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Kurt Laitner

Discount Gift Cards, Sell Gift Cards, Trade Gift Card - 2 views

www.cardpool.com

gift card exchange

shared by Kurt Laitner on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 25 Mar 10
     
    Are you spamming me Sir Laitner, or just planning my future gift? I'll take an iTunes card with 10 zero's after the 2.
  • Kurt Laitner on 28 Mar 10
     
    You had commented back when that we should send Bent iTunes gift cards as payment, this treats gift cards as currency, complete with currency exchange, interesting convergence, not spam, at least not intended as spam, and I own no shares in gift card companies
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 29 Mar 10
     
    (i was pulling your mouse-cord)
fishead ...*∞º˙

Are Social Networks Messing with Your Head?: Scientific American - 2 views

www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm

interesting makes you think

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10 - Cached
  • As social networks proliferate, they are changing the way people think about the Internet, from a tool used in solitary anonymity to a medium that touches on questions about human nature and identity. If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populous in the world, just behind the U.S. Almost half of its users visit every day. Nielsen Online reports that social networking (and associated blogging) is now the fourth most popular online activity. Time spent on social-networking sites is growing at three times the rate of overall Internet usage, accounting for almost 10 percent of total time spent online. Social networks can lessen loneliness and boost self-esteem. But they can also have the opposite effect, depending on who you are and how you use these forums.
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    # As social networks proliferate, they are changing the way people think about the Internet, from a tool used in solitary anonymity to a medium that touches on questions about human nature and identity. # If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populous in the world, just behind the U.S. Almost half of its users visit every day. # Nielsen Online reports that social networking (and associated blogging) is now the fourth most popular online activity. Time spent on social-networking sites is growing at three times the rate of overall Internet usage, accounting for almost 10 percent of total time spent online. # Social networks can lessen loneliness and boost self-esteem. But they can also have the opposite effect, depending on who you are and how you use these forums.
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  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    This is not surprising to me. It's been interesting how 'the twine group' has been able to move from app to app to app to try and find a suitable place to communicate, share, and collaborate. Looks like Diigo is the place, at least for the moment! I find that fascinating!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    cumon jack...this place Blows twine away. If Kanye were here, he'd say "I'mma letchew finish, but Diigo is the best social bookmarking service EVER."
  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    Absolutely, FishMan! It SO DOES blow Twine away. But, I'm thinking out-into-th-future! There's something on the horizon that will blow Diigo away, ... but, for the moment, it's only a fantasy. I have lots of fantasies, so, ... don't spend any time letting it worry you! LOL, FishMan!
fishead ...*∞º˙

Walk on Water! HydroFloors Hide Under-Floor Indoor Pools | Designs & Ideas on Dornob - 2 views

dornob.com/-hide-indoor-under-floor-pools

cool want

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 22 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Walk on Water! HydroFloors Hide Under-Floor Indoor Pools if (isPaidRef_jswsa() || isSearchRef_jswsa() || isRef_jswsa('weburbanist.com|webecoist.com|gajitz.com')) {write_jswsa('googbanner');} else if (isRef_jswsa('dornob.com')) {} else if (isOld_jswsa(jswsaDate,10)) {write_jswsa('googbanner');} else {} Like a hidden secret room in a haunted house or the trap-door in some evil genius mansion, this seems like something Hollywood would cook up – not a real-life design you can have installed in your own home. Watch the video below as what looks like a ceramic tile floor slips below the water’s surface.
  • Kurt Laitner on 28 Mar 10
     
    very cool. need to cut channels in the walls of the pool to allow water to flow better, but very cool, useful for parties
fishead ...*∞º˙

The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People | Zen Habits - 2 views

zenhabits.net/creative-habit

Creativity solitude participation

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 29 May 10 - Cached
  • Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity? I’ve reflected on my own creative habits, but decided I’d look at the habits that others consider important to their creativity. I picked a handful of creatives, almost at random — there are so many that picking the best would be impossible, so I just picked some that I admire, who came to mind when I thought of the word “creative”. This was going to be a list of their creative habits … but in reviewing their lists, and my own habits, I found one that stood out. And it stands out if you review the habits and quotes from great creative people in history. It’s the Most Important Habit when it comes to creativity. After you read the No. 1 habit, please scroll down and read the No. 2 habit — they might seem contradictory but in my experience, you can’t really hit your creative stride until you find a way to balance both habits. The No. 1 Creativity Habit In a word: solitude.
  • Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity? I’ve reflected on my own creative habits, but decided I’d look at the habits that others consider important to their creativity. I picked a handful of creatives, almost at random — there are so many that picking the best would be impossible, so I just picked some that I admire, who came to mind when I thought of the word “creative”. This was going to be a list of their creative habits … but in reviewing their lists, and my own habits, I found one that stood out. And it stands out if you review the habits and quotes from great creative people in history. It’s the Most Important Habit when it comes to creativity. After you read the No. 1 habit, please scroll down and read the No. 2 habit — they might seem contradictory but in my experience, you can’t really hit your creative stride until you find a way to balance both habits. The No. 1 Creativity Habit In a word: solitude.
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 29 May 10
     
