This American Life on NPR has a good podcast about one bad apple spoiling groups, contrary to common thought that group dynamics are more powerful than an individual. The first ten minutes or so lays out the findings of a single study. While it may not be conclusive, it does beg the question of where you fit in your organization?
December 23, 2008
Are you a jerk, a slacker, a depressive pessimist, a diplomat?
November 15, 2008
Dragon Papercraft Optical Illusion
This is a pretty amazing piece of papercraft. The optical illusion it produces is fairly amazing (as you can see from the video above).
Nice find, Bernard!
Click here for a larger version to print out.
November 14, 2008
Car Gymnastics
Don't try this in your neighborhood.
I would love to be able to drive like this in real life.
Thanks for the link, Tim!
October 29, 2008
$50 Off Amazon Kindle - Ends Nov. 1st
Until Nov. 1st, you can get a $50 discount off of an Amazon Kindle by using the discount code “OPRAHWINFREY”. Hurry!
via Gizmodo
August 26, 2008
WAMU Online CDs @ 4.89%
Interest rates for online CDs at Washington Mutual are pretty good right now. I’m jumping on board.
July 26, 2008
San Diego Comic Con 2008
This is my first foray into the San Diego Comic Con. I really didn’t know what to expect except for the size of the convention itself. Even having that in mind, I was still floored by the immensity of the attendance. People from all over the world, from all walks of life came here to share in their passion for the “contemporary creative arts.”
I was so overwhelmed by everything I didn’t take as many photos as I thought I would. Also, it got so packed I couldn’t even stop to take a photo. Most of these photos were taken “in passing” and as such, came out fairly blurry.
Oh well, I’ll know what to expect next year. 
I took the time to annotate most of the photos, so enjoy!
July 17, 2008
A Political Campaign That Speaks to Me
Sean Tevis is an Information Architect running for State Representative of Kansas. He created a comic, in homage to XKCD, to tell his story thus far.
Highly entertaining, but not a joke. I think we need more guys like Sean running for office.
via @smittyhalibut via Twitter
June 17, 2008
Guide to better napping
The Boston Globe has published a how-to guide for those of us that have forgotten how to take a nap. I saw this over at the 43folders blog and realized that sleep is a popular topic this week. Are any of you out there in the habit of taking naps?
May 29, 2008
MediaDefender Mounted a DoS Attack on Revision3
Just got this link from a close friend who works at Revision3.
I’m frankly appalled at this blatant attack by “old media” on “new media.” I sincerely hope that legal action is taken.
May 8, 2008
Confessions of a Car Salesman
Edmunds.com has a great 9-part series, Confessions of a Car Salesman, about a journalist who went undercover “by working at two new car dealerships in the Los Angeles area.” It’s a long read, but it gives an interesting and accurate insight into what goes on in a car dealership.
I received this link from Angelo. He had a temporary stint as a (very successful) car salesman. He vouches for the authenticity of the content of this series.
Great find, Angelo!
