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Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Google uses an enormous number of contractors. (Courtesy: Business Insider)

* When dining in Rome, you have to ask for things twice, including the check. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* The differences and similarities–yes, there are similarities; namely more than a few of the same luxury stores–of Naples, FL, and Naples, IT (I made it to both in 2012.). (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* Cubavision‘s existence. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* Four percent of NYC’s population lives in public housing. (Courtesy: New York Times)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Crane and Co. provides the paper used for USD. (Courtesy: Wired)

* The ream of b.s. technicalities insurance companies send you in the form of their policy isn’t all bad; they’re great for smashing gigantor weirdo bugs. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* Kunqu opera. (Courtesy: New York Times)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Art Spiegelman was art director for Garbage Pail Kids. I’ll have to ask my parents if they regret grounding me for secretly buying the cards given it was an early foray into art collecting rather than some titillating experience. (Courtesy: Boing Boing)

* About 80 percent of construction in the United States has been built during the last 50 years. (Courtesy: The New York Times)

* Watching kids do puzzles is a great lesson in understanding alternative approaches to being methodical. (Courtesy: Personal experience)