Gretchen Rubin: Working, One of the Most Dangerous Forms of Procrastination
I keep track of all my Secrets of Adulthood—the lessons I’ve learned, with difficulty, as I’ve grown up.A very helpful Secret of Adulthood is: Working is one of the…
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1-day 405 freeway closure produced an instant & dramatic improvement in air quality.
Interesting: Air quality started clearing up within minutes of closure, and a huge percentage of LA’s smog comes from cars.
L.A.’s ‘Carmageddon’ Produced Dramatic, Instantaneous Air Quality Improvements
Interesting: Phil Foglio drew some of the first art with UNIX daemons. Working on pipes, dripping into a bit bucket.
Interesting: Phil Foglio drew some of the first art with UNIX daemons. Working on pipes, dripping into a bit bucket.
Long Beach Comic Con announces new dates for next year…chosen in part because Comikaze took their …
Long Beach Comic Con announces new dates for next year…chosen in part because Comikaze took their old dates. LBCC proposes an organization where con show runners can coordinate to minimize conflicts.
Spam Trends: volume, topics, and phishing.
Spam Trends: volume, topics, and phishing. awe.sm/e5Z5u
Zoomable version of today’s GIANT #XKCD world via @dividuum
Zoomable version of today’s GIANT #XKCD world http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/ via @dividuum
This “reader’s curse” Mike Sterling describes sounds awfully familiar…
This “reader's curse” Mike Sterling describes sounds awfully familiar…
What we do when we don’t like doctors’ advice…
http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/120824.html
What we do when we don’t like doctors’ advice…
Listen to color
https://www.cnn.com/2012/09/09/opinion/harbisson-hear-colors/index.html
Interesting perspective: it's sort of like synesthesia created through a cybernetic attachment.
More fun with software names!
The 10 Worst Microsoft Product Names of All Time – PCWorld
From Microsoft Bob to Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft has shown a real talent for unfortunate product names. Here are our picks for the worst–along with alternatives that might have worked better…
“It’s a whole lot simpler to block bad mail than it is to try and convince senders to stop sending bad mail.”
“It’s a whole lot simpler to block bad mail than it is to try and convince senders to stop sending bad mail.”
— Just Block It, Word to the Wise
Yeah, I missed it too: Tunnel Vision and Selective Attention (Jakob Nielsen)
Yeah, I missed it too: Tunnel Vision and Selective Attention (Jakob Nielsen)
The Algorithmic Copyright Cops: Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords
The Algorithmic Copyright Cops: Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords https://www.wired.com/2012/09/streaming-videos-robotic-overlords-algorithmic-copyright-cops/
A List Apart: Learning to Love the Boring Bits of CSS
A List Apart: Learning to Love the Boring Bits of CSS https://alistapart.com/article/love-the-boring-bits-of-css/
I love this explanation of “opt-in” co-reg marketing “permission”
I love this explanation of “opt-in” co-reg marketing “permission” (if you can call it that):
A husband gets permission from his wife to go to the pub on certain nights of the week with his mates, then sometime later later gets divorced, re-married, and then uses the original permission as an excuse when his new partner moans about his social habits.
If you need a “disavow links” tool, maybe you’re reading too much into the existence of links.
If you need a “disavow links” tool, maybe you’re reading too much into the existence of links.
Stunning portrait of Earth from a new European weather sat
Stunning portrait of Earth from a new European weather sat
The cool space pics just keep coming. You really need to click on this one to see the high-res version. It's, as Phil says, stunning.
Interesting perspective at HBR: I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.
Interesting perspective at HBR: I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.
Must read: How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo: Steve Ballmer and Corporate America’s Most Spectacular Decline
Must read: How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo: Steve Ballmer and Corporate America’s Most Spectacular Decline via @Slashdot
Would anyone notice?
As one of the commenters points out, would anyone notice?
Did Apple Just Quietly End Development Of Safari For Windows? | TechCrunch
Wayne remarks on Google+: Out of curiosity I clicked on Download and got shunted to a majority Mountain Lion features What’s New page. No actual download activated. hmmm