April 2011
27 posts
Streaming Study: "Consumers Only Want 2 FM's" →
KnowDigital has just released a new “in-car streaming study” that takes a look at how consumers use their in-dash system during their daily drive. “Dozens” of consumers were involved in the study which concluded that people really only need five pre-sets in their audio system and only two of them would be used by a local FM station. The other three pre-sets would...
Because sometimes a hostel just doesn't cut it. →
MetaFilter:
Last Summer, Snoop Dogg tried to rent Liechtenstein for a music video shoot. Now, thanks to Airbnb, you can actually rent the entire country for $70k a night, with a two-night minimum. From the first link: Renaming city streets and town squares, printing your own temporary currencies, and carving logos into the snow on the mountainside is just the beginning. You can also choose to...
How little sleep can you get away with? →
bakadesuyo.com:
All told, by the end of two weeks, the six-hour sleepers were as impaired as those who, in another Dinges study, had been sleep-deprived for 24 hours straight — the cognitive equivalent of being legally drunk.
A TON more interesting info here.
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– Abraham Lincoln
On Clutter →
When your environment is cluttered, the chaos restricts your ability to focus. The clutter also limits your brain’s ability to process information. Clutter makes you distracted and unable to process information as well as you do in an uncluttered, organized, and serene environment.
Scientists find physical clutter negatively affects your ability to focus, process information | Unclutterer
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Disinterested or uninterested? How long we should... →
wooliebear:
Suppose a friend said to you, “I know you’re disinterested, so I want to ask you a question presently.” Then he didn’t say anything. Would you be momentarily nonplussed?Quite likely, yes. The above paragraph contains four words whose primary definitions have changed or are currently changing. Disinterested traditionally meant “impartial,” and now is generally used to mean...
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To All Husker Fans!
theendresult:
A Husker fan, a Hawkeye fan & a Buckeye fan are climbing a mountain & arguing about who loves his team more. The Buckeye fan insists he is the most loyal. “This is for the Buckeyes,” he yells, & jumps off the mountain. Not to be outdone, the Husker fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells “This is for the Huskers!!!” & pushes the Hawkeye fan off the...
