links for 2008-03-20

by grant on March 20, 2008

The End of Wealth | PickTheBrain

It is wonderful to aspire to wealth, but don’t lose sight of the means of accomplishing it as you go about your journey.

(tags: money life quotes)
12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk | Zen Habits

You probably don’t want to become a Zen monk either, but you can live your life in a more Zen-like manner by following a few simple rules.

(tags: philosophy meditation lifehacks thinking simplicity religion productivity inspiration life)
Blue Organizer’s Latest Indigo Release Lets You Surf Things Instead of Web Pages

Blue Organizer lets you surf things instead of Web pages. It recognizes when a Webpage that you are browsing is about certain classes of things: books, movies, music, stocks, recipes, restaurants, blogs, wine, clothing, electronics, celebrities, musicians

(tags: firefox plugin semantic search web)
The Semantic Hacker One-Million Dollar Challenge

If you were going to build a semantic startup, what would it be?

(tags: semantic web startup api competition)
KidZui: The Kid Safe Browser

KidZui is an ambitious project, intended not only to make the internet safe for kids (aged 3-12), but to provide a browsing experience that caters to their cognitive powers and surfaces the best juvenile content as well.

(tags: software web browser children business ideas)

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- Loc8 Code - The All Ireland Digital Address Code
  GPS Ireland says its Loc8 codes can define any location on the island of Ireland, accurate to within six metres. The codes uniquely identify addresses and could be used as a navigational tool on satnav devices, smartphones or online. Any business or individual can get a code for their premises or house for free at www.loc8code.com.
- Home-made life insurance, the Apollo way - Boing Boing
  Of all the places I never expected to learn anything cool about the Apollo astronauts, number one would have to be the blog run by ukinsurance.net.
- Design with Intent Toolkit
  A set of illustrated cards showing how design can be used to change, prevent, or encourage certain behaviours. The way that spaces, objects and systems are designed heavily influence the way that we live our lives around them. They serve as both suggestions and critiques, showing how spaces and objects are designed to control us for better or for worse.
- Hard to find
  Why it’s increasingly difficult to make discoveries – and other insights from the science of science. This type of research, studying the science of science, is in fact a field of science itself, and is known as scientometrics.
- Hacking The Price is Right
  Terry Kniess, a former weatherman with a knack for numbers and seeing patterns, went on The Price is Right and won more than $50,000 in prizes because of an exact bid on his Showcase. His secret? He watched hundreds of hours of the show and discovered its secrets and weaknesses.