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December 2011
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The Curiosity Chronicles: Curious About...Shanzhai... →
curiositychronicles:
The Chinese have an um, complicated relationship with their canine friends. While in some provinces dog is still an acceptable food group, at the other end of the spectrum we have high-end dogs treated as the ultimate fashion accessory with thousands of dollars lavished on dyeing, grooming…
The Big Five Personality Traits →
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science:
Unfortunately, I feel the need to issue an all-out bullshit alert. The popular Myers-Briggs personality test is bullshit. The Big Five, however, are not, but we’ll get to that.
You’d think that a psychological test that is popular everywhere except in psychology would raise some eyebrows, but no matter. Normally rational, scientifically-minded people seem to fall as hard for...
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC: How I... →
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I was in Lucerne, Switzerland last week speaking at a conference and Rio de Jeneiro this week on vacation. I used Airbnb for both trips. Airbnb says it’s restoring the humanity in travel. It’s true. When I travel, I want to feel as much of what it’s like to be a native. I don’t want five star…
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July 2011
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June 2011
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Oh Yeah Facts: How many senses do you have? →
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At least nine. The five we all know about: Sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, were first proposed by Aristotle, but there are now four more which are agreed among scientists to be official senses, these are:
1. Thermoception – the sense of heat (or it’s absence) on our skin, …
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April 2011
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“People—myself included—frequently part with their money on the web, but only...”
– Mandy Brown: On the news (via marco)
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fan•boy |ˈfanˌboi|
marco:
noun
informal derogatory: a term used to describe people who bought a product that competes with the one you bought, which is probably more popular than your choice, for reasons that you wish to discredit or diminish because you’re secretly afraid or upset that you made the wrong choice.
ORIGIN from fan + boy.
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“Life is not about winning. It’s about finding delight in the journey.”
– Gowalla CEO & Co-founder Josh Williams in Game Mechanics, Badges and the Social Web: Where Are We Going? (via nikf)
March 2011
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“There is a country where the leading cause of death of pregnant women is murder...”
– Jessica Valenti, in “Equality begins at home: U.S. lags pathetically behind other nations in some basic rights for women.” (via thedailyfeed)
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Opt Out of Everything List →
mrgan:
You all know Tim, right? Tim of Panic support, of Panic Sale, of Cabinessence? He’s put together a brief little page of links to various legitimate, trusted opt-out websites. Make a quick run through these and dramatically decrease the amount of nonsense people throw at your porch, phone, and inbox. Good luck!
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New Media Artworks Prequels to Everyday Life →
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“The simple problem is that most people are getting too many notifications about...”
– Ben Brooks: The Very Difficult Problem of Notifications
Great overview of the problems facing any notification system, and I love this suggestion at the end: regardless of how you want notifications to be delivered, reducing the quantity is probably a good idea.
I’ve never received a push...
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Madrid shopkeers recruit graffiti artists →
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Journalism Warning Labels « Tom Scott →
It seems a bit strange to me that the media carefully warn about and label any content that involves sex, violence or strong language — but there’s no similar labelling system for, say, sloppy journalism and other questionable content.
I figured it was time to fix that, so I made some stickers. I’ve been putting them on copies of the free papers that I find on the London...
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Coffee Drinks Illustrated
carlmhbarenbrug:
I do enjoy coffee and I do enjoy this Coffee Drinks Illustrated diagram by designer Lokesh Dhakar. The diagram illustrates 9 cups of different espresso drinks and how to make them. A very simple idea, but elegantly executed.
loved Adele - Rolling In The Deep on VEVO on Boxee →