"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." "Like I always say, there's no 'I' in "team". There is a 'me', though, if you jumble it up." We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do. Wisdom - that part of knowledge that isn't only true, but also happens to be helpful. Wisdom speaks softly... Thereafter the volume increases proportionate to the level of ignorance A punctured bicycle
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Will nature make a man of me yet? All designed objects are propaganda for a certain way of life. Sometimes we need to stop analysing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens. We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. "Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence." --Napoleon Bonaparte The best designed clothes: invite being removed but reward being kept on. It's that you just can't take the effect and make it the cause | To Risk To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out is to risk involvement, To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return, To live is to risk dying, To hope is to risk despair, To try is to risk failure. But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, [ continue reading Manvotional: To Risk ] Too many people open their mouths to display the process of thought rather than the results of it. It’s a lonely dog that barks. That needed saying. In the early hours of Monday morning my wife had a Non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. You might be more familiar with the term heart attack. Thankfully she is now recovering in hospital. We didn’t call an ambulance at the time, it didn’t follow the pattern you see in films (no falling to the floor clutching left arm) and it didn’t cross my mind that this could be serious. We had organised a party the day before and I put it down to heart burn. I feel pretty damn foolish about this now. Thing is, it didn’t occur to [ continue reading STEMI? | Get well Dr Joolz ] 1. Driving myself crazy scanning stuff over and over until it’s perfectly straight. Life is messy, time to get with the program. 2. Cropping the names of photographers, sources and whatnot from pictures and graphics to clean them up. Why not give as much credit as possible to those who bring it, even at the cost of visual perfection? 3. Responding to comments asking where to buy things when the link is right there at the end of the post and it works. If it doesn’t work, that’s another story: I pull my crack research team [ continue reading 7 things I dont have time for anymore when it comes to bookofjoe ] By default, the “Allow” checkbox for Instant Personalization is checked on your privacy settings. If you don’t want the websites that you or your Facebook friends visit to know your information, you must opt out. Since this process is a bit complicated, we have made a quick video showing step by step how to do so. Simply unchecking the “Allow” box is not sufficient. As Facebook explains, “if you opt out, your friends may still share public Facebook information about you to personalize their experience on these partner sites unless you block the application.” Nor can you go to [ continue reading How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Instant Personalization ] No matter how long you know them, what you do for them or how close you are to them Scottish people you know will one day call you an ‘English Bastard’. It doesn’t matter what nationality you actually are and even being Scottish will not render anyone immune from this. They cannot help themselves. I was taught this all my life and have never had cause to doubt its veracity. If you think I am talking about you, I am probably doing exactly that. Actor Tilda Swinton and director Luca Guadagnino share some unusual ideas on life and art, out of which come extraordinary films such as I Am Love Io sono l’amore (2009) IMDB 8.2/10, 136 votes » “Something occurred to me when we were making that film,” says Swinton, “about the relationship of love to loneliness.” The latter is, for her, “the last great taboo of modern western civilisation. Capitalism is built on the idea that one can go out and buy another scented candle and get less lonely somehow. But I think the deal is that you are fully lonely, and [ continue reading love and loss on celluloid ] Like Wikipedia except all entries are ten words long. Or: Ten Word Wiki is an Encyclopedia for the ADD generation. (via @ettagirl) Tags: Wikipedia wikis (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» kottke.org Ten Word Wiki: .) You might want to take a different approach when shopping for a 3D TV than a standard HDTV. Instead of just looking at the picture quality, you should also take a serious look at the brand’s 3D glasses. Some show some clear advantages to purchase that brand’s 3D TV and until there’s a standard format for 3D glasses, each brand requires its own unique glasses, thereby locking you into that manufacturer’s products. Yeah, it’s a bit messy right now. Click through for details on all of them. