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| For you man-lovers out there: Joseph Gordon-Levitt singing “Bad Romance” |
He's dreamy. I mean, not to me, but, well, you know. |
Travis Smith |
09/08/10 |
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| Overheard |
Making decisions, that’s not his strong forté. |
Travis Smith |
09/07/10 |
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| Text message meant for drug dealer sent to sheriff instead |
Happens every day... not. |
Travis Smith |
09/07/10 |
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| What Should You Do When Your Web Service Blows Up? |
Be upfront, and don't fire your new employee if he's good, even if it's his fault. |
Travis Smith |
09/06/10 |
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| The Oenophile’s Quandary: When do I drink that special bottle? |
Answer: now, or never. |
Travis Smith |
09/03/10 |
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| Overheard |
“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” |
Travis Smith |
09/02/10 |
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| Not Gowalla’s 2,000,000th spot, but the closest I could find to spot #2000000 |
I do wonder how many spots they have, actually. Anyone know? |
Travis Smith |
09/02/10 |
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| Beer bottle brand with music notes on the side; drink to the line to make a particular tone |
Tuned Pale Ale also makes you more likely to sing the more you drink. |
Travis Smith |
08/31/10 |
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| What do you get when you take 15,000 fireworks and set them all off at the same time? |
Old answer: Many loud bangs. New answer: A popular YouTube video. |
Travis Smith |
08/31/10 |
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| Video of the two cars that caught fire last night behind my house, by Dragon Ball Tea, Vancouver |
It was a pretty impressive blaze. |
Travis Smith |
08/31/10 |
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| Does Your Language Shape How You Think? (NYTimes.com) |
Yes, it does -- not by what it stops you from thinking, but wy what it compels you to think about, like gender, time, ownership, etc. |
Travis Smith |
08/31/10 |
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| 14 possible (and 1 impossible) new ways to tie your shoelaces |
I think I'll use the ladder one, actually. |
Travis Smith |
08/30/10 |
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| 1-in-4 British Men Traveling on Business Bring a Stuffed Animal Along |
And if you include women, the number rises to 35%, though the source of the data is a little "fuzzy" (sorry, I couldn't help it). |
Travis Smith |
08/30/10 |
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| Support the Arts by Supporting an Artist: Rachael Ashe |
'Nuff said. |
Travis Smith |
08/28/10 |
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| Jealousy / Confidence |
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Travis Smith |
08/28/10 |
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| The Un-Divorced: Separated(ish?) for many years, they remain married for a handful of reasons |
Interesting look at complicated situations; my friend's grandfather was un-divorced until his death. |
Travis Smith |
08/28/10 |
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| It’s 2010 and Canadians pay the highest cell phone bills in the world |
Specifically, *I* pay the highest cell phone bill in the universe, or so it feels to me. |
Travis Smith |
08/27/10 |
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| Overheard |
“We were addicted to the intensity of our hunger—the almost limitless depths of it—and to the certitude that we were needed, that we were vital. Such a feeling is not as wonderful as the condition of being loved, but it is similar, with its dependencies, and far more reliable.” |
Travis Smith |
08/26/10 |
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| List of drugs affected by grapefruit, according to Wikipedia |
There's a lot of them. So kids, don't snort crack and then eat a grapefruit. |
Travis Smith |
08/25/10 |
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| The origin of The Paradoxical Commandments of leadership (scroll down to the list of 10) from 1968 |
I'm always interested in paths to leadership. |
Travis Smith |
08/25/10 |
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| Overheard |
“When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.” |
Travis Smith |
08/25/10 |
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| New Cee-Lo Music Video: F*** You—it’s totally catchy and the video is mesmerizing |
Hilarious, too |
Travis Smith |
08/24/10 |
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| Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet bunny rabbit video |
Awwwwwwwww. (Thanks @xalk) |
Travis Smith |
08/24/10 |
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| Overheard |
“From the backstabbing co-worker to the meddling sister-in-law, you are in charge of how you react to the people and events in your life. You can either give negativity power over your life or you can choose happiness instead. Take control and choose to focus on what is important in… |
Travis Smith |
08/24/10 |
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| How to Forgive (don’t miss the 9-steps sidebar) |
Disclaimer: link is to a client's site. |
Travis Smith |
08/23/10 |
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| Stephen Leacock’s Dark Side (he’s my favorite Canadian humourist) |
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Travis Smith |
08/23/10 |
