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Chrome: What Google Said, What Google Meant (6)
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News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Biz Travel: What Not to Worry About Hawkin' to My G-g-generation For One Artist, These Lego Pieces are Gold Bricks Subscribe to Portfolio magazine Jack Flack is normally quite suspicious when a supposedly accidental leak leads to wide, mostly positive coverage. Particularly about a new product. And particularly on public holiday that ensures little competitive news on the business pages the next day. But the Google leak felt like ...Contribute comment -
Shanghai in 2020 (1)
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This supposed to be the plan of the cosmopolitan in 2020. Wow, urbanization to the max. See also the mini Moscow. @ haha.nu.Shared by Benjamin Shyong (7)Contribute comment -
Interviews: Tips for Talking Your Way Into a Job (91)
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It takes a lot of work to find a great job, determine what it should pay and make your resume stand out, but that all led up to the big moment—the one where you stop planning and writing and start actually talking to the people you may soon work with. We're offering up a few tips on staying cool, telling your story without bragging or boring, and being prepared for any curve balls, so take ...Shared by !link (2) Aaron M. (12) Adam (5) Adam Selwood (8) Aerial (22) Ahmed (53) Alec Peden (6) Alexander13 (313) Ali M Latifi (4) AlphaPapa (11) ani625 (57) Barbara Ling (0) Becky (0) Benjamin Shyong (7) besighyawn (5) Bill (20) Brandon J. Mendelson (1) Cade (3) capt bro (0) CED (0) Charles (19) Chris (0) Christopher (21) Compuwizard123 (16) Creeva (25) Digg Boss (641) Dom Barnes (2) Dominik Lukeš (24) Dr Jones (1) Eric (11) Erik (30) Fred Schechter (53) gastaoss (6) Hasan (21) Humberto Gonzalez (18) Jan Vazquez (4) JasonV (2) JayCrossler (0) JeDa (0) Jeffrey (4) Jen (27) Jeremiah (1) Jish (3) Joannie (17) joel (5) Johan Mickelin (1) John (26) John Massaglia (14) Karsten (6) KenFan (20) kidmarmite (25) KingBee (4) kramed (2) Luis Magalhaes (18) marshall (5) Matt Penning (0) Matteo (11) Melkir (2) Mike (18) MrGuff (76) Nick (4) Noah (22) NoyzSource (0) parkylondon (26) Paul Burchfield (2) raddevon (13) rajan (1) rawwell (6) rd1701 (2) rich phelps (5) Robb Irrgang (12) Robert (5) rrc1987 (5) Samuel Kim (6) Selwin (14) Shankar Ganesh (37) shawnmor (20) SilverStag (3) Simone (10) SLamprecht (19) smilebit (9) Srinvard (28) st even (3) Stephen Speer (2) Tina (9) Tink *~*~* (8) Tony (6) Trey (4) virtualcourtney (4) webtime (355) Zoram (19)- JayCrossler said: Some of the tricks I frequently use in conversations are synching (mirroring, especially breathing) and footprinting.
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Synthetic Blood From Stem Cells? Yes, a Company Says (14)
onNews from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Tech Observer: IE8's New Privacy Features This Bit of Tedium Brought to You By... Forget McCain: How Does Obama Stack Up Against Phelps? Subscribe to Portfolio magazine Will bloodmobiles soon be a thing of the past, like vacuum-tube televisions and glass milk bottles delivered daily? More important: Will the use of embryonic stem cells, which became a heated issue during the 2004 presidential election, finally produce a breakout product? ...Shared by Alexander13 (313) ameo (120) Ananya Walia (557) Benjamin Shyong (7) Crossbar (26) jerry (11) kevin (4) Matthew (1) maxyRO (368) McRyanMac (1) RyneNelson (191) Shreela (70) w0lfh0und (428) webtime (355)Contribute comment
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xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe (143)
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- Fred said: There's a short book you should read called "Godel's Proof" that will step you through proving why this is and is not funny.
- zar said: Sesso e teoria degli insiemi: questo dovrebbe andare nel libro :-)
- Max said: Wow. Hand it to xkcd for mashing up divergent themes! Make sure to check out the mouseover.
- Joshua said: oooohhhhhhhhh! I get it! because grdel's incomplete! yay!
- j_aroche said: jauajauajauajaa mathz
- ervin said: rafinált! :)
- Armish said: xkcd'nin her karikaturunu paylasabilirim sanirim
- Ken Hunt said: I love jokes about the incompleteness priciple.
- mernisse said: Teehee, personally I enjoy asphyxiation and the inverted wheelbarrow myself.
- David Arcos said: Lo buena que es una tira de xkcd es directamente proporcional a la cantidad de gente que no la ha entendido, pero "cree" que si.
- Luke G said: Heh
- Kluzter said: such a wise pervert guy
- Jeffrey said: rofl
- Pierre Phaneuf said: Math and kink, together, uh, at last.