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» TechCrunch The Field [ continue reading The Field Guide To Modern 3D Glasses ] Enough. You are not a small organisation and you are going to hell in a hay-cart if you don’t sort out your password mess. I don’t really care that much at all except that, for about 2 things, I have to maintain a Yahoo account. I do not imagine that I am the first person who has sought to bring this to your attention. That’s all I want to say about that. Helmets often cause rotational injuries to head and neck. A helmet, well or poorly-fitted can act like a large wrench on the head leading to a twisted (or worse) neck. This is why aerodynamic time-trial helmets are so dangerous, but it doesn’t stop rubes buying them in Condor to ride the DD. This looks interesting but does mean that the oft-repeated twist injury has its foundations in fact. Until one of the myriad of ideas to cut down on auto-bike accidents is successfully implemented in cities nationwide, perhaps we should focus some energy on finding ways to minimize cyclist injury [ continue reading New Helmet Designed to Cut Down Cyclist Injury ] “Mining phosphorus for food fertilizer is consuming the mineral faster than geologic cycles can replenish it. Urine is a potential source of the mineral. So far, there is no indication that Bill Gates wants to monopolise world supplies of urine: this may be because it’s complicated to do so. To capture, value, and reuse urine requires a multi-dimensional transformation in how we think about and treat sewage. Technologies, regulations, business models – and especially attitudes and behaviour – all have to change.” Read more at: ‘The challenge of system change – analysis of Sydney’s sewer system’ in Design Philosophy [ continue reading they’re taking the piss! ] Big pharma claims to hold the chemical key to a vigorous female libido. It’s called Flibanserin and you pop it to get randy. Inkling writer Tania Rabesandratana investigates to find out whether it’s indeed that simple. Serendipitous drug development makes for a good story. It makes science sound surprising while making the pharmaceutical industry look spontaneous and candid. Remember how Pfizer was originally looking for a compound against hypertension, and ended up marketing Viagra? Inkling Magazine – Women’s Fliberation. A decade ago most of us were using AltaVista or something similar for search. No one was really complaining very much about the huge amount of spam and other noise that cluttered the results because we didn’t know there was a better way. Then Google came along with Page Rank, and had a profound effect on the quality of Internet search. Suddenly (and it really was that sudden), we couldn’t imagine going back to AltaVista and searching pages of results for the thing that Google gave us immediately. For a good history of search, get John Battelle’s book [ continue reading Social Today Feels Like Search A Decade Ago: Lots Of Noise And Lots Of Spam ] A new study of 19,567 Chinese subjects found that daily naps increased the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes from 13.5% (without naps) to 15.1% (with naps). In addition, there was some evidence that longer siestas raised the risk more than shorter snoozes. According to the authors, napping in China is a social norm, which is practiced by all ages primarily as a habit started in childhood. In Western countries, napping is less common and is often unplanned and prompted by sleepiness likely caused by aging, deteriorating health status or nighttime complaints….The authors noted [ continue reading Can Cat Naps Cause Diabetes? ] (PHOTO: OkCupid) It’s probably not exactly a secret to Inkling’s enlightened readers, but this meticulously laid out post on the blog of the dating site OkCupid argues that more men ought to consider dating older women, because: 1) They’re better in bed. 2) They’re happier and more confident. 3) They’re “better looking than you realize.” (As a qualified “older woman”—at 31! Sheesh—I say check, check, ouch.) At any rate, the post, though long, is well organized and a fun read. Calculus is involved. Thanks to Inkling author Anya Weber for the tip. (CLICK HERE FOR [ continue reading Looking for Love? Consider an Older Woman ] All of this rings true to me. Unfortunately it was at this point – about five minutes ago – that I realised the time. I’ve spent so long catching up with everything I missed from the past week or so that six hours have passed. It’s dawn in San Francisco, a matter of minutes before my deadline, and I still haven’t written a word, let alone 1300. That’s the other annoying thing about skipping a week: it takes you another week just to catch up. (CLICK HERE FOR MORE »» TechCrunch NSFW: Playing catch-up… Or ceci n’est pas une [ continue reading NSFW: Playing catch-up… Or ceci n’est pas une column ] Over the past several years, there’s been no shortage of talk about alternative energy, and its potential to change the world. The problem is that most of it is just that — talk. But tonight, a report that aired on 60 Minutes showed one alternative that is not only real, it’s already being tested by companies such as Google and eBay. You simply have to watch this. Bloom Energy are producing tiny fuel cell boxes they call “Bloom Boxes.” Two of these can apparently power a U.S. home (and only one for homes in countries that use less power). [ continue reading The Future Of Energy? Bloom Energy Boxes powering Google, eBay ] What do a trucker, an Israeli entrepreneur, Al Gore and Richard Branson all have in common? Proof that the real goldmines are old, neglected industries. The name of that proof is GreenRoad. While so many entrepreneurs bang their heads against a Web and social media advertising brick wall, GreenRoad has applied common technology to an industry technology has largely passed by and—voilà—they’ve got a business that’s growing and saving lives, money and the environment. Driving is the third most deadly profession after deep sea fishing and working in a coal mine. Not only does driving more safely save lives [ continue reading Al Gore Joins Richard Branson in Backing GreenRoad ] Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research has shown. