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  nationalpost:

  Matt Gurney: If RIM accepts it isn’t cool, it can still thrive

  I always had a soft spot for RIM, and was an early non-corporate adopter. My first Berry was great. I could type emails easily, browse the web, play music – a vast improvement over my accidentally drowned Razor

  25 Jan 2012

• The Willpower Trick

  Jonah Lehrer:

  These findings are incredibly revealing, as they document the banal secret of willpower. It’s not that these people have immaculate wills, able to stare down tempting calories. Instead, they are able to intelligently steer clear of situations that trigger problematic desires. They don’t resist temptation — they avoid it entirely. While unsuccessful dieters try to not eat the ice cream in their freezer, thus quickly exhausting their limited willpower resources, those high in self-control refuse to even walk down the ice cream aisle in the supermarket.

  17 Jan 2012
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  Fog by Halans on Flickr.

  13 Jan 2012
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• 1 Dec 2011

• Perpetuation of Ignorance

  SciGuru.com:

  The less people know about important complex issues such as the economy, energy consumption and the environment, the more they want to avoid becoming well-informed, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

  And the more urgent the issue, the more people want to remain unaware, according to a paper published online in APA’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

  29 Nov 2011

• Disney Parks: Mickey Mouse Brings Disney Magic to New York City

  19 Nov 2011