Comments on: Chapter 7 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/ An annotated version of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother Fri, 07 May 2010 01:01:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-460 MsBlairRose Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:04:53 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-460 Sailor Moon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon_(character) Sailor Moon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon_(character)

]]> By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-459 MsBlairRose Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:03:41 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-459 Data-mining is "the process of extracting patterns from data", according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining Data-mining is “the process of extracting patterns from data”, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining

]]> By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-458 MsBlairRose Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:02:17 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-458 The International Society for Bayesian Analysis: http://www.bayesian.org/ The International Society for Bayesian Analysis: http://www.bayesian.org/

]]> By: MsBlairRose http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-457 MsBlairRose Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:01:02 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-457 More about Silicon Valley from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley More about Silicon Valley from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley

]]> By: Elfwreck http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-340 Elfwreck Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:51:12 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-340 A Muni Fast Pass allows use of any SFMTA bus or transit line for a calender month and the first three days of the next month. In 2009, a youth monthly pass cost $15. An Adult Fast Pass, $55, also allows unlimited BART train access within the San Francisco city limits. A Muni Fast Pass allows use of any SFMTA bus or transit line for a calender month and the first three days of the next month. In 2009, a youth monthly pass cost $15. An Adult Fast Pass, $55, also allows unlimited BART train access within the San Francisco city limits.

]]> By: Elfwreck http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-339 Elfwreck Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:41:56 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-339 In summer of 2008, the average price of gas in San Francisco was over $4/gallon. (http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/28/business/fi-gasprice28, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/21/BUTK12F22B.DTL&type=printable) San Francisco's parking restrictions are so complex and hated that parking officers are regularly assaulted, and at least one person has been killed over a parking space. (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/us/06parking.html) In summer of 2008, the average price of gas in San Francisco was over $4/gallon. (http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/28/business/fi-gasprice28, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/21/BUTK12F22B.DTL&type=printable)

San Francisco’s parking restrictions are so complex and hated that parking officers are regularly assaulted, and at least one person has been killed over a parking space. (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/us/06parking.html)

]]> By: missyka04 http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-191 missyka04 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:37:59 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-191 I thought the minimum legal age to work was 14 years old, so I did a bit of research. It is legal to work at the age of 12 years old. Check out this chart I thought the minimum legal age to work was 14 years old, so I did a bit of research. It is legal to work at the age of 12 years old. Check out this chart

]]> By: Lauren Di Lieto http://w1n5t0n.com/chapter-7/#comment-157 Lauren Di Lieto Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:01:50 +0000 http://w1n5t0n.com/?p=23#comment-157 <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gewgaws" rel="nofollow">Merriam-Webster</a> defines a gewgaw as * Function: noun * Etymology: origin unknown * Date: circa 1529 : a showy trifle : bauble, trinket Merriam-Webster defines a gewgaw as * Function: noun
* Etymology: origin unknown
* Date: circa 1529

: a showy trifle : bauble, trinket

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