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• How to Be Unhappy at Work
• 2 days ago
• As a reaction to the media attention being bestowed on the subject of positive psychology and happiness, Eric G. Wilson has written a book, Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy, that focuses on the benefits of unhappiness. According to Wilson, melancholia can lead to inspiration and creativity. Would Vincent Van Gogh have produced such wonderful [...] ...

• First Spam Message Ever Sent Made No Mention of Mortgage Refinance or Viagra
• 17 days ago
• This coming week will mark the 30th anniversary of the birth of e-mail spam. According to technology writer Brad Templeton, the first spam message was sent on May 3, 1978 by a Gary Thuerk to 320 e-mail Arpanet addresses and read as follows: DIGITAL WILL BE GIVING A PRODUCT PRESENTATION OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF [...] ...

• Facebook Chat: Yet Another Instant Messaging Application
• 22 days ago
• The new Facebook Chat application was installed into my profile when I logged in this morning. I can now chat with any of my Facebook friends who happen to be online and logged in. That brings the total to three ways I can chat with people through the Web services and software I use on [...] ...

• TeachStreet: A New Social Learning Site
• 24 days ago
• A new social Web site has just appeared designed to put learners and instructors together. TeachStreet’s (www.teachstreet.com) beta launch currently focuses on the Seattle area and boasts a listing of 25,000 available classes. Topics include anything and everything: Languages Fitness Hobbies Academic subjects Etc. How It Works: Search for a topic you’d like to learn. (Since I’ ...

• Happiness: the Hottest College Course
• 29 days ago
• My colleague, Gary Woodill, thinks I’m getting all Oprah-like by reading books about happiness. I’ve been trying to convince him that positive psychology, the study of happiness, is just as legitimate as the study schizophrenia, depression, and other psychological ailments. So far, Gary’s unconvinced. What should help convince my doubting colleague is that students in more [...] ...