Arounder has amazing 360 degree panorama shots from some major European monuments. Some very well done (or IMHO at least very well situated) shots are the Trevi Fountain, a night shot of the Roman Colisseum, and a view from the Little Matterhorn.
Now if I could only land a job taking photos like that, instead of being a corporate drone …
Science and Spirit magazine has an interesting article about how genes may contribute to a person’s natural state of happiness.
“…while feelings of happiness change from day to day, depending on the circumstances, people seem to have a stable midpoint to these variations, a general level of happiness to which they return after momentary irritation or elation fades. Scientists call this the ‘hedonic set point’ or happiness thermostat…”
From Billy West (voice of Fry, Prof Farnsworth, etc):
“And the other good news is that they’re doing 26 new episodes of
‘Futurama’ for TV and we’re hammering out the deal now.The original
plan was to have the DVD’s first but that’s no longer the case.I’m totaly jammed dude.”
.. Human Ear Professional Edition ..
If Microsoft designed the iPod (video.google.com)
(idea shamelessly borrowed from Lenny):
Quoth kevan.org: The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
The adjective list isn’t the greatest, but still, I’m curious to see what ya’ll would use if you were to describe me in 5 or 6 words: