Monthly Archives: February 2007

My French Verbs Book

warning: long personal story When I was in grade four, we started learning about verbs and how to conjugate them in French class. I immedately found them very easy to learn; a nice logical system. By grade eight, we’d obviously … Continue reading

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These Come From Trees Blog

These Come From Trees Blog – what a great idea. Via Seth Godin.

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thetruth.com

thetruth.com – when I first saw thetruth’s tv commercials a few years ago I thought that they were amazingly well-done, I rarely seem ads that good. I’ve seen a few new ones they’ve done lately and they also seem incredible. … Continue reading

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Truly social profiles

Truly social profiles – hmn, it would be kind of neat if instead of filling out your profile, it was created by summing and averaging data given by your friends

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Review: Swivel vs. Many Eyes | EagerEyes.org

Review: Swivel vs. Many Eyes | EagerEyes.org – Robert’s really done a comprehensive overview here; very useful. Both websites would do well to read it.

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Kids, the Internet, and the End of Privacy: The Greatest Generation Gap Since Rock and Roll — New York Magazine

Kids, the Internet, and the End of Privacy: The Greatest Generation Gap Since Rock and Roll — New York Magazine – a much-needed article, although I’m still reading it. One the one side, privacy is now in crisis mode, with … Continue reading

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The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids — New York Magazine

The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids — New York Magazine – there is a lot wrong with education in North America, and work like this can make a huge difference. In my opinion, we already know how to … Continue reading

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Pictures of Numbers: False Advertising

Pictures of Numbers: False Advertising – for those who seem to wonder why I care so much about my information graphics – this is what happens when you don’t care.

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Productivity Boost: How to start your day at 5:00 AM – lifehack.org

Productivity Boost: How to start your day at 5:00 AM – lifehack.org – I get up rather later than 5:00am, but my problem with this article is that almost all the tips are for how to fight with your alarm … Continue reading

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thoughts on lip balm

In early 2005 I paid $0.99 USD before tax for a regular Walgreens-brand Chap-Aid stick. I haven’t seen it in a couple of months, and with my lips extremely dry, I caved in and bought some ChapStick yesterday. Only the … Continue reading

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