http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ We are all equal. en Vox Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:22:22 +0000 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/this-blog-is-dead-live-update-from-new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/this-blog-is-dead-live-update-from-new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/this-blog-is-dead-live-update-from-new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:22:22 +0000 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/this-blog-is-dead-live-update-from-new-blog.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d0003010981165115000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/blog-move.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/blog-move.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/blog-move.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:51:30 +0000 ANNOUNCEMENT I have moved to http://ahmedschunks.blogspot.com/ Please note I will not be updating this blog anymore. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/blog-move.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030109d0f36e3a000f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogger move vox blogspot http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/tests-testshel.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/tests-testshel.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/tests-testshel.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:28:27 +0000 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/tests-testshel.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030109d06efe5d000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> poll survey blog readership http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/what-ventures-will-live-forever-in-dubai-lessons-from-the-lavish-king-of-egypt-circa-1890.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/what-ventures-will-live-forever-in-dubai-lessons-from-the-lavish-king-of-egypt-circa-1890.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/what-ventures-will-live-forever-in-dubai-lessons-from-the-lavish-king-of-egypt-circa-1890.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:36:39 +0000 Consider this bit of news from Dubai (last night): "Grand opening of the new $1.5bn marine-themed facility built off the Gulf coast on an artificial island in the shape of a palm tree. 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So, Malcolm Gladwell has published a new book: Outliers. It is Gladwell... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/malcolm-gladwell-and-the-statistical-basis-of-outliers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030109814dbcd0000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> noise malcolm gladwell statistics success pattern recognition outliers extraordinary success representation space http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/john-sergeant-has-dropped-out-of-strictly-come-dancing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/john-sergeant-has-dropped-out-of-strictly-come-dancing.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/john-sergeant-has-dropped-out-of-strictly-come-dancing.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:55:11 +0000 Here are the facts: 1. John Sergeant is a former BBC news correspondent. 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I had absolutely no recollection of his ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/our-unreliable-memories.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d0003010980b6b7c4000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> memory mistakes bias mistakes were made http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/we-are-no-angels.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/we-are-no-angels.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/we-are-no-angels.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:12:29 +0000 It's taken me ten+ years to figure out that women, like men, are no angels. Ever since my early twenties I have felt "less than" the average woman I met. Less in the sense of being less gentle, less thoughtful, less kind, ... Afterall women are... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/we-are-no-angels.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989f590d00030109d0690bf4000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> women dance relationships men dance class http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/learning-judo-is-like-a-baby-learning-to-walk.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chunks) http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/learning-judo-is-like-a-baby-learning-to-walk.html?_c=feed-rss http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/post/learning-judo-is-like-a-baby-learning-to-walk.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:30:34 +0000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ahmedi.vox.com/library/video/6a00e3989f590d00030109d0e9d513000f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989f590d00030109d0e9d513000f-50si" alt="Tyler Durden Body Language" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This is my fourth blog post on my new journey into Judo. 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