Greg Johnsonflipped into FunHuman Interest Before Google, Here’s What New Yorkers Used To Ask The New York Public Libary (39 Inquiries) boredpanda.com - Li Nefas, Rokas Laurinavičius There are quite a few magnificent libraries around the world. However, without the people working inside, they'd be just warehouses. And this story …
Greg Johnsonflipped into workMathematics Why Americans are bad at math Quartz - Sian BeilockIt’s no secret that Americans aren’t exactly leading the pack in mathematics. Out of the profusion of statistics that support this fact, the most telling may be that math performance by American high graduates
Greg Johnsonflipped into Guitar 20 best fuzz pedals for guitarists in 2019 guitar.com Fuzz is just as cherished today as it was when Keith Richards stomped on a Fuzz-Tone all those decades ago. It was one of the first-ever effects to …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Work-ish StuffLanguage Learning The One Letter in the Alphabet That Can't Be Silent mentalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak The English language can be baffling at times—just look to words like phlegm, receipt, and chthonic for proof. Silent letters are unavoidable. Almost …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunBusiness (Canada) This map shows which companies have lasted hundreds (and even thousands) of years Fast Company - Elizabeth SegranA new set of maps charts the world’s oldest companies—and exposes the ways many of them relied on slave labor. At a time when the average company on the S&P 500 only survives for two decades, it’s surprising
Greg Johnsonflipped into workEducation An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics The New York Times - Dana GoldsteinWASHINGTON — “Bit!” Ayana Smith called out as she paced the alphabet rug in front of her kindergarten students at Garrison Elementary School. “Buh! Ih! Tuh!” the class responded in unison, making karate
Greg Johnsonflipped into Work-ish StuffAlabama Legislature Alabama leaders should hear themselves al.com - John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com I’ve seen some bad appointed school boards. Some bad elected ones, too. “In the first place, God made idiots,” he said. “That was for practice. Then …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunLifestyle Find Out the Color Of Your Name—Then Buy a Portrait of It on Etsy apartmenttherapy.com - Nicoletta Richardson Names have meanings, but did you know they also have colors? A tool exists that can generate the letters of your name into a color sequence. But it’s …
Greg Johnsonflipped into GuitarGuitar Butch Walker's 13 essential tips for recording guitars musicradar.com - Stuart Williams Butch Walker is a very rare animal in the musical world; a multi-instrumentalist with his own expansive discography of solo albums and a production …
Greg Johnsonflipped into ThoughtsLifestyle (UK) These 16 Introvert Tweets Say It All About Loving Alone Time HuffPost UK - Sarah Bourassa If you’re an introvert, you value your alone time. You tend to think before you speak. You’d much rather socialise one-on-one than in a group. A …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunTechnology Google Earth just released 1,000 beautiful wallpapers you can download for free TNW - Napier LopezGoogle has shared hundreds of beautiful wallpapers through its Earth View collection for years now. These images show off stunning sights from satellites, providing an almost surreal birds-eye view of
Greg Johnsonflipped into Work-ish StuffSuccess 10 Research-Backed Rules for Meaningful Meetings Inc Magazine - Elise Keith Studies reveal the keys to running consistently effective and meaningful business meetings.
Greg Johnsonflipped into workPedagogy Why Teachers Need To Do More Than Have Kids ‘Turn And Talk’ Forbes - Natalie WexlerTeachers have been led to believe it’s good practice to have students work in groups or pairs, to boost learning and critical thinking. But too often, students get little or no benefit. Walk into almost
Greg Johnsonflipped into GuitarGuitar 14 best cheap electric guitars - | All Things Guitar guitar.com “Cheap” is a relative notion. If you’re a 40-year-old beginner, you’re likely to drop more cash on a guitar than a teenage shred machine. Or if …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunCulture Daphne Oram Created the BBC’s First-Ever Piece of Electronic Music (1957) openculture.com - by Colin Marshall To the question of who created electronic music, there can be no one answer. The form's emergence took decades, beginning with the earliest …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Work-ish StuffMathematics The Russian Way to Multiply Is So Much Cooler Than Ours Popular Mechanics - By Caroline DelbertThe math wizards at Numberphile have brought back an age-old multiplying algorithm known as halves and doubles, peasant math, Egyptian math, or—as math presenter Johnny Ball describes it—Russian multiplying.
