Links for 15-06-2007
Thought experiments, passive animal uplift, UK to go government2.0, space stuff, loads of freelance malarky…
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1 – Jason Stoddard on creating a personal online brand
“Before the tactics, a word of advice: personality. Yes, personality. Don’t try to please everyone. Don’t try to be someone you aren’t. True personality comes through, and it’s the most likely way someone will be able to connect with you.”
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2 – New study examines human impact on chimpanzees’ cognitive abilities
“The study is the first to demonstrate that raising chimpanzees in a human cultural environment enhances their cognitive abilities, as measured by their ability to understand how tools work.”
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3 – The Best Thought Experiments: Schrodinger’s Cat, Borel’s Monkeys &c
Little round-up – does what it says on the tin.
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4 – How To Win Projects On Freelance Job Boards
“…some of the best freelance clients can be found on these sites, so it’s to the freelancers benefit to learn how to use them well so that they can get the right jobs.”
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5 – Open the gates of information
“In short, government learns to let go of the web. Last week, Whitehall took its first step towards this vision by publishing, with ministerial blessing, a report calling on the UK government to engage with grassroots web activism.”
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6 – Plasma rocket breaks endurance record
“Scientists at the Ad Astra Rocket Company hope the engine will eventually be cheaper to operate than conventional models and will reduce travel time for space missions.”
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7 – Two More Active Moons Around Saturn
“Saturn’s moons Tethys and Dione are flinging great streams of particles into space … The discovery suggests the possibility of some sort of geological activity, perhaps even volcanic, on these icy worlds.”
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8 – Astrium rockets into space tourism – Revolutionary space vehicle unveiled
“This business jet sized vehicle is designed to carry four passengers 100 km up into space giving more than three minutes of “zero G” or weightlessness.” Looks pretty damn sex-ay, too.
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9 – How to Improve Your Image by NOT Delivering
“By NOT providing people what they want, when they want it, you can actually improve your image, enhance your branding and increase your sales. Why?”
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10 – Telling Your Story With Words and Images
“Combining the power of the verbal image with the visual can either enhance your story or overpower it. Finding that happy medium is the challenge facing every writer using images with their writing.”
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11 – 10 Essential Marketing Skills for Freelancers
“…unless you’ve got some kind of agent or marketing firm doing your marketing for you, you’ve got to be your own marketer. If you’re like me, that doesn’t come naturally.”
