Links for 06-02-2008
Peter Watts (kind of) defends Scientology; free online university writing courses (SRSLY); ayahuasca in L.A., cosmetic surgery in the UK; gender psychology and territory capture games …
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“… going after the Scientologists in a world full of Christians, Muslims, and Trekkies is like surveying a world ravaged by AIDS and devoting yourself to the eradication of the hangnail.” Peter Watts for president!
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2 – Want Better Music? Don’t Stiff the Songwriters
“Because music is bad enough already. Cutting songwriters out of the equation not only means that manufactured bands that rely on them will sound worse. It also means bands that do their own songwriting will have a tougher time surviving.”
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3 – How to Work Effectively for 24 Consecutive Hours
“While such circumstances aren’t ideal for “knowledge work”, sometimes you simply have no choice but to buckle down and not raise your head until the job is done.”
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4 – 10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses Online
Does what it says on the tin. I never knew the OU had a free undergrad course in writing. If only I had the time to take it!
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5 – Make sure Word, OpenOffice.org Writer play well together
“These steps won’t guarantee trouble-free file transfers between Word and OOo Writer, but they’ll help you prevent some of the most common conversion glitches.” So you know. OOo is awesome, BTW.
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6 – Bigelow Aerospace Wants Atlas 5 Rockets for New Space Station
“Bigelow Aerospace officials said Feb. 1 they are making progress in their negotiations with United Launch Alliance for six initial launches for their planned commercial space station, starting around 2011.”
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7 – Migrate All Your Old Gmail to a New Gmail Address
“… with Gmail’s easy-to-use Mail Fetcher feature and POP3 access, you can easily import all of your old emails to your new, respectable Gmail address with a few very simple steps.” Never know when you’ll need it.
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“Can a psychotropic jungle potion cure the existential angst of the McMansion set?” Good question.
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9 – British go under the knife willingly
“Analysts said Britons spent more than $1.2 billion on cosmetic surgery last year while non-surgical spending on treatments such as Botox and dermal fillers was projected to top $2 billion this year.”
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10 – Males Get Greater Pleasure In Territory Capture Video Games
“The ladies can capture the territory. Doing that just doesn’t turn up the mesocorticolimbic center of their brains as much as it does for guys.” Interesting.
