Interesting Links, May 9, 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Maria Langer

Here are links I found interesting on May 9, 2013:

Productivity Lifesaver: The 5-Sentence Email – This is something I need to put into practice as soon as possible.

Interesting Links, May 5, 2013

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Maria Langer

Here are links I found interesting on May 5, 2013:

Chasing Ice – "Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of climate change. Using time-lapse cameras, his videos compress years into seconds and capture ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate." I saw this film on Saturday night at a film festival. Amazing photography. Highly recommended.
How Different Cultures Handle Personal Space – "Our perspectives on personal space — the distance we keep between the person in front of us at an ATM, the way we subdivide the area of an elevator — are often heavily influenced by the norms of the places we inhabit."

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Maria Langer

Here are links I found interesting on May 1, 2013:

5-year-old boy shoots 2-year-old sister in KY – Can someone please explain to me why a 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD owns a gun?
McDonald’s Theory – Breaking the ice by suggesting the worst possible idea.

Here are links I found interesting on April 30, 2013:

22 Unbelievable Places that are Hard to Believe Really Exist – Unbelievably beautiful places. I've only been to one of these; I have some catching up to do.
UK.Gov passes Instagram Act: All your pics belong to everyone now – It was bound to happen. What we create and share online is no longer protected by copyright — at least not after it reaches the UK.
Hybrid drivers may save on gas but new tax gotcha – This is just plain wrong. The gas tax used for highway maintenance should be a percentage, not a fixed amount. People should pay based on how much gas they used, which is still the best indicator of how much they drive. There should be a financial benefit to having a fuel-efficient car.
We Had No Idea What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like. Until Now – Modern technology makes it possible to extract sounds recorded by Bell in the 1800s on a variety of obsolete media.

Here are links I found interesting on April 26, 2013:

How to Photograph Star Trails – Tips and instructions for photographing star trails.
A $5.5 Billion Road Map To Banish Polio Forever – Unfortunately, this plan will not work if there is even one vaccine denier out there who refuses to vaccinate his/her children.