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[gala] Thought-provoking: 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (IMAX 3D version)
With the release of the last book only days away, it was high time to grab a couple of the lads and head to the IMAX to check out the latest potter movie. This is the 5th installment, and certainly competently made. Sadly, with so [...]
[smh] Paid care for babies a pale imitation
The warehousing of children in the guise of “care” or, even more implausibly, “early learning” (”That means the blocks have letters on them,” joked one staff member I spoke to recently) is something more and more parents feel distraught about. The research is now undeniable that babies and [...]
A touch of frost
Here’s a tip I learned this morning: when the windscreen is completely frosted over, and you can’t see through it at all, pour some tepid water (even coldish water will do) on the windscreen: you’ll clear the ice without breaking the glass.
With a new semester about to start, I’m trying to work out what is going to fall by the wayside as I make time to do more reading and writing (and learning Greek) than in past semesters. An obvious candidate for the cull is blog-reading - the fact that I’m not familiar with how mch [...]
[37signals] Pastor uses software to keep track of interactions with his congregation - the software developers over at 37 signals have developed software that lets users keep track of their interactions with customers. This particular person is an ordained minister, and he uses the software to make sure that none the people he is responsible [...]
Another local cafe review site: where is my coffee dot com?
Learning from Steve Jobs’ Greatest Presentation for your own message delivery in front of a crowd.
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Sandwich garden, wynyard
Robert timms coffee. This place is one of many shopfronts selling breakfast and lunch to commuters and city workers alike: it distinguishes itself with its range of breads on display, and the way they’re proudly arranged.
The decaf is straight from a container of the pre-ground stuff, and [...]
Manetti’s, qvb, sydney
Illy coffee. Well, it had to happen. The first café i’ve been asked not to photograph - perhaps the lead-up to the apec meeting is to blame. This café replaced delifrance - where I had shared a couple of breakfasts with a now-departed friend, and it seems [...]
Here’s something I put together for the introduction to evening church last week: it was probably a little too long as an intro, but there’s something useful to be had from it, I think.
One of the high points of college this year has been an unusual way of talking about spending time with God. Before [...]
[mark b] The Steampunk Workshop - making computer components using materials from the age of steam and brass.
Make your own Magic: The Gathering style cards with the Trading Card Maker
[kottke] The Baby Name Wizard - view an interactive graph of how popular a given name has been in the US for the last century or so.