http://singingfish.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:49:54 +1100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/the-difference-between-aggressive-and-assertive.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/the-difference-between-aggressive-and-assertive.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/the-difference-between-aggressive-and-assertive.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:49:54 +1100 Just for future reference - I was having a conversation with someone the other day who made it clear that they didn't know the difference even though they ought to. Assertive is not taking any shit from other people. Aggressive is handing out... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/the-difference-between-aggressive-and-assertive.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900f48ce1dcf30003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/mad-keen-wowzers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/mad-keen-wowzers.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/mad-keen-wowzers.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:58:22 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22526149af21900e398e00bd00004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22526149af21900e398e00bd00004-50si" alt="300px-Americangothic" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It has come to my attention that if you google for the term "mad keen wowzers" you get no results, so I thought I'd provide a link to a famous image of some mad keen wowzers: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/mad-keen-wowzers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900f48cde7fa10003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/stupid-exam-answers-359.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/stupid-exam-answers-359.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/stupid-exam-answers-359.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:52:28 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22526149af21900e398bb7bbf0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22526149af21900e398bb7bbf0003-50si" alt="DSCN8018" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yes, this is a real answer. Another student scraping the bottom of the barrel. Fortunately this is school level, not university ;-) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/stupid-exam-answers-359.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e398bb76410004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/how-to-make-windows-suck-less-part-2---multimedia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/how-to-make-windows-suck-less-part-2---multimedia.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/how-to-make-windows-suck-less-part-2---multimedia.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:06:12 +1100 Right, for whatever reason, you've chosen to buy a windows PC. Bad choice if you ask me, but hell, I'm not you, thankfully. First up, you've hardened your computer against spyware by following this advice. Next up you need to be able to play mul... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/how-to-make-windows-suck-less-part-2---multimedia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e398b9a13b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> windows http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/bread-maker-advice.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/bread-maker-advice.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/bread-maker-advice.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:13:59 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22526149af21900e398ae861d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22526149af21900e398ae861d0001-50si" alt="DSCN7899" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I've made a lot of bread in a home bread maker for the last 5 years. I've burned through 2 machines (I'm on my third). The second cheapest Breville Baker's Oven bread maker has been perfectly good for me. My second bread maker was the cheapest ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/bread-maker-advice.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e398ae95ed0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/securing-your-new-windows-computer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/securing-your-new-windows-computer.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/securing-your-new-windows-computer.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:42:08 +1000 Here are some instructions I believe will help you make your new Windows computer more secure as a home user. The source of most of this is from here. So you're going to have to maintainin your own computer and for whatever reason you've chose... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/securing-your-new-windows-computer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e398ab874f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/toxic-boss-syndrome.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/toxic-boss-syndrome.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/toxic-boss-syndrome.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:52:40 +1000 Note: You can point your friends and colleagues to this page with the web address http://xrl.us/35qk (easier to write down or spell out loud). A very good friend of mine is having problems with their boss. In my opinion as an ex-psychologist and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/toxic-boss-syndrome.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e3989de9350005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/lightly-baked-dc-in-board.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/lightly-baked-dc-in-board.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/lightly-baked-dc-in-board.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:41:25 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22526149af21900e3989b8d8d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22526149af21900e3989b8d8d0001-50si" alt="Ibook_dcin" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So my laptop had some trouble with the DC in board - the cable neds to be jiggled so that the battery knows to charge. So I ordered a 2nd hand one for $35 from the ibook scrap yard. Meanwhile I have a temporary fix that works but immobilises me ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/lightly-baked-dc-in-board.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e3989b8d9d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> ibook repair http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/qotd-celebrity-look-alike.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/qotd-celebrity-look-alike.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/qotd-celebrity-look-alike.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:18:32 +1000 What celebrity do you most often get told you resemble? Submitted by Leets. It's a toss up between Malcom McLaren, Mick Hucknall, Lou Reed, Leo Sayer and Harpo Marx depending on when I last got my hair cut and how hard I've been living. [Up... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/qotd-celebrity-look-alike.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900e3989962660004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd look alike http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/test-post.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(singingfish) http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/test-post.html?_c=feed-rss http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/test-post.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:24:49 +1000 testing the new group... delete this later <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://singingfish.vox.com/library/post/test-post.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22526149af21900d414455b48685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>