October 2007
19 posts
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A list of thirty illnesses, sorted according to...
A list of thirty illnesses, sorted according to whether or not you can eat the victims
(via Jerry Richardson’s shared items in Google Reader)
“20 headless corpses found in Iraq, police say… U.S. brigadier general...”
– Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
Coercing Tons Of False Confessions And Then Lying... →
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(via Jerry Richardson’s shared items in Google Reader)
Raiders Fans Vs. Gangs: Whoever Wins, We All Lose →
Jay Parkinson, MD →
The future of medicine?
Has America’s First Friend Been Lying About His...
Tom Anderson, the co-founder of MySpace and the first friend to anyone who creates a MySpace profile, isn’t really 32 like it says on his MySpace profile. His Wikipedia entry, which says he was born in 1975, is also incorrect. How old is he really? (via News dugg by miraclebaby)
Merlin Mann Inbox Zero Video - Notes
build walls where none existed
knowledge workers – add value to information
time and attention are finite, most vital resources
multitasking is a myth
honor where your time and attention go
demands on time and attention are infinite
ultimately – make sure stupid blocks don’t get in the box
Manage Actions – map time and attention to the things you consider important
Prior Art: GTD concept...
“America’s enhanced interrogation techniques have a grotesque provenance:...”
– The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us - New York Times
“Of course, the Republicans are the party of Mark Foley, and Ted Haggard, and...”
– Bill Maher: Show me a man wearing an American flag pin, I’ll show you an asshole
prices you can "trust"?
…”changing the price without notice” is possibly the worst slogan ever.
(via Jerry Richardson’s shared items in Google Reader)
Video Service Showdown: Viddler vs. Vimeo
In-depth comparison of two of the most popular video services: viddler and vimeo. Which service is the best? (via News dugg by miraclebaby)
The Sporting Scene: No Obstacles - The New Yorker →
David Belle invented parkour in France. It has spread mainly by videos on the Internet, and has been embraced in Europe and the United States by thrill-seekers and martial-arts adepts.
“I’m talking about Dr Laura Schlesinger, who was a dispenser of moral advice. I...”
– Father Dan, our now-former priest
“From the idolatry of nationalism, deliver us.”
– Revolution in Jesusland » Almost speechless
“Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them. Torture is how you...”
– BarackObama.com
“…am I living up to those values that I say are important? Because if I’m...”
– Obama Talks About Growing Up Without His Father - NYT
The Tsar’s Opponent (The New Yorker) →
On a recent summer evening, the greatest player in the history of chess, Garry Kasparov, wrapped up an exhausting series of meetings devoted to the defeat of the Kremlin regime.