A life in general, Jashan.org http://jashan.org Just a repository of stuff I wish to remember and a place I ramble on. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:41:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Power of Ego – The Google Job Experiment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/YBUA4FRncnM/the-power-of-ego-the-google-job-experiment http://jashan.org/the-power-of-ego-the-google-job-experiment#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 00:42:42 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=626 The power of ego…


]]> http://jashan.org/the-power-of-ego-the-google-job-experiment/feed 0 http://jashan.org/the-power-of-ego-the-google-job-experiment Let my dataset change your mindset: Hans Rosling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/CpV-6a91Zy0/let-my-dataset-change-your-mindset-hans-rosling http://jashan.org/let-my-dataset-change-your-mindset-hans-rosling#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:30:33 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=621 ‘the world view that my students had, corresponded to the reality in the world the year their teachers were born’…he’s fascinating to watch.


]]> http://jashan.org/let-my-dataset-change-your-mindset-hans-rosling/feed 0 http://jashan.org/let-my-dataset-change-your-mindset-hans-rosling Blow smoke up one’s ass, literally! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/LzcN9le5Ht4/blow-smoke-up-ones-ass-literally http://jashan.org/blow-smoke-up-ones-ass-literally#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:07:10 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=617 The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas lead to the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.”


]]> http://jashan.org/blow-smoke-up-ones-ass-literally/feed 0 http://jashan.org/blow-smoke-up-ones-ass-literally Salman Khan: The Khan Academy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/5xU5M6YMyLU/salman-khan-the-khan-academy http://jashan.org/salman-khan-the-khan-academy#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:17:27 +0000 Jashan http://jashan.org/?p=605 This guy is cool, he makes videos about all kinds of math and science. Everything you had trouble with will be in here. It goes all the way from simple math like 1+1 all the way to college level physics. Check out some of his videos! Here’s one about dividing decimals.


]]> http://jashan.org/salman-khan-the-khan-academy/feed 0 http://jashan.org/salman-khan-the-khan-academy Scary Pacific Gyre Effect! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/JYGuTWSpTBg/scary-pacific-gyre-effect http://jashan.org/scary-pacific-gyre-effect#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:15:24 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=591 “To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, none of the plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the untouched stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent.”

More photographs and details on his website here: Chris Jordan

And here’s a video he shot as well.


]]> http://jashan.org/scary-pacific-gyre-effect/feed 0 http://jashan.org/scary-pacific-gyre-effect YouTube – 10 Drugs You Shouldnt Be On While Driving http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/Cca3qgI8Zyg/youtube-10-drugs-you-shouldnt-be-on-while-driving http://jashan.org/youtube-10-drugs-you-shouldnt-be-on-while-driving#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:53:02 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=589 10 Drugs You Shouldnt Be On While Driving.


]]> http://jashan.org/youtube-10-drugs-you-shouldnt-be-on-while-driving/feed 0 http://jashan.org/youtube-10-drugs-you-shouldnt-be-on-while-driving Did you know? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/oHf02ppb9UQ/did-you-know-2 http://jashan.org/did-you-know-2#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:45:09 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=586 Some great facts, it’s been a long ride since my newspaper days…


]]> http://jashan.org/did-you-know-2/feed 0 http://jashan.org/did-you-know-2 YouTube – EVE Online: The Butterfly Effect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/SwRulOyvJLY/youtube-eve-online-the-butterfly-effect http://jashan.org/youtube-eve-online-the-butterfly-effect#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:07:41 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=584

Watching this makes me want to play!
EVE Online: The Butterfly Effect.


]]> http://jashan.org/youtube-eve-online-the-butterfly-effect/feed 0 http://jashan.org/youtube-eve-online-the-butterfly-effect What the F**k Is Social Media? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ALifeInGeneral-Jashan/~3/_jUbljJZI2Q/what-the-fk-is-social-media http://jashan.org/what-the-fk-is-social-media#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:11:05 +0000 Chopi http://jashan.org/?p=582
What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later
View more documents from Marta Kagan.


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