Greg Johnsonflipped into workEducation Match Fishtank: Creating quality, culturally relevant, and openly-licensed curricula newamerica.org - Kristina Ishmael When the instructional materials available to districts are insufficient, lack quality or standards alignment, or don’t reflect the diverse …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Guitar PedalsGuitar Best guitar effects pedals 2020: our pick of effects in every pedal category musicradar.com - Amit Sharma Whoever said that tattoos are addictive clearly never owned an effects pedal. For most players, it might be a simple tuner or a bog-standard GCB95 Cry …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Guitar PedalsGuitar Mad Professor’s FUZZ32 is a hand-wired germanium fuzz “without the shortcomings” guitarworld.com - Richard Bienstock Mad Professor Amplification has unveiled the FUZZ32 pedal, a new limited-edition, hand-wired germanium fuzz pedal “without the …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Guitar PedalsGuitar Review: Six new Fender effects pedals guitar.com - Richard Purvis It’s two years since Fender surprised many at the 2018 NAMM show by announcing a bold new approach to the business of effects pedals – namely, making …
Greg Johnsonflipped into ThoughtsCulture Deconstructing Bach’s Famous Cello Prelude–the One You’ve Heard in Hundreds of TV Shows & Films openculture.com - by Josh Jones There may be no instrument in the classical repertoire more multidimensional than the cello. Its deep silky voice modulates from moans to exaltations …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Work-ish StuffSuccess PowerPoint Makes You Stupid. Here Are 3 Smarter Alternatives Inc Magazine - Geoffrey James As Steve Jobs once said, 'People who know what they are talking about don't need PowerPoint.'
Greg Johnsonflipped into ThoughtsNews Timelapse video shows how China built a 1,000-bed hospital in 10 days abc.net.au - Tasha Wibawa China has completed the construction of an emergency hospital at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak within 10 days, Chinese state media …
Greg Johnsonflipped into Guitar PedalsGibson Les Paul Legendary Tones - Ibanez Nutube Tube Screamer vs. original TS-808 legendarytones.com - David Szabados In a market saturated with numerous different Tube Screamers in addition to various clones and modified units, Ibanez recently introduced a bold and …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunHuman Interest 130 Designs That Are So Bad That It's Hard To Believe Someone Came Up With Them (New Pics) boredpanda.com - Jonas Grinevičius, Justinas Keturka Human beings don’t always build things to last. Sometimes, they make such obvious mistakes that casual observers can’t believe they didn’t notice …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunAlbum Covers A Collection of 40 Bad Christian Album Covers With Unfortunate Titles vintag.es - Nemo Ng What were they thinking? Some of these seem a tad suggestive, sexual, rapey. Some are just odd, all are wonderful. The Afternoon Tea-Baggers, Don’t …
Greg Johnsonflipped into FunHuman Interest People Are Ruining Books By Adding Or Changing Just One Word That Totally Changes The Meaning (125 Tweets) boredpanda.com - Jonas Grinevičius, Li Nefas Jimmy Fallon, the host of The Tonight Show, had a brand new challenge for his followers. Moving on from ruining a movie title with just a word, he …
Greg Johnsonflipped into GuitarGuitar The full details on Epiphone's 28 new guitars revealed - including some surprisingly affordable prices guitarworld.com - Richard Bienstock Earlier this month we wondered whether Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Collection could yield some of the company’s best guitars yet. And judging by …
Greg Johnsonflipped into ThoughtsPersonal Finance The Art of Kakeibo: This Japanese Budgeting System Could Change Your Financial Life shondaland.com - By Abigail Bassett Kaikebo is an old Japanese form of budgeting that has become en vogue thanks to an increased focus on incorporating mindfulness into all aspects of …
James Yaremkoflipped into ProductivityMobile Technology How to securely wipe anything from your Android, iPhone or PC Wired UK - K.G Orphanides It makes sense to reuse, recycle, give away or sell on fully functional phones and computers when you’ve upgraded to the next model. Unfortunately, …
ForbesAudiophile This Marantz Stereo Receiver Could Be The Only Music Player You Need Forbes - Mark SparrowIt’s not often that I get the opportunity to review traditional hi-fi gear because the audio market is changing rapidly. Increasingly, consumers want all-in-one devices that can deliver a full range of
