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albotas: Toy Boarders Releases ‘Surf Series’ The bagged-toy line, Toy Boarders, has released their ‘Surf Series,’ of green surfers recently. Rad stuff. The figures come in 8 different poses and each pack goes for $6, full of 24 mini-figures. They’re a new take on the old plastic army men toys, also available in skateboard and…
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theatlantic: For Top-Tier Universities, Changes in Higher Education Might Be Overblown Over the last few years, people who study and report on higher education have spent much time talking about the wave of revolution coming for colleges and universities. From MOOCs to student debt to reduced state funding, most people seem to agree that the…
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klaatu: BitTorrent Sync 7 Times Faster Than Dropbox BitTorrent Sync is a relatively new tool that allows users to securely sync folders across multiple devices using the BitTorrent protocol. In terms of functionality it’s comparable to most cloud-based sync tools such as Dropbox, except for the fact that there’s no cloud involved. Users simply share…
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Nothing reveals your personality more succinctly than your characteristic emotional reaction to novelty and change over time and across many situations,” Ms. Gallagher says. “It’s also the most important behavioral difference among individuals. Novelty-Seeking (Neophilia) Can Be a Predictor of Well-Being – NYTimes.com (via rhea137)