links for 2009-12-30

The secret about innovation secrets « Scott Berkun "This is good advice. But it’s advice few want to hear. What he describes is work. At least it looks and smells like work. The work is called thinking, which is very rarely mentioned in lists of secrets. People who think harder about a problem, and work at it longer, are more likely to be successful. End of story." I agree with Mr. Berkun — if there's a secret to innovation it's actually doing some meaningful work.

links for 2009-12-28

The New Flight Security Rules, So Far – Security – Lifehacker Okay, so exactly what am I supposed to do for the last hour of my flight, if I cannot use electronics or any of my carry-on stuff? I can't read, I can't listen to music. I can't even go to the bathroom. What a pain in the ass. Now I'm planning on not flying anywhere, for any reason. I hope the airline industry dies because of the TSA, for they deserve each other. That's Not Art I always enjoy a site that puts some of the stupid crap on the Internet in its place. Good use of 10 minutes. SMS on Wheels: CarPong Is Vehicle-to-Vehicle Messaging Dammit anyhow, I've …

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links for 2009-12-26

Chris's Wiki :: blog/web/SSLCAFailure "…having your root CA certificate included in as many programs as possible is a CA's real job" A) Thanks for the attribution Chris! B) Agreed, completely. Golfers knew about Tiger Woods' cheating on wife Elin Nordegren, but Helen Alfredsson breaks silence "She then roused Woods from an Ambien-enhanced sleep by whacking him with a golf club." I'm really not into the Tiger Woods thing but if this it true I hope she's brought up on assault charges. You can really hurt people with golf clubs, and assault is against the law regardless of whether your spouse was cheating or not.

links for 2009-12-25

Everything is a project, even this « Scott Berkun "I wrote awhile ago about why project managers get no respect, and that’s because people who make a big deal out of the project-manageryness of their work, as opposed to the domain of the things they make (homes, software, films, cookies) come off as a kind of weenie, a pm-weenie if you will. They appear to be people who are more interested in schedules, budgets and methods than the results those tools help achieve, which is kind of weird. It’s like the director of a bad movie who talks only about his fancy zoom lenses, or that the film came in under-budget. They miss the point." as long as your arm | …

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links for 2009-12-20

Woo Hoo! A Track from Paradise Lost is Featured on a Grammy-Nominated Disc « SoaringLeap.com Conspirare is a vocal group out of Austin, TX. This disc of theirs is great — the version of Eric Whitacre's "What If" is really cool, and I've liked Barber's "Agnus Dei" ever since the Dale Warland Singers did it. If you're into this stuff it's also on iTunes. Google Rejects Awesome People So It Doesn't Hog All Of Them Catching up on my reading — Google rejects awesome people so it doesn't hog all of them? Um, yeah, right. This just sounds like a way to make some people feel good that Google rejected them. Cool Tools: Behringer USB Audio Interface I think I'm …

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links for 2009-12-09

Fond Du Lac Resident's 30-Point Buck A New Record – Madison News Story – WISC Madison Holy crap, a 30 point buck! 30 POINTS. Epic deer, OMG. Shot with a bow. I bow to you, Wayne Schumacher, for shooting the biggest deer ever.

links for 2009-12-04

Microsoft Malware Protection Center : Do and don’ts for p@$$w0rd$ Hey, at least 'bob' isn't on the list!

links for 2009-12-03

Product « Universal USB Outlet Um, these look really cool! I might have to get one or three for my desk. Extreme Shepherding This is amazing — using sheep and time lapse to make videos. Best 2:45 I spent today, to be honest.

links for 2009-11-18

Use Non-Specific Status Updates to Keep Your Home Safer – Safety – Lifehacker Good advice! People forget that when they post that they're gone lots of people can see that, and sometimes not just their friends. It's also a good idea to remove your birthday from Facebook and all the other social sites for identity theft purposes.

links for 2009-11-16

Scouts banned from carrying knives – Times Online This is ridiculous. You can't keep people from stabbing each other, so you ban knives? You can stab people with pens. Should we ban writing? Dishwasher Detergent Soak Cleans Dishes Overnight – Cleaning – Lifehacker I'm getting caught up on my serious RSS backlog and I see this. Is soaking dishes to make them easier to clean actually news? Man, we're getting pretty damn dumb as a species. ‘Known Software Bug’ Disrupts Brain-Tumor Zapping | Threat Level | Wired.com It isn't surprising that these sorts of bugs exist and are not fixed rapidly. The FDA approval process works against rapid releases of software for devices like this, or pacemakers, or insulin pumps, …

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