Am I Just Figure Skating?

30-Jan-10

Via Penelope trunk

Being an expert is not what you think, probably. For one thing, the article explains that “there is no correlation between IQ and expert performance in fields such as chess, music, sports, and medicine. The only innate differences that turn out to be significant—and they matter primarily in sports – are height and body size. “

So what factor does correlate with success? One thing emerges very clearly is that successful performers “had practiced intensively, had studied with devoted teachers, and had been supported enthusiastically by their families throughout their developing years.”

…

I am panicking that maybe I am just figure skating again. Maybe I am doing something I’ll never be great at. I worry about this because I don’t actually know what I’m doing. Am I getting good at bringing a startup from fruition to exit? Am I getting good at writing career advice?

Posted via email from crasch’s posterous

Filed in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0) »

Everybody’s An Expert : The New Yorker

30-Jan-10

Human beings who spend their lives studying the state of the world, in other words, are poorer forecasters than dart-throwing monkeys, who would have distributed their picks evenly over the three choices.

via newyorker.com

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in selfhelp | Permalink | Comments (0) »

Indoor treehouse

29-Jan-10

via i80.photobucket.com

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0) »

A look at Businessmen and their Mega-Mansions! « Homes of the Rich

29-Jan-10

via homesoftherich.net

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in ferrocement, microhousing | Permalink | Comments (0) »

Oakland forces NIMBY to pay $17,000 in permit fees

29-Jan-10

“It’s like spending a year in line at the DMV, and at the end you still don’t know if you’re going to get the car title,” said Mike Snook, one of the three Nimby staffers. “It’s killing us.”

Nimby has so far spent more than $17,000 on the permit process, money that has been almost impossible to recoup because they’re not allowed to host fundraising events, said Nimby organizer Rachael Norman.

via articles.sfgate.com

NIMBY hosts many of the art projects that make Burning Man so cool. I’ve donated $25.00.

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0) »

AFP: WikiLeaks shuts due to lack of funds, hopes to be back soon

29-Jan-10

WASHINGTON — Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has temporarily shut down because of financial difficulties.

WikiLeaks.org announced it was suspending operations in a message on its homepage that included an appeal to the public for donations.

“To concentrate on raising the funds necessary to keep us alive into 2010, we have reluctantly suspended all other operations, but will be back soon,” it said.

WikiLeaks, which relies on public contributions for much of its funding, said it had raised “just over 130,000 dollars for this year but cannot meaningfully continue operations until costs are covered.”

It said its costs are 200,000 dollars a year and 600,000 dollars a year if staff are paid.

WikiLeaks, run by Sunshine Press, describes itself as a “non-profit organization funded by human rights campaigners, investigative journalists, technologists and the general public.”

The WikiLeaks’ website says the organization was founded by “Chinese dissidents, mathematicians and startup company technologists, from the US, Taiwan, Europe, Australia and South Africa.”

It claims to have published more than one million documents from dissident communities and anonymous sources around the world about government and corporate corruption, human rights violations and other subjects.

via google.com

Whatever your political stripe, I think you’ll agree that wikileaks does good work. I’ve donated $25.00.

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in politics | Permalink | Comments (0) »

Pole dancing champion from Australia

28-Jan-10

via youtube.com

Via flutterby.

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in art, crossfit, gymnastics | Permalink | Comments (0) »

The Art of The Flirt: How to Let ‘em Know You’re Interested With Ease and Confidence

28-Jan-10

Wish you could make breaking the ice and meeting people more fun? Looking for ways to overcome shyness? Want to uncover your bold, exuberant ability to connect deeply and playfully with anyone you choose? If so, this is the class for you!

Flirting is about more than delivering cheesy one-liners or batting your eyes, hoping someone notices you. In fact, most of us have more natural ability to flirt than we realize. By making your intentions known in a playful, welcoming way, you can make new friends, pick up a hot date, and generally have more fun in life.

This highly entertaining, interactive workshop features loads of easy-to-apply tools and perspectives for making an approach, overcoming awkward moments, and connecting genuinely through the art of the flirt. You’ll learn how to:

Make your move with style and class
Determine if the feeling is mutual (and what to do next)
Survive imminent awkwardness (and turn it to your advantage)
Know when to keep going… and when to dial it back
Transition from friendly conversation to something more
And much more!

Whether you’re a guy or a girl, gay or straight, old or young, or none of the above, this class is sure to give you some new ways to break the ice and make your move with ease and confidence.

via sexandculture.org

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in dating, sex | Permalink | Comments (0) »

Developer Town – Developer Town Blog – Why houses?

28-Jan-10

via developertown.com

House-shaped offices on wheels.

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0) »

To help Haiti’s earthquake victims, change U.S. immigration laws – washingtonpost.com

27-Jan-10

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005, one of the principal ways its victims helped themselves was by leaving. Katrina prompted one of the biggest resettlements in American history. Who would have blocked Interstate 10 with armed guards, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to suffer in the disaster zone, no matter how much assistance was coming in from outside? We wouldn’t have done that, because it would have made us collectively responsible for their continued suffering. Why then, in the thoughtful debate that has emerged over how best to aid Haiti and help its citizens help themselves, are Americans still quiet about this sinister face of our immigration policy?

via washingtonpost.com

Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

Filed in immigration | Permalink | Comments (0) »

« Older posts
Home