Those three things-autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward-are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.Outliers
Monday, September 27, 2010
YMFY
Clerks (Scott Schiaffo)
Clerks
written by Kevin Smith
Chewlie's Rep: You're spending what? Twenty, thirty dollars a week on cigarettes....Fifty-three dollars. Would you pay someone that much money every week to kill you? Because that's what you're doing now, by paying for the so-called privilege to smoke! ....It's that kind of mentality that allows this cancer-producing industry to thrive. Of course we're all going to die someday, but do we have to pay for it? Do we actually have to throw hard-earned dollars on a counter and say, "Please, please, Mr. Merchant of Death, sir; please sell me something that will give me bad breath, stink up my clothes, and fry my lungs. ....Of course it's not that easy to quit; not when you have people like this mindless cretin so happy and willing to sell you nails for your coffin....Now he's going to launch into his rap about how he's just doing his job; following orders. Friends, let me tell you about another bunch of hate mongers that were just following orders; they were called Nazis, and they practically wiped a nation of people from the Earth...just like cigarettes are doing now! Cigarette smoking is the new Holocaust, and those that partake in the practice of smoking or selling the wares that promote it are the Nazis of the Nineties! He doesn't care how many people die from it! He smiles as you pay for your cancer sticks and says, "Have a nice day."
via whysanity.net
Fuckin A
Friday, September 24, 2010
nadeaushow. | In 1991 Honda offered the 4th-generation Accord...
In 1991 Honda offered the 4th-generation Accord and Civic, the Legend, the Integra, the CRX, the NSX, and this brilliant Prelude Si. Best product lineup anywhere, ever?
nadeaushow. | The Pantheon
The Pantheon
Samuel: What kind of formwork did they use to create this?
RH: If you can answer that, my friend, you will be a hero.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Ghetto
RAWDRUGRAPS: Billy introduced me to my new favorite blog, Ghetto Myspace. Comedian Dan Goodman posts the hoodest pics he can find on Myspace. Highly recommended. R.I.P. Murda.
I wish I could be this ghetto
This is...
I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be. I thought maybe I wanted to be a writer… but I hate what I write, and I tried taking pictures, but John’s so good at that, and mine are so mediocre… and every girl goes through a photography phase, like horses, you know dumb pictures of your feet…
This is me, except I'm not female.
nadeaushow. | On wayward benches
On wayward benches
“The sad little bench is deployed on West Avenue in Saratoga Springs, affording excellent views of four travel lanes plus one stacking left-turn lane and finally the Medical Arts building surrounded by its parking outparcels. The purpose of the bench is not rest for the weary traveler, for nobody ventures out here by foot. Nor is it a bus stop. It’s there to provide the illusion that we are interested in a humane daily environment.”
From the eminently quotable (though somewhat crazy) James Howard Kunstler.
nadeaushow. | The significance of a dream, we’re told, has less...
The significance of a dream, we’re told, has less to do with its overt drama than with the details; a long time ago it struck me that the same was true of real life, of what passes among us for real life.
Gregoire Bouillier - The Mystery Guest
How it Works | The PC Decrapifier
Simply download the file and run the EXE. There is no installer. If you have anti-virus software installed, it may complain about this program because it is written with a scripting language. These warnings can be safely ignored. Please see the FAQ for more details.
Running the Program
After you run the EXE you will be guided through the process with a "wizard" style series of questions. You will have the choice to pick and choose what you want to remove. It will not begin removing anything without prompting you first!
Click the images below to see a screen shot of various parts of the process.
Additional Commercial Version Features
The commercial version has the additional ability to automate itself. If you would like to include the PC Decrapifier in another script, you can pass additional parameters on the command line. The parameters are as follows: Usage: pc-decrapifier-CU.exe [/h] [--verbose] [/autoremove ] [/autoremovespecific ] [/l] [/f]
/h, --help show this help message /autoremove: Specify to remove either ALL or DEFAULT only items that were detected. BE CAREFUL! Specifying ALL may remove anti-virus, security and office software! Example: --autoremove default /autoremovespecific: Automatically removes all items specified in /l, --list Outputs possible programs to remove to pc-decrapifier-list.txt. To be used as input for autoremovespecific /f, --feedback Automatically provide feedback to pcdecrapifier.com without prompting
Example
To create a list of specific programs to remove first run:
pc-decrapifier-CU.exe --listNext, open up
pc-decrapifier-list.txtwith a text editor and remove anything you do NOT want the PC Decrapifier to look for. The file should only contain items you wish to remove if present.Finally, run the PC Decrapifier with your modified list file:
pc-decrapifier-CU.exe /autoremovespecific:pc-decrapifier-list.txt
Flying YouTube Packets Prove Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty
via gizmodo.com
Networking in action, even if it is a RickRoll.
Militarized Skateboard Perfect for Hipster Invasions
via gizmodo.com
This I want. Someone make me one.
Unhear it - get that damn song out of your head!
via unhear.it
Got a bad song stuck in your head? Use this to get a better one stuck in it.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
How will you
How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make? Will inertia be your guide, or will you follow your passions? Will you follow dogma, or will you be original? Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service and adventure? Will you wilt under criticism, or will you follow your convictions? Will you bluff it out when you’re wrong, or will you apologize? Will you guard your heart against rejection, or will you act when you fall in love? Will you play it safe, or will you be a little bit swashbuckling? When it’s tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless? Will you be a cynic, or will you be a builder? Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?
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