Regrets of the Dying. someone who worked in palliative care talks about the 5 regrets that came up most often with people who were dying.

Don’t Be Ugly By Accident! « OkTrends. “statistical proof that iPhone users aren’t just getting fucked by Apple”.

Print TVs Crowning Moment of Awesome. Hacking The Price Is Right.

Advertising – Drinking Game Poses Query, Who’s ‘Icing’ Whom? – NYTimes.com. I’m amazed this is an article in the new york times.

The Best Places to Live in NYC – The Clash Between Hasids and Hipsters in Williamsburg — New York Magazine. the title speaks for itself. via ram.

A real person, a lot like you | Derek Sivers. a good thing to remember when you’re mad.


YouTube – Philip Pullman on Freedom of Speech

Jason Calacanis vs. David Heinemeier Hansson on This Week in Startups – (37signals). some great discussion on this show. i was pretty impressed with Calacanis’ questions and comments.

YouTube – Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv. chatroulette seems like the ultimate improv starter.

What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once?. a graph of water consumption in Edmonton during the gold medal hockey game. people were really holding it until intermission.

He’s a Terrorist. Just say it. Terrorist. For F*%k sake!. it turns out that pretty much every news publication took it pretty easy on that guy who flew a plane into an IRS building. via ram.

DAVID SIMON – Vice Magazine. long interview with the creator of The Wire.

Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop on Vimeo. a thought provoking little video about augmented reality and advertising.


YouTube – Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy. a great analysis from Derek Sivers.

Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord – NYTimes.com. if you find yourself doing karaoke in manila, make sure you don’t sing “My Way”.

A Peek Into Netflix Queues – NYTimes.com. Choose Seattle, and then check out movies like “Milk” and “Paul Blart : Mall Cop”.

Evolution of the Hipster. well done.

The House Next Door: Focus on the Family: Pixars Small-c Conservatism. interesting discussion on the themes in pixar’s films. also, i can’t believe i haven’t seen wall-e yet. via ram.

Why I gave away my company to charity | Derek Sivers. When he sold CDBaby the money went in a trust that will pay him an annual dividend so he can live comfortably and then when he dies they’ll give the money to charity. that’s pretty awesome.

Your Looks and Your Inbox « OkTrends. this blog is just awesome. choice quote : “the two curves together suggest some strange possibilities for the female thought process, the most salient of which is that the average-looking woman has convinced herself that the vast majority of males aren’t good enough for her, but she then goes right out and messages them anyway.”