Txt Ninja

http://www.txtninja.com/

A tool to make text unsearchable (basically converting it into an image). Probably useful for emails and not start receiving tons of spam...

Multistage Water Rocket with Boosters

This is just so cool :D





and here's a website with tutorials on doing basic water rockets, boosters, multi-staging, ...

Firefox Tabs

To gain some space when having many tabs, and as GMail and Google Reader are always open, we can keep them as favicons instead of a full tab, and the favicons shows the number of unread emails.
We actually get something like this:

What has to be done is the following:
1- install better gmail 2
2- enable the favicon option to show unread messages
3- install better greader
4- enable the favicon to show the unread posts
5- install faviconize tab extension
6- install perma tabs extension



lifehacker

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

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Perception

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:

The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:

A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:

A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:

The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:

He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made... How many other things are we missing?


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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
-Winston Churchill

OK, this is epic :D

After homer blowing up the church with a rocket
Marge: This is the worst thing you've ever done!!!
Homer: You say this so much it lost its meaning...