Nate Anderson’s Following the Money: How Subway Ads Ended Up in Counter-Strike is recent recognition of a media channel that is available for advertisers. There seems to be increasing popularity of advertising within video games. I recognized advertising within THQ’s Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild, a video game that I tested a couple of years ago. […]
Ginger Applegarth provides a seven point guideline for taking a break from the working life in Quit Work for a Year: 7 Steps to do It Right. The first suggestion made in the guideline conveys very important information, which might not be known to workers, their employers, or their employers’ human resources departments. There may […]
Although the authenticity of the studies covered in the article are questionable, Marc Abrahams’ Bored Meetings echoes my opinion on excessive business meetings. Office Space passively makes fun of this practice with the phrase “planning to plan” written on a blackboard in the background. Having too many meetings may have adverse effects on workers. Most […]
Today marks the end of CES 2006, which was held this year in Las Vegas. The show spanned the Sands Expo and all the halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Over half a million companies were represented, including all the major players in the consumer electronics industry. Other major companies that do not have […]
The people on EFNet #C++ told me about the Uberman’s Sleep Schedule, and they encouraged me try it out and report on its effectiveness. It seems that it would take a super man to live on only three hours of sleep per day as is prescribed by this schedule. The article claims that the Uberman’s […]