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Inspired by Cort, I downloaded all the TED talk podcasts to my iPod and I’ve been listening to them on my commute.

Listen to the talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_smash_fear_learn_anything.html

This morning I listened to Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4-hour ( Read more... )

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I’ve noticed that it got harder to write fiction since the invention of the cell phone.

Fiction is based on conflict, and having a ubiquitous means of communication means it is harder to generate believable conflict. The same is true for the internet as an ever-present ( Read more... )

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Probably all of us have heard the old adage that owning a home is a path to wealth.

Recently, this truism has been debated quite a bit, but I believe most people will still come down in favor of owning over renting. However, something I realized today is that even owners ( Read more... )

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Have you ever been in one of those situations where someone is talking just a little too loud? Maybe you’re a big hungover, or they’re a bit deaf; either way, it’s awkward to say “please lower your voice,” especially to a boss or someone who is already angry.

To ( Read more... )

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By virtue of returning ZERO hits on google, I coin a new word!

supercalifragilisticeggspialidocious- an everything omelette

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The proper quote by H. L. Mencken, not P.T. Barnum, is either “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public” or “No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.”

Or, I guess, ( Read more... )

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The prison system sucks. It is a binary operation where you’re either in or you’re out, and the abrupt transition doesn’t do anyone any favors. I have finally figured out a solution.

1) Prison sentence will now be in the form of “points” instead of in years.
2) Each day a ( Read more... )

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Assuming you wanted to be an independent programmer, here’s an interesting way to go about doing it.

1. Write a “suggestion box” app that does a good job of allowing people to suggest and vote up/down apps they would like to see. This is fodder for your future projects, ( Read more... )

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The use of emoticons in chatting/txting is nigh universal now. However, emotions are fairly flat and 2D. Within a couple of years, I predict the following: the ability to create ones own “emoticons” that are audio and/or visual clips of celebrity catch phrases. For ( Read more... )

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I haven’t written here in awhile, so I’m going to go out on a limb and make a couple of predictions. I’m going to tell you how to make a lot of money in the next 5-10 years.

1) Holographic photography. Since we saw CNN anchors in “holograms” during the presidential ( Read more... )