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University found baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes boosted its levels of anti-cancerous chemicals. BBC News – Baked South Yorkshire rhubarb may help cancer treatment. A much-underestimated Cwm and section of the Glydderau whether or not snow and ice is about. A 19-year-old man escaped with face and arm injuries after a 100ft fall while ice climbing in Snowdonia. The student from Imperial College, London was with a group of well-equipped climbers on Cwm Cneifion, also known as the Nameless Cwm. BBC News – London ice climbing [ continue reading London ice-climbing student survives 30m (100ft) Gwynedd fall ] The article below led to this article being published. Then Ms Jacobs was contacted by none other than the project-leader for Buzz. Here in a follow-up post, with more restrained language, she outlines her feelings today and reflects upon Google’s ‘clumsiness’. Remove shoe, take aim, fire. I use my private Gmail account to email my boyfriend and my mother. There’s a BIG drop-off between them and my other “most frequent” contacts. F**k you, Google « Fugitivus ] One evening an old Mi’kmaq told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” The old Mi’kmaq simply replied, “The one you feed” So if you are going to do a presentation about Twitter why not make every utterance on a topic a maximum of 140 characters – sensible?. Why are speeches and lectures by British people so strewn with surplus adjectives? All good stuff though. Tonight, searching for a book review, I went to Amazon and all over the suggested purchases (‘more items to consider’) section with Arctic Monkey CDs, navigation, cycling, swimming, climbing and explornography books (that I expect to see there) was loads of egg-poacher thingies. I love poached-eggs and take great care over them and have even tried the ramekin and cling-film technique recently – but how does Amazon know this and what algorithm tells them these things? I think we should be told. TIPTOP! The author's rules of thumb for those who can't be bothered to read his articles or books. 1. Don't buy anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. 2. Avoid products with ingredients that cannot be found in an ordinary pantry. 3. Don't buy anything that lists sugar in its first three ingredients. 4. Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay away from the middle. 5. If it came from a plant, buy it. If it was made in a plant, pass it by. 6. If it says lite, low-fat, or non-fat on the package, put it [ continue reading Michael Pollans 10 Food Rules to take to the market ] Goretex and a host of others simply don’t do what they say but, even so, the bulk of Gore-tex seems to be very similar product to a sponge to me. Yes, you guessed it, the humble umbrella – by far the best and only piece of outdoor gear that is 100% breathable and waterproof. Sure if it’s windy you might get a bit wet as rain is blown under its protective shield but no wetter than wearing a shell probably and I know it’s not ideal for mountaineering – after all, having one hand holding onto an umbrella may make [ continue reading The Truth About Waterproof Breathable fabrics ] The thing that bothers me most about the iPad is this: if I had an iPad rather than a real computer as a kid, I’d never be a programmer today. I’d never have had the ability to run whatever stupid, potentially harmful, hugely educational programs I could download or write. I wouldn’t have been able to fire up ResEdit and edit out the Mac startup sound so I could tinker on the computer at all hours without waking my parents. The iPad may be a boon to traditional eduction, insofar as it allows for multimedia textbooks and such, but [ continue reading Alex Payne — On the iPad ] | Shirdi Sai Baba: "Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind, is it true, is it necessary, does it improve upon the silence?" Well known fact that any kiss where one or other party is in control of heavy machinery doesn't count for quality assessment purposes. There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action. The honest heart that's free frae a' intended fraud or guile. However fortune kick the ba', Has ay some cause to smile. Life consists in replacing one worry with another, and one desire with the next, what the Buddhists call ‘grasping’ or upādāna in Sanskrit "Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future." "Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." A wrong decision isn't forever; it can be reversed. The losses from a delayed decision are forever; they can never be retrieved. heavy words thrown lightly And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” |
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