Archive for August, 2007

Writing a normal, run of the mill resume is easy, writing an award winning resume takes some work. Here is a very comprehensive article on how to write the latter type.

Tim magazine has put together a photo essay about the 30th anniversary of Punk which includes some great photos and music from that era.

Multinational corporations have very public fronts but tend to hide/bury their direct contact or technical support numbers. This site lists the 800 numbers for tons of companies including ebay.com, Blockbuster and even the White House, a number which goes to a live person 24/7.

This is one clever spider. It lives underwater its whole life but breathes air.

If you ever need to find just the right glue to glue any combination of materials e.g. metal, wood, ceramic, leather, this site can match you up.

A very visual/easy way to see the differences between the various coffee drinks.

For people planning to make a indie film on a tight budget, here is a write-up that describes the options available for every step of the way.

Nikon has set up a great page at Flickr on how to take better photographs.

A flour and water batter can take many forms around the world other than that of a pancake.

Its good to be the king. President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has received initial approval to reform the constitution allowing him to run for office forever.

The NY Times has a detailed article on how our bodies are affected by lead, from China or otherwise, ‘The Pernicious Allure of Lead’. (Pernicious means deadly or destructive)

Anywhere.FM is a free service that uploads your music onto their own servers and makes it available to all online. A more detailed description is posted on Lifehacker.

Here are some explanations of where the terms ‘upper crust’ and ‘raining cats and dogs’ comes from. Also, the reason why brides started carrying bouquets.

The mystery of using chopsticks, de-mystified. (via lifehacker)

Loading up your new Mac with good stuff is easy to do with this list.