Daily Archives: April 26, 2012
French Presidential Candidate Uses Jay-Z and Kanye's 'N---as in Paris' in Ad
In a bid to capitalize on President Nicolas Sarkozy's poor relations with racial minorities, French Socialist candidate François Hollande has apparently used Jay-Z and Kanye West’s song "N---as in Paris" in one of his campaign ads.
Talking to Yourself May Actually Be A Good Idea
Let’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can't seem to keep their inner monologues in -- raving bus station denizens, for the most part, excluded -- are actually more likely to stay on task, remain focused better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra jabbering.
According to a series of experiments written up in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to trigger mental pictures helps people function quicker.
Is Apple CEO Tim Cook Right? Are Laptop-Tablet Hybrids Dead in the Water?
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the idea of a laptop-tablet hybrid is tantamount to shoving a toaster into a refrigerator. It's a clever, sound-bite-y analogy. It's also wrongheaded. But before we go there, let's give Cook's comments the full podium treatment, so no one can say I'm taking him out of context.
The analogy comes from Apple's earnings call on Tuesday (via…
