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New Uses for Everyday and Old Things →
Smart solutions and hidden uses for household staples like lemons, newspaper, Ziploc bags, CD cases, coasters, and kitchen appliances.
Dec 31st
Cocktail Cost Calculator →
Thanks to extensive ingredient price data gathered while compiling How much is Inside a Cocktail? I am now intimately familiar with the financial resources required to mix a drink. To share this knowledge with the world, I present to you the Cockeyed.com Cocktail Cost Calculator! to see how much a glass-worth of these ingredients cost.
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Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose. Ten hours.
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The Weird Book Room →
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What Matters Now →
Here are more than seventy big thinkers, each sharing an idea for you to think about as we head into the new year. From bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert to brilliant tech thinker Kevin Kelly, from publisher Tim O’Reilly to radio host Dave Ramsey, there are some important people riffing about important ideas here. The ebook includes Tom Peters, Fred Wilson, Jackie Huba and Jason Fried,...
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Jim Lehrer’s Rules: I promise you, one thing is never going to change. And that’s our mission. People often ask me if there are guidelines in our practice of what I like to call MacNeil/Lehrer journalism. Well, yes, there are. And here they are: Do nothing I cannot defend. Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me. Assume there is at...
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20 Pieces of Music that Changed the World →
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“The magic number was 30.”
– Marc Garlasco, on collateral damage
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Dec 15th
Dogs vs Cats →
THE world is divided into “dog people” and “cat people”, each passionately believing that their preferred pet is superior. Until a decade ago, there was very little scientific evidence either camp could muster to support its claims. Then animal behaviourists became interested in dogs and unleashed a pack of ingenious experiments testing canine capabilities and cognition....
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Seven Psychological Principles Con Artists Exploit →
The distraction principle: While you are distracted by what retains your interest, hustlers can do anything to you and you won’t notice. The social compliance principle: Society trains people not to question authority. Hustlers exploit this “suspension of suspiciousness” to make you do what they want. The herd principle: Even suspicious marks will let their guard down when everyone next to them...
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