my casual thoughts and random findingsTumblr (3.0; @shabdar)http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c5698067c89e23d809f4015a282a6898/tumblr_moiwzsWEoB1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/U8gp1" target="_blank">Ten Charts That Show We’ve All Got a Case of the Mondays</a><br/> Gretchen Gavett, <a href="http://flip.it/U8gp1" target="_blank">hbr.org</a></p> <p>If you’re in a workplace in America right now, chances are most of the people around you are pretty checked out. You might even be plodding through the day yourself, counting down the hours until you can fly out the door. Or you’re doing your very…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/53177403105http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/53177403105Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:07:04 -0700Blame men for menopause, McMaster University study suggests: cbc.ca Theories abound as to why women...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52979514782http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52979514782Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:59:41 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7dc628776e24c46a661586845a67a09/tumblr_moaobfrM4U1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/0AolF" target="_blank">iOS 7</a><br/> Posted by Matt Gemmell, <a href="http://flip.it/0AolF" target="_blank">mattgemmell.com</a></p> <p>Ear­li­er this week, Apple announced and pre­viewed iOS 7. As wide­ly expect­ed, it sports a new inter­face aes­thet­ic char­ac­terised by strong, sim­ple lines, areas filled with flat or gra­di­ent c …</p> </blockquote> <p>I really like the new iOS 7 UI, but I still think there is too much color.</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52807537284http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52807537284Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:18:51 -0700GDL: Google Developers Tech Roundup: Andrei Simionescu, youtube.com http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52772245868http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52772245868Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a08f7e34972615e3157154b7681406aa/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1dd7f330ba24ea3c424584a2758d355/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36cd61dbfd0295dd2e40c9d906a8eee2/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c503112b1605e2d826082abf17e0843b/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://exhibition-ism.com/post/52581081800" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">exhibition-ism</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Classical statues in modern day clothing by <a href="http://www.behance.net/alexis-persani" target="_blank">Alexis Persani</a></p></blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52584688101http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52584688101Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:54:58 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a08f7e34972615e3157154b7681406aa/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1dd7f330ba24ea3c424584a2758d355/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36cd61dbfd0295dd2e40c9d906a8eee2/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c503112b1605e2d826082abf17e0843b/tumblr_mo3kstfaEh1r7l28fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://exhibition-ism.com/post/52581081800" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">exhibition-ism</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Classical statues in modern day clothing by <a href="http://www.behance.net/alexis-persani" target="_blank">Alexis Persani</a></p></blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52584672276http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52584672276Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:54:43 -0700Don’t Take Your Vitamins: By PAUL A. OFFIT, nytimes.com PHILADEL­PHIA — LAST month, Katy Perry...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52567017193http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52567017193Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:45:31 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/477e83c6ad32a19f33c09b690fa5d567/tumblr_mo1aloL3M81qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/InRzj" target="_blank">Brain brew: can coffee stave off maladies of the mind?</a><br/> By Katie Drummond, <a href="http://flip.it/InRzj" target="_blank">theverge.com</a></p> <p>Sure, a cup of cof­fee in the morn­ing can add a lit­tle pep to your step. But it might very well do much more than that, accord­ing to a grow­ing body of research into the poten­tial health ben­e­fits of mod­er­ate java con­sump­tion. Most…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52391529965http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52391529965Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:44:12 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3dddc0096d4008a8a78236c817acbc9b/tumblr_mnsx67aXs81qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/CJiyP" target="_blank">Seat of Power: the computer workstation for the person with everything</a><br/> Sean Gallagher, <a href="http://flip.it/CJiyP" target="_blank">arstechnica.com</a></p> <p>MWE Lab’s Emperor 1510 LX—don’t call it a chair.MWE LabsScience fiction is filled with cherished seats of power, workstations that put the universe a finger-touch or a mere thought away. Darth Vader had his meditation pod, the Engineers of Prometh…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52036386536http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/52036386536Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:13:19 -0700New Camera Sensor Eliminates Need for Flash: technewsdaily.com It’s 1,000 more light-sensitive...