April 17, 2007
Normal birth
3D medical animation showing a time-lapse view of labor and delivery during normal vaginal birth
143 Reasons That I Will Be The Best Girlfriend You've Ever Had
Re-post: “How to Good-Bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way?” is a self-help book by Hiroyuki Nishigaki published in 2000
First Goatse flickr pool. Another re-post: 3D Goatse!
Guy Kawasaki on The Art of the Start
More than 4,000 clubbers danced through the rush hour at Victoria station in Britain's biggest flash mob stunt. Organized by Mobile Clubbing
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March 07, 2007
How to kiss
Kisses from flickr: Everybody Loves Kisses
How to leave a voice mail message. Here's a handy template you can use when leaving voicemail messages:
"Hello, this is [X]. Could you call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX? It is regarding [X]. Thank you. Goodbye." (Plus Guidelines)
How to Antique Paper: I saw Martha Helen Kostyra "antique" paper a few years ago, and although I don’t remember her technique, I do remember that it was complicated. I played around with the general idea, though, and came up with an easy way to get the same aged look
David Ichioka’s Sleep Pictures
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January 01, 2007
New Year's Resolution
For the last 10 or 12 years, I’ve been writing up a New Year’s Plan every December, and this year is no different.
My “Plan” is usually broken down into eight or nine categories:
The Big Picture
Work-related goals
Financial goals
Physical & health-related goals
Social goals
Spiritual & psychological goals
Love & family-related goals
Creative goals, etc.
Recently I’ve been adding goals related to travel & retirement plans. It usually takes me 3-4 pages of very specific, detailed commitments, describing every aspect of the life I want to see during the coming year. These resolutions are realistic, optimistic, measurable, explicit and are written in the present tense.
The process of thinking & writing such proposals has helped me achieve many of the things I’ve done. By setting precise goals, I steer my life in a direction I wish to take. Some years the results are better than others. When that happens, it’s usually because I go back during the year to re-evaluate and re-direct myself toward the goals I set.
Looking back, I often measure 50% attainment of goals as success. The last few years have gone that way. 2005 was an excellent year and I felt that I achieved so much more then.
2006 however was a tougher year, and as I re-read last year’s resolutions one more time, I see where I failed to follow through on my objectives. But some of ‘06 “Win”s were unexpected & wonderful to have.
I am fully committed to focus & excel in 2007.
What is your New Year's resolution ?
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December 01, 2006
Honesty Test
Webmaster Paul Kinsella conducted an interesting test; He dropped 100 wallets in front of hidden cameras to see who would return them and who would steal them... He was curious as to how honest people would be and wanted to see how different races, genders and age groups would compare to each other.
Each of the 100 wallets contained $2.10 in real money, a fake $50.00 gift certificate, some miscellaneous items and a clearly written ID card identifying the lost wallet's rightful owner.
So who was more honest - women or men? Black people or white people? Young people or old people?
Thank you, Paul Kinsella.
(By the way, the name Kinsella always stuck in my mind, because of Ray Kinsella, the protagonist of Field of Dreams. What I didn’t remember was that the film was written by W.P. Kinsella, a Canadian fiction writer, who is one of the most prolific authors of baseball fiction. According to IMDb, he was a friend of J.D. Salinger, and each of them has used one of the other's characters in his books. Salinger's story "A Young Girl in 1941 With No Waist at All" features a character named Ray Kinsella, a name also given to the main character in Shoeless Joe - in which Salinger appears as a character).
The Use of Honesty Tests as a Means of Screening Job Applicants
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November 24, 2006
You can't outstubborn a cat
Scott Adams asked his readers for some philosophical brevities. He received over 500 of them. From "To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid" to "All deaths can be linked to cardio-respiratory failure"
Blink wildly and then close your eyes really tight for an interesting light show. (Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes). Other Things you can do with absolutely nothing
Just say 'No' to TV. Do it for your country
Thirty years ago, a pack of teenage friends could see the end coming. They were football jocks, mostly, guys who had bonded as freshmen and sophomores on the gridiron at Corona del Mar High School. When high school ended and they scattered to the winds, they wondered, what would become of those friendships forged?
