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11.09.09
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The Secret to Happiness

And, think hard before you abandon that shopping cart
By Anna Maria Jakubek Posted 05.18.2009 at 9:37 am 1 Comment

What makes us happy? There's no simple answer (sorry), though this 70-year-long longitudinal study on well-being offers some fascinating insight. Humility helps, so do our reactions to life's woes, and "the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people."

Also in today's links: customer-unfriendly shopping innovations, it pays to be tall, and more.

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Emailing Your Future Self

A new book archives the best posts from the FutureMe Web project— a chronicle of anonymous hopes and dreams
By Megan Miller Posted 02.07.2008 at 11:54 am 0 Comments

Everyone at some point wishes she could talk with her "future self" and have some insight into how it's all going to turn out. Unfortunately—unless you count Miss Cleo's tele-clairvoyent services—technology hasn't given us a portal to the future yet. But it has improved upon the time capsule.

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Click Here if You Want a Free iPod!

A leading spammer gets busted for fraudulent subject lines
By Gregory Mone Posted 02.04.2008 at 12:13 pm 3 Comments

The Federal Communications Commission busted an online advertiser that used misleading subject lines in its spam, leading consumers to believe they were eligible for free products. The company, Member Source Media, settled with the FCC for $200,000 and other penalties. But its kind of a wonder that they were successful at all.

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Resurrect a Dead Laptop

Got a four- or five-year-old PC laptop you´ve dismissed as useless? Bring it back to life with these tips, then use it as a spare Web and e-mail station in the kitchen or kids´ room
By Kirk Steers Posted 03.15.2006 at 2:00 am 1 Comment

PC RevivalCost: $0-$260 Easy | | | | | Hard

Start by checking the health of your hardware with a free diagnostic program such as #1-Tufftest (tufftest.com).
If the motherboard or screen is shot, forget it. Replacing either one is more expensive and more hassle than buying a new system.
Lost your user manual? Try the manufacturer´s Web site.
Check eBay or craigslist.org for used replacement parts.

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November 2009: Astronaut 3.0

Inside NASA's astronaut bootcamp and the grueling new training regimen for deep space. Plus, ten young geniuses shaking up science today, one writer's quest to analyze every man-made chemical in her body and more.

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