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A Guide to Alternative Handwriting and Shorthand Systems
The letters you are now reading, while well adapted to the eye to be read, are so ill adapted to the hand to be written that schools teach longhand as an alternative to printing them. The more cursive longhand is easy to learn, but only about 10% faster than printing. Alternative handwriting systems offer 100% or better improvements in handwriting ease and speed. If you could spend the rest of your life taking notes or keeping a journal/diary while writing two or three times faster, then, gee, why not?
shorthand  handwriting  penmanship  alphabet  gregg  pitman  typography  writing  history  culture  education  communication  script  guide  misc  fun  interesting  language  calligraphy  info  code  howto  reference  lifehacks  systems  languages  productivity  article  learn 
august 2009 by jtth
ZAP Reader
ZAP Reader is a web based speed reading program that will change the way you read on your computer. Current beta testers report reading twice as much in half the time—that's a 300% increase in reading speed, without any loss in comprehension! There is nothing to install, it works with most popular browsers, and it's totally free!
software  tools  howto  interesting  cool  web  tips  free  fun  tool  web2.0  lifehacks  productivity  books  internet  education  learning  gtd  read  freeware  english  audio  online  reading  text  reader  speed  useful 
july 2009 by jtth
Oh Snap! Our Step-By-Step Guide To Getting Shot By The Sartorialist -Refinery29 Pipeline-
You know him. You love him. We do, too. But lest you think it's a snap getting expert Street Style lensman Scott Schuman of Sartorialist fame to spot you on the street, shoot you, AND post your pic on his site…well, think again. In fact, after perusing the past few months' worth of amazing street specimens preening for his expensive camera, we did pick up some interesting sartorial patterns at play. So, want a better shot at, well, getting shot by Scott? Here's our step-by-step guide to increasing the odds...and looking good doing it.
fashion  photography  funny  humor  infographics  style  visualization  fun  sartorialist 
july 2009 by jtth
Pygsear book
A book that introduces children (and adults) to programming through python game programming using pygame and the pygsear pygame framework.
programming  pygame  3d  tutorial  fun  python  learning  game  kids  teaching  gamedev 
july 2009 by jtth
Test My Brain
Test yourself and help us learn more about the mind and brain.
psychology  brain  memory  games  fun  tests  test  health  cogsci 
june 2009 by jtth
aM laboratory
Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute. Makes me feel like a kid.
sequencer  flash  sound  design  matrix  games  tools  art  tool  synthesizer  game  cool  actionscript  inspiration  web  fun  audio  kids  awesome  visualization  music  interactive  online  tonematrix  tenorion  synth  musica  tone  as3 
may 2009 by jtth
tweenbots | kacie kinzer
In New York, we are very occupied with getting from one place to another. I wondered: could a human-like object traverse sidewalks and streets along with us, and in so doing, create a narrative about our relationship to space and our willingness to interact with what we find in it? More importantly, how could our actions be seen within a larger context of human connection that emerges from the complexity of the city itself? To answer these questions, I built robots.
art  interesting  cool  technology  video  funny  fun  psychology  interactive  map  cute  society  space  social  culture  awesome  robotics  robot  experiment  help  human  robots  city  urban  nyc  newyork  navigation  tweenbots  bots  tweenbot 
april 2009 by jtth
CensorZilla
When we created mozilla.org and released (most of) the source code to Netscape Confusicator 4.x, Netscape's lawyers made us go through a big "sanitization" process on the source code. Largely this consisted of making sure we had the legal rights to all the code we were releasing, and making sure every file had proper and accurate copyright statements; but they also made us take out all the dirty words. Specifically, "any text containing vulgar or offensive words or expressions; any text that might be slanderous or libelous to individuals and/or institutions."
