Pasta, Not Bacon, Makes You Fat. But How? One of the most utterly surprising scientific findings of recent decades has got to be that fat isn’t so bad for you after all. (Apart from, you know, potentially bringing on serious heart conditions.) In fact, if you’re looking for a reason for America’s ballooning girth, you’ve got to lay the blame on carbohydrates--in other words, bread and pasta, the very things that the government once advertised as the foundation of a healthy diet in the food pyramids we all grew up with. The funny thing is, though, that those low-carb diets, at this point, probably feel like another fad. The Atkins rage came and passed, after all.
The Organic-Looking Synapse Bicycle by Cora Mar 29th 2011 04:48 AM Leave a comment Do you like this article? Hubless wheels are getting more an more popular, especially when it comes to innovative bike designs like that of the foldable racing bike concept by Allen Chester G. Zhang. Today we bring another goodie to your attention, the Synapse bike. Programming in Java A long time ago, in a decade far far away called... the nineties, there was a birth. As word of this birth spread throughout the world many rejoiced as others worried. Were we witnessing the birth of a savior, or the birth of a Demon? As developers around the globe learned of this new prodigy, they all began to blindly follow their newly appointed leader. With promises as the "next big thing" and with the guidance of the testament of Time Magazines Best Products of 1995 as there creed, Sun Microsystems began spreading the word of Java throughout the land. IT managers as far as the eye could see were becoming enriched by the spoils of Java.
Whom Should You Hire at a Startup? (Attitude Over Aptitude) This post originally ran on TechCrunch. Startups.We know the mantra: Team matters. Is this philosophy exaggerated? Overrated? Cliché? Hack The System — Cheat Codes for Life with Maneesh Sethi How To Set And Accomplish Any Goal April 10, 2014inGuest Post Today’s post comes from long-time HtS reader Dean Palibroda. Fitness@Work Office Chair Concept Lets You Get a Workout While You’re Working September 23rd, 2011 by Range We all know that sitting down for long hours in front of your computer isn’t that good for you, which is why Benjamin Cselley came up with this chair concept, that doubles as an exercise machine. It comes with built-in resistance handles and footrests to help stretch out your muscles. The Fitness@Work chair has an expanding base that will provide added extra stability when you are working out on it. You can lift the backrest to do horizontal exercises with your legs and feet, thanks to the spring-resisted foot stirrups.
50+ Useful CSS Tools And Generators for Developers Jul 11 2011 CSS tools are essential for web developers because they act like a sort of magic lamp that can simplify the job at hand. Most development tools are time savers that are there to help developers create stylish, functional and optimized websites with a few shortcuts. CSS tools and generators are available in such large numbers that a developer can choose from a range of them to make their projects go smoother. Here is the collection of around 50 useful and handy CSS tools and generators that every developer should know about.
Some thoughts on recruitment – instinct over CV Having the right team is crucial for a startup and keeping the team right as a company develops is a critical discipline. I think this is one of the areas where a good investor director can add the most value: by leveraging experience across many startups to advise entrepreneurs on the likely impact on team requirements of growth and the other twists and turns of startup life by leveraging their network to find good candidates and recommend good headhunters (and leverage their reputation to make sure the headhunters deliver to the best of their ability) by leveraging their experience of working with many different types of manager and entrepreneur in many different situations to advise on the strength of individual candidates In other words helping our portfolio with recruitment is an important part of the VC job description. I am a big believer in the power of instinct in recruitment, and I have made many more mistakes ignoring gut feel than I have going with it.
BMW Car Sculpted from Bricks Possibly the safest car ever made and the least efficient gas guzzler ever created...all in the same car. This BMW Z4 was sculpted from bricks with a steering wheel and doors that actually work. It is being sold for $93,000 by the Chinese artist who created it. Remembering Steve Jobs Yesterday founder and driving force behind Apple, Steve Jobs died. Steve Jobs was a master marketeer, creating wants for products people didn’t even known they needed. He took good ideas and made them his own by making them better and more accesible. He brought rock and roll to the tech world. He gave us the iPod, iPhone and iPad. In my eyes beautiful products, but let’s not forget Steve Jobs also gave us strictly regulated guidelines in how we could use Apple products, guidelines that go against everything Steve Jobs stood for in his early years, the years of letting creativity run free, not limiting people in their possibilties when using new technologies, letting people think different.