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TED Talk: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity

Aaron — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:35:16 +0000

Saw this posted over at PvPOnline.com. A wonderful and inspiring TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of “Eat, Pray, Love”, on nurturing creativity. Emphasis on keeping a positive outlook rather then languishing in self hatred when the creative magic isn’t consistent. If creativity is part of your job description, like it is for me, [...]

The right way to peal a banana!

Aaron — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:59:11 +0000

This was both amusing and educational at the same time! Leave it to the monkeys to show us how it’s done.

Inside MJ’s arcade, a 3D Interactive photo experience

Aaron — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:59:13 +0000

Click on the image below to check out the 3D interactive tour of Michael Jackson’s personal arcade. Lots of cool games can be seen both retro and relatively new.

Clicking the image will take you over to Pinsane.com.

Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer

Aaron — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:15:39 +0000

Just read a fantastic article over on WIRED by Thomas Goetz regarding the extreme importance of the early detection of cancer cells. How research into detecting cancer at the early 90% survival rate is far less then the research that goes into actually curing the cancer when it’s already way past that point and [...]

startcooking.com

Aaron — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:35:51 +0000

I came across a great cooking website a week or so ago called StartCooking.com. What makes it really stand out are it’s fantastic instructional videos which utilize a sort of stop-motion animation technique and great sound effects and are narrated by the sites founder, Kathy Maister.

StartCooking.com is a great recourse for people who [...]

A message to remember.

Aaron — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:06:06 +0000

My grandmother sent around an email that had a great message from an unknown author. The advice this message bestows, about noticing the beautiful things in your every day lives that might normally go unnoticed is priceless. Similar to what I said in my “Shots in the Night” post.

A very special teacher in [...]