software  programming  blog  web  fun  funny  humor  internet  history  hacks  Geek  tech  work  code  language  blogs  java  humour  source  coding  firefox  browser  api  people  C  C++  process  mozilla  censor  netscape 
january 2009 by jtth
Maxing out your Triangle — jackcheng.com
These three things fulfill some of our very basic needs—they give us stability, excitement, ways to contribute and opportunities to grow. If you’re with me so far, then allow me to present exhibit A, the love-growth-cash triangle:
reference  design  cool  tips  interesting  fun  articles  visualization  lifehacks  productivity  work  philosophy  gtd  money  life  project  inspiration  career  reading  graphs  jobs  happiness  lifehack  love  job  charts  triangle  infographics  growth  love-growth-cash 
november 2008 by jtth
Grid Game by Mark James
An exercise in complexity and cellular automata... and I'm not sure he knows it.
chain  art  fun  flash  games  random  game  puzzle  toy  grid  reaction  complexity 
august 2008 by jtth
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Physical Theories as Women
3. Quantum mechanics is the girl you meet at the poetry reading. Everyone thinks she's really interesting and people you don't know are obsessed about her. You go out.
art  articles  dating  funny  fun  humor  geek  humour  women  science  physics 
july 2008 by jtth
Botanicalls Twitter DIY
How to make your plants twitter when they're thirsty, and then twitter their thanks.
twitter  electronics  hacks  diy  arduino  hacking  hardware  howto  interface  make  nature  plant  plants  software  fun 
february 2008 by jtth
Neatorama » Blog Archive » The Evolution of Tech Companies Logos
Awesome historical perspective on the logos of many successful tech companies of the twentieth century.
article  motorola  business  nokia  of  computing  on  post  review  corporate  tech  design  technology  evolution  famous  fun  Geek  graphics  great  history  ibm  industry  list  interesting  logo  logos  marketing  media 
february 2008 by jtth
[:Mana Energy Potion:] | RoboPult
Such an amazing use of a new $70,000 robot. Dig the vision system.
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january 2008 by jtth
[ wu :: riddles(intro) ]
WELCOME to [wu:riddles]! This is an archive of problems I've been collecting since the Spring of 2002. They come from many places, including word of mouth, college courses, books, and job interviews for hi-tech positions. Many are even written by members
puzzles  riddles  logic  math  games  fun  puzzle  technical  resources  mind  problem  problems  language  library  lists  gallery  enigma  computing  algorithms  brain  Geek  reference  mathematics 
september 2007 by jtth
Flickr: The Spontaneous Opera Syndrome Pool
Pictures of animals singing. Or something like it.
animals  Photography  fun  Photos 
march 2007 by jtth
Cool things you can do on a mac
Details things like drag and drop text clipping, internal dictionary usage, and some other fun, but sometimes pointless stuff.
apple  shortcuts  article  blog  software  tech  cool  dictionary  technology  tips  fun  hacks  howto  tools  tricks  tutorial  work  list  mac  MacBook  macintosh  macosx  os  osx  productivity  reference 
september 2006 by jtth
:: Yonkis.com ::
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flash  humor  thankyou  fun  you  thank  videos  funny  cute 
august 2006 by jtth
Non-Errors
Things that most people consider to be errors in English, but really aren't.
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august 2006 by jtth
Personal Finance Advice » Blog Archive » Creative Job - Commute Helper
A man is paid to sit in a car so commuters can go in carpool lanes. He earns $100-$300 daily. Wow.
business  money  finance  cool  jobs  humour  interesting  cars  crazy  funny  fun  humor  social  work  tips 
july 2006 by jtth
Save $200 in 2 minutes and have the worlds best writing pen
How to convert a Mont Blanc ink carterage to work with a G2 cheapie pen.
