Link: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

Hugh Pickens writes “Scientific American has an interesting article on the secret to raising smart kids that says that more than 30 years of scientific investigation suggests that an overemphasis on intellect or talent leaves people vulnerable to failure, fearful of challenges and unwilling to remedy their shortcomings. In particular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame. One theory of what separates…

Link: Stupidest Thing I’ve Heard Today

I have heard that “You can be pretty later argument” that Gruber hates many times, and honestly, it’s true sometimes. I don’t think it’s true in this case, but dismissing it out of hand isn’t fair, either.

Link: 10.5: Create even smarter Mail smart folders

I have rules that sort some mails (e.g. Forums) into a folder on my Mac. The problem: I wanted to set up a smart folder that shows all Mails in Forums that have either MacOSXhints or Macnn in their contents. So in 10.5’s…

Link: 10.5: Peek inside zip files with a Quick Look plug-in

One thing I’ve longed for is the ability to quickly see the contents of zip files from the Finder. I’ve written a Quick Look plug-in that will display the contents of zip files (support for other archive formats is on the to …

Link: 10.5: Resume printing on a chosen page number

When in a printer’s panel, hitting the Option key changes the Resume button into a Resume on Page button. This will allow you resume printing of a document put on hold while letting you choose from which page onwards it shoul…

Link: Jones Tactical

Nice stuff! Clean stitching, clean lines… The shear sheath is nice and simple, though I’d be tempted to use a snap instead of the Velcro.

Link: Gloflex

I should find a source for this stuff…

Link: What’s in your pockets?

Link: ongoing · On Communication

Good food for thought. Tim wonders why other people aren’t thinking about this stuff—I suspect it’s because he’s looking in the wrong places, more than any real lack of thought…

Link: UN Says Tasers Are a Form of Torture

The use of Tasers “causes acute pain, constituting a form of torture,” the UN’s Committee Against Torture said. “In certain cases, they can even cause death, as has been shown by reliable studies and recent real-life events.” Three men — all in their early 20s — died from after tasering in the United States this week, days after a Polish man died at Vancouver airport after being tasered by Canadian police. There have been 17 deaths in Canada following the use of Tasers since they were approved…