Another one for the “you’ve got to be joking” file.
Archive of entries posted on May 2009
Know Thyself
For the past several years, I’ve been trying to design and write a very ambitious programming project (referred to here as Project X). But even though I find the project fascinating and intellectually stimulating, recently I’ve found that I’ve had less and less drive to actually work on it. Last week, I saw another Ford [...]
“New non-volatile memory promises ‘instant-on’ computing”
I’ve heard this kind of claim before. Several times. I’ll believe it when I see it.
“Learn Willpower Techniques from the Marshmallow Test”
Fascinating stuff.
“Getting Things Dumped: A First Principle in GTD”
A good overview of the causes of stress, and how using GTD deals with them.
“What to Fear”
You don’t need to worry about rare and exciting problems like terrorist attacks. The odds are that mundane and boring things like not eating right or getting enough exercise will kill you.
Taming the Wild Rodent: Unintended Double-Clicks
You’d think that with three cats in the house, we’d have no problem with mice, but for some reason they completely ignore the kind that plug into the computer. I should fire the lot of them. I have a really nice wireless Logitech mouse. Just a simple one, but it gets the job done, and [...]
“33 Rules to Boost Your Productivity”
There are three parts to this article. The first two are sensible and productivity-enhancing. The third one is simply fun, in an evil sort of way. Here are some selected items from it: 5. Voodoo. Display voodoo replicas of your boss and co-workers on your desk, labeled with their names. Whenever you overhear someone complaining [...]
Newspapers in the Internet Age
I recently fielded a nuisance telemarketing call from one of our local newspapers, trying to convince me to buy a subscription. This is a fairly regular occurrence; “no” seems to translate to “try again later” to them, and the calls seem to be getting more frequent… probably because newspapers are in dire financial straits. I [...]
“Echo vision: The man who sees with sound”
A fascinating article. I didn’t realize that humans could do this sort of thing.