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Sleep Deprivation Isn't a Badge of Honor [Sleep]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 13, 2008
Developer David Heinemeier Hansson says that sleep deprivation isn't a badge of honor that shows how hard you work—it just makes you dumb and miserable. Forgoing sleep is like borrowing from a loan shark. Sure you get that extra hours right now to cover for your overly-optimistic estimation, but at what price? The shark will be back and if you can't pay, he'll break your creativity,...
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YouTube Gets Video Annotation [Online Video]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on June 03, 2008
Add interactive comments to your YouTube videos with the new annotation feature. To annotate to any video you've uploaded, just head to your uploaded videos page and click the Edit annotations button. From there you can add comment boxes, speech bubbles, and even links to other content. The catch during the beta test is that annotated video only appears on videos playing directly on YouTube...
Shared by: Amr Eldib, cephyn, Joe, Zach, kapoing, Reza Moghadari, Bwana,
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Calibrate Your Monitor with Screen Check [Monitors]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on January 29, 2008
Calibrate your monitors for consistent tone and color with web site Screen Check. The site displays two bars, one white-to-black for adjusting tone and the other covers the red/green/blue spectrum for adjusting color. Just follow the Screen Check instructions and by the end you should have a reasonably well calibrated monitor. My Dell comes with a very similar built-in calibration tool, but if...
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Photographer and Goliath Grouper
via Neatorama by Alex on February 07, 2008
Photo: Michael Patrick O’NeillMichael Patrick O’Neill took this fantastic photo of a photographer/diver and a Goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) - it won the People in Nature Award at the Nature’s Best 2007 Photography Competition.Link - Thanks Lee!
Shared by: hikikomori, Joe, Yerameyahu, count.dokument, Roger, tforster,
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Free Online Security Check at F-Secure [Security]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on February 14, 2008
Want to ensure your system presents a secure front to the Internet, but don't want to keep an app updater program like File Hippo running? Software security company F-Secure offers a free online tool that checks your browser and the majority of Windows' web-related services and programs, with no software download required. The tool only works with Internet Explorer, and (obviously)...
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Amazing swimming pools
via Remove Feed Ads by (author unknown) on February 25, 2008
Oobject is showcasing a group of "Really Cool Pools." At left is an "inverse pool" illusion. A full glass bottom pool is on top of the empty pool. At right is the world's deepest recreational swimming pool at the Nemo 33 diving center in Belgium. It's 100 feet deep. Link(Thanks, Lindsay Tiemeyer!)
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Improve Your Vision and Reduce Eye Strain at Your Computer [Health]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on February 27, 2008
Reader's Digest rounds up 24 tips for changing your habits to improve (or stop harming) your vision, like this gem for those of us who sit in front of a computer all day:Move your computer screen to just below eye level. Your eyes will close slightly when you're staring at the computer, minimizing fluid evaporation and the risk of dry eye syndrome, says John Sheppard, M.D., who directs...
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Firefox 3 Beta 4 Now Available [Beta Beat]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on March 10, 2008
All platforms: Mozilla's pushed out the latest release of the Firefox 3 beta for testers and impatient upgraders. Firefox 3 Beta 4 improvements include a better download manager, smarter location bar auto-complete, speedier performance (twice as fast using Google Apps, says Moz), better memory handling, and an even more native look and feel for Mac, Windows, and Linux users with new icons...
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Clever direct marketing leaflet for pizza delivery
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on June 04, 2008
I like this prankish pizza leaflet. Link
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Wall-E is a copyright criminal
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on July 02, 2008
Jesse Willis went to see the new Disney/Pixar movie Wall-E and discovered that the lovable little robot is actually a dire criminal -- because he undertakes a variety of copying activities (bypassing DRM, file-sharing) that will be illegal under Canada's DMCA. Click through to read the unredacted version (warning -- minor spoiler if you do):1. WALL-E records audio from his favorite movie,...
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