Just for Fun
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Carrot: A Pitch-Perfect Satire of the Tech Industry
This comedy short parodies the type of announcements made by seemingly every start-up in America."It's not just a vegetable. It's what a vegetable should be."Well done and funny. Worth a quick view. -
How funny would it be if Google was a real person you had to talk to?
Everything you ask Google sounds a lot stupider when you actually ask Google.Imagine how many people's Google search history is littered with typos, questionable queries, embarrassing visits to malware-infected websites, porn, Facebook, porn, Facebook, basic math questions a 6-year-old would know, juvenile jokes and so forth.
Now imagine if, in order to do those searches on Google, you had to talk to a real life person?
College Humor has posted a series of videos showing what it would be like if Google was just some guy in an office answering all of your life's questions? -
How funny would it be if Google was a real person you had to talk to?
Everything you ask Google sounds a lot stupider when you actually ask Google.Imagine how many people's Google search history is littered with typos, questionable queries, embarrassing visits to malware-infected websites, porn, Facebook, porn, Facebook, basic math questions a 6-year-old would know, juvenile jokes and so forth.
Now imagine if, in order to do those searches on Google, you had to talk to a real life person?
College Humor has posted a series of videos showing what it would be like if Google was just some guy in an office answering all of your life's questions? -
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Alibaba's IPO debut roared … and its shares soared 38%.
In many ways, the IPO was surprisingly big.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- Can Technology Really Change Your Habits? (FastCompany)
- The 10,000 Hours Myth: Practice Predicts Only 12% of Performance. (Spring)
- The Man Who Created The First Pop-Up Ad Says 'Sorry'. (TheVerge)
- Do Dogs Really Feel Shame and Guilt? (Psychology Today)
- China Says New Supersonic Sub Would Reach San Francisco In 100 Minutes. (Sploid)
- Apple's Secret War Against Samsung is Working. (MacObserver)
- Microsoft Still Doesn't Get Why the iPhone Succeeded. (TUAW)
- The Dark, Disturbing World of the Visa-For-Sale Program. (Fortune)
- U.S. Hikes Fee to Renounce Citizenship By 422%. (Forbes)
- Here's How Much Aid The U.S. Wants To Send Foreign Countries In 2015, and Why. (INFOGRAPHIC)
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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
Alibaba's IPO debut roared … and its shares soared 38%.
In many ways, the IPO was surprisingly big.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- Can Technology Really Change Your Habits? (FastCompany)
- The 10,000 Hours Myth: Practice Predicts Only 12% of Performance. (Spring)
- The Man Who Created The First Pop-Up Ad Says 'Sorry'. (TheVerge)
- Do Dogs Really Feel Shame and Guilt? (Psychology Today)
- China Says New Supersonic Sub Would Reach San Francisco In 100 Minutes. (Sploid)
- Apple's Secret War Against Samsung is Working. (MacObserver)
- Microsoft Still Doesn't Get Why the iPhone Succeeded. (TUAW)
- The Dark, Disturbing World of the Visa-For-Sale Program. (Fortune)
- U.S. Hikes Fee to Renounce Citizenship By 422%. (Forbes)
- Here's How Much Aid The U.S. Wants To Send Foreign Countries In 2015, and Why. (INFOGRAPHIC)
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Surprised Steve Ballmer Went Bonkers In His Clippers Intro Speech?
Here is how new Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer introduced himself to fans in his introductory pep rally.
Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO who's known for his emotional speeches, was quite excited.
He even gave the crowd his email address ([email protected]).
Here is the video.
via YouTube.
The best part came at the nine-minute mark, when he told the crowd:
"We're going to be hardcore. HARD-core. HARDCORE! We're going to get better everyday. We're going to be tenacious. Something knocks us down and we're going to get back and keep coming and coming and coming and coming. Did you watch these guys? That was hardcore! Hardcore baby! Nothing gets in our way, BOOM! Keep coming. HARD-core. The HARDCORE Clippers, that's us."
Speaking of hardcore … For the record, Ballmer bought the Clippers for a $2 billion (four times the record sale for an NBA team, according to the LA Times).
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The Monkey Selfie Cannot Be Copyrighted
This monkey took a selfie using a photographer's camera.
via Mashable.
It went viral.
Then the photographer tried to sue to protect the copyright he thought he deserved because it was his camera, his set-up, his planning, etc.
However, the U.S. Copyright Office has settled the recent debate over the so-called monkey selfie, declaring in updated rules that a piece of content produced by an animal can't be registered.
Aren't humans animals?
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The Monkey Selfie Cannot Be Copyrighted
This monkey took a selfie using a photographer's camera.
via Mashable.
It went viral.
Then the photographer tried to sue to protect the copyright he thought he deserved because it was his camera, his set-up, his planning, etc.
However, the U.S. Copyright Office has settled the recent debate over the so-called monkey selfie, declaring in updated rules that a piece of content produced by an animal can't be registered.
Aren't humans animals?
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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
The U.S. is supposed to be the model for free market economics. So, why do we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world?
Here are ten posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- These Are Some of Best Time-Saving Hacks for A Productive Day. (AlltopStartups)
- There are Now 50 Colleges that Charge More Than $60,000 Per Year [List]. (Insider)
- If Logos Had Honest Slogans … (TwistedSifter)
- Amazon Tests Kindle Unlimited, Its Own E-book Subscription Service. (FastCompany)
- Dad Claims Kingdom So 7-Year-Old Can Be Real Princess. (HuffingtonPost)
- The Moneyball of Quality Investing. (ResearchAffiliates)
- The Difference Between a Good and a Bad Trader: What Brain Imaging Reveals. (ZH)
- Central Bank Exec Says Stocks Are 'Irrational'; China Poised To Crash. (BizInsider)
- A Cheat Sheet for Understanding the Different Schools of Economics. (Pragcap)
- 5 Everyday Products Whose Prices Are Hitting All-Time Highs. (Fool)
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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading
The U.S. is supposed to be the model for free market economics. So, why do we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world?
Here are ten posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- These Are Some of Best Time-Saving Hacks for A Productive Day. (AlltopStartups)
- There are Now 50 Colleges that Charge More Than $60,000 Per Year [List]. (Insider)
- If Logos Had Honest Slogans … (TwistedSifter)
- Amazon Tests Kindle Unlimited, Its Own E-book Subscription Service. (FastCompany)
- Dad Claims Kingdom So 7-Year-Old Can Be Real Princess. (HuffingtonPost)
- The Moneyball of Quality Investing. (ResearchAffiliates)
- The Difference Between a Good and a Bad Trader: What Brain Imaging Reveals. (ZH)
- Central Bank Exec Says Stocks Are 'Irrational'; China Poised To Crash. (BizInsider)
- A Cheat Sheet for Understanding the Different Schools of Economics. (Pragcap)
- 5 Everyday Products Whose Prices Are Hitting All-Time Highs. (Fool)



