Life’s Cruel Truth: You Get More of What You Already Have

One of my happiness-project resolutions is to Meditate on koans. In Buddhist tradition, a Zen koan (rhymes with Ken Cohen) is a question or a statement that can’t be understood logically. Monks meditate on koans as a way to abandon dependence on reason in their pursuit of enlightenment. The most famous koan is probably: “Two hands clap and there is a sound. What is the sound of one hand?”
Life’s Cruel Truth: You Get More of What You Already Have

How to Save Money on Food: Great Tips from Three Years of Get Rich Slowly

Scoured three years of the GRS archives to find the best stories about saving money on food. First up is this survey: How much do you spend on food? There’s no info in the article itself, but there are over 180 comments that reveal families have radically different budgets for food. Some people are able to feed a family of six on $400 a month. But some single folks spend $400 a month just on themselves.
How to Save Money on Food: Great Tips from Three Years of Get Rich Slowly

10 Even Better Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

Earlier today, we brought you 10 of our favorite Wolfram Alpha easter eggs. The much-discussed computational engine seems to have a sense of humor and a flair for the dramatic, and while we thought we found most of them, Mashable readers did some investigating of their own.
10 Even Better Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

Top 10 Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

If you haven’t heard about it yet, the new computational search engine Wolfram Alpha launched this week to much fanfare and attention. The service can calculate integrals, tell you the flying time between San Francisco and London, or even the (lack of) nutritional content of your M&M’s.
Top 10 Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

First Look At Wolfram Alpha’s Impressive (and Fun) Knowledge Computation

How many football fields would fit between the Earth and the sun? What’s the likelihood of getting 2 heads in 10 coin flips? One search engine calculates all that on the fly and more.
First Look At Wolfram Alpha’s Impressive (and Fun) Knowledge Computation

The 11 Essential Social Media Stories This Week

This week in social media has seen everything from Twitter revolts to Facebook scams. Twitter made big news with a change to its @replies system, Saturday Night Live created another classic clip and we featured a particularly trippy YouTube mashup.
The 11 Essential Social Media Stories This Week

Blackstump Australia Issue 16 - May 18, 2009

The latest issue of new family friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 16 - May 18, 2009

Free Video Cutter Cuts and Splits Your Videos

Windows only: If you've ever needed to extract a small section of a much longer video to share with friends or family, Free Video Cutter 1.1 is a dead-simple solution.
Free Video Cutter Cuts and Splits Your Videos

40 Most Useful Travel Websites That Can Save You a Fortune

Traveling doesn't have to break the bank (in fact, you can travel for free), and there are plenty of places that'll help you find the best vacation for your budget. Get discounts and the insider scoop with these great resources. Don't forget to ask for free travel upgrades.
40 Most Useful Travel Websites That Can Save You a Fortune

Lunch Fail

Pass!
Lunch Fail

Device Remover is an Absurdly Powerful Device Manager

Windows only: Standing next to Device Remover, the built-in Windows device manager looks like a 90 pound weakling next to the Hulk—it's just that powerful.
Device Remover is an Absurdly Powerful Device Manager

Some Thoughts on Haggling

A very kind reader recently sent me a link to a fascinating article at Salon.com entitled How I Learned to Haggle. The article outlines a woman’s experience with haggling, culminating with the author actually requesting a discount at a dollar store.
Some Thoughts on Haggling

Spy-junk

Dark Roasted Blend's roundup of civilian-accessible spy gizmos from the hollow coins to the pens that turn into deadly! stabby! knives!
Spy-junk

Sealing the Deal: What You Need to Know Before Going under the Knife

Every operation starts with a cut and ends when the incision is closed. And though the closing act that follows a complicated surgery may seem almost incidental, a surgeon's choice of needles, sutures or adhesives to do the job plays a big part in how well and how quickly the patient heals.
Sealing the Deal: What You Need to Know Before Going under the Knife

You've heard of Sudoku. But what about Sudokill?

Sukokill is a two-person game in which players try to force each other to violate the Sudoku rules.
You've heard of Sudoku. But what about Sudokill?

Dell launches shopping site for women

Called "Della," Dell's new female-oriented website features attractive models, cute computers, and nonthreatening tech tips.
Dell launches shopping site for women

Google slices and dices Australian searches

Google has added a wide range of new search capabilities to its Australian search engine, which enables users downunder to slice and dice results in ways previously not possible. At least some of the new features were developed in Google's Australian office.
Google slices and dices Australian searches

Test Your Internet Speed With Down Tester

It is sometimes advisable to test the Internet speed either to test if the advertised speeds that the IPS lured you in with are reachable or to download speeds from various parts of the world.
Test Your Internet Speed With Down Tester

Screenshots of Google Squared

One of the most interesting announcements at today’s Google Searchology event was Google Squared, which Google says will be appearing in their Labs later this month (apparently at www.google.com/squared).
Screenshots of Google Squared

Tweet Street: 7 Extraordinary Twitter Uses in the Home

Chances are that your tweets aren’t as colorful as these seven extraordinary ways people are using Twitter in their homes.
7 Extraordinary Twitter Uses in the Home