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(via gregcohen) Some flowcharts really rock.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:30:28 +0000

Some flowcharts really rock.

Dead Salmon + MRI = Red Herring

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:30:39 +0100

This is just brilliant. The dead salmon responded to the tests almost as well as a living human. Top of the evolutionary tree my fundament.

Sound Sleeping Helps You Mix Custom Sleep Tracks [Relaxation]

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:19:02 +0100

Sound Sleeping Helps You Mix Custom Sleep Tracks [Relaxation]:

I’m sure these folks mean well, but this kind of self-help, paint by numbers, platitudinous guff gets to me. Does it really help anyone to listen to this. You’d be as well off by just tuning your radio to static.

I guess I’m not the target market.

This Doesn't Bode Well: FCC Can't Figure Out Online Streaming For Its Own Meetings

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:00:28 +0100

This Doesn't Bode Well: FCC Can't Figure Out Online Streaming For Its Own Meetings:

This is just preposteros! The FCC regulates communications for the US and thier decisions effect the whole internet yet they use Real Player and can’t provide enough bandwidth to handle more than 200 connections.

They are regulating the internet of 10-years ago. If we must have regulation could it at least be within an order of magnatude of competent.

Atheists who'll take in your pets after the Rapture

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:22:30 +0100

Atheists who'll take in your pets after the Rapture:

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Bravo!

Will sends us “a site of avowed atheists who will, for a nominal fee, look after your pet when you have taken in the rapture.”

We are a group of dedicated animal lovers,…

Surveillance Cameras In London Not Very Effective At Solving Crime

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:37:43 +0100

Surveillance Cameras In London Not Very Effective At Solving Crime:

It was never about solving crime. In part it’s about being seem to do something (don’t blame us) and in part it’s about creating mistrust and fear, “It’s scary out there. Don’t go out. Stay home, watch TV, buy stuff, repeat…”

Someone made a lot of money out of this too.

the wikipedia page on pedigree collapse writes about "the common historical tendency to marry those within walking distance", which i find to be ENTIRELY CHARMING. you're within walking distance, baby! let's get hitched!

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:39:59 +0100

the wikipedia page on pedigree collapse writes about "the common historical tendency to marry those within walking distance", which i find to be ENTIRELY CHARMING. you're within walking distance, baby! let's get hitched!:

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Sometimes you have to go with the maths no matter how uncomfortable.


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The 6 Most Horrific Bosses of All Time

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:39:07 +0100

The 6 Most Horrific Bosses of All Time:

Top 10 UX Myths

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:39:07 +0100

Top 10 UX Myths:

Al Gore invented the Internet. Drinking alcohol keeps your body warm. You won’t get pregnant if you stand on your head after … well, you get the idea. Myths are those hard-and-fast rules…

Self-Proclaimed Multitaskers Aren't That Good at Multitasking [Focus]

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:39:07 +0100

Self-Proclaimed Multitaskers Aren't That Good at Multitasking [Focus]:

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Oh I love this sooo much. Sometimes we all have to multitask but those smug folks who “thrive” on it may not be as hot as they think.

When co-workers claim they can do only…

from the rejected first draft of the amelie screenplay

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:49:38 +0100

from the rejected first draft of the amelie screenplay:

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Great note, not such a great reward perhaps.

no, it’s not really “passive-aggressive.” but this find — spotted by matthew in los angeles — is just too magical to keep to myself.

8 Bit Beefheart

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:20:08 +0100

8 Bit Beefheart:

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An 8-bit version of Dr Dark by Capt. Beefhart from Lick My Decals Off Baby. If only more video games had taken this approach.

If Twitter Consisted of 100 People [Gorgeous Graphics]

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:01:27 +0100

If Twitter Consisted of 100 People [Gorgeous Graphics]:

What if Twitter only had 100 users? How many would be chatty, how many lazy?

Based on the data from previous surveys – InsideTwitter and the PearAnalytics study – the …

[Comic] Gear That SHOULD Exist!

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:01:27 +0100

[Comic] Gear That SHOULD Exist!:

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Useful in som many situations