August 2010
56 posts
“Kataria told his trainees that laughter yoga “is based upon the scientific fact...”
– Giggling Guru Madan Kataria and laughter’s power : The New Yorker
Wait, what does your startup do? →
Love these sites.
My favs thus far:
“So basically, it’s like a realtime data for nightclubs”
“So basically, it’s like a Pandora for tech incubators”
“So basically, it’s like a SEO optimizer for camp counselors”
“The magic age is people born after 1981,” said Sam Altman in a New York...”
– People born after 1981 have lower privacy standards, Loopt CEO says - The Hill’s Hillicon Valley
“This still doesn’t address Snooki’s strange appeal. And part of the problem is...”
– Snooki’s Time on ‘Jersey Shore’ - NYTimes.com
“Sian Beilock, a psychologist at the University of Chicago and author of the...”
– How To Raise A Superstar | Wired Science | Wired.com
“if your attitude is that only smarter people have something to teach you, your...”
– Clayton Christensen
How Will You Measure Your Life? - Harvard Business Review
(via fred-wilson)
75,000 teddy bears are left behind in hotels every...
yahoonews:
Poor bears!
Somewhat related tip: If you ever leave your cell phone/computer charger at home when traveling, go to the front desk of your hotel and ask them for one (hint: Lost & Found). There’s a good chance someone’s left one behind.
ohyeahfacts:
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Submitted by andcoffee
WatchObsessed with this song and the odd video that accompanies it. It’s so literal. I love it.
“Technologies like Google Earth and other mapping programs can assist in...”
– There is something so ironic and contradictory about that.
The most isolated man on the planet. - By Monte Reel - Slate Magazine
“When I was growing up, the guys were always talking big melons,”
– O RLY?
Farmers Focus on Small, Seedless Watermelons - NYTimes.com
As a side note: I might be the only person in the world who finds the societal evolution and economic promise of small watermelons fascinating.
“David B. Wiseman, a psychologist, showed 128 undergraduate students photographs...”
– The Value of a Tattoo in Higher Education - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
“The Ophiocordyceps fungus, which grows inside ants and releases chemicals to...”
– The 48 Million-Year-Old Fungus That Controls Ants Like Zombies
Then there are the slave-making/maker ants… perhaps a different post for a different day.
Obama traffic nightmare leaves residents with... →
“A two-mile drive on the Westside took 45 minutes. Frustrated drivers vented on the Los Angeles Times’ website, among others. No matter their politics, Los Angeles residents were united.
“It was a beautiful thing,” said Brentwood resident Myles Berkowitz, commiserating with his neighbors on Montana Avenue. “Young, old, black, white — everyone was pissed...
“AP decides not to LOL”
– Well, that’s just too bad.
“Contrary to the Machiavellian cliché, nice people are more likely to rise to...”
– Weekend Essay by Jonah Lehrer: How Power Affects Us - WSJ.com
Kids use baby-sitting money, take a plane ride......
today:
“I just wanted to fly,” Bridget Brown told Florida’s First Coast News. “I had the money.”
Together with Brown’s 11-year-old brother, they took a taxicab to Jacksonville International Airport and bought three tickets at the counter. The children say no one asked them for identification. [Story]
Goonies forever!
Anonymous asked: can you help with writing an adult swinger blog?
driph asked: I've noticed that you post links on twitter to your own content on both posterous and tumblr blogs... why the split between the two, and even more so, why separate output on multiple platforms?
Do your audiences on each differ, or do your readers tend to follow you across the board?
Do your audiences on each differ, or do your readers tend to follow you across the board?
“Anton Plotkin and Lee Sela at the Weizmann Institute of Science have developed a...”
– Assistive Technology: Disabled Individuals Interact With The World Through Intuitive Natural Actions - PSFK
“In evolution, you never build something new if you can adapt something...”
– From Primitive Parts, A Highly Evolved Human Brain : NPR
Anonymous asked: Do you love me?
“He activated the emergency chute and slid away.”
– JetBlue attendent slides down emergency chute after fight with passenger - Yahoo! News
So obviously, the moral of the story is: It’s OK to get into fights with people as long as there’s an emergency chute where you can quickly slide away. Awesome.
“I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.”
– David Foster Wallace (via wordpainting) (via aaknopf, beelockwood) (via theparisreview)
“The infatuation with zombies and steampunk, is fueled by a pessimism over the...”
– How Zombies and Steampunk Explain Society | The Atlantic Wire 