- Will said: Love it.
- Ian said: Gödel jokes :D
- Data Vortex said: Have not read yet, but I'd be surprised if I am not a list-breaker.
- Maxim said: Geniale!
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Expand Your Brain with Evernote (191)
onA new school year is just around the corner, but this semester you're looking for a safer way to enhance your brainpower than getting all hopped up on caffeine pills Jessie Spano-style. This year, the robust note-taking software Evernote is your answer. Let's take a look at how you can use your computer, cellphone, and digital camera in conjunction with the free, cross-platform application Evernote to remember everything for the rest of your life—or at ...Shared by AaronTN (21) adam (703) Alec Peden (6) Alex (3) Alex (8) Alex Carpenter (18) Alex Pachikov (0) alfred westerveld (24) AlphaPapa (11) Andre Siregar (1) ani625 (57) arkiver (0) Armando Alves (22) Avi (439) axemclion (3) Babychen Mathew (239) baron (3) Benjamin (786) Benjamin Shyong (7) Brandy (5) Brian (26) Bryan (4) Bwana (62) Bwood42 (8) Captain Heart Nibbler (10) Casper (44) Chris (8) Chris (5) Chris (3) Chris Corwin (0) Chris Heuer (0) Chris Ryall (4) Christopher (47) Christopher (21) Christopher Harley (11) Christopher Martin (60) Chuck Lawson (6) Computer Tips and Tricks (0) Compuwizard123 (16) ConcertfreakJJ (5) count.dokument (13) Coze (7) Creeva (25) CtrlBreak (11) Dan McCall (5) Dan Russell (11) Daniel Kirk (10) Darkwookiee (1) Dave (15) Dave (2) Dave C. (11) Dave Huston (3) David (6) Deborah Petersen (1) Derek (3) Derick Valadao (12) deusdiabolus (56) digits12 (614) dobata (282) docbaily (28) DVD (0) Eliacin (19) Erik (30) Ethan (0) Frederic (3) Future-Forest (0) Gary (3) gastaoss (6) Gemstar38 (49) Gienah Ghurab (14) Haripako (0) hasamba (32) Hasan (21) iammikeb (17) IanMcKenzie (1) Ingar (4) izensun (3) James Dorminey (6) Jamie (32) Jamie (9) Jason David Pelker (8) Jeffrey (4) Jeremie Lariviere (4) Jeremy (0) jim crossley (5) Jimmah (9) jimmysessions (12) joel (5) John (2) John (16) John (1) Jon Erickson (7) Jon Host (0) Jonathan Sterling (8) Jonnie (1) Jorge (18) jose (2) Justin "Uncle Bubba" Roepel (9) jv (3) jvoorhees (10) Kai (197) Karie (2) Karthik (0) Kenneth (6) kerim (5) Kim (16) KingBee (4) Krisalis78 (11) Leena (781) Leo (10) Leo (6) Link of the Day (1) LmZr (0) Maddy Lou (12) Manuel (2) Matt (7) Matt Chandler (6) Matt Hall (4) Matthew Bischoff (29) MDRoz (10) Miguel Wickert- Pineiro (13) Mike (8) Mikey (30) Misciel (18) mitja_i (0) Mohammad Behdad (6) motionless (1) mr94 (10) MrGuff (76) munir (5) Nathan (4) ndench (10) neal (352) Net (2) Nico (4) Niguel Valley (2) Noah J (6) ntutak (11) oneAustin (26) Pat (53) Paul Chapman (0) Pedro Markun (5) philayres (5) Pierce (1) pixites (3) pk (1) potentato (23) Puja (5) rajan (1) Rick (1) RJO (14) Rob (0) Robert Shellson (0) Ronald Wielink (2) RossW (2) Roy (3) Ryan (11) Ryan (5) Ryan (46) rzklkng (58) Sai Gudigundla (9) Sam (4) Sara (6) schmiddi (11) Sean Blakey (10) Sean McBride (50) Selwin (14) Shawn (10) Simon (4) Simone (10) Sridhar Katakam (14) Stacy (36) Stuart F (10) Super Mario (0) timmins (3) Tj Nelson (0) Todd Mundt (50) Tony (6) Tony (11) Tony S. (5) Travis Cannon (3) Vandywolfer (0) virtualcourtney (4) warrior007 (212) yasha.sozo (12) Yinka (9) yooper1019 (13) Ýtuš (19) Zenith (13) Zsolt T (1) 異塵行者 (20)Explore read 16 notes
- CtrlBreak said: Absolutely stunning.
- Sean Blakey said: Maybe I should give evernote another try. My first few attempts resulted in application crashes and lost data, but that was months ago...
- Derick Valadao said: Yes, this is a very amazing service. I've been using it for about a month now and I've got hundreds of notes stashed away. The possibilities are limitless.
