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.
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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
An allergist who found herself on the other side of the office
A thought-provoking article about an allergist who found herself on the other side of the office when own her children developed severe food allergies.
Allergist Mom: What My Food Allergic Kids Taught Me | Allergic Living
Hotmail tries to classify all those newsletters, status updates…
Hotmail tries to classify all those newsletters, status updates and more that fall somewhere between person-to-person email and outright spam.
An interesting perspective on what conferences and festivals have in common with each other…
An interesting perspective on what conferences and festivals have in common with each other, and how they’re different from everyday life.
Committed: The Altered State of Comic-Con – Comics Should Be Good
Revisiting the guidelines for serif vs. sans-serif screen text in the HD era:
Revisiting the guidelines for serif vs. sans-serif screen text in the HD era: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/serif-vs-sans-serif-fonts-hd-screens/
How Seanan McGuire Perfected Her Fictional Zombie Virus
I finished reading “Blackout” earlier this month. Highly recommended. The three novels aren’t zombie stories per se so much as they’re thrillers set in a world where zombies are a fact of life. Look under the name Mira Grant for “Feed,” “Deadline” and “Blackout.”
Always consider what you’re training your email recipients to do with the mail you send them…
Always consider what you’re training your email recipients to do with the mail you send them. Whether it’s “ignore most of what we send you” or “don’t worry if you see something from us that’s at a random domain, we send using different domains all the time.”
Training Recipients – Word to the Wise
Want to see a WWF style smackdown? Put a marketer and a delivery expert in a room and ask them to discuss frequency and whether or not more mail is better. The marketer will point to the bottom line…
Want pain? Try loading today’s websites over dial-up
Ouch! It’s worth remembering that not everyone has a high-speed connection, and that all those images and scripts add up. This isn’t just for the minority stuck on dial-up, but with the rise of mobile computing, a lot of people are on spotty connections that might be high-speed one moment, then dog-slow the next.
Want pain? Try loading today’s websites over dial-up
Even today, in 2012, some people don’t have broadband Internet connections, relying instead on phone lines and those good old dial-up modems. By today’s standards, those connections are extremely slow…
Um…there is no “Twilight Zone universe.”
Um…there is no “Twilight Zone universe.”
WB sets scribe to rewrite ‘Twilight Zone’
Unlike the 1983 feature that had four separate storylines, this pic will have one story that features elements from the “Twilight Zone” universe made popular by Rod Serling’s classic TV series.
Interesting. I didn’t realize the mural had been around that long.
Curbed LA: Explainer: What’s Up With the Orchestra Mural on the 110?
Interesting. I didn't realize the mural had been around that long.
Sanity prevails in Oracle/Google lawsuit: programming APIs aren’t copyrightable.
Sanity prevails in Oracle/Google lawsuit: programming APIs aren’t copyrightable.
It’s not just taking a break while working on a problem…
Why great ideas come when you aren’t trying
According to this study, it’s not just taking a break while working on a problem, but taking a break to do something else, as long as it’s something that lets your mind wander.
On a related note, this reminds me of an article I read while back on how the lure of a smartphone can cut down on creative downtime. It’s hard to zone out if you’re catching up on Facebook during your break.
I love that this XKCD comic is the first search result for “file transfer”
I love that this XKCD comic is the first search result for “file transfer” #itstrue
Food for thought: applying the human brain’s limits on meaningful relationships (Dunbar’s number, aka
Food for thought: applying the human brain's limits on meaningful relationships (Dunbar's number, aka the Monkeysphere) to social media.
So this is what was going on at the nearby mall last night: Two marines who had a bunch of stun grenades in their truck.
So this is what was going on at the nearby mall last night: Two marines who had a bunch of stun grenades in their truck.
Police: Marines Had 10 Stun Grenades
Target is evacuated and nearby streets are closed as an L.A. County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad investigates a suspicious device inside a pickup truck.
Obfuscating acronyms…
Obfuscating acronyms: Santa Cruz Operation -> SCO. The SCO Group -> TSG. TMT (Too Many TLAs!)
Always remember: your public information really is public, and even if no one creepy is looking for you specifically, there's always a possibility they could be looking for someone like you.
Always remember: your public information really is public, and even if no one creepy is looking for you specifically, there’s always a possibility they could be looking for someone like you. (Remember the “please rob me” site that reposted location-enabled tweets?)
Be sure you understand your privacy settings, especially with anything that tells the world where you are right now.