The story behind the movie logos
Neatorama has a detailed rundown on the movie logos, their history and changes over time. Check it out here: http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/03/the-story-behind-hollywood-studio-logos/
The 4-hour workweek, GTD, etc.
Chris Hardwick writes in Wired Magazine about his experimentation with three different productivity frameworks. It's an interesting and funny read.Speed cameras need to go away
...for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that they can often be fooled: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2632.aspRussian man trademarks emoticon
Many trademarks and patents have been absurd lately. Here's yet another instance of absurdity:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/oleg-teterin-russian-entr_n_150438.html
Vacation time in various countries
I'm continually disturbed by the fact that workers in the U.S. get far fewer vacation days than in many other countries -- especially in Europe.Lifehacker has an article on their site about the topic, along with a survey asking if you've taken all your vacation days this year: http://lifehacker.com/5106883/did-you-use-all-your-vacation-days-this-year
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I'm not sure where this is visible from, but at least in Australia you should be able to see the heavens "smiling".
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Matt KaufmanI am a philosopher, software engineer, computer geek, Buddhist, vegan and now, expert noun-lister.
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