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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Google Chrome for Linux: enabling Flash
An official beta build of Google Chrome for Linux has been out for a couple of weeks now; I’m loving it! To get Flash to work on it, refer to the directions here.
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Multitasking in the right manner helps one be productive. Do it too much, and quality declines as you get more stressed. Do it too little, and, well, you get less done. I think the crucial element is minimizing significant context … Continue reading
Posted in Programming & configuration
Tagged compiling, libnotify, multi-tasking, notification, notify-send, productivity, shell
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Intelligence and How to Get It
I recently finished reading Richard E. Nisbett’s Intelligence and How to Get It. This is a compelling book on the factors that determine intelligence, academic and social achievement, and how these are measured. Nisbett refers to many studies and applies … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology and human nature
Tagged Culture, enviroment, hard work, intelligence, malleability, nature vs. nurture, Richard E. Nesbitt
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