How Obama Raised $60 Million by Running a Simple Experiment – The Optimizely… – StumbleUpon. This explains what A/B testing is and why you might want to use it. It is interesting that giving a well-known example is used in this article.
Amazon.com: David Letterman\’s Book of Top Ten Lists (9780553102222): David Letterman: Books. They don’t seem funny when Dave isn’t doing them. This would be great if it had an accompanying website with video. Unfortunately it was printed in 95 so people weren’t thinking that way.
Dear World,
When you do something wrong you have to admit to it so I am. As an US citizen I want to apologize for my role in the US policy that has hurt the world. While I don’t have any political or economic power, I still regret our governments involvement in the mistakes that have hurt you and your family.
I don’t pretend to understand the ramifications of foreign policy, or the plain need to be a hero in other countries internal matters. I am not advocating for war or peace, but I regret that the US choices have not always been the most thoughtful ones.
I know as one person it is not my fault for the decisions of our leaders. Still I want you to know that many US citizens regret the horror and pain that our country does. I ask you not to judge a country by its leaders actions. Don’t those leaders represent our desires? Only the most powerful and well-connected have their desires listened to. Maybe it is the same in your country.
We don’t care for our own poor, eduction and well-being. Is it any surprise that we give lip service to humanitarian aid, but have plenty of money for war?
We have allowed interests contrary to human welfare to guide us for too long. We suffer from what Mother Theresa saw when she came to the US. She said that coming to the US she saw a new kind of poverty she had never seen before.
Your frustrated friend,
me
Amazon.com: Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrows Big Changes 9780446580960: Mark Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne: Books. I liked this book. It had some references and real facts for a change. Some of his arguments seemed obvious and I wasn’t always convinced that they were valid. MIght be a good introductory text for a statistics class.