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july 2006 by jtth
Sreedhara.com » The biggest hole in the world - great photos
Photos and info (with size comparison) of the largest whole in the world, which happens to be a diamond mine in Russia.
fun  photo  photos  science 
july 2006 by jtth
Pink Tentacle
These creatures were made with paper and a gigantic imagination.
art  weird  sculpture  japan  monster  papercraft  cool  design  blog  awesome  articles  animals  interesting  fun  media  photographs  photography  photos  strange 
july 2006 by jtth
Home made Sonar
Just what the title says. A little program that makes use of some fairly common equiptment.
audio  cool  blog  design  diy  electronics  fun  hack  Geek  hacking  hacks  hardware  home  howto  lifehacks  make  programming  science  software  teaching  todo  tools  windows 
july 2006 by jtth
Imagining the Tenth Dimension - A Book by Rob Bryanton
A mind-bending journing into m-theory, string theory, and a good visual primer into dimensionality.
animation  awesome  book  cool  flash  fun  Geek  humor  funny  interesting  math  image  mathematics  maths  philosophy  reference  physics  relativity  science  space  time  videos  visualization  weird 
july 2006 by jtth
Fake Name Generator
It generates a first name, a last name, a (somewhat) valid address and corresponding phone number. Useful for filling out those pesky government forms.
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june 2006 by jtth
The Spider
How to make a spider out of five one dollar bills.
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may 2006 by jtth
Made With Molecules
Jewelry made with neurotransmitters and molecules of all kinds!
clothes  cool  design  fun  Geek  neuroscience  science  shop  shopping  jewelry 
may 2006 by jtth
Wired 9.12: Take The AQ Test
A test determining your autism spectrum quotient. I scored a 19, but I am suspected to have mild Aspurger's.
article  articles  brain  gentoo  health  fun  intelligence  interesting  mind  mental  psychology  social  quiz  thinking  wired 
april 2006 by jtth
Webcomics In Tattoo Form
A series of tattoos inspired by webcomics.
art  comic  comics  cool  design  fun  funny  Geek  web 
april 2006 by jtth
Videogame Theater
A taste: Pac-Man shooting H and popping pills, slapping his wife, disowning his gay sun, and Q-bert!
drugs  fun  funny  games  gaming  humor  movie  movies  myspace  video 
april 2006 by jtth
Hak.5
Video show about all that encompasses hacking.
blog  network  computer  osx  computers  programming  Radio  development  technology  digg  tutorial  feed  firefox  tv  video  web  free  fun  weekly  Geek  zine  graphics  hack  hacking  hacks  howto  humor  mac  magazine  Podcast  tech  IPTV 
february 2006 by jtth
Inside Mac Games
Reviews and reports on the latest gaming news on the Macintosh platform.
apple  video  computer  computers  fun  game  games  Geek  mac  ipod  macosx  misc  magazine  news  osx  review  software  shopping  gaming 
january 2006 by jtth
Google Date
Google Date Google Date lets you enter a date and then searches using Google for what happened on that date and shows three results. Since Google isn't very good at sorting documents for relevance when it comes to dates, it usually doesn't give you a list
Google  google.hack  fun  Interesting  hack  search 
january 2006 by jtth
Play-Doh Can Foil 90% of Most Fingerprint Scanning Security Systems @ Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech
Today, Fortune has a piece on plans by retail giants, Costco, Target, and Wal-Mart to move to fingerprint biometric technology as a way of cutting down on fraud and to expedite check-out line time. Sounds good, but it turns out that a simple “finger”
news  fun  biometrics 
january 2006 by jtth
defective yeti: Xyzzy
Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure Revision 88 / Serial number 54892
article  blog  computers  fun  funny  game  humor  humour  literature  news  war  writing  wtf  iraq  bush  politics  games  Geek 
january 2006 by jtth
LMA WLAC - Past Champions
Past Champions of the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship
art  auction  audio  awesome  cool  culture  fun  funny  humor  language  mp3  music  wtf  archive  auctioneer  livestock 
january 2006 by jtth
Tynsoe projects
GeekTool is a PrefPane (System Preferences module) for Panther or Jaguar to show system logs, unix commands output, or images (i.e. from the internet) on your desktop (or even in front of all windows).
desktop  free  fun  hacks  mac  osx  tools  software  unix  organization  programming  tips  tricks  macosx  geektool  opensource  hack 
january 2006 by jtth
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