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Grab bag of links
Aug. 26th, 2008 10:30 pm1. Graph of the common investor's mind (picture) -- this, my friends, is why most people lose lots of money when they invest in stocks.
2. How to bullyproof your child -- I'm not a parent, but this is a thought-provoking article. The general thesis is that instead of telling children to run to authority figures, they should avoid giving bullies what they want, ie: a breakdown. Instead, through roleplaying, they should learn how to deal with bullies without getting upset, and thus disarming their aggressor.
3. On your marks, get set, Lego! (pictures) -- some people have too much time on their hands. These people made a reproduction of the Beijing Olympics in Lego. Really elaborate Lego.
4. Awesome shadow performance (4-minute video) -- this is really, really cool. Multi-person, awesome shadow performances.
5. I just discovered something I've been doing wrong -- the short version: don't tell someone a task is "easy" or "no big deal" if it obviously isn't for the person you're talking to. Similarly, don't ask for "just a small favour" if you know it's something they won't want to do.
6. Why are we happy? (TED talk video) -- really interesting stuff. People naturally tend to predict future happiness levels, but they tend to get the answers really, really wrong, often to their detriment. This one made me think.
7. Christianity explained (picture) -- this about sums it up, actually. Funny stuff.
2. How to bullyproof your child -- I'm not a parent, but this is a thought-provoking article. The general thesis is that instead of telling children to run to authority figures, they should avoid giving bullies what they want, ie: a breakdown. Instead, through roleplaying, they should learn how to deal with bullies without getting upset, and thus disarming their aggressor.
3. On your marks, get set, Lego! (pictures) -- some people have too much time on their hands. These people made a reproduction of the Beijing Olympics in Lego. Really elaborate Lego.
4. Awesome shadow performance (4-minute video) -- this is really, really cool. Multi-person, awesome shadow performances.
5. I just discovered something I've been doing wrong -- the short version: don't tell someone a task is "easy" or "no big deal" if it obviously isn't for the person you're talking to. Similarly, don't ask for "just a small favour" if you know it's something they won't want to do.
6. Why are we happy? (TED talk video) -- really interesting stuff. People naturally tend to predict future happiness levels, but they tend to get the answers really, really wrong, often to their detriment. This one made me think.
7. Christianity explained (picture) -- this about sums it up, actually. Funny stuff.
