links for 12/03/2011
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Self Improvement Through Technology | Tripit: Don’t ever go to the wrong airport again
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A tous les homophobes citant la bible … « Brouillons de Culture
La bible, recueil de valeurs morales exemplaires? Bof, pas à tous les coups…
“Par exemple, je souhaiterais vendre ma fille comme servante, tel que c’est indiqué dans le livre de l’Exode, chapitre 21, verset 7. A votre avis, quel serait le meilleur prix ?” (…) -
The Information Diet – five ways to improve your data consumption : SciencePunk
Especially loved this bit: “Ten years ago, if I’d wanted to listen to music, my flow chart would have looked like this:
SWITCH ON STEREO > INSERT CD > PRESS PLAY
Now it looks something like this
SWITCH ON PC > WAIT TO BOOT > LOG IN > MORE BOOTING > UPDATES START ROLLING > CLICK ON ITUNES > WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE IT BOOTS > GET BORED, OPEN EMAIL/BROWSER > ITUNES UPDATE REQUIRED > START DOWNLOAD > START CLICKING ON FEEDS > ITUNES UPDATE DOWNLOADED > INSTALLING > RESTARTING ITUNES, MORE WAITING > ITUNES OPEN > ! WINDOWS UPDATE FINISHED, MANDATORY REBOOT…
Ad nauseum. “
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