September 2009
27 posts
Wolfram|Alpha
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This explains what wolframalpha is. I always thought of it as a search engine (and thus, never used it). Pretty badass.
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Official Google Blog: Surf's up Wednesday: Google...
Surf’s up Wednesday: Google Wave update 9/29/2009 08:46:00 AM Starting Wednesday, September 30 we’ll be sending out more than 100,000 invitations to preview Google Wave to:
Developers who have been active in the developer preview we started back in June
The first users who signed up and offered to give feedback on wave.google.com
Select customers of Google...
Bio Slide
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xkcd - A Webcomic - Creepy
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Apple Gets Green Light to Block Palm From iTunes -...
Apple Gets Green Light to Block Palm From iTunes via bits.blogs.nytimes.com
Sucks
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xkcd - A Webcomic - Tornado Hunter
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Microsoft Reportedly Poaching Apple Retail Staff
Microsoft is reportedly trying to hire away Apple’s retail employees by bribing them with… wait for it, better wages. ‘People that have spoken to The Loop on condition of anonymity confirm that Microsoft has contacted a number of Apple’s retail store managers to work in their stores. In addition to “significant raises,” the managers have also been offered...
Rives remixes TED2006
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xkcd - A Webcomic - The Search
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Posterous Theming: It's here, it's live, and it's...
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“It’s about time” - Starcraft marine
One step close to over shadowing tumblr.
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Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share |...
Songwriters, composers, and music publishers are making preparations to one day collect performance fees from Apple and other e-tailers for not just traditional music downloads but for downloads of films and TV shows as well. Those downloads contain music after all.
These groups even want compensation for iTunes’ 30-second song samples.
via news.cnet.com
Outrageous stuff....
Android 1.6 Official Video
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How to Work a Crowd by Alexis Bauer
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If you could ask everyone to fill out a 27-page...
you can get pretty accurate details of people’s beliefs (max is out 5.0/5.0):
Part 1
(5.0) “Everything Has a Natural Cause”
(5.0) “Facts Are All That’s Important”
(5.0) “People Are Essentially Good”
(4.8) “We Are Responsible for All Our Choices”
(4.5) “There is Special Personal Enlightenment”
(4.5) “Money...
pulse wave
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Top 10 "most likely to be in an automobile...
1. Computer engineer 2. Sales manager 3. Chef 4. Student 5. Doctor 6. Estate agent 7. Surveyor 8. Customer adviser 9. Hairdresser 10. Social worker
via telegraph.co.uk
Would CS = CE?
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OECD calls an end to the global...
OECD calls an end to the global recession via independent.co.uk
It’s been over since yesterday. There goes asking for “recession pricing” ;)
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iTunes 9
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Since apple is big news for all my greader feeds, there’s itunes9, ipod with video, and a bunch of other stuff…
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Confessions of a Car Salesman
Confessions of a Car Salesman via edmunds.com
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Improve Your Handwriting with an "Alternative...
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Intriguing, definitely worth a try sometime…when I start writing something.
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7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat
7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat 16 Comments
Written by Tim Ferriss Topics: Physical Performance Photo: Eduardo Amorim I’ve invited Dr. Michael Eades and Dr. Marie Dan Eades, two of my favorite bariatric (obesity treatment) doctors in the US and the first to introduce insulin resistance to the mainstream, to explain the facts and benefits of increased...
"Legal Copy"
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I love legal copy ;)
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xkcd - A Webcomic - Suspicion
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Google Patents Its Home Page
“A week after new USPTO Director David Kappos pooh-poohed the idea that a lower patent allowance rate equals higher quality, Google was granted a patent on its Home Page. Subject to how the design patent is enforced, Google now owns the idea of having a giant search box in the middle of the page, with two big buttons underneath and several small links nearby. And you doubted Google’s...
Good and Bad Procrastination #wdarpi
December 2005The most impressive people I know are all terrible procrastinators. So could it be that procrastination isn’t always bad? Most people who write about procrastination write about how to cure it. But this is, strictly speaking, impossible. There are an infinite number of things you could be doing. No matter what you work on, you’re not working on everything else. So...
Geoff Mulgan: Post-crash, investing in a better...
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The Rule of One: A Simple Technique to Create a...
The Rule of One My response to the student from above is that, in my opinion, he’s overcommitted. His schedule will inevitably cause stress and yield little tangible advantages in terms of his perceived impressiveness. He’s following a diligence strategy instead of an ability strategy, and he’ll eventually pay a price for it. My advice for this student is to follow what I call the rule of...