Archive for December, 2007

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Monday, December 31st, 2007

Interesting Book about Presentaion

Monday, December 31st, 2007

43 Folders has a good overview of an interesting book about producing better presentations. The book is: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) By Garr Reynolds
Excerpt:

Using grids to divide your slide “canvas” into thirds, for example, is an easier way to approach golden-mean proportions, and you can use the grids to align the elements that give the overall design balance, a clear flow and point of focus, and a natural overall cohesiveness and aesthetic quality that is not accidental but is by design.

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Sunday, December 30th, 2007

The Airport Security Follies – Jet Lagged – Air Travel – Opinion – New York Times Blog

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

From Boing Boing, The Airport Security Follies – Jet Lagged – Air Travel – Opinion – New York Times Blog

Excerpt:

Six years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, airport security remains a theater of the absurd. The changes put in place following the September 11th catastrophe have been drastic, and largely of two kinds: those practical and effective, and those irrational, wasteful and pointless.

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Saturday, December 29th, 2007

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

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Friday, December 21st, 2007

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Thursday, December 20th, 2007

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

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Saturday, December 15th, 2007

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Flowchart of medieval sexual decision making

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

BoingBoing has has a link to a great Flowchart of medieval sexual decision making. The flowchart is from an interesting sounding book, The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present

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Monday, December 3rd, 2007

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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007