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Would you rather her buy new dresses? I definitely think this is a much better proposition

See also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation

I converted my home office to a standing desk about a year ago and now I won't turn back. @ work, I still have a sit down desk at my office, but I'm in and out of meetings more of late, so I'm not fixed to by desk for more than a couple of hours at a time. it ends giving me a good 60 / 40 (sit / stand) solution

The Desk I'm using is a slightly older Ikea office desk that allows me to set it to any particular height. Sadly, it looks like they don't carry it anymore and the closest option that I see currently is the Frederick. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60111123

Maybe we need to have a Godwin's Law for Ponzi schemes.

Leave it to the WSJ to exemplify the behavior of people with an erratic gene variation as something "Elite" (or L33t, lol).

I agree. American humor can be pretty tame by comparison http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2011/01/golden_globes...

Good luck guys! It's nice to see that there's a tech / startup scene getting going in Minnesota.

I'm curious to find out what you guys / gals think about this. Is this just a fear tactic? Or, does ATT have a legit way to check if you're doing unauthorized tethering. Any of you get hit with this text on accident (false positive)?

EDIT Removed the '(Ars)' from the title. N00b mistake :)

For some reason, I kept thinking of how this headline would read if it was an Onion article.

"Soulless executive loses job, discovers she's a human being."

ars technica had a very recent and in-depth article about the Rise and Fall (and re-rise?) of the genre. Definitely worth a read: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/01/history-of-gra...

I'm hacking my pantry. Right now, making chicken stock by using leftover carcasses from whole chickens that I cut-up myself in the last few months. Will freeze the stock to keep it up to 3 - 4 months and during that time can cut-up some more chickens to use in the next cycle. The stock is very simple to make and involves mostly inactive cook time (3-4 hrs simmering) and it teaches you to work with whole chicken rather than cut-up parts, making it more economical. And, it makes your house smell wonderfully delicious :)

Yes, sadly our version of "rugby" features lots of standing around, pads, and helmet-induced concussions. Are you gearing up for the Rugby World cup in your backyard this year?

Perhaps we need a Godwin's law for Ponzi schemes?

Your title is misleading because you're comparing Job's annual salary with Cook's total compensation. If you read the fine print of the article, it clearly states that Cook's annual salary "remained at about $800,000."

Later down, the article also shares that Jobs "holds about 5.5 million shares in the company and hasn’t sold any since rejoining." If you wanted to extrapolate Job's current worth based on Apple stock, it would be roughly $1.8 bil. ($334 / share * 5.5mil shares)

Anyway, I'm not sure what you were trying to point out with this article, but I don't think Job's is being short-changed. The $1 salary is mainly a PR stunt.

The story will resonate with anyone who is familiar with "The Mythical Man-Month", but what I particularly interesting about this story is the stark contrast between the company's initial success with Crackdown and then how quickly it screwed it all up with APB.

I had a chance to sample the Octomore while visiting Bruichladdich this year. Holy crap that stuff is like drinking liquid fire. Does not have the smooth finish like Lagavulin 16, but it was sure fun to try.

I'd recommend streaming 89.3 The Current from Minnesota Public Radio.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/

It's fully independent music radio station that's publicly funded. They don't play commercials, and they play a wide variety of known and unknown music. I first discovered it when I moved up here (the Twin Cities) away from the Clear Channel dominated airwaves and I haven't turned back since.

I'm kinda shocked that no one in this discussion has mentioned Fahrenheit 451.

It's a very close approximation of the of the two realties depicted in the comic strip. Definitely worth picking and it's beautifully vivid and short, about a novella in length.

Has anyone tried this? I've been thinking of getting one but am curious to how well it erases or if it succumbs to a "ghosting" effect over time.

I'd say not only spy movies. There is an obvious affection for Middle Earth as well. Even a corner office is called Rivendell! He should just legally change his name to Saruman and get it over with.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies#History

I'm hoping he's trying to be facetious in this article because the only "ineffective habit" that I see in this article is #1. And, I could argue that is not always a bad thing because of the quality-of-life benefits you get from seeing the 'big game' or spending time with your friends.

#2 and #6 are pretty much saying the same thing. Both speak to how people tend to be over-optimistic with work they're planning to take-on and are unable to take into account of the possible delays to doing that work. Also with #2, It's not clear if he's saying that planning itself is a ineffective habit or if its just the inability to take into account future events.

I'd lump #3 and #4 together as both of these are symptoms of the same problem as well, seeking constant distraction.

#5 is poorly described as it does not describe a habit. He should call this the "keeping up with the Jones's." Either way, I don't really agree that this make people ineffective. Misguided? Maybe.

Edit: fixed some spelling errors.

This could be an excellent title for an Onion article.

Really? My first thought was Switzerland.

For example, try reading it with a woman's voice trying to encourage her dog. "Awww, look at the poor little puppy, errr man."

I've not had a chance to read the article yet, will do so if I get a chance over lunchtime. However, the posting reminded me of an Radiolab story I listened to over the weekend that explores this topic as well and had some good observations about the power of mind over matter.

http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2009/12/28/placebo-rebroadcas...