It's getting towards the end of yet another year, and as always, that's made me kind of introspective. And because I'm me, my mind has trended towards the idea of learning. I'm working full time, which means that I'm no longer in school. That makes me sad. But on the flip side, internet resources for learning are becoming more and more plentiful, ( Read more... )

1. How to make a bug out bag -- if a natural disaster hit your city and you had to "bug out" for a few days or a few weeks, do you have what you'd need? This article about how to put together your kit is interesting, even if I find it way overblown.

2. Like and dislike stamps -- for those of you who don't get enough of Facebook when you're online ( Read more... )

1. Hi-Fidelity Star Trek Quartet (3-minute video) -- a barbershop quartet spoofing Star Trek! Too funny! (And if you like this one, check out part 2.)

2. The proliferation of a virtual species (you'll like this alot) -- for those Internet grammar mavens who get frustrated by people spelling "alot" instead of "a lot," this is your site. You'll like ( Read more... )

1. Ben Goldacre talks bad science (18-minute video) -- I really liked Goldacre's book, but I had no idea he was so hyper (and so funny!) in person.

2. Senior moment, a 98-year-old woman writes to her bank -- this woman is great. I want to be this with-it when I'm nearly a centenarian.

3. Global warming (1-minute video) -- a parody commercial ( Read more... )

1. Hospice medical care for dying patients -- a very nice article from The New Yorker, in which an oncologist follows around a hospice nurse for a few days and deals with both his own conflicting feelings and the difficulty the North American medical system has in dealing with terminally ill patients.

2. Pocketful of dough - tips on tipping -- the ( Read more... )

Yes, I know it's only been a day, but my "to post" folder has gotten pretty full lately. So here's another round.

1. The vendor-client relationship in real-world situations (2-minute video) -- what would happen if you treated your hairdresser or waiter the way some companies treat their graphic designers or photographers? Something like this, ( Read more... )

1. McJohnson's (1-minute video) -- a clever little parody of the McDonalds Olympics ads. (Featuring the awesome line, "You take a nibble of my big Johnson!")

2. Top Secret Drum Corps (6-minute video) -- if precision drumming was a sport, these guys would win gold. Seriously. It just keeps getting better as it goes on.

3. How I was able to ace ( Read more... )

I know, I know. It's been way too long since I posted one of these. In fairness, my "to post" folder is exploding. I'll start with the more recent and work my way backwards over the next few days.

1. Internet distractions (2-minute video) -- Funny and sad all at the same time, mostly because it's just so true.

2. The power of the pentatonic scale ( Read more... )

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1. Tom et ses chums -- an amateur video about some hard-core gamers. I starts off slow, but towards the end of the first video (it's a two-parter), it picks up.

2. Marble adding machine -- just another reason why everyone should know binary. (hat-tip to dizletsma)