Installing PocketMac on my BlackBerry Curve. Mulligatawny turkey soup in progress for lunch.
December 2007
Forget burnout, boreout is the new office disease - Times Online →
timesonline.co.uk
“Many workers are so ill at ease in the office that they spend a large part of the day simulating work. That generates more negative stress than excessive working. The result is serious but hidden depression in the office.”
Year in Review: Lifehacks, lifehack.org, and Your Changing Life - Lifehack.org →
lifehack.org
“…unsatisfied by the empty promises and soggy new age platitudes of mainstream self-help literature, life hacking has opened up a new field in personal development, one that is relevant to the way we work, play, and relate to each other.”
“Still, today, many people prefer to evoke a sexy screen persona to mask their drab, real world identity — or conversely, adopt a bland handle to hide a well-known public reputation. Sometimes screen names are not about hiding behind a digital front, but rather a way of intentionally building mysterious (and possibly profitable) personas. Whatever their rationale, the time has come for the bloggerati and blog-respondents to drop the façade of inscrutability and to be accountable for their words. If the ideas in a posted comment are valuable, why not own up to them as an author? Doesn’t a real name next to a comment somehow increase its credibility? Further, signing with real names and addresses will also force more circumspection by lessening the more reckless and harsh posts.”
—What’s In A Name?
Radiohead will perform In Rainbows in it's entirety on NYE →
billboard.com
12am Midnight on Current TV Online (with repeats during Jan 1st) — gtmcknight
We’ve got tickets to see the Golden Dogs and the Bicycles at Lee’s Palace on NYE. Hoping to catch a replay of this Radiohead show. In Rainbows is great.
reportonbusiness.com: 50 Best Employers in Canada →
reportonbusiness.com
“This year’s No. 1 employer offers some startling workplace lessons, including: forget about shareholder value, let employees make mistakes (and learn from them), and as for you CEOsâget out of the way.”
Home in T.O. after a very wet drive from Ottawa.
Summize - Discover reviews and blogs on millions of products →
summize.com
Kinda like Metacritic with bloggers included in the mix.
Today’s link from Paul: http://www.jibjab.com/view/218756 (Homer Takes a Picture a Day for 39 Years)
Looking into our Visa Purchase Security & Extended Warranty Insurance. Gotta love it when new computer equipment goes kaput.
Facebook whales: 800 is 'too many friends' | Technology | Guardian Unlimited →
blogs.guardian.co.uk
Researchers say that having more than 800 Facebook friends makes you look insecure.
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“Guitar Hero has become a mass-market entertainment phenomenon.”
Guitar Hero III has sold about $300 million since its release and could generate $600 million by year’s end, says Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter. In comparison, the year’s top movie, Spider-Man 3, grossed about $337 million, and the top concert tour, the Police reunion, $212 million. Past Guitar Hero games, still selling well, may account for $300 million more. And Rock Band will likely sell about $200 million worth.
” —‘Guitar Hero,’ ‘Rock Band’ strum up big sales - USATODAY.com
The 100 Best Songs of 2007 : Rolling Stone →
rollingstone.com
a playlist project ahead of the family road trip to Ottawa on Friday.
