June 2009
51 posts
Does this work for you?
hilker:
mercurypdx:
spacecataz:
herheadhurts:
tams77:
Grab a calculator (you won’t be able to do this one in your head).
1. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code…) 2. Multiply by 80 3. Add 1 4. Multiply by 250 5. Add to this the last 4 digits of your phone number 6. Add to this the last 4 digits of your phone...
“Anderson describes an experiment conducted by the M.I.T. behavioral economist...”
– Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson: Books: The New Yorker (via tedr) (via mikehudack)
“Government data today showed that the household savings rate rose to 6.9 percent...”
– Bloomberg.com
Read that second part again. Incomes growing faster than personal spending is a notable event thanks to our post-bizarro economy.
(via tedr)
(via caterpillarcowboy)
(via mikehudack)
6.9% though :-\
davidhoffman:
tell application "Safari"
repeat
do JavaScript "window.location.reload()" in front document
delay 2
end repeat
end tell
If you’re writing html/css and want to see what you’re doing in real time using safari this script is incredibly helpful.
“The number of demonstrators arrested in Tehran on Saturday is estimated at 550...”
– Informed Comment: Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US? (via iamdanw) (via mikehudack)
Whoa.
(via zigziggityzoo)
Must Watch Documentaries →
davereed:
What They Won’t Show You On Television
The documentaries below reveal the parts of reality that we are not suppose to talk about; the parts of reality that contradict common sense, but still go on unquestioned by the global media cartel and unanswered by our governments. Spread the Word.
9/11 Chronicles: Truth Rising, The
America: Freedom to Fascism
American Blackout
...
“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
– Martin Luther King Jr. (via christ-follower)
“I built my first internet company before and then during the dot com boom. It...”
– Seth Godin’s Blog: Tough! (via bijan)
Another good post by Seth. I just wanted to submit that I agree with this idea entirely, and can vouch for the value in having the attitude of, “Yes! I can do this. I’ll sleep on a friend’s floor and eat beans and rice every night if I have...
Words that have remained unchanged for 2000 years →
davereed:
love it. However, I would content that some of these have had slight adjustments in their understood definitions.
via lystra: synmirror: onemoretimewithfeeling
Regina Spektor- Laughing With ((lyrics))
no one laughs at god in a hospital no one laughs at god in a war no one’s laughing at god when they’re starving or freezing or so very poor no one laughs at god when the doctor calls after some routine tests no one’s laughing at god when it’s gotten real late and their kid’s not back from the party yet no one laughs at god when their airplane starts to...
The Learjet Repo Man →
onemoretimewithfeeling:
Business has never been better for the fearless pilot who takes back millionaires’ expensive toys.
A Dog’s Purpose (from a 6 year old)
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure...
Watchdavecooper:
I’ve never seen Street Trials like this, amazing! (via Vimeo)
woah. I didn’t even know people did stuff like this on bicycles. crazy!
If God Texted the 10 Commandments to Us →
made me :-)
christianity:
davidmaddox:
interweber:
1. no1 b4 me. srsly. 2. dnt wrshp pix/idols 3. no omg’s 4. no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r) 5. pos ok - ur m&d r cool 6. dnt kill ppl 7. :-X only w/ m8 8. dnt steal 9. dnt lie re: bf 10. dnt ogle ur bf’s m8. or ox. or dnkey. myob.
M, pls rite on tabs & giv 2 ppl. ttyl, JHWH. ps. wwjd?
I tried not reblogging...
Why GM Failed After 101 years? →
mirza:
1. Bad financial policies. 2. Uncompetitive vehicles. 3. Ignoring competition. 4. Failure to innovate. 5. Managing in the bubble.
