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Powerset Searches the Wikipedia with Natural Language [Wikipedia]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 12, 2008
Instead of putting the onus on you to choose the best keyword, just-launched semantic search engine Powerset can find the answers you seek on the Wikipedia using natural language. Type things like "what is a life hack" or "paintings by Salvador Dali" and Powerset extracts those answers from Wikipedia and lays them out on an attractive page. CNET reports:Powerset's natural language search...
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Working with Apple Tech Support
via Seth's Blog by Seth Godin on May 12, 2008
Sixteen tips for getting your Mac or iPhone fixed: The contact number is (800) 275 2273 While you're on hold, go to Google and type: Troubleshoot Mac xxx, where xxx represents the error message you got or the sparsest description of what won't work. If those links don't help you, visit the Apple site and choose your product. Under each product is a discussion forum. Search for...
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Get Your Party On with the Emergency Party Button [Weekend Project]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 10, 2008
You're a busy person, with a button-up career gig that takes up most of your waking hours. So when you clock out, you don't have time to put in all the work to get into party mode. What you need is a button—a party button—to take you from straight-laced to party in a matter of seconds. The emergency party button, activated by turning a key and pressing a big red button, does exactly...
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Delta Airlines has terrible customer service
via SmugBlog: Don MacAskill by Don MacAskill on May 12, 2008
photo by: Local Sports OnlineMy poor little sister just got totally destroyed by awful Delta employees. She was trying to fly cross-country for the first time with her 4 month old baby. Disaster ensued, and Delta totally blew the customer service. Money quote?“I asked [the supervisor] if she cared that I had been treated poorly by Delta employees, and she said if I wanted someone to care, I...
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New Personal Mantra
via Prolific Programmer on the Internets! : by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
n'importe-quoi, je m'amuseraisAye, that's French, for "no matter what, I'll enjoy myself" seems like a perfectly good quote for an otherwise hellish weekend. Now, the more difficult part, putting it into action.
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How to Really Solve the World's Problems
via Prolific Programmer on the Internets! : by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Boris is mayor, Lebanon slides perilously close to another war, big quake in China -- the world is full of terrible news, caused by humans. And yet, humans feel wholly incapable of individually doing anything to solve it. Lifehack gives an intriguing first step, though. Through applying the getting things done methodology, we can solve all of humanity's problems, according to the post. The...
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Prepare for Irregular Expenses with a Freedom Account [Personal Finance]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 12, 2008
In addition to your traditional checking, savings, and emergency accounts, financial weblog Get Rich Slowly suggests setting up another money bucket for irregular or unexpected expenses. Sock away money in a "Freedom Account" for expenses like clothes, vacations, and car maintenance. Setting this money apart from your regular monthly bills ensures you keep a tighter rein on what you spend on...
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Phun Teaches Physics Lessons the Best Way Possible [Games]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 12, 2008
Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): Phun, a free open-source, cross-platform 2D physics simulator, makes you want to pick up blocks, or maybe crayons, and learn more about the way things fall and move under pressure. Written by a Swedish graduate student, the program teaches concepts of restitution and friction, so it's great to load up with the kids, but you'll probably find yourself...
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Why you already know what you should be doing next
via Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk by Penelope Trunk on May 12, 2008
Do you want to know what you should do right now? Do you want to know what your best bet is for your next career? Look at what you were doing when you were a kid. Nothing changes when you grow up except that you get clouded vision from thinking about what you SHOULD do — to be rich, or successful, or to please your parents or peers… the possibilities for should are endless.When I was a kid,...
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Change Command Prompt's Default Font for Easier Reading [Windows Tip]
via Lifehacker by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Shared by Bwana I'm going to do this to all my windows machinesThe default prompt in Windows' Command Prompt isn't the easiest to read, but Microsoft has a font, Consolas, that works much better in a terminal, as attested to by ourcommenters. The Digital Inspiration blog runs down how to set Consolas as the default font in your command prompt. Vista users can perform a registry hack...
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