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Knowing When To Quit
The Intrepid Mompreneur left a big law firm after 3 years to launch her own business; has left a marriage with two kids; and walked away from her own million dollar a year law business. Now she’s telling us how to know when it’s time to leave: The pain of staying is greater than the…
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Visual Cliff: Infant Depth Perception
Original archive video of Gibson and Walk’s Visual Cliff experiment: testing infant depth perception by getting them to walk over glass plates suspended above a drop. The researchers wanted to find out whether 6 to 14 month-old infants could perceive depth. The study put the infants, one at a time, in the middle of a…
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Is it Protected by Copyright?
Trying to discover whether a work of art (book, movie, song, etc.) is currently in the public domain? The American Library Association’s copyright slide rule, should help. [This] simple tool tells you whether or not you need to hunt down a rights owner to use a book, movie, song, or other work in a project.…
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Art of the Title Sequence
The Art of the Title Sequence is a blog highlighting the best movie (and TV) title sequences. Some great ones on the list so far; some of the best, still to come. via Kottke
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Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Bruce Schneier on Man-in-the-Middle attacks: The Wall Street Journal reported how this gambit played out in Colombia [FARC tricked into releasing 15 hostages]: “The plan had a chance of working because, for months, in an operation one army officer likened to a ‘broken telephone,’ military intelligence had been able to convince Ms. Betancourt’s captor, Gerardo…
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100 Push Ups: The PodRunner for Your Chest
I stumbled upon One Hundred Push Ups over a month ago and completely forgot about it ’til now. At the time I thought exactly like Lifehacker: it’s the PodRunner Intervals for your chest. If you’re serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing…
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Build a Fully Functioning Web 2.0 Business in 66.5 Hours
In 2007 Matthew Inman created Mingle2, a fully functioning online dating business/website, in just 66.5 hours. From concept to launch. 6 months and 2 million visitors later, it was acquired by a competitor. He shared his experiences in the aptly named Mingle2 – How I Built a Web 2.0 Dating Site in 66.5 Hours. Let…
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The Periodic Table of Videos
The Periodic Table of Videos, from Nottingham University, UK: click on an element to watch an interesting video on it. via Kottke
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How Our Bodies Age
The Washing ton Post has an interesting infographic on How Our Bodies Age (And What You Can Do About It). Aging is the natural wear and tear of the body’s component parts. It’s inevitable, and endlessly intriguing. While many age-related changes cannot be prevented, a lifestyle that includes exercise and a well-balanced diet will slow…
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The State of the Web – Summer 2008
A beautifully designed collage of stuff that’s happening on the web. Right now. It’s a more graphic follow-up of last year’s State of the Web, also by Matthew Inman.