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Esquire's 75 skills every man should master.
Some good suggestions. Some skills that have fallen by the wayside. Most (if not all) good for guys and gals.
Some good suggestions. Some skills that have fallen by the wayside. Most (if not all) good for guys and gals.
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Random Links for May 13
- The best advice I ever got - "assume positive intent."
The best advice from 25 different successful people. I'm linking to the stand-out one I liked. There are some other gems in there too.
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Africa 1660 - Lux Map of the Week
Play Lux on a map of ancient Africa
Africa 1660 was created by Lupus ferox. It's the Lux Map of the Week.
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Canadian Improv
http://improvisation.ca/
It's kind of sparse right now, but there are a couple of articles, interviews, and videos about Canadian Improv (which, methinks, some of you be interested in.) Maybe check back again in a couple of months to gauge how prolific the writing is.
It's kind of sparse right now, but there are a couple of articles, interviews, and videos about Canadian Improv (which, methinks, some of you be interested in.) Maybe check back again in a couple of months to gauge how prolific the writing is.
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Floating Head
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FYI
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Rock It, Yeah! Satellite Of Love
NASA studying possible manned trip to asteroid
That's a pretty good middle step between going to the
Moon and going to Mars. I might actually live to see this one.
That's a pretty good middle step between going to the
Moon and going to Mars. I might actually live to see this one.
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Defragmented Drive
Data recovered from a hard drive that was on Space Shuttle Columbia.
It had data from an experiment on Xenon viscosity in microgravity. There are pictures of the drive in its current state here.
It had data from an experiment on Xenon viscosity in microgravity. There are pictures of the drive in its current state here.
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Random Links for May 7
- Food vs. Nutrition - 40 minute talk from Michael Pollan.
He's the author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food."
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Stargate - Lux Map of the Week

The six races Earth, Goa'uld, Tollan, Ancient, Tok'ra and the Asgard battle it out using the gate network to assault enemy planets
Stargate was created by Dave Beer. It's the Lux Map of the Week.
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Vidfest and the Pop Vox Awards
Vidfest is the Vancouver International Digital Festival, happening May 21-24, 2008. It's got a keynote from Chris Anderson of Wired, a day of "creative exchange" conference sessions, a day of "International Partnering Forum" one-on-one meetings, and the PopVox Digital Media Awards.Lux Delux is in the running for the best casual game award. Please show your support and vote for the entry (you have to register an account for the Vote button to show up).
Launch Party 4 is also happening on the 21st, celebrating the local startup scene. And the Vancouver Game Summit runs concurrently on May 21-22, mostly focused on console business.
Techcouver is being used more as a nickname for Vancouver. Cool beans.
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Tell Me About It
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My Brain Wants Me To Buy This
Maximizing neurological effectiveness in advertising
- Images and logos on the left.
- Text and numbers on the right.
- The faster you engage a viewer, the better (duh). 5-7 seconds is typical,1.5 seconds is award-winning.
- Images and logos on the left.
- Text and numbers on the right.
- The faster you engage a viewer, the better (duh). 5-7 seconds is typical,1.5 seconds is award-winning.
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quiz-knows
hey kids,
what was that site that somebody posted a while ago where you had all the quizzes you'd ever want? I've decided that I am being just too productive at work these days...
what was that site that somebody posted a while ago where you had all the quizzes you'd ever want? I've decided that I am being just too productive at work these days...
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DC Politics - Lux Map of the Week
DC Politics
The fight for Washington DC
You can travel between any subway station to another
You can attack any non-income territory on the map through the airport.
Try not to get lost on the streets of Washington... [read more...]
DC Politics was created by Enokrad. It's the Lux Map of the Week.
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