Liberals And Conservatives
Posted September 18th, 2008 by JoelGreat Ted talk. I promise this video isn’t as biased you imagine.
Great Ted talk. I promise this video isn’t as biased you imagine.
Warning: foul language
Sorry, I couldn’t think of a better title. Every once in a while you see something online that truly moves you. It’s not corny. It’s not ironic. It’s not sappy. It just moves you. A group of senior citizens called Young At Heart is currently touring the world with versions of songs by bands like Sonic Youth and The Clash. Here is one man doing Coldplay’s “Fix You,” and I think everyone will agree that this performance is more poignant, more heartbreaking than any twenty or thirty something could ever pull off.
I know it’s pretty lame to just post a bunch of links, but…
How to start a fire with a Coke can and a chocolate bar (works!).
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Happy New Year, everybody. 2005 was busy for us, and 2006 looks like it may be a pivotal year on several levels - career, family, and otherwise. To anyone who’s wanted to comment, sorry, but we’re looking into moving on to software that is less spam-prone soon.
Now, here are some cool links to kick off 2006:
Steve Jobs’s Commencement Address - inspirational (and scary)
Games For The Brain
Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne Chime In On Intelligent Design
Top Ten Myths About Iraq In 2005
Lightbox JS - web design people, this is pretty cool
13 Things That Do Not Make Sense
The Best Life Hacks Of 2005
What’s Special About This Number? - nice and nerdy
We’re super busy, so we haven’t had time to update. Here’s another batch of cool links:
The Top 20 Best License-Free Official Fonts
Time’s 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present
The Road Ahead - Time assembles a group of smart people, including indie publisher Tim O’Relly, musician Moby, and author Malcolm Gladwell, to discuss the future.