Suzanne Gradyflipped into Work-ish Stuff The right formula: Why math is the key to a more equitable society The Globe and Mail - John MightonJohn Mighton is a mathematician, author and founder of Jump Math. His latest book is All Things Being Equal: Why Math is the Key to a Better World. In a keynote address at the Calgary City Teachers’ Convention,
Sam Matthewsflipped into Naughty & Nice I wore a chic vibrator ring in public so I could experience pleasure…anywhere Well+Good - by Gabrielle Kassel This fall, a number of my friends were gifted engagement rings in celebration of lifelong love and commitment. As a super-single person, that was …
Professor Futon Spooninflipped into Guitar, Bass, And Music/Audio Production Circle of Fifths Guide: Why and How Is It Used? musicnotes.com When it comes to music theory, the circle of fifths is one of the most important concepts you can learn. Useful for notation, transposition, …
Suzanne Gradyflipped into Better Self Want to Accomplish More in 2020? Ask Yourself This Question Every Night Inc Magazine - Minda Zetlin Here's How Making an Accomplishment List Every Night Builds Your Motivation and Confidence A simple practice can prime your brain for confidence and achievement.
24/7/365 Life Coachflipped into Red Apple Opinion: Math scares your child’s elementary school teacher — and that should frighten you Los Angeles Times - Daniel T. WillinghamAmerican students remain stumped by math. The 2019 scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress test — known as NAEP — were published last month, showing that performance for fourth- and
Larryflipped into Funni Stuff . . . or Just Sardonicism?Ants A Biblical Rough Draft The New Yorker - Bob OdenkirkMany do not know that the Bible was once a “living document,” passed orally from person to person, and from generation to generation, before finally being written down. Even the most well-known Biblical
Strymon's Iridium is an amp modeler like no other guitarworld.com - Michael Astley-Brown Strymon has announced the Iridium, the boutique effects company’s unique take on amp modeling. Rather than try to be everything to all players, the …
The Conversation Australiaflipped into Education Don't blame the teacher: student results are (mostly) out of their hands theconversation.com - Callie Little Teachers have very little to do with why some kids are better at school than others, our research shows. This contradicts the popular view that …
Los Angeles Times Teachers and experts question traditional ways of grading Los Angeles Times - Kristen TaketaIf you’re a high school student in San Diego County, it may appear your chances of getting a good grade are better or worse depending on which teacher you have. Some teachers will give you an A if you
Greg Johnsonflipped into work How Khan Academy, the popular free tool for students, wants to play a more official role in America’s classrooms chalkbeat.org - Kalyn Belsha When teachers in Compton Unified School District first started using Khan Academy, they deployed the online learning tool on their own — allowing …
Mashable Trump's letter to Turkish president is so ridiculous people didn't believe it was real Mashable - Nicole GallucciIt's an especially concerning day to be living in Donald Trump's America. Shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood outside the White House this afternoon and literally said that Trump "had a meltdown"
Suzanne Gradyflipped into Healthy Eating Loaded Cheesy Cauliflower Recipe allrecipes.com - Mandy Campbell "Loaded cauliflower is creamed with cheese, chives, and bacon bits." Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). • Place a steamer insert into a …
Professor Futon Spooninflipped into Guitar, Bass, And Music/Audio Production The 8 best external hard drives 2019: protect your music and video with these top portable hard drives musicradar.com - Chris Corfield Buying the best external hard drive is no more glamorous than buying home insurance. There, we said it. While having a fresh, new external disc drive …
MarketWatch ‘I hate going back to the U.S.’: This 69-year-old left Utah for Portugal, where you can ‘live well’ on $2,000 a month MarketWatch - By Catey Hill Tricia Pimental has lived in more than a dozen places, including New York, California, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada and Utah — but it’s Portugal …
Adam Suggsflipped into Things Imposter Syndrome Almost Ruined My Career Until I Learned How to Own It Inc Magazine - Jason Saltzman Imposter Syndrome Almost Ruined My Career Until I Learned How to Own It Here's how I overcame imposter syndrome as CEO-- that is, my debilitating fear of being called a fraud.
