RT @weird_hist: 'Freelance' comes from mercenary knights who supplied their own weapons (i.e., lances). https://t.co/PGXMq49J56

'Freelance' comes from mercenary knights who supplied their own weapons (i.e., lances). http://pic.twitter.com/PGXMq49J56

— Weird History (@weird_hist) March 29, 2017

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Favorite tweet from sarahcpr

House Republicans: We can't release Trump's taxes, we must protect his privacy

Also House Republicans: Here's everyone's browsing data

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) March 29, 2017

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March 28, 2017 at 09:44PM
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RT @sorayadarabi: Internet, you take way too much credit. https://t.co/yIl6vFpkQ1

Internet, you take way too much credit. http://pic.twitter.com/yIl6vFpkQ1

— Soraya Darabi (@sorayadarabi) March 28, 2017

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Favorite tweet from JRMcGrail

Every Song From Every Disney Film...Ever: https://t.co/39MGnRA3UN

— J.R. McGrail 📎 (@JRMcGrail) March 28, 2017

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March 28, 2017 at 12:41AM
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Favorite tweet from soledadobrien

Um. I'm young. https://t.co/aJipGzgswR

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) March 28, 2017

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March 27, 2017 at 10:56PM
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https://t.co/9xd4ewJ9sC

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 28, 2017

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https://t.co/bn4zK9Xf4t

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 28, 2017

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Better than a Fidget Cube

The Purpose of a Political Party

Really thoughtful article by Mike Bates (HH'81)
http://www.batesline.com/archives/2017/03/purpose-political-party.html

Mo Gawdat: "Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy" | Talks at Google

RT @kate_m_C: 'Born in a Siberian prison. Orphaned at age 2. Adopted by Americans at age 4 and raised in New York.' https://t.co/yM0qm6g1vY

'Born in a Siberian prison. Orphaned at age 2. Adopted by Americans at age 4 and raised in New York.' https://t.co/yM0qm6g1vY

— Kate (@kate_m_C) March 26, 2017

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Pouting vs. Producing https://t.co/X0Ny1LsYdq

Pouting vs. Producing https://t.co/X0Ny1LsYdq

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 26, 2017

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Favorite tweet from griffithd50

National Puppy Day http://pic.twitter.com/1559h7GBvq

— David Griffith (@griffithd50) March 24, 2017

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March 24, 2017 at 06:43PM
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Favorite tweet from XLNB

Obama: Hey Trump, I heard ya ole fufu ass bill didn't have enough- http://pic.twitter.com/Kp0LRQVWDl

— X (@XLNB) March 24, 2017

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March 24, 2017 at 04:25PM
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Favorite tweet from Bry_Campbell

About to log in to https://t.co/VoXtOTJjvg - @gruber @hotdogsladies http://pic.twitter.com/GoTlREtqNn

— Bʀʏᴀɴ (@Bry_Campbell) March 23, 2017

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March 23, 2017 at 04:22PM
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Romanticism has been unhelpful to us; it is a harsh philosophy. https://t.co/CynplH0QUI

Romanticism has been unhelpful to us; it is a harsh philosophy. https://t.co/CynplH0QUI

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 24, 2017

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Favorite tweet from JRMcGrail

V= D/T http://pic.twitter.com/dSFwzmNoRk

— J.R. McGrail 📎 (@JRMcGrail) March 23, 2017

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March 23, 2017 at 05:07PM
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Favorite tweet from everetteach

Innovators Institute to be featured on Inside INdiana Business! @PTinnovators #Indy https://t.co/3OhELlFo0x

— Jamey Everett (@everetteach) March 23, 2017

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March 23, 2017 at 03:07PM
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https://t.co/2LomVDYW7v https://t.co/dKZ91AJYff

https://t.co/2LomVDYW7v http://pic.twitter.com/dKZ91AJYff

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 23, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Reminder: All demographic groups desire a more equal distribution of wealth than the status quo. https://t.co/ds7hFZAUnF

Reminder: All demographic groups desire a more equal distribution of wealth than the status quo. https://t.co/ds7hFZAUnF

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 23, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from JulianFlei

My dad rehearsing Tedd Firth's left-hand arrangement of my song for our gig at Lincoln Center. Now I'm excited. https://t.co/34g3Bw4Oci http://pic.twitter.com/VQJD8aknT8

— Julian Fleisher (@JulianFlei) March 23, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/JulianFlei

March 22, 2017 at 08:13PM
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Families making $160K+ can afford 90% of colleges, with half of those essentially reserved for them. HT @cegriff3 https://t.co/32uenp7K7h

Families making $160K+ can afford 90% of colleges, with half of those essentially reserved for them. HT @cegriff3 https://t.co/32uenp7K7h

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 23, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

RT @PadraigBelton: #ChuckBerry https://t.co/cHzr3S8nnW

#ChuckBerry http://pic.twitter.com/cHzr3S8nnW

— Pádraig Belton (@PadraigBelton) March 19, 2017

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May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers defends public television budget before Senate Subcommittee https://t.co/Q6PdsEpnGi

May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers defends public television budget before Senate Subcommittee https://t.co/Q6PdsEpnGi

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 20, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

There once was an X from place B, That satisfied predicate P, He or she did thing A, In an adjective way, Resulting in circumstance C.

