A Cheap Sprinkler

August 25, 2009
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Looks pretty easy to set up too.

[photo from: ThereIFixedIt.com]

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Avoid Embarrassing Blog Title Spelling Mistakes With A Firefox Tweak

August 18, 2009
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We’ve all hit ‘publish’ on great and not-so-great blog posts only to read them the next day with misspelled titles. The problem is by the time you’ve caught it yourself a bunch of people have left comments about it and your permalinks are all screwed up.

Luckily, Firefox makes adding spell check to input fields (like [...]

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Sitting On A Ball At Work, Good For Your Back Bad For Your Butt

August 4, 2009
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As demonstrated in the video below by technology writer Leo Laporte who sits on one while he records his podcasts.

At least he recovered pretty quickly.

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Get Your Lost Cell Phone Back Without Having To Call It

July 28, 2009
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Save the effort of finding a lost cell phone and make it find you by adding a “!CALL IF LOST” entry on your contacts list. That way the next time you’re plastered in a bar your entire family, friends, and that old booty call won’t get woken up by a good samaratin bartender.
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Peel Bananas Like Monkeys, The Banana Experts

July 21, 2009
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Monkeys know a thing or two about opening banana peels and their technique will make you realize you’ve been doing it backwards all along.

Bananas are one of the easiest healthy foods to eat which is why they make a perfect snack for couch potatoes. Of course if you feel like eating something else (although why [...]

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3 Workouts For Your Neurons Without Reading Or Thinking Too Much

July 14, 2009
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Sure reading and learning can be a real power boost for your brain, but it’s also a major drag on your slacking off. Basically since your brain is lazy too and gets more efficient doing things over and over, a few tweaks here and there can keep your mind sharp.

Hack Your Brain By Switching Toothbrush [...]

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Zone Out To Solve Big Problems

July 7, 2009
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Your mind, as complex as it is, can’t focus on more than a few things at any given time. It turns out that concentrating makes it hard for our brains to see ‘the big picture’ which is where zoning out comes in. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found that zoning out is actually a [...]

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Get An Extra Day To Finish Your Homework Or Work Project With Corrupted Files

June 30, 2009
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Instead of getting your work done on time and sending it to your professor or boss, use the Corrupted Files to send in scrambled versions of your Mircosoft Word documents. For about $5 you can purchase a 1,2, 10, whatever-page document to buy yourself some time to actually finish the work you were supposed to [...]

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The Lazy Environmentalist Shares Tips From His Book

April 21, 2009
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Josh Dorfman shares tips from his latest book, The Lazy Environementalist on A Budget. The 5 minute video below is worth watching in full if you’re ready to help the planet this Earth Day and be damn lazy about it too.

Some of his tips like using water filters instead of buying bottles is pretty basic [...]

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9 Ways To Save Money Instantly Without Doing Anything

April 7, 2009

Hone your laziness into a cost cutting weapon simply by doing nothing. Money is generally exchanged for services you can do yourself, crap you don’t need, and food that makes you fat. Forget doing stuff and sit back and let the savings begin.

Skip Haircuts – You don’t have to looking like Joaquin Phoenix or sacrifice [...]

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