“PixelZoomer is a Firefox extension for web developers which allows for zooming into websites. The core features are characterized by tools for pixel perfect measuring of distances and picking colors…
Proper nouns come into play in Scrabble rule change
Proper nouns come into play in Scrabble rule change
This is teh suck:
The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company Mattel has said.
Place names, people’s names and company names or brands will now count.
Mattel, which brings out a new version of the game containing amended rules in July, hopes the change will encourage younger people to play.
How a Book Publisher Failed to Get J.D. Salinger’s Final Book Into Print
How a Book Publisher Failed to Get J.D. Salinger’s Final Book Into Print
This article is quite an interesting read. You can definitely feel for the book publisher who let events overtake him…
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Barefoot Running
I think that I read this somewhere before, but this article goes into detail about the benefits of running barefoot:
Scientists have found that those who run barefoot, or in minimal footwear, tend to avoid “heel-striking,” and instead land on the ball of the foot or the middle of the foot. In so doing, these runners use the architecture of the foot and leg and some clever Newtonian physics to avoid hurtful and potentially damaging impacts, equivalent to two to three times body weight, that shod heel-strikers repeatedly experience.
