Found this brief and fascinating video about eddy currents from several sources this morning including favorites @rands and @danbenjamin. Enjoy! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ysnXH53Wo&w=560&h=315]
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Gravitas in Pump Chili: A brief discussion of silence and euphemism in the South
Roderick on the Line is probably my favorite podcast because it reminds me of thousands of silly conversations riddled with inside jokes I have shared over the years with my best friend Roger. Merlin Mann and John Roderick clearly have the same deep understanding of one another, and that’s where you find gold. So I …
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Reading now in ReadNow
Instapaper is hands-down the best service available for saving articles from the Internet to read later. It also introduces the most passive stress in my life. I am reading news and articles on the Internet a lot. When I’m bouncing around town or sneaking a peek during a meeting at the latest news updates in …
You're doing it wrong!
Marco pointed to this hilarious supercut of people doing everything as wrong as possible a la information TV in reference to the Elevation Dock for iPhone. → Elevation Dock for iPhone raised $75,000 in 8 hours: I’m not surprised — the doing-it-wrong-style video intro is all any iPhone owner needs to see before rushing to …
Writing with Styles
Tapping into the styles available in modern word processors such as Microsoft Word and OpenOffice unveils a power tool for writers to automatically format their documents. Many users probably don’t stray too far from the default “New Document” that comes installed with their word processor. For short documents that’s probably just fine, but trying to …
Generation C
Generation C: We, the thirty-somethings of the First World, are cynical. We have every right to complain. I mean, we followed their instructions perfectly. We took all of their tests. And we were failed. Eddie’s eloquent summary over at Practically Efficient covers the feelings of many 30-somethings today, even those of us who are almost …
Autopairs and the “Midas Touch”
Byword and TextMate spoiled me to the way they handle paired punctuation such as “”, (), [] and the like. In the first use case, the apps recognize when you type the opening punctuation and automatically place the respective closing mark with the cursor betwixt the two waiting for your text. The second case is …
Non-stick nightmare
This commercial for Pam cooking spray does not make me dream of muffins. This commercial is fodder for nightmares and probably isn’t gluten-free. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpR111OkvWU&w=420&h=315] Personally, I prefer Baker’s Joy for muffins that aren’t terrifying.
Don't think. Do.
To make a thing, you have to stop thinking and starting doing. It takes willpower and practice to know when you need to stop, but you do need to stop. You have to know when you have skimmed enough websites, been to enough places, and read enough books. There will always be websites and places …
Miles Davis on Kenny G
Penn Jillette shared this on Twitter. There are no words to go with the picture, but the look on Miles’ face confirms everything I thought I knew about Kenny G.