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Posted 9 months ago
world-shaker: thenextweb: This creative agency thinks it can redesign Wikipedia to be more usable, and it’s on to something (via Creative Agency Launches “Wiikipedia Redefined”) I’m a pretty big fan of this. Zoom

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thenextweb:

This creative agency thinks it can redesign Wikipedia to be more usable, and it’s on to something (via Creative Agency Launches “Wiikipedia Redefined”)

I’m a pretty big fan of this.

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infoneer-pulse: Amazon launches rental service for paper textbooks Juggernaut Amazon is striking another blow at the traditional textbook industry by offering semester-long rentals of physical books. The listings for a number of textbooks now include a “rent” option that’s usually around $50 for a title that sells for $170. According to Amazon’s FAQ, the books are rented out by the semester (counted as 130 days), with one 15-day extension allowed. Textbooks are shipped at standard prices, and the cost of returning them is paid by Amazon. Depending on their luck, renters might receive a book that’s new or one that’s gently used. » via The Verge Zoom

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Amazon launches rental service for paper textbooks

Juggernaut Amazon is striking another blow at the traditional textbook industry by offering semester-long rentals of physical books. The listings for a number of textbooks now include a “rent” option that’s usually around $50 for a title that sells for $170. According to Amazon’s FAQ, the books are rented out by the semester (counted as 130 days), with one 15-day extension allowed. Textbooks are shipped at standard prices, and the cost of returning them is paid by Amazon. Depending on their luck, renters might receive a book that’s new or one that’s gently used.

» via The Verge

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Posted 10 months ago
According to survey by data-protection company Mozy, 73% of bosses have a relaxed attitude to time keeping because staffers are working flexible hours beyond 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In fact, one in five employees has already checked their work email by 7:00 a.m. and the average employee has already spent up to 46 minutes working before they arrive at the office.
Why Bosses No Longer Care If You’re Late for Work [STUDY] (via world-shaker)
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Posted 1 year ago
Tired of staring at a computer all day? Well, go back a 100 years and you’d have been working in a grueling factory all day. Go back another century and you’d have been tending a field all day. Go back 500 years and more than half of your children would have died before the age of five. And yet you’d *still* be using all kinds of human-made objects and systems. As we read yesterday, humans may have been deploying fire for 1 MILLION YEARS. No matter how far back you go, you’ll find us shaping our environment. It is technology all the way down.

Alexis Madrigal, on why the alternative to 21st-century technology is not “nature” but some other technologically-mediated reality.

(Also, read Lindy West’s excellent essay on the subject.)

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scinerds: AWESOME ALERT: This Guy Hand-Forged His Wedding Ring Out Of A METEORITE! Go over to io9.com to check out photos that show his process. He turned a Gibeon meteorite into a kick ass wedding ring all in his garage. Anyone else insanely jealous of his talent? I want one! Real life Sauron, anyone? Zoom

scinerds:

AWESOME ALERT: This Guy Hand-Forged His Wedding Ring Out Of A METEORITE!

Go over to io9.com to check out photos that show his process. He turned a Gibeon meteorite into a kick ass wedding ring all in his garage. Anyone else insanely jealous of his talent? I want one!

Real life Sauron, anyone?

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Posted 1 year ago

The Best Computer Illiteracy Analogy I've Seen

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Also: This is why I no longer help friends or family members with computer issues if I can help it.

I’ve actually been using the cars analogy for a couple months now and I think it’s very fitting. Imagine if you were a mechanic who owned an auto shop and your average customer call went something like this:

Customer: My car isn’t working and I need you to fix it immediately, this is an emergency

Mechanic: Alright sir what seems to be the problem?

Customer: I don’t know, I tried to use my car on Friday and it didn’t work, now it’s Monday and I need to get to work and I can’t and this needs to be fixed right now.

Mechanic: Can you start the car? Can you even get into your car? Does it make any sounds when you try to start it? Are all 4 tires there?

Customer: I don’t know, I don’t know what any of that stuff means, I tried to get to work and it wouldn’t let me and you need to fix it now because you changed my oil 6 months ago.

Mechanic: Alright well what kind of car are you driving?

Customer: I don’t know, a green one, why does that matter?

Mechanic: Please take a look at the back of your car and see if there are any letters or numbers that would indicate a vehicle model or manufacturer

Customer: Ok, my car is a SV2 87K.

Mechanic: No sir that’s your license plate. My records indicate that you drive a Nissan Altima, can you confirm that the key you’re using to try and get into this car says Nissan on it?

Customer: My key says Lexus but I don’t see how that makes a difference, I’ve been using this key on this car for years and it’s always worked, what did you do to my car?

Redditor greet_the_sun

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Posted 1 year ago

(Source: surrogateself)

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