You Are Boring — The Magazine A few years ago, I had a job that involved listening to a ton of podcasts. (…) The people who were interesting told good stories. They were also inquisitive: willing to work to expand their social and intellectual range. Most important, interesting people were also the best listeners. They knew when to ask questions. (…) Here are the three things they taught me. Listen, then ask a question...
Three useful one-liner anchors to use on e-mail | Ricardo Clerigo I also find that starting text with a “> [Keyword]” combination works great, as in: Agreed: text Follow-up: text Action: text
Roger Ebert’s “The Great Movies” | Derek Sivers Roger Ebert’s “The Great Movies” essays 12 Angry Men Ace in the Hole Adaptation. The Adventures of Robin Hood After Dark, My Sweet After Hours The Age of Innocence Aguirre, the Wrath of God A.I. Artificial Intelligence Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Alien All About Eve Amadeus Amarcord Annie Hall The Apartment Apocalypse Now The Apu Trilogy Army of Shadows Atlantic City Au Hasard Balthazar Au Revoir, les Enfants An Autumn Afternoon Babel Badlands The Ballad of Narayama The Band Wagon The Bank Dick Baraka Barry Lyndon The Battle of Algiers The Battleship Potemkin Beat the Devil Beauty and the Beast Being There Belle de Jour La Belle Noiseuse The Best Years of Our Lives The Bicycle Thief The Big Heat The Big Lebowski The Big Red One The Big Sleep The Birth of a Nation Blade Runner Blow-Up The Blue Kite Bob le Flambeur Body Heat Bonnie and Clyde Breathless Bride of Frankenstein The Bridge on the River Kwai Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Broken Blossoms The Cabinet of Dr....
Update 2023-07-31: Internet Archive 2013-04-02 The Game-Based CAPTCHA Alternative | Are You a Human Awesome way to replace the dreaded “Captchas”…
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Quem tem medo compra um não Os medos são companheiros mais ou menos frequentes das crianças. Aumentam ou decaem consoante a maneira como os pais não os entendem ou os abrigam. Se os pais os acolhem e, de forma firme, persuadem os filhos a enfrentarem-nos, o semáforo amarelo apaga-se aos poucos. Se os ignoram, tornam-nos um pouco mais alaranjados. Se os almofadam por todos os lados, dão-lhe gás e eles ficam avermelhados....
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Visceral Apps and You — Mysterious Trousers All of the apps mentioned above exhibit that same kinetic/potential interplay. They’re the UX version of bubble wrap. So here’s my theory: I believe that introducing visceral elements into an app will take it past the point of just being awesome. It will make your app speak to the subconscious, built-in affinity that humans have for the physical properties I mentioned before.
Stripe: Payments for developers Stripe makes it easy to start accepting credit cards (…) today. **Full-stack payments ** You don’t need a merchant account or gateway. Stripe handles everything, including storing cards, subscriptions, and direct payouts to your bank account. Stripe.js lets you build your own payment forms while still avoiding PCI requirements. Available only in the US and Canada, unfortunately 🙁