Forbes Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ Breakup Secrets Revealed 50 Years On Forbes - Mark BeechNew revelations are emerging on how the Beatles broke up after the Abbey Road album 50 years ago. A definitive new book, with publication to coincide with the new Abbey Road 50th anniversary album, shatters
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Derek Griffinflipped into Guitars Amps Pedals and Tubes A Remarkable Medley Showing the Evolution of Paul McCartney's Bass Lines Between 1962 and 1970 laughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn With a Höfner violin bass strapped across his chest and pick in hand, Lefty Bassman quite remarkably performed a chronological medley of iconic bass …
Suzanne Gradyflipped into Work-ish StuffIcon version of the Flipboard logo Tear Down Your Behavior Chart! - Educational Leadership ascd.org - Lee Ann Jung and Dominique Smith A few minutes later, Josh raises his hand. Mr. Hill calls on him and Josh responds, "Anisa is off task again." Mr. Hill looks at Anisa and says, …
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CJ Campoflipped into New I Have an Advanced Degree in English, and I've Never Heard of This Bizarre Grammar Rule Inc Magazine - Minda Zetlin This Is the Most Bizarre Grammar Rule You Probably Never Heard Of But I've been following it all my life, and so have you.
VICEflipped into Munchies Beer Company Says It'll Pay Your Rent for a Year, Doesn't Understand How Much Rent Costs VICE - Jelisa CastrodaleIn 20 or 30 years, when CNN releases its inevitable seven-part mini-series about the 2010s, hopefully they'll remember that 2019 was a fetid, smoldering hellfire. Yeah, we're just over eight months in,
Inc Magazine Harvard Just Discovered That PowerPoint Is Worse Than Useless Inc Magazine - Geoffrey James Intuitively, anecdotally, and scientifically, PowerPoint may be the worst business tool ever created.
sarah masareflipped into words How to Punctuate with Style: Lewis Thomas’s Charming Meditation on the Subtleties of Language Brain Pickings by Maria Popova - Maria Popova“If you want to use a cliché you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society.” Theodor Adorno celebrated punctuation as the “friendly spirits whose presence
Music Best Male Rock Singers: A Top 100 Countdown Of Legendary Vocalists udiscovermusic.com - Tim Peacock What makes a truly legendary rock singer? Certainly, stage presence and the ability to whip the largest of gatherings into a frenzy are key …
Suzanne Gradyflipped into Work-ish Stuff Three Reasons Classroom Practice Conflicts With Evidence On How Kids Learn Forbes - Natalie WexlerOver the last several decades, psychologists have unearthed a wealth of evidence on how children learn. But for three basic reasons, it’s proven hard to translate that evidence into classroom practice.
Linda Rohnesflipped into NEUROLOGICAL PUDDLE Creators of 'Stranger Things 3' may have revealed Jim Hopper's fate NME - Charlotte Krol The Stranger Things creators appear to have accidentally revealed the fate of Jim Hopper beyond season three. Showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer may have …
