I didn't know about Derren Brown, did you?
It's a guy that is so expert at NLP and indirect hypnosis that he can pull incredible incredible stunts. I've just been told about him.

You gotta watch these videos to understand what I am talking about:

http://fliiby.com/file/382284/jve6ity6qz.html

And some NLP explanation and analysis:

I am blown away. This takes a lot of practice but I have no doubt that it could be done in other contexts too.

Update: I found a few more which are absolutely impressive. Just basic NLP techniques perfectly delivered:

Create temporary daltonism: http://fliiby.com/file/382467/uhomjm25n9.html

Create temporary amnesia: http://fliiby.com/file/384826/jebrpxfyaq.html

Winning with a losing ticket at a dog race:

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Random stuff to keep you guys awake.
 
I really love this quote:

The Biggest Risk Is No Risk At All

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

– Mark Twain 

I had real fun reading this cool set of trivia on the first contact
messages that people send on dating sites:
 
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2009/09/14/online-dating-advice-exactly-wha...
 
And then I remembered I wanted to share with you guys a really really
cool NLP technique, called 3D Mind. The original url is this:
http://www.essential-skills.com/products/3d-mind/

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 So we spoke about http://posterous.com

 Then I mentioned Tim Ferriss who owns
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/ but I don't remember why I
mentioned him...

 Oh yeah because of the 22 immutable laws of marketing
http://www.amazon.com/22-Immutable-Laws-Marketing-Violate/dp/0887306667
book I just bought and are enjoying.

 And if you are a hacker you should read daily
http://news.ycombinator.com . Think if this kind of news site would
fit your domain. think!

 That's all for now.

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 must read blog from derek sivers:
http://sivers.org/blog

 must read marketing blog from seth godin:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

 css framework:
http://compass-style.org/
http://sass-lang.com/

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Kuroshio Sea, acquarium in Japan. Must watch full screen in HD and full sound:

 
The Sixty One. Better than pandora.com itself. My new daily music
source. Spectacular!
http://thesixtyone.com
 
Sites for designers who look for contracts:
http://www.crowdspring.com/
http://99designs.com/
 
One of the most viewed videos on youtube:Battle at Kruger:

 
Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce at TED:
http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html

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Micro seed fund to invest in startup companies: http://seedcamp.com
 
Vibram 5 fingers:
- http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/
- Tim Ferris review:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/05/07/vibram-five-fingers-shoes/
 
Gary Vaynerchuk, pioneer of video blogging is quite a personality. The
online wine guy. Totally love him.
- His video blog on wine is here:

http://tv.winelibrary.com/ 

- Personally I liked this of his keynotes, recommended:
http://vaynermedia.com/gary-vaynerchuk-keynote-at-big-omaha.html
- All his other keynotes are here:

http://vaynermedia.com/keynotes.html
 
The story of Parrot Secrets, fascinating story about a very simple
ebook business:
- http://www.cringely.com/2009/03/parrot-secrets/
 
Sorapot, the teapot developed by a young designer and manifactured in
China (you'll see also Kevin Rose from digg):
- http://vimeo.com/5383223
 
Entrepreneur Paul Graham's:
- Really great startup essays:

http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html

- I really liked this one a few years back (yes i have been reading
this guy for a long time):

http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html
 
Tim Ferris giving advice on improving your blog, will show you how
analytical he is:
- http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/29/how-to-build-a-high-traffic-b...
 
Diggnation:
- Kevin Rose's show about news on digg:

http://revision3.com/diggnation/
 
Pedro's first attempts at video blogging:
- http://www.vimeo.com/channels/tgab
 
Geeky and Entrepreneur news sources that I visit daily religiously:
http://news.ycombinator.com
http://programming.reddit.com
 
Mirko Calvaresi site about group buy:
- http://www.equalway.org

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