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Jul 07
Sat

Emptying Nest Eggs, Not the Nests (0)
"The common practice of ending financial obligation after their children graduate from high school or college is gone. Parents are carrying their children longer, pouring in thousands of dollars a year if not tens of thousands to their college graduates. Thirty-four percent of adults 18 to 34 receive financial assistance from their parents..." (Quicklink) • 5:38pm •

13
Jul 07
Fri

Body “tricks” (0)
(Quicklink) • 3:53pm •

10
Jul 07
Tue

Gameslah’s 50 Boxing Setup (0)
It's called multiboxing. It's insane. Some of those multi-monitor setups look nice though... (Quicklink) • 1:54am •

1
Jul 07
Sun

Customer service at Pancakes

We were standing in line waiting to get in to the misnomered Pancakes on the Rocks at Darling Harbour earlier in the week. One of the waiters had come out to get the group sizes of the people waiting and he arrived at this one guy in front of us.

“Table for how many?”
“One please.”
“… One?”
“Yes.”
“… One? … Are you sure??” the waiter said, somewhat shocked.
“Yeah I’m waiting for some friends who I’m meeting up with in an hour, so I’m going to eat first.”
“Oh! So table for how many then.”
“Excuse me?”
“How many friends are coming?”
“No, just me, my friends are not eating.”
“Uh… so…”
“One.”
“Seriously, just one?” The waiter gave him a long, hard stare, shook his head, and then sighed in resignation. “Oh ok… one…” Then he added in an all-too-loud mutter, “Weird!!”

Although a little flustered by this stage, the guy politely inquired, “is there a problem with that?”
“No, no, no problem at all. We’ll stick you up in one of the back rooms.”

I haven’t seen service like that since the now bankrupted Xerts.

8:56pm (GMT +10.00) • Food • Tweet This • Comments (1) •

Patience Pays Off Big for Dallas iPhone Fan (1)
Totally owned. And all the people hoping to flog their phones off on eBay are getting owned as well. There's absolutely no shortage of supply for iPhones in the US. (Quicklink) • 2:08am •

29
Jun 07
Fri

Tennis, pressure and the gender wage-gap (0)
"Women are significantly more likely to hit unforced errors at the most crucial stages of the match, while men exhibit no significant variation in performance. Specifically, about 30% of men%u2019s points end in unforced errors, regardless of their placement in the distribution of the importance variable. For women, about 36% of points in the bottom quartile of the importance distribution end in unforced errors, but unforced errors rise to nearly 40% for points in the top quartile of the importance distribution. What is remarkable is not the difference in the levels (men are more powerful and therefore more likely to hit winners at any stage). The interest lies in the differences in the way men and women respond to increases in competitive pressure." (Quicklink) • 8:36pm •

27
Jun 07
Wed

The iPhone Matches Most of Its Hype (0)
They need a 3G version by the time it hits local shores... (Quicklink) • 4:57am •

26
Jun 07
Tue

iPhone

The iPhone comes out this week. If you don’t know what the hype’s about, you really need to watch this guided tour.

11:39pm (GMT +10.00) • Consumer Electronics • Tweet This • Add a comment •

21
Jun 07
Thu

Patek Philippe Calibre 89 (0)
"With 33 complications, 1728 parts, and weighing almost 3 lbs, the Calibre 89 is no doubt the most complex watch in the world." (Quicklink) • 3:37am •

20
Jun 07
Wed

The Wall Street Journal writes on Desktop Tower Defense (0)
(Quicklink) • 3:27am •

19
Jun 07
Tue

Icebergs

We visited Icebergs about a month ago, but I never got around to writing anything about it. The food’s quite decent with a very good mix of Italian cuisine on offer (though most of us ended up picking from the cuts of Wagyu steaks on offer).

It’s a nice, relaxed place with comfy chairs, though too dark for my liking. At night you unfortunately can’t see much of Bondi Beach in the darkness, but the views would make it a good lunch spot or dinner venue during summer. A good choice for a place to take people visiting Sydney!

10:50pm (GMT +10.00) • Food • Tweet This • Add a comment •

The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer (0)
Julian Dibbell writes in the NY Times Mag. (Quicklink) • 3:00am •

The iPhone Inaugurates a Dangerous New Era for Apple Boss Steve Jobs (0)
New York Magazine's lengthy profile of Jobs. (Quicklink) • 3:00am •

12
Jun 07
Tue

The difference between Marketing, PR, Advertising and Branding (0)
(Quicklink) • 5:14am •

10
Jun 07
Sun

Unforgettable Photos (1)
A series of unforgettable photos throughout the last half-century, all involving a conflict of some sort. (Quicklink) • 10:52pm •

When Lots of Money Makes You Feel Rich (1)
"Anyone who has ever thrown around a stack of liras or rupees knows that people are sometimes more extravagant with currencies that have high face values. A paper recently published in The Journal of Consumer Research explored that effect." (Quicklink) • 10:52pm •

9
Jun 07
Sat

Pell pilloried for cardinal sin of defending church teaching (0)
One of the rare occasions where I think Devine has a good point. (Quicklink) • 7:10pm •

7
Jun 07
Thu

iPhone demographic analysis (0)
I think Apple shares will keep going up as I have since they announced the iPhone. I'm not the only one who thinks that. (Quicklink) • 5:02am •

Apple introduces Santa Rosa-based MacBook Pros (0)
Specs for the next generation of MBPs. 15 inchers have the new LED screens. (Quicklink) • 5:02am •

6
Jun 07
Wed

The Profit Calculator (0)
Fascinating New York Magazine feature about how different people make money in NYC. "The wild risks, unexpected niches, and day-in-day-out grind behind making a dollar in New York...for everyone from a drug dealer to Goldman Sachs." (Quicklink) • 3:53am •

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