    "Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly - how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity? I've reflected on my own creative habits, but decided I'd look at the habits that others consider important to their creativity. I picked a handful of creatives, almost at random - there are so many that picking the best would be impossible, so I just picked some that I admire, who came to mind when I thought of the word "creative". This was going to be a list of their creative habits … but in reviewing their lists, and my own habits, I found one that stood out. And it stands out if you review the habits and quotes from great creative people in history. It's the Most Important Habit when it comes to creativity. After you read the No. 1 habit, please scroll down and read the No. 2 habit - they might seem contradictory but in my experience, you can't really hit your creative stride until you find a way to balance both habits. The No. 1 Creativity Habit In a word: solitude."
Kurt Laitner

GNILLEY: the game where you scream to survive -- Engadget - 2 views

www.engadget.com/...me-where-you-scream-to-survive

yelling game

shared by Kurt Laitner on 01 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Kurt Laitner on 01 Feb 10
     
    therapeutic
Jack Logan

Meet the Chevy Volt image - Behind the wheel of the Chevy Volt (photos) - CNET News - 2 views

news.cnet.com/2300-13577_3-10002790.html

electric car chevrolet

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  • Jack Logan on 13 Mar 10
     
    Some have called it the car that will save General Motors: the Chevy Volt, a plug-in electric sedan set to launch in three test markets (in California, Michigan, and the Washington, D.C., area) by the end of 2010. GM's Chevy brand was one of the charter sponsors of this week's South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, and it brought a Volt along for the ride. Why, exactly? The 12,000 SXSWi attendees, most of whom are all about the latest high-tech craze, are exactly the people Chevy thinks will want a Volt.
fishead ...*∞º˙

40+ Beautiful Fish Inspired Logos | designrfix.com - 2 views

designrfix.com/...-beautiful-fish-inspired-logos

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  • Jack Logan on 12 Jan 10
     
    @FishMan - Your hour has arrived!!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 12 Jan 10
     
    sweet!
  • Jack Logan on 12 Jan 10
     
    I tried two imports of this, trying to use pictures, and can't make it work for me. What is it with pictures and socnets?
Kurt Laitner

Save The Words - 0 views

www.savethewords.org

silly

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Kurt Laitner

Innovation: The smartphone's shape-shifting future - tech - 11 October 2010 - New Scien... - 1 views

www.newscientist.com/...ones-shapeshifting-future.html

haptics phone research

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  • Kurt Laitner on 19 Oct 10
     
    When your phone gets an erection, it's time to read your mail - but really, how the heck does a phone change its weight.. by eating pocket lint?
fishead ...*∞º˙

How To Be Happy At Work…And To Deal With That Jerk Boss - 1 views

techcrunch.com/...nd-to-deal-with-that-jerk-boss

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 13 Apr 10 - Cached
  • the Danes have a word for happiness at work: arbejdsglæde (and if you want to stay happy, don’t try to pronounce that).  Kjerulf says that this concept is deeply ingrained in the Scandinavian work culture. It’s about enjoying what you do; feeling proud of your work; knowing that what you do is important and being recognized for it; having fun; and being energized. When workers achieve arbejdsglæd, the business benefits from higher productivity, because happy people achieve better results; higher quality, because happy employees care about quality; lower absenteeism, because people actually want to go to work; and less stress and burnout, because happy people are less susceptible to stress. Not surprisingly, all of this leads to higher sales, better customer satisfaction, more creativity, and higher profits for the business.
  • It is easy to look at all the things that are wrong with your job. But instead of being despondent at work and focusing on the two or three things that you think are wrong with your job, try thinking about the twenty or so things that are good about it. Try making a list of all that’s good about your job, including the fact that you have one. Don’t think it; FEEL the gratitude. Let it well up and surround you and overflow. It takes some practice, but you can get there. Now from this space tackle the problems you are facing. They no longer seem so formidable, and the odds are great that you can tackle them more effectively.
  • Kurt Laitner on 20 Apr 10
     
    FEEEEEEL the gratitude, FEEL it, cmon dammit feel it.. ah the hell with it, you're fired
fishead ...*∞º˙

