Nintendo pink DS

Feb
25th

Sat

The Target philosophy towards expecting parents is similar to the first date philosophy: Even if you’ve fully stalked the person on Facebook and Google beforehand, pretend like you know less than you do so as not to creep the person out.

— How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did - Forbes (via felixsalmon)

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Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.

— Ira Glass (via nefffy)

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Feb
24th

Fri

Wired Consulting will be a bespoke business consultancy, sharing its “access and insight on the techniques, technologies, and people driving change.” The aim is to enable businesses to develop future strategies.

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The power of consultancy to make even seasoned journalists start talking in meaningless managementspeak never ceases to amaze. You’d think that speaking-in-English would be the obvious way for journalists to differentiate themselves in this market. I guess not.

Condé Nast U.K. Launches Wired Consulting - Fashion Memo Pad - Media - WWD.com

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Clark went on a harrowing bulldog walk last weekend that lasted nearly 30 minutes and spanned fifteen blocks!

Some moments deserve more than one angle. That’s why we’re ecstatic to give Photosets a huge upgrade today, giving you new levels of control to tell your stories the way you want to.

1) Photoset photos now open in all their high-res glory on the Dashboard and on your blog.

2) You can now pick a layout for your photos to tell the right story.

3) Tumblr Themes can now make Photosets look and work any way you please with a host of new theme variables:
{block:Photoset}
    
    {PhotoCount}
    
    
    {PhotosetLayout}
    
    
    {JSPhotosetLayout}
    
    
    {block:Photos}
        {PhotoURL-500}
        
        {block:HighRes}
            {PhotoURL-HighRes}
        {/block:HighRes}
        
        {Caption}
        
        {block:Exif} ... {/block:Exif}
    {/block:Photos}
{/block:Photoset}
Enjoy!

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5 headed snakes in India - yes its real! http://ping.fm/jdRI6

Definitely one of the worlds most funniest Videos: Awesome! http://ping.fm/7U9hY

USB Fingerprint readers are now popular in shops and homes but what do they do? They bring fear: http://ping.fm/SUpj2

Must see this - A Scary snowman wreaks havok downtown farting at passers by: http://ping.fm/jW27y

I love to Buy Music and Equipment, especially when speakers are for sale. Can never have enough speakers http://ping.fm/73lyS

Ive seen Valance curtains and they look wonderful, but havalance curtains in your bathroom shower? i dunno! http://ping.fm/kqREj