January 2010
47 posts
WatchMichael Shermer’s Talk at TED2006 on Cognitive Bias and Pattern Seeking.
WatchHow to Make a Baby in 30 Seconds
“Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for things we...”
– Sidney J. Harris
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is...”
– Goethe
““Passion: The feeling that arises from have mastered a skill that earns you...”
– Cal Newport as quoted by Ramit Sethi
Forgive Us Our Student Debts →
Neologisms
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words. The winners are: 1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. 3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach. 4....
Everything on One Calendar, Please →
Great Q&A was Teresa A. Taylor, the chief operating officer of Qwest. An excerpt follows.
Q. How do you hire?
A. I never hire somebody without having a meal with them. I am absolutely convinced that that’s how you see what people are really like. You can tell by the way they order, you can tell by the way they treat the wait staff, you can tell by the way they drink too much or what they...
Vintage Ad Browser →
Living In Tokyo's Capsule Hotels →
Capsule Hotel Shinjuku 510 once offered a night’s refuge to salarymen who had missed the last train home. Now with Japan enduring its worst recession since World War II, it is becoming an affordable option for people with nowhere else to go. The Hotel 510’s capsules are only 6 1/2 feet long by 5 feet wide. Guests must keep possessions, like shirts and shaving cream, in lockers outside of the...
Slovak Police Planted Explosives On Air Travelers →
Slovakian Police have planted explosives on 8 unsuspecting air travelers. Seven were stopped by airport security, including one man arrested and held upon arriving at a Dublin airport. Unbelievably, one innocent traveler made it home with 90 grams of explosives, and had his flat surrounded by the police and bomb squad.
New Full-Body Scanners at Airports Break Child... →
History in the Making by Ben Arment
The Great Depression Generation - viewed their career with an emphasis on loyalty. They would work at the same job for the same company for 40 to 50 years.
The Builder Generation (born from the Great Depression to the mid 40’s) - saw their career as a means of making a living.
The Baby Boomers (born from the mid 40’s to the mid 60’s) - saw their career as the central focus of their life....
“A final note of political commentary—Traveling in the post-Bush current...”
– Jeff Salvage after returning from a trip for the One Woman, One Dress, One World photography campaign.
Fact of Life
After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F
Andrew Laude's Farewell Letter →
On October 17, Andrew Laude released an open good-bye letter to his investors, in which he said that the “low hanging fruit, i.e. idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale, and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking.” Lahde criticized the harried life of the rich, and said that “Capitalism worked for two hundred years, but times change, and systems become...
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising”
– Attributed to Lord Northcliffe, a newspaper magnate.