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The Shape of Music

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:04:14 GMT

Link: http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2008/07/the_shape_of_music.php

The iPod habits of CNet readers

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:14:22 GMT

Link: http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9936670-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:18:56 GMT

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/business/30know.html?ex=1356843600&en=5d04acf0f946a3a9&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Man trains turtle to do tricks

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:43:20 GMT

It took him ten years, but it’s quite impressive.

Link: http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=11474

Scientists think they may have found the brain's "irrelevance" filter

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:53:01 GMT

Reminds me of the “Your nerd has built an annoyingly efficient relevancy engine in his head” section from The Nerd Handbook at Rands in Repose:

For any given piece of incoming information, your nerd is making a lightning fast assessment: relevant or not relevant? Relevance means that the incoming information fits into the system of things your nerd currently cares about. Expect active involvement from your nerd when you trip the relevance flag.

I wonder what happens when your irrelevance filter is set too high?

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7132829.stm

Moody

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:20:29 GMT

An app to help you tag your iTunes library and generate mood-based playlists.

Link: http://www.crayonroom.com/moody.php#

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:42:42 GMT

I think I suffered some of the same problems as the kids in this article back in school. It’s an interesting take on kids who go through “gifted and talented” programs.

Link: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids&print=true

The bottom-up and top-down approaches to game design

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:35:19 GMT

Link: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2129/game_design_cognition_the_.php

Dove (D)evolution

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:56:15 GMT

Is Dove’s much-lauded ad campaign sending the message it thinks it is?

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2007/id20071112_700681.htm?campaign_id=rss_innovate

The Nerd Handbook

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:58:42 GMT

Dealing with your nerd.

Link: http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/11/11/the_nerd_handbook.html

World's dumbest conspiracy theories

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:08:34 GMT

Enough said.

Link: http://swallowingthecamel.blogspot.com/2007/08/worlds-weirdeststupidest-conspiracy.html

The Case Against Adolescence

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:07:35 GMT

Do we no longer have childhoods? Or do they extend into our thirties?

Link: http://www.kottke.org/07/09/the-case-against-adolescence

Secret to overcoming shyness revealed

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:47:09 GMT

Interesting read, though it’s essentially the same advice I give my cat — “relax, nobody’s going to eat you.”

Link: http://www.livescience.com/health/070808_roots_shyness.html

Versus

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 04 May 2007 08:54:39 GMT

People like to make binary choices.

Link: http://www.andyrutledge.com/versus.php

Duncan Watts on 'Cumulative Advantage'

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:18:24 GMT

How it’s impossible to predict success in cultural markets, and how first mover success leads to market domination.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazine/15wwlnidealab.t.html?ex=1334203200&en=79be2f770fc76c6d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&pagewanted=all

How game mechanics can make your app more fun

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:31:00 GMT

Using the psychology of gaming to improve your customers’ investments in your site.

Link: http://www.oreillynet.com/conferences/blog/2006/03/how_game_mechanics_can_make_yo.html

The gentle art of selling yourself

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:26:05 GMT

Who wouldn’t want to be described:

His presentation skills are off the chart, as is his creative thinking. He is opinionated, innovative and people-oriented. Blessed with the courage of his own convictions, he leans to extremes, black or white. Never grey. You simply can’t ignore him.

A very nice header indeed.

Link: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2025919,00.html

Checkershadow illusion

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:29 GMT

Shades of gray

Link: http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html

Scientists study sarcasm

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:39 GMT

Yeah, that’s going to work

Link: http://www.apa.org/releases/sarcasm.html