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Best of the Sidebar: Stupid Secretary WTF
via The Daily WTF by Jake Vinson on May 29, 2008
Originally posted to the sidebar by "snoofle"... This morning, I had to deal with one of our HR secretaries, and it was déjà vu.When I first started to work for this place I was in HR. I had passed my interviews and was doing paperwork as part of the hiring process. The HR secretary and I had the following conversation:Her: Can I have the phone number of the consulting company where you worked...
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Luke: Dean Kamen's wonderful prosthetic robot arm
via Signal vs. Noise by Jason on May 29, 2008
We’re lucky to live in the age of Dean Kamen.
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Circulando por la izquierda, circulando por la derecha
via Saber curioso by Toni1de3 on June 06, 2008
En la mayoría de países se circula por la derecha, pero en otros muchos se hace por la izquierda. ¿Por qué? ¿A qué se debe esta diferencia?Para hallar el inicio de tal diferencia debemos remontarnos hasta la Edad Media, cuando por la mayoría de sendas y caminos no circulaba casi nadie y era motivo de recelo el cruzarse con un viajero en sentido contrario.Dado que la mayoría de la...
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Chávez Decree Tightens Hold on Intelligence - NYTimes.com
via www.nytimes.com by (author unknown) on June 06, 2008
Sweeping changes to Venezuela’s intelligence agencies have provoked concerns that citizens will be forced to inform on one another to avoid prison.
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The President's Analyst.
via GreenCine Daily by (author unknown) on June 06, 2008
David D'Arcy on Flicker's flick, screening at Film Forum through Thursday. Earlier: J Hoberman (Voice) and Nicolas Rapold (NY Sun). Update (already!): Vadim Rizov at the House Next Door.The idiocy of Cold War intrigue as represented in 1967 in The President's Analyst, with James Coburn playing the swinging new age psychiatrist Dr Sidney Schafer before there was such a thing as new...
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Take Out.
via GreenCine Daily by (author unknown) on June 06, 2008
"Take Out tracks, with nimble attention and fine curiosity, a day in the life of an illegal Chinese immigrant as he darts around Upper Manhattan on a cheap bicycle laden with MSG-soaked delicacies," writes Nathan Lee. "At the heart of this humble and resourceful little picture is a simple but nuanced drama of the door: the tippers, the nontippers, the scary dogs, the impatient, distracted, racist...
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How to Make a Time Lapse Video With Your DSLR
via Digital Photography School by Darren on June 06, 2008
Over in our forum one of our members Chrismar (visit him on Flickr here) put together a great tutorial on how he created a time lapse photo video using his Canon Digital Rebel XT dSLR and TI-83 calculator as his intervalometer.Here’s his video (there’s another one at the bottom of the post) with his tutorial [...]
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Top Photos From 43 Portfolios
via Epic Edits Weblog by Brian Auer on June 06, 2008
On May 19, I announced that the Fine Art Photoblog was accepting portfolios to fill two new spots. In just two weeks, we had 43 outstanding portfolios come through: a few familiar names, and many new ones. This was a larger response than I had expected, and I have to admit that I’m wishing there were fewer portfolios to review!Now the seven of us currently involved with the photoblog have the...
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Fs 5-0
via Cargas de Reinaldo Odreman by nobody@flickr.com (Reinaldo Odreman) on June 06, 2008
Reinaldo Odreman publicó una foto:
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Raikkonen admits F1 career could end in 2009
via F1-Live.com by (author unknown) on June 04, 2008
''I wouldn't stop if I felt I would miss it'' Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen on Thursday refused to deny reports he is considering retiring at the end of 2009...
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