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[7 Aug 2006 | No Comment | ]

Another age old question, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? After reading this article, it gives you a better explaination on why this natural occurance occurs. Good read.
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[7 Aug 2006 | No Comment | ]

This is a question i’ve always had but never had the answer to; until now. Recently while digging on Digg, I found an article explaining the creation of the 24-second shot clock rule in Basketball and why the creator chose 24-seconds. Have a read and enjoy.
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[18 Jul 2006 | No Comment | ]

Quoted from Lifehacker.com
In the “things we should already all know but probably don’t” category, eHow has a tutorial (with pictures) for jump-starting your car.
When I was in high school, knowing how to jump-start my crappy but beloved Buick came in handy on many occasions, so I know the value of a good, safe jump-start (I still keep jumper cables in my trunk wherever I go). If you’ve never taken the time out to learn how to jump-start your car, it’d be worth your while to …

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[18 Jul 2006 | One Comment | ]

Quoted Directly from Lifehacker.com
With all the hoopla over net neutrality lately, you might’ve found it difficult to get a quick handle on what it all really means.
HowStuffWorks has a concise yet detailed summary of the whole net neutrality issue: who’s concerned, who SHOULD be concerned, and how it could affect all of us. A great way to get caught up on a very important issue in a hurry. — Wendy Boswell
Net Neutrality Primer [HowStuffWorks]
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[30 May 2006 | No Comment | ]

About.com’s Dads and Grads page has a list of 12 ways that budgeting can improve your life. For example:
Following a realistic budget frees up spare cash so you can use your money on the things that really matter to you instead of frittering it away on things you don’t even remember buying.
Personally, I couldn’t agree more. I’ve always found that operating within a set budget really helps me feel comfortable with purchases that I really actually want (and sometimes might worry are frivolous). When purchasing …

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[30 May 2006 | No Comment | ]

Bored with your typical IM icons and emoticons? I am too. That’s why I'm thrilled to see Mojizu and the Mojicon Dispenser. It’s a free download, for Windows only, that will let you browse a whole bunch of Mojis; neat, unique character avatars, emoticons and more.
The icons are based on characters created by artists around the world for the Mojizu community. Not only will you find some neat icons, you’ll be helping artists get their work seen. Give it a look, there’s lots of fun …

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[30 May 2006 | No Comment | ]

The birthday calculator can tell you fun things about you and the day you were born. For example, if you enter my birthday, March 9th, 1982, we learn that I am 3.46340508806262 in dog years.It’ll tell you all sorts of things from the phase of the moon when you were born, your birth stone and lots of numerological and astrological facts.
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[30 May 2006 | No Comment | ]

eHow has some tips that’ll help you remember people’s names. They key is to trap their name in your memory as early as possible.
Pay attention when you are introduced to someone. A few minutes after you meet the person, say his or her name to yourself again. If you have forgotten it, talk to the person again and ask for the name.
If you spend some time talking to them shortly after you meet someone, saying their name to them also helps. Anyone have any more good …

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[30 May 2006 | No Comment | ]

Blogger Bert Webb’s got a clever way to remind yourself of something you thought of just as you were falling asleep the night before.
Instead of interrupting your drowsy descent into counting sheep by turning on the light, getting up and grabbing pen and paper and writing yourself a note:
Reach over and turn your alarm clock upside down, lay the night stand lamp on its side, place a shoe in a drawer, or drape your house coat over the lamp. In the morning, when you rise, …

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[30 May 2006 | No Comment | ]

Web site BitFontMaker lets you design, create, and download your own fonts.
If you’re interested in creating a font with BitFontMaker, all you need to do is draw each letter and symbol on the glyphs map using a little bitmap. It may take a little bit of time, but with a little elbow grease you can create your very own font tweaked to your liking. Alternately, you can browse through the BitFont Museum and download other people’s BitFont creations.
Personally – there’s a reason I’ve never designed …