch up? (December 3, 2009)
- 1001 rules for my unborn son: REQUIRED LISTENING: Vince Guaraldi Trio, “Linus and… (December 16, 2009)
- OnTakingPictures: Even more Drabbles (December 16, 2009)
- xkcd.com: Abstraction (December 16, 2009)
- The Big Picture: 2009 in photos (part 2 of 3) (December 15, 2009)
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The following article speaks to the economic fallacy upon which the book referenced in “The Old New Thing: The economic inefficiency of gift-giving” is predicated: http://mises.org/daily/3953
The main point is that value is subjective, and you can’t compare the value assessment of the giver to that of the recipient. If the giver thinks the gift is worth more than $20 (he will pay $20 for the gift), then it doesn’t matter if the recipient values it differently.
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