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Vote: Notepad++

It honestly depends on what you're going for (and assuming your personal sleep cycle is 90 minutes—it can vary for individuals). If you're going for pure rest—that is, making your body more functional by getting all the possible benefits from sleep—then go to bed right away. If you're going for restedness—that is,…

It's just a way to sneak veggies into your diet but some people expect too much.

You just became my favorite "how I work" post. Thanks for sharing!

John Scalzi, Neil Gaiman, and Stephen King.

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You can also put Newstand in a folder.

I added a strap button to my ukulele. I love these things!

I need this kind of organization. Just the other day, I joined this infamous club:

There is good science behind reactance theory, but deploying it in the wild is in large part an art. As the article notes, people experience reactance in response to having their freedom curtailed — as anyone who has observed a two-year-old for 5 minutes has probably seen, they can show zero interest in a toy until…

God damnit, now we're screwed for being "unmotivated" for actually committing to a job for a long period of time?

Vote: Xbox 360 Controller

Why: I know there's a big debate over Xbox vs PS controllers, but the Xbox controller has always been my favorite. Its curves fit perfectly into my hands, its buttons depress very far and have a satisfying "click" to them, and it's control sticks are very comfortable. Some people have…

It's funny, for a few minutes of reading I was thinking "wow, for a cross-post from io9 the commenters really don't seem to know jack shit about this character, comics, or humor in general." Then I looked up and realized this article is on Jezebel and it all made sense.

I find this reprehensible but as a starving artist I still submitted for this contest. Here is what i did for:

I Ikea-hacked my own for about $150 or so (not including the shelves behind the desk) Easy to do, and looks pretty slick too!

Finally! I still think the digital version should be free if I buy the physical book though.

It's awfully hard on tires also.