February 2010
13 posts
“MEN WANTED for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of...”
– Ernest Shackleton in the help wanted ad for his South Pole journey
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Today's Running Podcasts: Amazing story of Lucy...
WNYC - Radiolab: Lucy
Chimps. Bonobos. Humans. We’re all great apes. This hour we take a look at what happens when we all try to live together. Is this idea utterly stupid? Or might it be our one last hope as more and more humans fill up the planet?
Johnny Cash: A Ghost Rider, Still Stirring Souls : NPR
This week, a new Johnny Cash album — American Recordings VI: Ain’t No Grave —...
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Wal-Mart vs. Whole Foods in "The Great Grocery... →
In a blind taste test some foods purchased at Wal-Mart beat the same items from Whole Foods. Interesting.
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Earthquake in Chile - The Big Picture - Boston.com →
Once again The Big Picture blog is telling the story through amazing photos.
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A Web Site is No Longer Enough - Technologizer →
Another thoughtful take on the move to a site-less web. This is a reality I’m gappling with at the College of Business right now. How much time do we invest in our own website relative to our presence on various social networking platforms?
(via Steve Rubel)
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Wal-Mart in Ambitious Plan to Make Supply Chain... →
Wal-Mart carries a big stick, which can be used positively.
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10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone - The... →
I’ve never enjoyed talking on the phone for many of the reasons illustrated in this comic from The Oatmeal - #9 in particular.
(via kottke)
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Matrix: Impacts to Alumni Organizations In A World... →
Very good analysis by Jeremiah Owyang of the threats/opportunities presented by social media to those of us in higher education. Be sure to read the comments as well.
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People Got A Lotta Nerve by Neko Case →
I’m listening to this song on the radio right now, and it’s a bit disturbing considering the Sea World incident yesterday.
But I’m a man man man man man man man eater But still you’re surprised prised prised when I eat ya You know they call them killer whales But you seem suprised When it pinned you down to the bottom of the tank Where you can’t turn around It...
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Color Scheme Designer →
Nice web app for color selection.
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Do You Follow Too Many People On Twitter? Use... →
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Twitter Tip: Use a Private List to "Test Follow"...
Have you ever wanted the ability to easily try people out on Twitter without actually following them? Perhaps you followed someone based on a recommendation, but then you discover they tweet every five minutes on a topic you care nothing about. Instead of following/unfollowing, begin by putting them on a private list that you use to monitor their tweets. One of the nice features of Twitter...
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I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the...
There was quite a bit of discussion yesterday on Twitter about the new website, pleaserobme.com, which illustrates the dangers of using geolocation applications to advertise your whereabouts. This reminded me of a story I read in Wired, which is excerpted below.
To test whether I was being paranoid, I ran a little experiment. On a sunny Saturday, I spotted a woman in Golden Gate Park taking a...