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10 Awesome Online Classes You Can Take For Free. Cool, but you need iTunes for nearly everything, and that gets an 'F.' Are there really no other places to get these lessons?

10 Awesome Online Classes You Can Take For Free

I was sure there are some on Academic Earth. Flagged 1. 7 of them are available via YouTube. 2. iTunes is free.

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Sex Positions Guide. Facts about Nuclear Weapons. ORIGINS OF ROCK BAND NAMES. SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher.

SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT

These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first translated into English and published in 1896. Carry your opponent's proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it. Geekologie. Logos and India Information Blog. The Usability of Passwords (by @baekdal) #tips. Security companies and IT people constantly tells us that we should use complex and difficult passwords.

The Usability of Passwords (by @baekdal) #tips

This is bad advice, because you can actually make usable, easy to remember and highly secure passwords. In fact, usable passwords are often far better than complex ones. So let's dive into the world of passwords, and look at what makes a password secure in practical terms. Update: Read the FAQ (updated January 2011) Update - April 21, 2011: This article was "featured" on Security Now, here is my reply!

Johnny Red Presents A Tribute to Nikola Tesla: The Man Who Rode the Lightning, Literally « M_NSTE_ R_BEL_ION. Hey everyone!

Johnny Red Presents A Tribute to Nikola Tesla: The Man Who Rode the Lightning, Literally « M_NSTE_ R_BEL_ION

Do you enjoy listening to the radio? Do you enjoy having wireless cellphone and internet use? Do you enjoy having power to run all your gizmos, household appliances, etc.? Are you glad you have electric light instead of carrying around torches in the dark like some caveman? Well if you said yes to any of those questions, then it’s about time you learn about the man who brought all this about. The man was Nikola Tesla. Color Psychology ? Infoplease.com. By David Johnson Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color.

Color Psychology ? Infoplease.com

It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms? Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. Black Black is the color of authority and power. White. 10 Life-Enhancing Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less. Tips and downloads for getting things done. @jsim: do you really need your stuff from 1972?

tips and downloads for getting things done

Start a plan of data shredding. How to copy songs from your iPod to your PC. Tips and downloads for getting things done. Survivalbiz.com. Step 7.

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Take the bottom piece of the can and start to ruffle the perimeter of the can with your thumb. (Figure 10.) You don’t want creases, just ruffles. These ruffles are to allow the top portion of the can to fit over the bottom portion easily. Step 8. . · Isopropyl alcohol works well with the stove but it does not burn as clean as denatured. Dancing Makes You Smarter. For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise.

Dancing Makes You Smarter

More recently we've seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being. Most recently we've heard of another benefit: Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter. A major study added to the growing evidence that stimulating one's mind by dancing can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, much as physical exercise can keep the body fit. Dancing also increases cognitive acuity at all ages. You may have heard about the New England Journal of Medicine report on the effects of recreational activities on mental acuity in aging.

The 21-year study of senior citizens, 75 and older, was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Computing Channel. TOP TEN UNSOLVED PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS. Some paradoxes - an anthology. Tips on how to rescue disasters, burnt food and pans, too much salt etc. We all have these moments when things don't go according to plan.

Tips on how to rescue disasters, burnt food and pans, too much salt etc.

Don't panic - here are some useful suggestions on how to overcome some of the most common. If gravy or sauce begins to separate during cooking i.e. fat and solids; very carefully add a little water and it will emulsifier again. If you have added too much curry then try adding a little honey. If you burn sauce or gravy, pour it into a clean pan, add some sugar to it a little at a time to avoid the final result becoming too sweet - it takes the burnt flavour away.

The Mariana Trench Shown To Unsettling Scale. ‘Treepods’ – the trees of tomorrow. « Technology concepts. Custom Tree House Plans, DIY Ideas & Building Designs. No, really: would you want to design, build and live in an real fantasy tree house all year round?

Custom Tree House Plans, DIY Ideas & Building Designs

More and more people have decided to do just that and where treehouses were once novelty architecture for kids they are now (almost) mainstream structures, as attested to by the pictures above via Bella Seven. Many modern tree house designs and home designers and custom builders take a site-specific approach and construct their tree buildings around not only views and rooms but also have to account for access and structural support in unique and novel ways.

Some of the results are little auxiliary spaces intended for guests or vacations while others are fully developed tree homes with everything need for daily living. While a lot of attention is paid to lofty plans by fashionable designers, there are many people who continue to use quite conventional home-building plans, techniques and materials to construct tree homes and cabins that look much like ordinary residences on the ground below. Analytical Figure Drawing SP08.