Shake to turn on. Blow on the bulbs to turn off.



Via Apartment Therapy.

Should I...?

http://tinyurl.com/yzgf2tp
http://tinyurl.com/yzgf2tp
http://tinyurl.com/yzgf2tp

'I shook his hand for the first time in the spring of 1967...'

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6345193-invisible
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6345193-invisible
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6345193-invisible

Read it.

'This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met the one. This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total mis-reading of the movie 'The Graduate'. The girl, Summer Finn of Shinnecock, Michigan, did not share this belief. Since the disintegration of her parent's marriage she'd only love two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing. Tom meets Summer on January 8th. He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story.'

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/

Summer: I woke up one morning and I just knew.
Tom: Knew what?
Summer: What I was never sure of with you.

Awesome. And pretty. And extremely well done. And moving. And charming. And all those other good things.

ThinkingRock iPhone app available on the Apple Store.

Very very pretty.

People playing chess on roller coasters.

http://xkcd.com/chesscoaster/
http://xkcd.com/chesscoaster/
http://xkcd.com/chesscoaster/

Yes. Please.

http://aht.seriouseats.com/
http://aht.seriouseats.com/
http://aht.seriouseats.com/

Enough said.



Via Neatorama.

'Rambler Socket maybe the solution most of us are looking for as far as extension cords are concerned. I mean if you hit “Extension Cord” on YD, for most of the posts you will see readers nitpicking and finding fault with the design. Here’s why Rambler Socket will knock your socks off. It’s this 1.5 meters cord that unfurls from a cavity behind its socket. When you don’t need extensions, it’s neatly tucked away. When you need it, simply pinch the sides and wind it out.'



This awesomeness is brought to you byYanko design.

From Murray The Nut

Sweet idea.

http://www.accidentsketch.com/
http://www.accidentsketch.com/
http://www.accidentsketch.com/

Via Unpressable Buttons

by Chris Anderson.

Really good food for thought.

'In a world where food, shelter, and the rest of Maslow's subsistence needs are met without having to labor in the fields from dawn to dusk, we find ourselves with "spare cycles", or what sociologists call "cognitive surplus" -energy and knowledge not fully tapped by our jobs. At the same time we have emotional and intellectual needs that aren't fully satisfied at work, either. What our "free labor" in an area that we value grants us is respect, attention, expression and an audience.

In short, doing things we like without pay often makes us happier than the work we do for a salary. You still have to eat, but as Maslow showed, there is more to life than that. The opportunity to contribute in a way that is both creative and appreciated is exactly the short of fulfillment that Maslow privileged above all other aspirations, and what many jobs so seldom provide. No wonder the Web exploded, driven by volunteer labor - it made people happy to be creative, to contribute, to have an impact and to be recognized as expert in something. The potential for such a nonmonetary production economy has been in our society for centuries waiting for the social systems and tools to emerge to fully realize it The Web provides those tools, and suddenly a market of free exchange arose.'

And the audiobook can be downloaded for free.

http://hyperionbooks.com/free/
http://hyperionbooks.com/free/
http://hyperionbooks.com/free/

Try reading it. Tip here.

Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitaetenhauptbetrie- bswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft.

English: Association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services. Likely the longest word ever written in german. Because they are that awesome.