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April 11, 2006

Passage of time

On the 17th of June of every year for the last 30 years, the Golberg family from Argentina have photographed themselves and their new offspring as they grow older. These images are the results.

March 29, 2006

The basic principles of chess

If you have played chess before but have found the more advanced stages a little too confusing, then this article can give you an insight into the basic principles behind controlling th board.

February 10, 2006

Mental state known as Flow

A wiki discussion on the mental state of 'Flow'

December 06, 2005

A list of lists

Coming to the end of 2005 everyone is releasing their lists of the top 10,20, 5 etc - here is a list of those lists

November 27, 2005

18 Tricks to teach your body

Breathe underwater for longer, get rid of ice cream headaches and stop the world from spinning - 18 tricks to teach your body

September 21, 2005

Classic shaving

A website devoted to the use of the 'Straight Razor'

September 01, 2005

Talking to a large group

If you need help with talking to a large group of people, then this website from the University of California has some good tips.

June 30, 2005

Memory Systems

If you need help with remembering things then this memory system is a great way to learn.

May 27, 2005

Advice links

A couple of links from lifehacker

Financial Independance - Get Rich Slowly
How to clean your computer

February 03, 2005

Hypnotism is the new weapon in Russia

Using hypnotism thieves in Russia are convincing people to give them money

Cutting Fruit and Vegetables

Step by Step illustrations showing the best ways to cut vegetables and fruit

Packing your bags

Tips on packing including techniques like 'The Interlock' and 'Rock and Roll'.

January 12, 2005

Resignation letters

If you are looking to resign from your current place of employment, then you can get inspiration from some classic historical resignation letters.

January 10, 2005

The Book of Cool

Get skills with this 3 DVD set of tricks and techniques used by professional sportspeople and performers.

January 05, 2005

Investment

If you are looking to invest in 2005 some good advice can be found here

January 04, 2005

Learn French in a year

An interesting technique for learning the French language in a short period of time.

December 23, 2004

What not to do

When setting up a business - the 17 most common mistakes

December 16, 2004

Shaking up Trade Theory

The global marketplace is introducing some interesting changes to the way we work.

December 13, 2004

The 4th Annual Year in Ideas

The NYTimes magazine has a good annual compendium of ideas for 2004

December 10, 2004

Safe cracking

Everything you've ever wanted to know about Safes and the history of breaking into them.

December 08, 2004

Shopping list

Wired has released their list for the coolest geek shopping list ever

December 06, 2004

Virtual Bubblewrap

Release some seasonal stress by popping virtual bubblewrap

November 08, 2004

Travelling advice

IF you need help with packing try Magellan's packing tips or if you need help with finding the perfect seat on your plane try seat guru

November 03, 2004

Giant Squid are taking over

The Giant Squid has just surpassed human beings as the the creature that takes up the most space on this planet.

October 26, 2004

40% drop in global wildlife

All because of Humans

October 21, 2004

Big Fish

A large (3M) sunfish has washed up on the shores of NZ Dead Link sorry - the story has been taken down :(