In a way, radio is the perfect user interface. Turn it on, and It Just Works. This week, NPR unveiled Infinite Player, a web app that mimics the simplicity of radio, but with a personalized twist. Press play to hear the latest NPR newscast, followed by a never-ending playlist of random feature stories. It doesn’t stop till you …
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In the biography of Steve Jobs from Walter Isaacson, a few pages are dedicated to Steve’s habits at home. One of them was the desire to discuss and research every decision to make sure it was perfect. This happened on everything ranging from baby names to the type of washing machine they use. When they …
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From Ron Clark, named “American Teacher of the Year” by Disney and was Oprah Winfrey’s pick as her “Phenomenal Man.” (CNN) — This summer, I met a principal who was recently named as the administrator of the year in her state. She was loved and adored by all, but she told me she was leaving the profession. I …
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From Ron Clark, named “American Teacher of the Year” by Disney and was Oprah Winfrey’s pick as her “Phenomenal Man.” (CNN) — This summer, I met a principal who was recently named as the administrator of the year in her state. She was loved and adored by all, but she told me she was leaving the profession. I …
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After six months of living in Southern California, I’ve observed a noticeably high distribution of attractive males living here. I’m not quite sure how to attribute this hot guy clustering (if someone has an explanation for this, please share) but the phenomenon became strikingly obvious to me when I recently donated some items at Goodwill. I …
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From Corky Carroll: The other day I got a question submitted asking me if Pendleton shirts were actual surf fashion back in the late ’50s and early ’60s. As a matter of fact, they sorta were. When I first started surfing in the mid-50s, there was no set “surf look” as far as I know. Surfwear …
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From Corky Carroll: The other day I got a question submitted asking me if Pendleton shirts were actual surf fashion back in the late ’50s and early ’60s. As a matter of fact, they sorta were. When I first started surfing in the mid-50s, there was no set “surf look” as far as I know. Surfwear …
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How do I get a crew of volunteers for my house? How many trees do they have? Do you think they stick around the for the after Christmas clean-up?