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37Signals, an internet-based technology company (known for their flagship product Basecamp), has been doing a little experimenting in the workplace.

Some of the things they have implemented:

• 4 day work-week

  Fri-Sun is the new weekend.  37signals believes this will make people happier and that the same amount of work or more will get done.

• Pay for your hobbies

  37Signals will pay for your hobbies.  e.g. they are helping pay for one of their employee’s flight lessons.  Maybe they’ll pay for your World of Warcraft subscription.

• Give you a credit card

  They will pay for your work-related learning or networking expenses.  Conferences, books, and whatever else comes up.

If you want to follow the progress of these experiments or learn more, check out this article from their blog.

These are some interesting ideas that have been toyed with before.  I’ve heard of the 30 hour work weeks in France with the 2 months of vacation per year.  All in the belief that if people are happier they will work harder and better.

Best of luck to the crew at 37Signals!

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There is this very cool widget on NYTimes.com that you should check out just for keeping up with cool things. It basically charts out the flow of movies and their popularity/gross and how long they ran for.

Here’s a preview:

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Perhaps the most celebrated retort in the history of wit occurred in a famous exchange between two 18th century political rivals, John Montagu, also known as the Earl of Sandwich, and the reformist politician, John Wilkes. During a heated argument, Montagu scowled at Wilkes and said derisively, “Upon my soul, Wilkes, I don’t know whether you’ll die upon the gallows, or of syphilis” (some versions of the story say “a vile disease” and others “the pox”). Unfazed, Wilkes came back with what many people regard as the greatest retort of all time:

“That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles, or your mistress.”

You can read many more of these gems here at History’s Greatest Replies.

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I just came across this video on Fliggo, it’s quite possibly one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.

Those who are faint of heart, beware. Those who love animals, beware.

If you are interested in following the internet effort to find this piece of shit and help get him charged with animal cruelty, follow this link: http://federalism.typepad.com/crime_federalism/2008/03/david-motari-ab.html

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This is Mariah Carey’s new music video. It’s quite odd but refreshingly so. Enjoy!

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I Stumble Upon’d this fantastically interesting demo of a futuristic interface for computers. Those who don’t want to read any further can mouse over here to check out the new interface.

This new effortless wander interface at first will present you with an awkward sense of navigation that leaves you stumbling around trying to center yourself. Don’t let that discourage you from further exploring the interface. When you graduated from crawling to walking, it took some getting used to. This could very well be the next step for interfaces, so give it a shot.

This takes muscle memory to the next level. While browsing your favorite sites or navigating your computer, if you know where all the links are you can easily dart through the site and navigate it at your bodies content. No more clicking and double clicking, endangering all of your valuable tendons.

To bring this interface to the web I’m considering creating a jQuery library that turns all of your links into this interfaces as well as desired elements.

I’d love to hear all of your comments on this interface, so take the time to write me your thoughts.

Don’t Click It

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This has to be the worst case of plastic surgery I have ever seen. There is no excuse for the vanity that has corrupted the face of an already unattractive female by the name of Wildenstein. Sounds kind of close to Frankenstein, no?

This is a prime example of how to suck. Do not try this at home. Money is the root of all evil!

The American socialite has been nicknamed the Bride of Wildenstein and dubbed the world’s scariest celebrity by a plastic surgery website.

Ms Wildenstein famously embarked on a radical amount of cosmetic procedures after fearing her millionaire art dealer husband would leave her.

The first time Wildenstein saw his newly-sculpted wife, he was said to have screamed in horror, unable to recognise her.

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Think on it for a moment. Is it the same thing as having the phone number: 1?

Me: Hey girl, how about enlightening me with your phone number?

Girl: Oh sure, it’s (215) 618-1505

Me: Pfft, I’m not going to remember that. Just take mine, here, it’s 1.

One man answered: $14,000,000

A man named Saeed Khouri paid $14,000,000 for a license plate bearing the number 1. He “bought it because I want to be the best in the world”.

You must think I’m joking, but here are the related articles:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/the-14-million-license-plate/?hp

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ikdao1cUZEBY_fcNr0lBifl45wXgD8URLLLO0

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