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Now your tongue can see. Clive Thomson suggests that this could be a good interface for video games too.

Watch TV shows online.

Tag your cables.

Why Don’t Ad Agencies Advertise?

How to Exercise an Open Mind.

Paul Graham on The hardest lessons for startups to learn.

So why do I spend so much time thinking about startups? I’ll tell you why. Economically, a startup is best seen not as a way to get rich, but as a way to work faster. You have to make a living, and a startup is a way to get that done quickly, instead of letting it drag on through your whole life.

Misconceptions spread by textbooks. This site lists the facts, contrary to what most textbooks say about them.

Facts:

1. The ocean is blue because water is a blue substance. Not because it reflects the blue sky.
2. The sky is blue because air is blue.
3. Clouds actually remain aloft because they are warm inside.

The banana proves God’s existence. I think they’re serious.

Jakob Nielsen’s old write-up on how users read on the web. Actually, this is how people read anything. I write my e-mails, PowerPoint presentations, and Word reports this way.

Why I don’t use a registry cleaner