February 25, 2008
Have you ever taken a 3 hour exam and noticed a few people leaving a good 60 minutes before anyone else has even finished? Perhaps later you find out that one or two of these early finishers actually got high marks on their exams. Maybe you even discover that one of them got [...]
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February 12, 2008
After reading about the Uberman’s sleep schedule awhile ago, I began asking myself what sort of university education would the Uberman go for? What kind of degree path would he follow?
Well, the Uberman would probably aim for several things at once. Firstly, he would aim for solid fundamentals. For example, Math and [...]
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February 10, 2008
I am an avid chatter. I regularly chat with people via IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and via the instant messaging services such as MSN (Microsoft), AIM (AOL), YIM (Yahoo), ICQ, and GTalk (Google). My current setup is to use the IRC client Irssi, and to access Bitlbee from the IRC client. Bitlbee [...]
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February 9, 2008
CulturedCode has put out a preview version of their new Things application, which is designed for people that are following GTD (Getting Things Done). GTD is a workflow system that focuses on emptying our head of ideas, goals, headaches, and putting them all into a trusted system. Things appears to be the best [...]
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February 9, 2008
Calgary Alternative Transportation Co-op is a great alternative for those that don’t wish to own a vehicle but occasionally need a car for some activities. As of right now, the up-front costs are the $25 membership fee, $48 annual maintenance fee, and a $500 damage deposit (refunded when you stop carsharing).
Usage fees are [...]
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February 8, 2008
Coworking seems to be the neatest thing since sliced bread, at least for people that are able to do their work from anywhere, given a computer and a phone. Since there are more and more people working from home, freelancing or telecommuting, there is increased demand for places where they can go and work [...]
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February 8, 2008
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a means for people to get together and socialize. Anyone can form a channel as long as it does not exist. For example if someone joins the channel #monkey and there is nobody there, typically they gain operator status in that channel. Operator status gives them the [...]
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February 5, 2008
It seems to me that most people are pessimists. When they are presented with any kind of contrarian idea, they tend to focus on the negative aspects first and foremost. They will even go so far as to pretend that they are realists.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t jive. To be a realist means that [...]
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