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Zappos used Amazon Mechanical Turk to proofread product reviews in hopes of improving review quality to increase sales.

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Freakonomics.com features an interview with economist Gary Becker by Stephen J. Dubner, where Becker answers questions on topics ranging from immigration policy to the show *Jersey Shore*. via Freakonomics

Dennis Monokroussos kicks off a new ChessVideos series on the Ruy Lopez opening, covering lines including 3...d6, 3...g6, 3...Nge7, 3...Nd4 and 3...Bc5. via The Chess Mind

Aussie internet tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff avoids jail time by turning informant for the FBI, leading to the takedown of major online poker sites. via Brisbane Times

This profile from April 2011 discusses Dorsey's time as co-founder of Twitter and his then-new venture, a mobile credit card system called Square.

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Robin Hanson cautions against dismissing expert opinions even when conducting independent study, suggesting personal biases can be just as strong as those found in academia. via Overcoming Bias

Economics professor David Friedman shares the first question from his "Analytic Methods for Lawyers" midterm, covering decision theory and other relevant topics for lawyers.

A terrorist-catching technology led to an eight-year con of the U.S. government by computer programmer Dennis Montgomery, and now officials are trying to keep it all under wraps. via Schneier on Security

Expert tips to achieve your 2024 goals, plus journal prompts, goal-setting strategies, and time management techniques. via LifeHack

Autoblog asks if left turns should be illegal, citing their danger and inefficiency compared to routes that prioritize right turns and U-turns.

Neil Fraser discusses an experiment where he used texting abbreviations in an online community to test if his style would impact how others perceived his content. via Neil's News

A stock tip claiming 7.5% returns in a month is met with skepticism in the comments of this blog post from Cheap Talk.