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| Foodtree: A user-generated site for organizing and understanding the sources of your life’s food |
I had dinner with one of the founders recently and YUM and by the way YUM YUM. Wow. |
Travis Smith |
08/23/10 |
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| Photos: A Growing Cute Collection of Photo Booth Marriage Proposals |
Cue the sigh: *awwww* |
Travis Smith |
08/21/10 |
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| Sign up now, for free, for one of the “World’s Longest Alphabetical Email Address"es |
This is not, by far, the stupidest thing on the Internet. Which is saying something. (http://www.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com/) |
Travis Smith |
08/19/10 |
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| Why Rolf Potts is traveling around the world for 6 weeks with no luggage - not even a fanny pack |
But then where will he store his mittens? |
Travis Smith |
08/19/10 |
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| (Fun) Video: Lots of Money Doesn’t Motivate Smart People - Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose do |
It's quite a presentation. Worth a watch. |
Travis Smith |
08/18/10 |
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| The Latest Apple App Store “Disappeared” App: Grooveshark Pulled Down |
Ouch. |
Travis Smith |
08/18/10 |
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| Overheard |
“Don’t let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart” |
Travis Smith |
08/17/10 |
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| 14 Min Video: A Convenience Store Goes Crazy When a Man Wins the Lottery (NSFW) |
Really tight acting, editing, everything. Amazing short film. |
Travis Smith |
08/17/10 |
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| Gang member gave his 7-yr-old son a tattoo, and faced life imprisonment (but got 5 years in prison) |
"In closing arguments, William Lacy, the prosecutor, argued that the defendants' actions fit the legal definition of aggravated mayhem -- a disfigurement that reflected extreme indifference to the physical well-being of the child." |
Travis Smith |
08/17/10 |
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| The story behind Twifficiency: How a teenager in the U.K. built the latest viral Twitter trend |
And why it's important to you. |
Travis Smith |
08/17/10 |
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| Video: Thank you, hula hooping Toddler, for making me smile briefly before I go to bed |
Some days, I feel just like this. |
Travis Smith |
08/17/10 |
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| Travis Smith is the type of person you’ll never forget |
Travis Smith is the type of person you'll never forget |
Travis Smith |
08/13/10 |
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| Some estimate the world has 10 years left of antibiotic effectiveness, after which… who knows? |
So if you're going to get infected, do it SOON. |
Travis Smith |
08/13/10 |
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| Overheard |
: “If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway. What you spend… |
Travis Smith |
08/13/10 |
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| Overheard |
“There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, and who always will. You get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything, but it’s not giving up. It’s realizing that you don’t need certain people and all of the drama that they… |
Travis Smith |
08/12/10 |
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| Consumers, as they prune back and find ways to spend less, are finding Happiness |
This is, perversely, bad for the economy. |
Travis Smith |
08/11/10 |
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| Why Google Became Gave Up Its (Correct)Position on Net Neutrality when it comes to Wireless Networks |
Alas, Google -- Evil's just another word for something to lose. |
Travis Smith |
08/11/10 |
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| Overheard |
“Wilderness can be appreciated only by contrast, and solitude understood only when we have been without it.” |
Travis Smith |
08/10/10 |
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| The Tiger Oil Memos from Mike Davis; A Son-uv-a-Bitch Boss If Ever There Was One |
Next time I worry about being a boss, I'll think of Mr. Davis and say, I'm not so bad. |
Travis Smith |
08/09/10 |
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| Amazing Japanese baseball catch - over the back wall, blocking a home run |
Unbelievable. |
Travis Smith |
08/07/10 |
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| Overheard |
“One of these days is none of these days” |
Travis Smith |
08/07/10 |
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| How to Take a Shower |
The Internet is full of advice about how to reconfuddle a router, or how to create a cat amusement ride out of a roomba, some cat snacks and a tube of crazy glue, but it lacks good advice on some more basic activities. Here’s a helpful guide on how to… |
Travis Smith |
08/06/10 |
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08/09/10 |
| Overheard |
“How terrible it is to love something that death can touch” |
Travis Smith |
08/05/10 |
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| Gowalla Offers New Tools & Support for Republican Politicians; but not for any Democrats (yet) |
Wouldn't it have been a little fairer to start this off with an even number of Democrats and Republicans? Hmmm. I'm getting more and more disappointed in Gowalla. |
Travis Smith |
08/05/10 |
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