The New York Nerd

CNN is running a live poll, if you have an opinion - go vote! It’s on the left, under Lou Dobb’s picture…

The hijacking yesterday in the Canary Islands was a thwarted in a most remarkable manner, with the pilot knocking the hijacker to the ground, a flight attendent throwing boiling water in the guy’s face, and 10 passengers beating him. Check it out

This paragliding champion got caught in a strong thunderstorm and got pulled from 2k feet to 32k feet. It’s a wild story of survival, apparently another paraglider survived an attack by two eagles recently in the same region. Here’s more

NASA has released this video of a booster rocket’s decent back to earth, beautiful stuff.

There is a man hidden in the coffee beans below. If it takes you more than a few seconds to find it, the right side of your brain is weak.

This is the most adorable sequence ever captured on film, enjoy.

This is the funniest collection of pictures of people that were extremely screwed with while passed out drunk. I think my favorite is the bed moved on top of the bathroom stalls! Check it out

This seems like the perfect system for us to adopt. We wouldn’t have to worry about the Green party stealing our votes anymore. It’s called Instant Runoff Voting, and here is a cartoon video that explains how it works.

With the new season of the Sopranos airing this Spring, HBO has launched a very aggressive marketing campaign here in New York City.

I have spent a great deal of time moving from one job to the next, and I have always loathed this interview question. What’s the best way to handle this question? My standard answer is I can get too focussed on one project, it’s benign enough to be inconsequential. But here’s a great piece on how according to Freakonomics & game theory it’s a net loss question for the interviewee with no incentive for an honest answer, check it out.