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Failed by GTD

Overwhelmed by GTD’s buzzwords (contexts, ubiquitous capture, tickler files, 43-folders, buckets, etc), the simplicity of WSD is appealing:

* Find something to write on.
* Find something to write with.
* Finally, and most importantly, WRITE STUFF DOWN.

Netflix Watch Instantly comes to Vista Media Center, not Extenders

So, this is the final step in translating my entertainment needs to being completely online.  With on-demand access to a huge portion of the Netflix library, I could watch movies, TV shows, cartoons, and more for a mere $8.99/month.  We were on the $4.99 plan, but only got 2 hours of instant viewing for that price. The streaming quality is great though not HD-quality.  However, compared to analog channels on my HDTVs, it looks incredible.  Really makes me glad I pulled audio and video from my PC in the living room to the bedroom as well (and IR remote control via Jensen ir100a).

'She's With Me': Obama Writes Girl Absence Note - Political News - FOXNews.com

'She's With Me': Obama Writes Girl Absence Note
Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama.

He got in the spirit by donning a camouflage suit and got his head shaved by Gen. Raymond Odierno, who is also a guest on one of the shows. The Montclair resident is a big supporter of the troops on and off camera. He tells the Times: "The best way I can show gratitude is to do my show the best I can and make them laugh.

Thank you Tom Brokaw for making it so easy to typify any generation..

'Dumbest Generation'? Professor blames technology - USATODAY.com

Teens and young adults are more likely in their free time to check their Facebook page than read a book.

And they are dumber for it.

GM Builds the First Chevrolet Volt | Autopia | Wired.com

"We’ll see [it] in showrooms by the end of 2010."

PTA Parent, Wednesday, May 27, 2009

C. Shawn Green and Daphne Bavelier at the University of Rochester have shown that action video game playing increases the capacity of the visual attention system to stay focused, despite distractions. According to the researchers, "at difficulty levels where non-video game players have long depleted their attentional resources, video game players possess sufficient resources to perform the target task..."