Confirmation Bias
Apr. 17th, 2013 12:00 pm- Tue, 19:15: RT @MeetingBoy: BREAKING: People shocked--SHOCKED!-- to learn Excel can be used to misconstrue data to fit user's own biases: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/04/economists-sorry-about-that-mass-unemployment.html
- Wed, 07:56: Let the war on trash cans, backpacks, and pressure cookers begin.
That second tweet references the Boston Marathon Bombers, who used pressure cookers filled with shrapnel and black powder from disassembled fireworks.