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Links for 2011-5-21 through 2011-6-1:

Structured Procrastination the procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely and important tasks, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important. Structured procrastination means shaping the structure of the tasks one has to do in a way that exploits this fact.
18 Signs That Life In U.S. Public Schools Is Now Essentially Equivalent To Life In U.S. Prisons In the United States today, our public schools are not very good at educating our students, but they sure are great training grounds for learning how to live in a Big Brother police state control grid. Sadly, life in many U.S. public schools is now essentially equivalent to life in U.S. prisons. Most parents don't realize this, but our students have very few rights when they are in school. Our public school students are being watched, tracked, recorded, searched and controlled like never before.
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Links for 2011-02-15 through 2011-02-22:

Why Borders went bankrupt – Interesting discussion on Quora
Basics of effective FPS encounter design (via F.E.A.R. and F.E.A.R. 2) – I recently finished playing through the single-player campaign of Monolith's F.E.A.R. 2, a military first-person shooter with supernatural elements. In my mind, the design differences between the original game and its sequel highlight a few essential elements of good encounter design in a first-person shooter. These elements all support one primary tenet: Give the player (and AI) options
Libya Ready to Fall? – Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's regime "showed more signs of crumbling as dozens were reportedly killed in the capital and Gaddafi's son and heir-apparent declared in a televised speech that the North African nation could fall into anarchy if his father was ousted," the Washington Post reports.
iOs Inspires Me | Design showcase of the best looking iPhone/iPad app icons, app interfaces, app websites & resources – Showcase of the best looking iPhone & iPad app icons, app interfaces, app websites & resources
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