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Friday Brain Dump (Basketball Edition)

1. Did you know that you can embed Tweets? Just mouseover the tweet I have embedded below. Notice that the tweet is "live," meaning that all the links (such as the "Follow" button) clickable and functional. So they're watching Knicks in Taipei but I can't get the game.#iliveheredammit — Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) February 16, 2012 Apparently I seem to be one of the last people on earth who did not know this feature existed. And if you too, are thinking, "THIS IS COMPLETELY NEW INFORMATION TO ME!", here's how you do it: From the Twitter webpage, mouseover the tweet you want to embed. Click on "Open" on the top right corner. Click on "Details" which should slide out directly beneath the tweet. Now, you will see an option...

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Cool Tool Tuesdays: The Baby Owner’s Manual

Welcome to today’s installment of Cool Tool Tuesdays, where I feature a favorite item from my life and spotlight it so that others who are not familiar with the product may also benefit from it. A cool tool can be any book, gadget, software, hardware, material, or website that I have personally tried and love. Do you have any questions about today’s cool tool? Would you like an item featured in the future? Please leave a comment to this post, or send me a message via my contact form. Enjoy! Do you remember the episode of Friends titled "The One with the Baby Shower"? Yes, I know Bamboozled is an epic game show we would all like to see live on TV, but I would like...

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Movie Poster Clichés

I do not pay too much attention to movie posters, so it comes as no surprise that I have never noticed these clichés before. I guess that the movie advertising business is similar to other design-related fields in that they know what works, and/or are fresh out of original ideas. Between the legs: Black and white with colored flames:  Lying in bed:  Big heads in the sky over tiny people on the beach:  Back to back: Large text over faces: Blue nature-themed: One big eye:  From the back (often with weapons): The red dress: Yellow indie film poster: Reflection in sunglasses: On a bench:   Go visit Le Sibère Carnet de Christophe Courtois (note: site in French) for more!...

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