So they made a pact, 17 of them. They would gather every Thanksgiving for the rest of their lives, wherever they were, to play some football. They persuaded a parent to buy them a bottle of champagne, tore off the label and affixed their pledge. They would play it till their legs gave out, till the last surviving man could pop the cork and toast the other 16.
It sounded nice enough. But there was no good reason to expect it would stick. This Thanksgiving, however, the jocks will celebrate the 30th get-together of what they call the Last Man Society. With few exceptions, for war deployments or personal crises, most have managed to make it every year. And so far, all are still standing. (LA Times Bugmenot)
Where To Buy Gelatin For Your Next Jello Wrestling Theme Party
Unrelated: It all started back in 1994 when several dozen Cheap Suit Santas paid a visit to downtown San Francisco for a night of Kringle Kaos. Things have reached Critical Xmas and Santarchy is now a global phenomenon
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September 21, 2006
Connecting the Dots
Stay Hungry! Stay Foolish Google Video of Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech
Public messages of thanks from students to teachers who have made a difference in their lives
Alien My Little Pony (With Progression shots!)
Five Tips to Increase Your Likeability. No 1: Be positive
If I live to be 100 - Lessons from the Centenarians
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September 06, 2006
Bboying
Breakdancing Facial Expression Lessons. How to make ventriloquist-dummy worthy expressions while breakin'. Tutorials for learning breakdance moves
Spelling out the first seven lines of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. They were photographed in order, west to east, as James Wallis walked the Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury, 28 July - 6 August 2006
Wearing A Glass Bowl on Your Head (Or Tupperware. From flickr blog)
The Rules of Being Human. No 1: You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for as long as you live. How you take care of it or fail to take care of it can make an enormous difference in the quality of your life
A list of false steps (Faux pas) from various cultures
How to become a Freemason (For males over 21 only)
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August 17, 2006
Bokashi!
Bokashi is a fermented wheat bran product made using Efficient Microbes which help boost bioactive levels in soil. By fermenting organic waste with Bokashi in a bucket you can effectively speed up the normal composting process and invigorate your soil quickly. Bokashi Balls have been used in the third world and Japan to clean up contaminated waterways. (From Neal Foley, a Podchef Gastrocast, who has an amazing collection of gastronomic flickr sets)
Get Human database, how to bypass Customer Service Voicemail Hell of 423 companies
Red tape and 5 other social maps
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July 16, 2006
Lazy Sunday
How to Fold an Origami Star (with 52 sec. video)
How to make a Five-Cent Wedding Band
How true: Seven simple ways to ruin your friendships. Talking at people, not to them. Complaining all the time. Being difficult when people are making arrangements. Being stingy. More.
“Two days ago I jumped out of a plane. Again.
Wait, let’s go back a little. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve blown a bottle, learnt to knit, screenprinted my first tshirt, and jumped out of a plane…”
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June 11, 2006
Life Lessons
A brave & personal story from Tom McMahon: “It was 15 years ago today that our 8-year-old son Ryan suffered a severe brain injury that left him unable to walk or talk or feed himself. He was in the hospital… for over six months, and ever since has lived with us at home. I thought I would share some of the lessons I've learned in these past 15 years
Mushimushi. Here’a the Algorithm March (alone, than with Ninjas)
The ability to blow thick, full, even smoke rings that will travel as far and as fast as you want them to is really not as hard as you think. It's definitely an attention grabber in a group of smokers. Here's how to master the art of blowing smoke rings
Calculate how much time of your life is spent in the bathroom
Precision Ping Pong Ball Throwing
Fun in numbers – The History of single life, a “Nerve” article
A short New Yorker piece about Roustam Tariko, who claims he did not pay $95M for Picasso’s “Dora Maar with Cat”
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May 30, 2006
American Beauty Lookin' For a True Patriot
Hannidate - The place where people of like conservative minds can come together to meet
The Great Czech MD Tussle and some background
Foot fetish anyone? The Kama Sutra for foot lovers
How to Make a Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap
Tutorial: How to make an awesome logo
How to make a Dick Cheney pumpkin-head paper mask
Graphic above from Avatar animations by the folks at Nokia. Many More Unusual Things To Do With Your Life Here
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April 22, 2006
Ba Da Bang! Bang! Bang!
