@nycework tweet digest: 03/31 – 04/05/2013

Last week’s tweet highlights in a nutshell? Success on easy and doable terms; 3D printing powered by your mind; break old writing rules, get more responses to your e-mail; restoring self-confidence, naturally; a farewell to local and network HDTV; weird, WEIRD North Americans; toxic water supplies…

Posted by @nycework between March 31 and April 5, 2013, the noteworthy tweets include:

3D-printed blue tree frogs in different layer thicknesses
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• A quote by Maya Angelou defining ‘success’ in a clear and personally achievable way;
• an article explaining why writing your e-mail’s conclusion first will get you more favorable responses;
• an article about an FCC ruling that allows cable companies to scramble or encrypt local HDTV and network broadcasts. The ruling, which takes effect on April 10, 2013, means you’ll need a cable company-provided set-top box to watch HDTV broadcasts;
• an infographic describing what 3D printing is, how it could forever change lives, and why big business might not want you anywhere near a 3D printer;
• an article about North American culture and its weird effects on the way North Americans relate to self, other inhabitants of the planet, and the environment;
• an article with pointers on how to rekindle self-confidence…naturally;
• and, @nycework’s previous tweet digest with an article about a 2011 environmental study that found toxic water supplies in 43 US states…and more.

Enjoy!

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@nycework tweet digest: 03/24-29/2013

Last week’s tweets in a nutshell? Toxins in tap water; dealing with angry customers; the most glorious task; changing undesirable habits; protection against password crackers; DuckDuckGo; printable medicine…

The information-packed tweets reproduced below were posted by @nycework between Mar 24 and March 29, 2013, and include:

DuckDuckGo
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• A brief quote by Sophocles summing up every person’s purpose in life;
• an article about a 2011 environmental study that found up to 84 percent of tested major U.S. municipal water systems contain toxins;
• an article describing how to deal with angry or hard-to-please customers;
• an article about how to change an undesirable habit using one often-overlooked asset you already have;
• an article that discusses how to protect yourself against five common tactics used by crackers to gain user passwords;
• an article about DuckDuckGo, an alternative search engine that neither tracks your Internet activity nor your search terms;
• and a link to @nycework’s previous tweet digest that includes a video post where Chemist Lee Cronin talks about a project he’s working on that’ll let you print your own medication….and more.

Enjoy!