Timeline paintings - 1 views

kottke.org/...timeline-paintings

cool

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 16 Feb 10 - Cached
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 16 Feb 10
     
    "Timeline paintings Ward Shelley paints these wonderfully intricate timelines of different things...his life, Frank Zappa's career, and the history of the avant garde. Ward Shelley"
fishead ...*∞º˙

Awesome Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse Video of NYC - 1 views

www.geeksaresexy.net/...-shift-time-lapse-video-of-nyc

cool

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 14 Mar 10 - Cached

  • When I first stumbled on this, I initially thought it was a new clip from [GaS] friend Keith Loutit, but the video actually comes from New York-based photographer Sam O’Hare. Check it out:

    Aero Director/ VFX artist Sam O’Hare has finished a short film, The Sandpit, that we’re very excited to be able to share with you. This short is inspired by films like Koyaanisqatsi (really, that’s not in spell check??), and time-lapse tilt shift photography.

    [Via Kottke]

  • Jack Logan on 14 Mar 10
     
    Awesome...
fishead ...*∞º˙

Aptera 2E Prototype First Look - Aptera News - Popularmechanics.com - 1 views

www.popularmechanics.com/...aptera-200-mpg-2e-prototype

aptera prototype 2e

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  • CARLSBAD, Calif.—On Wednesday, Aptera's vice president and chief engineer Tom Reichenbach unveiled a design-intent prototype of the Aptera 2E. The all-electric vehicle—which was hours away from being shipped to Detroit to compete for the Automotive X Prize—wears a number of outwardly visible alterations from the earlier Typ-1 e prototype that will make it more suitable for daily use. Though the body is visibly paunchier than the predecessor we test drove two years ago, the 2E retains its striking, head-turning silhouette, not to mention a coefficient of drag that's below 0.15.
François Dongier

Everyware: Interview with Adam Greenfield, Part 1 - 1 views

www.readwriteweb.com/...with_adam_greenfield_part1.php

Adam Greenfield internet of things everyware

shared by François Dongier on 22 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Last week I had the privilege of meeting Adam Greenfield, author of Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing. It's one of my favorite books about the Internet of Things and is still ahead of the curve, even though it was written in 2005 and published in 2006. Greenfield was in my city Wellington for the week, so I sat down with him at a local cafe to get his views on the current state of Internet of Things and where it's headed.
fishead ...*∞º˙

The orchid hypothesis - 1 views

kottke.org/...the-orchid-hypothesis

interesting makes you think

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 05 Jan 10
     
    orchid hypothesis David Dobbs tells us about a new theory in genetics called the orchid hypothesis that suggests that the genes that underlie some of the most troubling human behaviors -- violence, depression, anxiety -- can, in combination with the right environment, also be responsible for our best behaviors.
fishead ...*∞º˙

The Legacy of the 1939 New York World's Fair - Popular Mechanics - 1 views

www.popularmechanics.com/...4345790.html

interesting

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  • 2010 marks 70 years since the closing of the 1939 New York World's Fair, a far more significant event than its opening. That was the year when a living vision of the future instantly became—to those of us born decades later—a myth. The day the Fair closed marks the end of the world of yesterday and the beginning of the postwar world we still live in today.
  • The Fair's story isn't quite over. Not to be out-futured, Westinghouse buried a time capsule to be opened in 6939. It's still down there, holding seeds, fabrics, microfilm, a Gillette safety razor, a dollar in change and a pack of Camel cigarettes. But they couldn't preserve the one thing we'd really want from the era: its inhabitants' sense of wonder and hope. That alien faith in man and his ability to build a world. That's buried somewhere deeper, forever irretrievable. I often wish I could travel back to 1939 and watch my grandmother and those other millions marvel at the World of Tomorrow, while I, in turn, marvel at the world of yesterday.
fishead ...*∞º˙

SpaceCollective - 1 views

spacecollective.org

shared by fishead ...*∞º˙ on 28 Jun 10 - Cached
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 28 Jun 10
     
    thinking for the future
Kurt Laitner

The End of History - 1 views

www.brewdog.com/blog-article.php

brewdog end of history

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  • Kurt Laitner on 12 Oct 10
     
    beer package in a dead animal (not a real dead animal that's cruel) stylin, someone needs to make a beer cooler sleeve that looks like this and I'm in for six, the more realistic looking the better - keep the girls off the patio
John Rodrigues

SoulPancake - 1 views

www.soulpancake.com

shared by John Rodrigues on 18 Nov 10 - Cached
  • John Rodrigues on 18 Nov 10
     
    "SoulPancake is a place to speak your mind, unload your questions, and figure out what it means to be human."
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