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Girls taking over Planet Technology

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:04:30 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

A February 21 New York Times article ("Sorry, Boys, This Is Our Domain") states that teenage girls far outnumber teenage boys in the creation of web content such as blogs, web sites, and original graphics. Some of these teens have created viable businesses out of their online efforts, such as Chloe Spencer of The Ultimate Neopets Cheats Site and Martina Butler of Emo Girl Talk.

In the working world of adults, however, the number of women in computer-related fields is still very small, with women holding only 27 percent of such jobs. In the next decade, will we see vast changes in the gender balance of the tech industry?

High School Graduation Photo 1910

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:58:26 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

Clip Source: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com

Greatest Crotches in Rock History

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:20:51 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde
clipper's remarks: Go to the page for more.

Clip Source: www.smallswordsmagazine.com

A Salute to the Greatest Crotches in Rock History

For thousands of years, the crotches of rock singers have captivated the imagination of the world. An embodiment of the mystery, danger and freedom of the music itself, the crotch has occupied a central role in a stirring rock performance.

The crotch of Robert Plant should be considered the fifth instrument of Zeppelin. For stripping away all ambiguity as to the proportions, dimensions and angles of his package, Robert Plant is a true innovator. On stage he may have been singing "Kashmir," All My Love," and "Ramble On," but implicitly he was whispering gingerly into your ear, "Here is the outline of my penis."

Tags: rock, funny, crotches, music, history

To Standardise Lesson Plans or Not?

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:32:31 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde
clipper's remarks: In China for most of its" modern" history (that is after 1949) a national standardised lesson plans has always been the only way to go,but as of now a similar reformation is being carried out to make lesson plans more flexible and localised with less control directly from the centre department.
seems China and the U.S. are interestingly going in opposite directions,I just hope they find the balance and don't go too far.

Clip Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Set lesson plans stir controversy

In the name of student achievement, more teachers must follow stricter rules about what — and sometimes how — they teach. In some places, they stay almost literally on the same page.

The goal is to provide students with the same academic experiences, regardless of their teacher or school.

But Bellevue Superintendent Mike Riley asserts that the lack of a consistent curriculum is "at the heart of what's wrong with education in America."

Not only should Bellevue have a common curriculum, he says, but there should be a national curriculum as well.

Concerns raised

"It would be a tragic error ... to tell teachers that on Day 80 of the school year, there is only one way to teach 'Huckleberry Finn,' the circumference of a circle, or to play an instrument," he says. "My members are telling me this is not in the best interests of student learning."

Tags: lesson plans, education

Fake iPhone (or tPhone) Live in Action

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:55:35 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde
clipper's remarks: Its a shame.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: iphone, fake, video

Download:Polynap MP3s for Better Power Naps

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:30:59 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

Clip Source: www.placebo.serv.co.za

For those wondering how I manage to regulate the duration of my naps, and manage to sleep so soundly at work - I created the most invaluable mp3 I’ve ever possessed.

Dump it to your cellphone, mp3 player or wherever, plug some headphones in, and you have a distraction-less sleep that wakes you up at precisely the right time (or does a very good job at trying).

It consists of white,blue and brown noise followed by light chicken ‘clucking’ and soft rooster crowing. The rooster crowing repeats, getting louder each time. If you sleep through that then it resorts to nastier things like bugles, irish bagpipes, computer tones, explosions, fingers on a chalkboard and a voice telling you to wake up.

Download Links
I provide these mp3’s entirely free of charge.
I only ask that you use this page as the link when distributing my files.
(i.e. please don’t use a direct link, the google ads above help me pay for my hosting)

Tags: polynap, sleep, aid, mp3, download, life, productivity

deadly mindsets that keep you from success

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:25:25 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde
clipper's remarks: I only clipped two 'cause these 2 apply to my situation better,only I am more of a "self-esteem roller coaster" kind.

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

7 Deadly Mindsets that Hold You Back from Learning Effectively

3. I’m not smart enough.

Even before you fight a war, you have surrendered. By thinking negatively, you have lost half the war.
Although you may have started learning, but half way through, you feel that you are not smart enough and give up halfway.

The truth is that to master a skill, there are many learning curves and obstacles to break through. Maybe you are just a few steps away from mastering the skill.
Think about it, won’t it be a waste to give up halfway?

4. There are many people who are smarter than me.

In terms of learning abilities, these people are more proficient and skillful than you are. You cannot help it but thinking negatively about yourself.

The truth is there is always somebody better than you are. And the only way you will have an edge is through endless and continuous learning. It is your battle, not a battle with others.

