There’s a family of 4 people, and they’re fleeing to safety across a rickety bridge that’s swept away by a flood in 17 minutes. The family members have 1 flashlight, which they must use every time they cross the bridge. The Grandfather will take 10 minutes to cross the bridge, the mother 5 [...]
Napsterization.org: Does Writing Make You More Literate? Do You Learn More? - writing is a process that changes things more radically for me. When I take in some piece of information, I may react, may think about how I feel, what I believe, what the framework and logic surrounding the information are, but initially I’m [...]
Costco Sees Value in Higher Pay - “We pay better than the supermarkets, and we pay much better than Wal-Mart,” Sinegal says. “That’s not altruism,” he continues. “It’s good business.” The numbers seem to back him up. Costco’s labor costs amount to 7% of its $42 billion in annual sales, a key industry yardstick. [...]
Inspired by: go fish : Things to do before I die
Go on a hot air balloon ride.
Visit the Taj Majal
Skydive
SCUBA dive
Sail across an ocean
See the perfect sunset
Read a great book in another language
Cook a “melt in your mouth” meal
Write a poem
Inspire a young child
Same-Sex Marriage - Can someone please explain to me why same-sex marriage is a bad thing? Seriously, please explain to me why a man and a man or a woman and a woman should not be able to marry. I will add only one qualifier, if you say that it is wrong because [...]
PhotoVu - Products has introduced a 19″ LCD picture frame complete with matting and a wood frame. I have to say, I could see actually putting something like that up. Now all they need is to Rendevous enable it so it can pick up shared iPhoto libraries straight from my iBook without my [...]
Dan Gillmor writes about Palm Dropping Mac OS Sync Support in their new “Cobalt” devices. Considering that Mac users are an easily targeted, easily protected relatively affluent community that has demonstrated a willingness to purchase expensive computer peripherals I think Palm is making a mistake. Native Mac support may not be a deciding factor [...]
Score Higher in Google Search Engine (and why Google is saving the web.) - Almost everyone searches Google to find information, and Google quickly rewards them by displaying the information they are seeking. Thereby, Google rewards useful sites with the eyes of people who are looking for useful information. This is helping the web recover [...]
I love it. Specialization is the key.
Ruling in Favor of Clarett Could Open Huge Hole Into N.F.L. - Football may come to resemble basketball, with underclassmen leaving school earlier or attempting to jump from high school to the National Football League, if Maurice Clarett’s successful challenge to the league’s eligibility requirement is upheld, coaches, administrators and other experts said yesterday. [ [...]
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