Monthly Archives: September 2009

Pointless Headlines and Ungodly Interfaces: Why Mainstream News Websites Are Obsolete

I’ve had it. Mainstream media has long been a gigantic pet peeve of mine. Journalism is now about ratings and ad revenue. News is now about entertaining people, and that’s a big problem. Instead of a journalist standing by their principles to report the truth honestly, we see how behind-the-scenes politics run the major news…

Don’t think you have an ego? Think again…

How To Manage Your Ego So You Can Reach Your Full Potential [Dumb Little Man] Twitter is all… um, "a-twitter" about this great article from Dumb Little Man about managing your ego. Now, like many other people who might see that title, thought, Well, I don't really have much of an ego… But I was…

What your Vacations Are Trying to Tell You (featuring Calvin And Hobbes)

Close your eyes and picture your perfect vacation for a minute (just remember to open your eyes back up and continue reading!). Perhaps you thought of laying on the beach, reading a book. Or not even with a book – laying on the beach, catching some rays as the waves crash upon the shore. You…

What Happens When You Can’t Access Your Gmail?

How to Access Gmail When It's Down [Lifehacker] I'm a Google nut, and I love me some Gmail. But sometimes, like anything in life, it gets screwed up temporarily. If you're like me and you live off of your Gmail, Lifehacker put together a guide for handling big Gmail outages, like the one we had…

The Brewers, The 0-Hour Workweek, and The Value of Having Fun

When you sit on the internet for long periods of time (a la yours truly), you look at people’s attitudes towards each other and you wonder where things went wrong. Spend some time looking at the mainstream media, and it becomes really apparent: society thinks you should be miserable. Don’t believe me? Think about your…

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