Crows can sometimes be very smart, as this video shows. (via Digg)
Shoveglove – The Sledgehammer Workout
If you’re looking for the out-of-the-ordinary workout, here’s one you can try… it’s the shoveglove. The guy who invented it seems very serious about it, so I guess it’s worth a shot. I think I’ll stick to the gym, at least for now. (via Freakonomics Blog)
QuickRef.org – Find programming references quickly
QuickRef.org is a search engine for programming documentation. You simply lookup a name (of a function, class or whatever) and it pops up a list of matches. It works good and looks very useful. I, of course, also like the website because its title is: “QuickRef.org – all your docs are belong to us” :-) (via Digg)
10 High-Tech Vehicles
Here’s a list of ten very very cool high-tech vehicles. Some of them are high-tech just because of the technology, but some of them also look great. (via Digg)
Subject-only emails – I’ve been doing that for years
I have a friend who used to make fun of me for writing him email messages with a long subject. He claimed that the subject line already contained the entire content of the email. He, on the other hand, used to write me emails with a one-word subject, almost always “hi”. When I complained to him about this (not being able to locate his email by the subject) he started enumerating them (e.g. “hi1”, “hi2” and so on).
Now it turns out the subject-only emails can be an effective way to send a quick message without all the hassle of filling out a proper message body. (via Lifehacker)
101 Project Management Lessons
Project Management Source posted a list of 101 ways to organize your life with advice learned from project management. Although the list is pretty superficial and seems full of cliches, it’s still a nice read. (via Digg)
25 Things To Know When Buying A Digital Camera
camera2photo.com published a guide with a list of 25 things to know when buying a digital camera. I like the list because it starts with a very important tip: “set a budget before you buy the camera”. (via Digg)
Funny stuff
Just some quick funny links:
- New guy in prison ad.
- A million thanks – if you really need to thanks someone.
All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us Video
OK, so how many times can I use the “all your [blank] are belong to us”? I guess as long as this joke lasts (in geek land – probably forever). Anyway, the story about the movie “Snakes On A Plane” is that it created a lot of Internet hype before anyone saw it, which is truly amazing. But when the movie came out (it’s still running) it pretty much flopped. So now someone went through the trouble of making an “All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us” video, which is pretty funny.
Telemarketers counter script
Telemarketers are awful. Usually I just hang up on them a few seconds after the call begins, whether we said our goodbyes or not. It is well known that telemarketers follow a script to get what they want and also handle resistance by the callee. Now there’s a counter-script, which you can use to question the telemarketer and even handle those telemarketers who do not cooperate. (via Lifehacker)