September 2008
52 posts
What you could do with $700,000,000,000
dihard:
Give every person in the US $2,300 or give every household $6,200.
Pay the income taxes of every American who makes $500,000 or less a year.
Fully fund the Defense, Treasury, Education, State Veterans Affairs and Interior departments next year, as well as NASA.
Buy gasoline for every car in the US for 16 months.
Buy every NFL, NBA, and MLB team and build each one a new stadium - and...
Hi-tech infrared parking monitors @ SM MoA
Basically the device on top of the parking space checks if the spot is vacant, if it is, then the paired device lights green. I hope more parking lots here install this.
What’s better is that these really give an accurate count of the available parking slots per level. Maybe customers can even get exact directions via digital maps on free parking slots when entering the facility.
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http://lookbook.nu/ →
LOOKBOOK.nu is an international social experiment in style. It was inspired by street fashion blogs like the Sartorialist as well as “What are you wearing today?” forum threads across the internet.
Saw this link from one of Daryl’s posts. Anyway, so far I’m browsing the Uniqlo and Topman sections :)
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Bring Down Curtain on an...
The Wall Street that shaped the financial world for two decades ended last night, when Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley concluded there is no future in remaining investment banks now that investors have determined the model is broken.
(via Bloomberg)
This makes me sad. So much for wanting to work in Goldman Sachs.
How My Start-Up Failed →
nostrich:
There was no doubt about it: I had discovered The Next Big Thing. Like Edison and the lightbulb, like Gates and the pc operating system, I would launch a revolution that would transform society while bringing me wealth and fame. I was about to become the first person in America to sell condom key chains.
(Via givemesomethingtoread)
Instant Domain Search—Domain Name Search Tool →
Instant Domain Search is a free service that instantly checks .com, .net, and .org domain name availability.
Cheat Sheets - Added Bytes →
Various development related cheat sheets.
YUI: CSS Grid Builder →
This allows you to easily create a CSS site layout
UserVoice » Customer Feedback 2.0 →
The Ultimate RPG - WoW Killer
Play free games at WeGame.com
Six Ways to Create Online Social Databases →
There are countless online spreadsheets and word processors these days, but not too many online databases. Sometimes the best way to work with data is naturally within a database. Managing data in a…
14 Free business models
According to Hal Varian, who is the resident economist of Google, the following are 14 free business models that allow content creators to make money even if they cannot stop the content from being distributed for free.
Make original cheaper than copy
Make copy more expensive than original
Sell physical complements
Sell information complements
Subscriptions
Sell personalized version
...
ScaleNine : Skins and Themes for Flex and AIR →
ScaleNine is a website focused on providing inspiration and resources for both designers and developers looking to customize the visual aspects of their Flex and AIR applications.
Pinoy ka rin?
velvetrobots:
rocketjumper:
thresca:
anatomyofamuse:
me =)
stare-at-walls:
inothernews:
thresca:
I’m eating hot pandesal with butter and a glass of pineapple juice. (i’m trying to get off coffee) Yummm…
OMG INOTHERNEWS IS ALSO A FILIPINO!? WHO ELSE IS FILIPINO HEREEEEEEE???
:D
*tips hat*
Yes. I watch MMK like the rest of you.
I don’t watch MMK. Let’s get this...
Snapping Food Pics Can Help You Lose Weight
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that dieters asked to take a picture of everything they ate—before eating—led to better weight loss achievement, according to the UK’s Telegraph. Sounds like a great reason to put that Flickr account to some real use.
(via LifeHacker)
The Gentleman Grafter →
By night, Joe Ades dines with his fourth wife at exclusive restaurants, sips Veuve Clicquot at the Pierre, and goes home to a three-bedroom Park Avenue apartment. By day, he is something else altogether. At 72, the “peeler guy” in the Turnbull & Asser shirts is a New York legend.
Click on the title to read this very interesting story of a sales man.
Razume.com - Your Resume Review Community →
Razume is your online guide to the job search process. Razume provides you with all the tools, resources and guidance you need to find and land your perfect job.
Investment Guide - Making Sense of Investing: A... →
Whether you are a new investor, or an experienced investor looking for a way to make sense of it all, this guide is for you. The guide will introduce you to a comprehensive investing strategy you can…
I want to Web 2.0 applications, utilities and... →
“I want to…” or “I need to” or “How do I?” These are all questions we all ask all the time. This is a small collection of resources that will help to answer those questions. It is not complete, nor…
WatchRazume is your online guide to the job search process.
Men's 2009 Hair Trends: Styles, Cuts, Colors →
D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition | D*I*Y Planner →
The D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA Edition 3.0 is a series of approximately one hundred free productivity forms designed for printing onto index cards (a.k.a., the Hipster PDA). Designed especially for…
The Acumen Fund Fellows Program
The Acumen Fun Fellows Program is something I recently learned about via Seth Godin’s Blog. I’ve just added this to the list of things I want to achieve in my career.
Taken from the Acumen Fund website:
“Through the Fellows Program, our goal is to build an entrepreneurial bench of professional talent with strong financial and operational skills, experience in low-income...
Knowing Which Screw to Turn
A manufacturer had a problem with one of the older machines on their line. It shut down the line and held up production, costing many thousands of dollars in lost production. Since it was older equipment it was hard to find someone knowledgeable in repairing the machine, and nobody on-site knew what the problem could be. They found a technician with knowledge of the machine and hired him to come...
“Best Predictor of Startup Success Is Low CEO Pay”
– Peter Thiel (via TechCrunch)
Instant Domain Search—Domain Name Search Tool →
Domain name availabilityâas fast as you can type. Just start typing. Your results will appear instantly. You can even encrypt your searches for privacy.
BuiltWith - Website Analysis and SEO information →
BuiltWith is a website analysis tool, providing technical analysis and SEO optimization information to further your website’s marketing, sales and navigation effectiveness.
Top Ten Online Psychology Experiments - World of... →
Hundreds of online psychology experiments are going on at any given time, many cool and amusing to take part in. Theyâre great for researchers due to the ease and low cost of finding subjects, and…
Nucleus Research →
The ROI Knowledge Center is your single point for information and training to learn how to effectively measure the ROI of a technology investment.
A new perspective on "girl watching"
You Can Tell a Woman’s Orgasmic Ability By the Way She Walks
“A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman’s history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the International Society for the...