Everybody underestimate the kick in the groin! NEVER look away from your opponent. Some wonderfully-dynamic street fighting tips & hints from fighting master Bas Rutten, nicknamed El Guapo
10 Reasons to Have Children and 20 reasons not to. I guess it's very easy to choose, if you can
The Garden of Earthly Delights
If you're a man, you are going to shave for the rest of your life, whether you like it or not. Many men find shaving painful and uncomfortable, but this is mainly the result of poor technique. Learning how to shave correctly
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April 16, 2006
Start today
The 'You're In Control' system uses an array of piezoelectric sensors mounted to the back of a urinal to detect the position of a stream of water, allowing a person to play a video game while peeing. A video monitor is mounted above the urinal, and position on the back of the urinal corresponds to position on the screen. (From Mira y Calla)
Animated gifs from Dan Wade
This is the long story of our battle with the state of North Dakota over the recycling of scrap tires into fences here at Tired-Out Ranch
The creative products of Sean Michael Ragan
Sit’n’Shave. Also, Shaving Private Ryan for grown ups only…
Put up some Mario question blocks in public places
Starts Today by cartoonist Dan Piraro (Known as Bizarro)
Diet book hucksters are in a similar category to get-rich-quick schemers. There's always going to be a baseline level of gullibility in the population
Portion control bowls. (From Swiss Miss)
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March 04, 2006
A world without television
Living Without Television. “Over 10 years ago, my wife and I decided to out TV from our lives. We are not television snobs, far from teetotalers, and believe that many aspects of life can be enjoyed in moderation. But television had become something of a negative for us, and we wondered what our lives would be like if we tried giving it up for a short period and then see what happened. We did, choosing the period of Lent in 1995, and that short period continues to this day”
Are you a man? Do you like to knit? Here’s the partial history of male knitting
Also, a Stuffed Fetus
Annie Sprinkle’s Love Art Laboratory (Obviously for adults)
Hannidate - The place where people of like conservative minds can come together to have sex
Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki’s Hindsights, given as a commencement speech, here offered as text. Nice read
Benjamin Franklin developed a “Plan” of 13 virtues at age 20, and lived according to it until he died
Fighting a speeding ticket online (Damn, I just got another one, maybe the third or the forth in a row!...)
John Scalzi's Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Don't Want to Work at Writing and one more simple rule for Improving Your Writing
Re-post: Who is Kimble and why does he rule?
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January 19, 2006
Old flames
"With all the time you spend watching TV - you could have written a novel by now." How to be more productive: First, you have to make the best of each kind of time. And second, you have to try and make your time higher-quality
“You can’t go home again” - Another sad, little pearl from PostSecrets
10 Ways to Achieve your Goals Quicker. No 1: Make all your dreams real by first identifying and then focusing on specific, tangible targets for what you want
An interesting Ask-Metafilter thread - What skill should I learn next, and why? Martial Arts ? Automotive repair? Investing Teaching? Knitting? Sign language? Poker?....
Also there: How can I totally blow my mind?
Looking up old flame? Think twice. (Last year I received an unexpected email from my first girlfriend. It was 1968 1969… We played Disraeli Gears Wheels of Fire… “In a white room with black curtains near the stations”… On April 18, I’ll fly to NYC to meet her…)
Inner Algebra - How To Do Algebra In Your Head
“I turned 40 on January 12th, 2006, and I wanted to mark the occasion in some positive fashion. So I got this crazy idea: I know! I'll write 40 words (no more, no less) every day for a year, and each day I'll write about a different person (in no particular order--in fact, in a shuffled order) who touched my life in some way. But not just anyone, it's got to be someone I've actually met in person, someone whose name I still remember, and someone who was interesting…”
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