There once was an X from place B,
That satisfied predicate P,
He or she did thing A,
In an adjective way,
Resulting in circumstance C.

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 20, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Some Thoughts on Fixing Obamacare. Interesting run at the problem by Mark Cuban. https://t.co/P9roKCAklw

Some Thoughts on Fixing Obamacare. Interesting run at the problem by Mark Cuban. https://t.co/P9roKCAklw

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 18, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from marcoarment

Adam, 4: “Who’s Alexa?”@tiffanyarment: “Our robot.”
A: “What’s a robot?”
T: “… I think you should ask Mr. @siracusa.”

— Marco Arment (@marcoarment) March 17, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/marcoarment

March 17, 2017 at 06:32PM
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Favorite tweet from Nancy_Pearl

Hmm. Is it paranoia when a writer you admire says your novel is marvelous & you spend the next 24 hrs trying to turn it into a negative?

— Nancy Pearl (@Nancy_Pearl) March 17, 2017

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March 17, 2017 at 01:03PM
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Favorite tweet from Trace_Urdan

And if I were 10% less full of myself, I would still be very, very full of myself.

— Trace Urdan (@Trace_Urdan) March 17, 2017

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March 17, 2017 at 09:15AM
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He recognises that a lack of financial independence could prove stifling in future. https://t.co/1sSllg3eUw

He recognises that a lack of financial independence could prove stifling in future. https://t.co/1sSllg3eUw

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 17, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Oxford Comma, part 428876

https://qz.com/932004/the-oxford-comma-a-maine-court-settled-the-grammar-debate-over-serial-commas-with-a-ruling-on-overtime-pay-for-dairy-truck-drivers/

RT @pesa_africa: Here is why most mobile micro credit loans in Kenya are taken out before 3am and 5am https://t.co/12dhWiEJFD

Here is why most mobile micro credit loans in Kenya are taken out before 3am and 5am http://pic.twitter.com/12dhWiEJFD

— Michael Kimani (@pesa_africa) March 15, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” ― Roger Ebert

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.”
― Roger Ebert

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 15, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

New Yorker Cartoon

http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/To-tell-you-the-truth-even-when-I-m-in-water-I-don-t-feel-that-comfortab-New-Yorker-Cartoon-Prints_i8543804_.htm#.UyHuL8n8HWk.facebook

Favorite tweet from DHalikias

Here's the kill-shot. In red are universities where students have attempted to disinvite speakers. @RichardvReeves https://t.co/jbkQv29TvV http://pic.twitter.com/XWHH4SGWnM

— Dimitri Halikias (@DHalikias) March 14, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DHalikias

March 14, 2017 at 12:04PM
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RT @andyschult: Yup https://t.co/8VSnQPtSny

Yup https://t.co/8VSnQPtSny

— Andrew Schultheiss (@andyschult) March 15, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from DPD_

When it comes to how I feel about this storm, call me Anne Hathaway as Dr. Amelia Brand because I have been "into Stella"! ["interstellar"]

— Daniel D'Addario (@DPD_) March 15, 2017

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March 14, 2017 at 08:45PM
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5 down, 284 to go

Finding the least common multiple of the first n integers, did two approaches. First was to just increment a target lcm by 2 and check to see if 2 - n all go into the target lcm evenly. That one is only 9 lines and works fast up to n = 10. The second approach was to use a matrix to keep track of all the prime factors I found* for each integer (the value in the matrix is the number of occurrences of that prime factor, while the index is the factor), then compare each prime factor index value in a temporary matrix to see if the new one is larger.

My big revelation in this problem was one that gave me a much more elegant solution to another.

I'm starting over, by the way, when I start learning Swift.  More on that soon, I hope.

Flight of the Starlings -- National Geographic

The Wisdom of the crowd?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/13/boaty-mcboatface-to-go-on-first-antarctic-mission

"It’s less easy to forgive the confidence with which the bad answer is presented." True just about everywhere. https://t.co/vwWpa6qeQL

"It’s less easy to forgive the confidence with which the bad answer is presented." True just about everywhere. https://t.co/vwWpa6qeQL

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 14, 2017

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The Met in Transition https://t.co/3mndGTck73 via @the_female_gaze

The Met in Transition https://t.co/3mndGTck73 via @the_female_gaze

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 14, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

"Both companies are selling stuff in part by looking like they’re not trying too hard to sell stuff . . ." https://t.co/QV1e4LqTFw

"Both companies are selling stuff in part by looking like they’re not trying too hard to sell stuff . . ." https://t.co/QV1e4LqTFw