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51952615435http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51952615435Sun, 02 Jun 2013 00:42:35 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ff417e291fabe47df876e8755483993/tumblr_mnkg80RYER1qz7esro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/5ZCNl" target="_blank">A Terrifying, Fascinating Timelapse of 30 Years of Human Impact on Earth</a><br/> Emily Badger, <a href="http://flip.it/5ZCNl" target="_blank">theatlanticcities.com</a></p> <p>Since the 1970s, NASA and the U.S. Geo­log­i­cal Sur­vey have been amass­ing satel­lite images of every inch of our plan­et as part of the Land­sat pro­gram. Over time, the images reveal a record of change: of cities expand­ing, lakes and forests…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51646568079http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51646568079Wed, 29 May 2013 08:26:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_marjt0YyRg1qzbnnbo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://phildesignart.tumblr.com/post/32062155173/cloud-high-five-by-phil-jones" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">phildesignart</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phildesignart/8012592865" title="Cloud High Five" target="_blank">Cloud High Five</a> by <a href="http://phildesignart.com/" title="Phil Jones" target="_blank">Phil Jones</a></p></blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51624163466http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51624163466Tue, 28 May 2013 22:39:43 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5bb82d6d7d5ef9634436a21cc4705d9/tumblr_mniyk4LuNL1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/uyuoh" target="_blank">Tesla’s Carbon Footprint Is No Better Than A Honda Civic’s</a><br/> Bruce Upbin, <a href="http://flip.it/uyuoh" target="_blank">forbes.com</a></p> <p>The beau­ti­ful Tesla Model S elec­tric sports sedan has been an object of desire, rap­ture and ignominy to dri­ving enthu­si­asts, eco-champions and eco-skeptics, respec­tive­ly. It’s also out­selling some Mer­cedes, BMW and Audis. But does Tesla…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51580732690http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51580732690Tue, 28 May 2013 13:07:16 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eea826b4264976824d6b77de4be820ca/tumblr_mnhvm7R4GU1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And here’s my workplace</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51542016000http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51542016000Mon, 27 May 2013 23:06:07 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0426ac00be51633edf54462f327203d2/tumblr_mnd9j81JKq1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Going somewhere?</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51318296302http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51318296302Sat, 25 May 2013 11:18:44 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51a01f43534f53300158848c62dc7ea0/tumblr_mnc80gTtBD1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/vPmHx" target="_blank">Argue Like America’s Most Controversial Philosopher</a><br/> By: Drake Baer, <a href="http://flip.it/vPmHx" target="_blank">fastcompany.com</a></p> <p>Dan Dennett explained consciousness, skewered religion, and pumped intuition. Now he wants to teach you how to argue.</p><p>The <i>New York Times</i> has described Daniel Den­nett as “per­haps Amer­i­ca’s most wide­ly read (and debat­ed) liv­ing…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51280629286http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51280629286Fri, 24 May 2013 21:48:16 -0700This Is Your Body On A Can Of Soda: BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com It feels so good when it hits...http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51279714864http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/51279714864Fri, 24 May 2013 21:33:02 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/53f57729bd549d5a70bb21ab02917588/tumblr_mn5pfd6RhD1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/IXDo4" target="_blank">Courts are increasingly turning to Urban Dictionary to clarify modern slang language</a><br/> By Nathan Ingraham, <a href="http://flip.it/IXDo4" target="_blank">theverge.com</a></p> <p>Sure, the Oxford Eng­lish Dic­tio­nary tries to stay on top of cur­rent trends by adding new words every year (GIF was its word of the year for 2012), but there’s still a vast vocab­u­lary of strange inter­net slang — that’s where Urban Dic­tio­na…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/50995828056http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/50995828056Tue, 21 May 2013 09:21:13 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cb7fe654890280e35a074ea3c2b1939/tumblr_mn4vzvGEjK1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Somebody doesn’t seem impressed with his own reflection.</p>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/50971897311http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/50971897311Mon, 20 May 2013 22:45:31 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f22dff550491fe2afc8e3e71c6bebb24/tumblr_mmxe1oaOPO1qz7esro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/bGXxz" target="_blank">A 75-Year Harvard Study Finds What It Takes To Live A Happy Life</a><br/> Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, <a href="http://flip.it/bGXxz" target="_blank">businessinsider.com</a></p> <p>In June 2009, <i>The Atlantic</i> pub­lished a cover story on the Grant Study, one of the longest-running lon­gi­tu­di­nal stud­ies of human devel­op­ment.</p><p>The project, which began in 1938, has fol­lowed 268 Har­vard under­grad­u­ate men for 75…</p> </blockquote>http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/50632522777http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/50632522777Thu, 16 May 2013 21:34:36 -0700