What makes 13-24 year olds happy? Spending time with family, friends, and significant others: In that order.
What this guy does to live frugally. Most of his suggestions are common sense, but it might just help you with saving a few more dollars at the end of the month.
Want to be more like the super-secret (squirrel) agent ala James Bond, the dude from Burn Notice, or Jason Bourne? This guy wrote a blog page that covers things from turning a $10 flashlight into a $100 “police torch,” to making a remote control detonator. Of course, many of these things are for educational purposes only, but something to keep in mind when you’re in that sort of particular bind.
Ever tried envisioning scales that are larger than that from your place to the local gas station? The larger they get, the more difficult it becomes to envision. This page offers analogies for some astronomical distances that might help you feel more accurately your place in the grander scale of things while upon this “blue marble.”
Milestone in the regeneration of brain cells: “The majority of cells in the human brain are not nerve cells but star-shaped glia cells, the so called “astroglia”. “Glia means “glue”, explains Götz. “As befits their name, until now these cells have been regarded merely as a kind of “putty” keeping the nerve cells together…Our results are very encouraging, because the generation of correctly functional nerve cells from postnatal glia cells is an important step on the way to be able to replace functional nerve cells also after injuries in the brain,” underlines Magdalena Götz..”
Twenty Investment Options: “Capital appreciation may be more important for the young investor, but once she enters her golden years, that same investor may place a greater emphasis on gaining income. Whatever your objective, knowing what investment options are out there is key.”
To become a success, it is often helpful to read about other people succeeding: How they did so, their motivators…the entire dynamics of the journey. In this article, CNet Staff Writer Stefanie Olsen interviews a teen Internet entrepreneur about MyYearbook.com.
A very cool new product from Microsoft has recently been released into the wild: Microsoft Home Server. Think the strengths of a corporate network made simple enough for the novice home user.
How do you differentiate yourself from your competitors in the market of online/mail movie rentals? Netflix has had price wars with Blockbuster and now they are going one step further: Expanding their customer service. The kicker—their customer service staff as some pretty good leniency in offering incentives to keep customers happy.
Fun and useful: How to deal with the scummy car deal salesman-type.
Have one of those old popcorn air poppers? Like coffee? Roast your own beans!
One of my passions is physics. As such, one of the questions that I’ve asked myself is about the elusiveness of the universe. This article explains some of that.
Of course, the top colleges in the United States for 2008.
My last road trip route, if you were interested. Photos soon at MatthewHetland.com!
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