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 13, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

A history of global living conditions in 5 charts - Our World In Data https://t.co/hoPPsL7vqu

A history of global living conditions in 5 charts - Our World In Data https://t.co/hoPPsL7vqu

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 12, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from DPD_

working on a story about downtown Austin's vexed relationship with the annual festival -- it's titled "SX and the City"

— Daniel D'Addario (@DPD_) March 12, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DPD_

March 12, 2017 at 10:21AM
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Dan Pink on Persuasion https://t.co/c18wWaK2F5 via @YouTube

Dan Pink on Persuasion https://t.co/c18wWaK2F5 via @YouTube

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 12, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from asymco

How to Move People with Integrity: The Art of Persuasion, Animated – Brain Pickings https://t.co/jE6VeXsREb

— Horace Dediu (@asymco) March 12, 2017

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March 12, 2017 at 05:59AM
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"I want you to be offended every single day on this campus." Van Jones at the University of Chicago https://t.co/ae5gx7zZUU

"I want you to be offended every single day on this campus." Van Jones at the University of Chicago https://t.co/ae5gx7zZUU

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 12, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from FreshLee_Baked

Not all heroes wear capes http://pic.twitter.com/4d0zwFhxo9

— 😏 (@FreshLee_Baked) March 11, 2017

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March 10, 2017 at 09:10PM
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Favorite tweet from griffithd50

"Leadership is hard, and it is rewarding. It is about doing the right thing, not the popular thing. It is about... https://t.co/IS3P4N3p5d

— David Griffith (@griffithd50) March 10, 2017

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March 10, 2017 at 06:53PM
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RT @griffithd50: "Leadership is hard, and it is rewarding. It is about doing the right thing, not the popular thing. It is about... https://t.co/IS3P4N3p5d

"Leadership is hard, and it is rewarding. It is about doing the right thing, not the popular thing. It is about... https://t.co/IS3P4N3p5d

— David Griffith (@griffithd50) March 10, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from TheEconomist

A grim cross between a rueful western and a dystopian road movie, “Logan” is not a typical superhero blockbuster https://t.co/OvACmTJb83

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 9, 2017

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March 09, 2017 at 01:03AM
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When Casals, in his 90's and still practicing 2-3 hours/day, was asked why he still practiced: "I'm beginning to notice some improvement."

When Casals, in his 90's and still practicing 2-3 hours/day, was asked why he still practiced: "I'm beginning to notice some improvement."

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 9, 2017

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Favorite tweet from cegriff3

Outstanding, in every way. #WomensDay https://t.co/ghOb56YFSd

— Charlie Griffith (@cegriff3) March 8, 2017

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March 08, 2017 at 04:12PM
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IU Graduate Center Gets 'Limited-Time' Name. TBD if this will become a trend in schools. https://t.co/0PXlONyOOd

IU Graduate Center Gets 'Limited-Time' Name. TBD if this will become a trend in schools. https://t.co/0PXlONyOOd

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 8, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

H.R.1275 - World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 https://t.co/NNT6RurXR4

H.R.1275 - World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 https://t.co/NNT6RurXR4

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 8, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

Favorite tweet from joecab

@RecDiffs I love it when @siracusa's voice hits that register as his incredulity increases

— Joe Cabrera (@joecab) March 8, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/joecab

March 07, 2017 at 07:34PM
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Plan To Start Little Stationery Store Too Sad For Bank To Deny Loan https://t.co/YbRFPGInus

Plan To Start Little Stationery Store Too Sad For Bank To Deny Loan https://t.co/YbRFPGInus

— Douglas Allen (@DouglasHAllen) March 7, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/DouglasHAllen

How Baby Boomers Destroyed Everything

https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/02/26/how-baby-boomers-destroyed-everything/lVB9eG5mATw3wxo6XmDZFL/story.html

Jack Welch's Five Traits of Leaders

From our experience, the first essential trait of leadership is positive energy — the capacity to go-go-go with healthy vigor and an upbeat attitude through good times and bad.

The second is the ability to energize others, releasing their positive energy, to take any hill.

The third trait is edge — the ability to make tough calls, to say yes or no, not maybe.

The fourth trait is the talent to execute — very simply, get things done.

Fifth and finally, leaders have passion. They care deeply. They sweat; they believe.

http://firsthand.co/roundup/?utm_source=Roundup&utm_campaign=Roundup&utm_medium=email&utm_term=20170307&utm_content=Article8&destination=http://www.businessinsider.com/former-ge-ceo-jack-welch-says-leaders-have-5-basic-traits-and-only-2-can-be-taught-2017-2&utm_campaign=RoundUp&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=43980932&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--_uZ5IbT5PiV8cncLI0X4J3I1ow9mel6-dON5ibqGuBOvIhyvfO2rnrWcIovug73Rei_jnfDcbTc8BioQjEVb3YkDAww&_hsmi=43980934