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  • Josh Klein’s Crow Machine

      Josh.is » Crow Machine »   Josh.is. Related articles A workshop on creating damn awesome namecards (sgentrepreneurs.com) Our favorite “forgotten tech” – from BeOS to Zip Drives (arstechnica.com) Sinnfabriken – Marken als Produzenten von Moral und Bedeutung (slideshare.net) Facebook Just Stole an Apple Design Guru (gizmodo.co.uk)

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  • Is ADHD An Advantage For Nomadic Tribesmen?

    Is ADHD An Advantage For Nomadic Tribesmen?. Related articles ADHD Symptoms In Toddlers (answers.com) Girls with ADHD more prone to self-injury, suicide as they enter adulthood (sciencedaily.com) Irregular sleep patterns linked to ADHD-like symptoms, says study (time4sleep.co.uk) Is there a link between ADHD and spectacular financial failures? (guardian.co.uk) Girls with ADHD more prone to self-injury,…

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  • NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth

    NASA – NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth. Related articles Plants’ fungi allies may not help store climate change’s extra carbon (esciencenews.com) Differences Between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide (differencebetween.net) New Tool Maps California’s Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitters (blogs.kqed.org) The coal conundrum and global warming (blogs.courier-journal.com) You: Rising carbon dioxide in…

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  • Where do all the neurotics live?

    Where do all the neurotics live? – The Boston Globe. Related articles Personality Disorder & The Neurotic (jeremyhermanns.org) Neurotic men have shorter lives (pinnaclelife.co.nz) Let’s go to a spa meeting for neurotics! (feministphilosophers.wordpress.com) Delaying Gratification . . . part two. (writinglife101.wordpress.com) Evangelizing the Neurotic (fatherstephen.wordpress.com) Study: extroverts and neurotics feel phanthom vibrations the most (textually.org)

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  • Why some people spend money they don’t have

    Surprising insights from the social sciences – The Boston Globe. This interesting article discusses a study on why some people are more likely to spend money the do not have. Related articles Have Your Money-Saving Plans Ever Blown Up in Your Face? (bellasugar.com) The Importance of Studying the Obvious (blogs.hbr.org) Paul Ryan caught lying about…

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  • Greeting Cards, Birthday Cards, Photo Cards | Cardstore.com

    Greeting Cards, Birthday Cards, Photo Cards | Cardstore.com. This is the best site I’ve found for uploading and then sending printed cards via mail. Related articles Cardstore.com: Free Greeting Card + Free Shipping (hip2save.com) Cardstore: Free Grandparents Day Card (forthemommas.com) Free Personalized Greeting Card – Ends Sunday 8/26! (spendlessmoola.wordpress.com) Cardstore.com: Free Greeting Card + Free…

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  • Bank REOs | Locate Bank REO Properties & Real Estate Owned Foreclosures | BiggerPockets.com

    Bank REOs | Locate Bank REO Properties & Real Estate Owned Foreclosures | BiggerPockets.com. Banks list their REO listings on their sites in some cases. . Related articles FHFA Moving Forward With Bulk REO Sales (bayarearealestatetrends.com) Fannie, Freddie, FHA REO declined 18% Year-over-year (calculatedriskblog.com) FDIC reports Fewer Problem banks, REO Declines; Total REO Declines in…

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  • Christopher Tennant: Ethnography of the very rich

    The laugh of luxury – The Boston Globe. This is hilarious. This guy went to the best schools and grew up around the rich and now has written a funny ethnography of what it is like to be one of the rich. Turns out they are even more neurotic, stressed, and unkempt than the rest…

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  • The Political Mind by George Lakoff

    Book Review – ‘The Political Mind,’ by George Lakoff – Review – NYTimes.com. Related articles Obama and Warren cribbed “build it” narrative from progressive Berkeley Professor (legalinsurrection.com) Obama, Warren’s “You Didn’t Build That” Meme Taken From LeftProg Berkeley Professor (sfcmac.wordpress.com) All Together Now – Political Metaphors – 08/16/12 (prn.fm)

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  • USC Creative Technologies and Media degrees

    Degree Programs. This is an interesting MS in compsci which focuses on multimedia and creative technologies. Related articles Hawaii vs. USC: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Game Time and More (bleacherreport.com) Where Competency-Based Degree Programs Work (insidehighered.com) Hey, I’m over here: Men and women see things differently (eurekalert.org) Robotica (wired.com) USC Develops Robot With Tactile…

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  • Understanding the customer experience with social networks

    Hurry up, the customer has a complaint – The Boston Globe. A number of companies are now developing positions such as Chief Twitter Officer, Chief Facebook officer, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. due to the growth of customer feedback in online web 2.0 communities and the need to address it. Related articles The 8 Things You Should…

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  • White House Ale and Organic Garden

    What’s growing at the White House? – The Boston Globe. This is hilarious. Points out the local kitchen growers clubs are coming back and the White House should join ’em. Related articles White House beer recipe might soon be in public hands (wtvr.com) Campus Garden Grows 1000lbs of Food, Plans New Garden Each Year (treehugger.com)…

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