Tags: self-esteem, truth, success, mindsets, wrong

Coolest Thumbdrive

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:13:54 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

Clip Source: www.shanghaiist.com

Tags: thumbdrive, funny, china, digital

Hard Work is Not Enough

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:03:47 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

Clip Source: www.scotthyoung.com

Effort will always be required for success. But I believe that the direct application of effort is becoming less important when compared to these other factors. Effort is no longer the limiting factor.

Everyone Judges Their Inputs and Outputs – I Think It’s Time To Change the Inputs

I think we need to collectively change what we see as our inputs. Effort should take a backseat to the amount of creativity, relationships or learning we require. So if you want to become a millionaire, you’ll need a certain amount of creativity, connections or understanding to get there.

Thinking Points - Breaking The Effort Delusion

Are you judging your inputs based on ideas, connections and understandings or do you judge them on effort?
Is your first reaction when trying to solve a problem to put more effort in or to step back and build the other three capacities?
Do you get frustrated when your exertions don’t seem to match your results?

Tags: productivity, hard work, life, success

Einstien's brain physically different than the norm.

Sun, 27 May 2007 22:20:49 GMT

clipped by: BitDrifter

Clip Source: www.int.iol.co.za

scientists have proved that Albert Einstein's brain was not only unique in its ability to process concepts: it was also physically different.

The brain has now been found to possess a greater number of glial cells for each neurone, suggesting that Einstein's brain needed and used more energy. As a result it may have generated more processing ability. The job of glial cells is to provide support and protection for neurones.

The density of neurones in Einstein's brain is greater, too, and the cerebral cortex is thinner than the brains to which it was compared.

Einstein's brain also has an unusual pattern of grooves in an area thought to be involved in mathematical skills. It was 15 percent wider than the other brains, suggesting that the combined effect of the differences may be better connections between nerve cells involved in mathematical abilities.

"Einstein's astrocytic processes showed larger sizes and higher numbers of interlaminar terminal masses," say the researchers.

Tags: einstein, brain, cells, neurones, biology

Characteristics of Critical Thinkers

Sun, 27 May 2007 19:18:25 GMT

clipped by: willhelm

Clip Source: www.studygs.net

They are honest with themselves
They resist manipulation
They overcome confusion
They ask questions
They base judgments on evidence
They look for connections between subjects
They are intellectually independent

Tags: thinking, education, learning, issues, bias

Razor-thin, bendable TV screen you can wear as T-Shirt

Fri, 25 May 2007 17:10:07 GMT

clipped by: BitDrifter

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

In the race for ever thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all - a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-colour video.

Sony Corporation posted video of the new 2.5 inch display on its' web page.

In the video, a hand squeezes the 0.3 millimetre (0.01 inch)-thick display, which shows color video of a bicyclist stuntman, a picturesque lake and other images.

Tags: technology, business, competition, tv, television, thin, bendable, sony

Save Pandora.

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:25:49 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

Clip Source: mail.google.com

Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,

I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.

In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us.

Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541

Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better.

Tags: pandora, music station, internet, coalition

Learn How to Think

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:26:17 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead

Clip Source: www.positiveatheism.org

How Thinking Goes Wrong

Twenty-five Fallacies That Lead Us
to Believe Weird Things

1. Theory Influences Observations

2. The Observer Changes the Observed

3. Equipment Constructs Results

4. Anecdotes Do Not Make a Science

5. Scientific Language Does Not Make a Science

6. Bold Statements Do Not Make Claims True

7. Heresy Does Not Equal Correctness

8. Burden of Proof

9. Rumors Do Not Equal Reality

10. Unexplained Is Not Inexplicable

11. Failures Are Rationalized

12. After-the-Fact Reasoning

13. Coincidence

14. Representativeness

15. Emotive Words and False Analogies

16. Ad Ignorantiam

17. Ad Hominem and Tu Quoque

18. Hasty Generalization

19. Overreliance on Authorities

20. Either-Or

21. Circular Reasoning

22. Reductio ad Absurdum and the Slippery Slope

23. Effort Inadequacies and the Need for Certainty, Control, and Simplicity

24. Problem-Solving Inadequacies

25. Ideological Immunity, or the Planck Problem

Tags: science, reason, logic, evolution, knowledge

The Best GTD Ingredient:Happiness.

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:40:02 GMT

clipped by: rhymonde

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

Not to discourage the use of any productivity system around, Positive Sharing would like to stress the importance of being happy in what you’re doing, and how beneficial it is to your work.

1: Happy people work better with others
2: Happy people are more creative
3: Happy people fix problems instead of complaining about them
4: Happy people have more energy
5: Happy people are more optimistic
6: Happy people are way more motivated
7: Happy people get sick less often
8: Happy people learn faster
9: Happy people worry less about making mistakes - and consequently make fewer mistakes
10: Happy people make better decisions

Tags: happiness, gtd, productivity, life, tips