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Rules of Thumb

I love rules of thumb, deep wisdom that can be sketched in verbal shorthand. The website <I>Painter Creativity</I> offers 10 rules for naive artists and designers, but they could very easily apply to any freelancer. Most of these are pretty obvious, but when you're hustling for work and worried about that monthly rent bill, you can panic sometimes and fall for the old "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday" line.

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Paul Gonsalveszzzz . . .

Jeff Wong sends along this smokin' version of "Perdido" by the Duke Ellington band. About midway through, after some great solos by band stalwarts Jimmy Hamilton and Ray Nance, the camera pans back and we see Paul Gonsalves sound asleep on the bandstand, forcing Hamilton to cover Gonsalves' tenor sax solo.

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SF Tropes That Must Be Retired

<I>Furinkan High School Kendo Club</I> posts a spirited two-part attack on science fiction clich&#233;s. Erik Even's right that most of these are tired&mdash;but Joss Whedon has proven time and time again that a new spin can make even the lamest plot devices come alive. So add a codicil to all of these rules: "unless you are a genius."

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