- potentato said: I still haven't tried using Evernote, but this makes a pretty compelling argument.
- Derek said: I wish I felt comfortable using evernote, but it would mostly be for work and I just can't bring myself to do it
- yooper1019 said: Been using it for a while and Evernote is AMAZING!!
- ndench said: I wish I could love Evernote. I've tried really hard in the past. Perhaps this new version is worth persevering with.
- Noah J said: I loves me some Evernote!
- Matt Chandler said: I use the heck out of this.
- Jeremy said: @eingy I've been playing around with and love it as a concept. I keep trying to work it into my workflow and haven't been able to get it in completely. I keep telling myself it is because I don't have an iPhone so I can't take and note photos with it. The OCR is amazing!
- Nico said: evernote regelt.
- Andre Siregar said: Try it if you haven't. I've used Evernote for a few months and have been very happy with it.
- munir said: I'm a big fan of Evernote, though I don't use it nearly to its fullest.
- Jon Host said: ive heard good things and am giving it a try, starting with firefox and iPhone. if i like it, i'll blog about it.
- Jamie said: Anyone have any personal experience with Evernote? It sounds good ...
- Vandywolfer said: I think I would like Evernote...just gotta make the leap...
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Translate Single Words with Google's Search Box [Google] (24)
onGoogle has quietly added another new feature to its basic search box—single-word translations between English and nine different languages, including French, Italian, and Spanish. To use it, type in "translate" followed by the word you want to convert to English, or add "into French," for example, to change over English words. The results are pulled from Google's translation dictionary tool, and while the search box can't take more than single phrases or words, it can ...Shared by Aaron H. (7) Benjamin Shyong (7) Bill Shakes (0) capt bro (0) Captain Heart Nibbler (10) Damon (16) Darkick (0) Dominik Lukeš (24) Duane (16) Eduardo (2) Gienah Ghurab (14) Job Mudflap (11) Lisibo (8) Masoud (8) Matt Warren (2) michael.twofish (5) mitten (2) pilgrimjohn (2) Punksolid (26) Sean McBride (50) Shogun (13) thr33 (23) TiTi (80) Yinka (9)Contribute comment
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'Munchausen at Work' (1)
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A troublesome workplace phenomenon that's now attracting attention: employees who quietly cause problems so they can later take credit for fixing them. The behavior is dubbed "Munchausen at work" because it resembles a disorder in which sufferers seek attention by making up an illness.Shared by Benjamin Shyong (7)Contribute comment -
'Where to' might not be as important as 'how loud' (38)
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Here's what they say to you when you graduate: "What are you going to do now?" And here's what they say to you when you're about to leave on vacation: "Where are you going?" In marketing (and thus, in life) it might be a lot more important to know, "How are you going to do the next thing?" or "How are you going to do your vacation?" Direction is drilled into us. Picking the right ...Shared by Abhilash (16) aElian (0) Badger Gravling (49) Benjamin Shyong (7) billspaced (8) Daniel (7) Daniel C (4) Darin R. McClure (18) derrickkwa (9) Dr. Ernie (48) DrBaher (0) ekaye (4) Gauravonomics (39) gavoweb (8) ghuth (1) Jason (6) Jay (1) jmather (0) Josh Lawton (0) jproffitt (1) Julius (26) Kartik Agaram (3) Krrrazy (0) Kyle (66) Lee (4) lizunlong (4) Matthew (3) mcescobar1 (0) MichaelMJ (5) noel (16) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (15) paul.grayson (0) Rick Mahn (7) rishabh (3) Simon (1) skriv (8) theCan (1) wrburgess (1)- Jay said: Life will take a lot of directions. If even choosing the direction is very slow, all opportunities along with it are lost. If we are fastly switching directions, we might never understand we are still on the same place where we started. Life Decisions & Directions are very important, but yet, they have to made at the right time/moment.
- mcescobar1 said: Great advise for life as well as marketing
- ghuth said: more awesomeness from Seth. Very appropriate to parts of our business.
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http://msn.foxspo... on my previous visit to China, I guess I dare to say that Beijing people are usually friendly. Well, at least friendlier than those in Shanghai (no offense to Shanghainese people, but the sights of people being furious at one another and the experience of being pushed around by the crowd in a department store really sent my blood pressure up to an unacceptable level). That's not to say I did not encounter any ...Shared by Benjamin Shyong (7)Contribute comment -
Thoughts on Toilet Paper (1)
onWhile we are on the… toilet thematic, here are two essays discussing some very essential problems around the toilet paper. One is about how to put the paper roll right, and the another on is it a good idea to have double paper rolls. Just click on the appropriate link to read. Also watch the essential japanese experiment Would he run? @ haha.nu.Shared by Benjamin Shyong (7)Contribute comment
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Different Forms of Suicide (2)
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xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe (246)
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