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HOW-TO: eat a chicken wing elegantly

By Ryan | Published: November 6, 2009

For most people, including myself, the process of eating a chicken wing was not pretty. Nibbling, gnawing and doing whatever it takes to get your 25 cents worth of honey-glazed nourishment. Well I just learned an amazingly efficient method to eat a chicken wing, that I’d love to share with you for “casual Friday”. Note [...]

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HOW-TO: cheat your friends at poker for fun and profit

By Ryan | Published: October 9, 2009

Closing out the first ever theme week on the topic of deception, here’s a little do-it-yourself deceit lesson. Of course, it comes with the disclaimer that this is in the interest of protecting yourself from cheats, not to inflict it upon others… promise? So you find yourself playing poker with your grandma and your uncle. [...]

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HOW-TO: five ways to remove the worry and stress from your life

By Ryan | Published: September 20, 2009

Tomorrow morning I vanish off the face of the earth, technologically speaking, for eight days. I’m leaving and I’ll be totally un-wired. I was planning on writing eight extra LSNED facts this weekend, and scheduling them to trickle out while I was gone. Eight. That’s a lot. Each one takes over an hour to uncover, [...]

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HOW-TO: take a perfect, productive, energizing nap

By Ryan | Published: September 7, 2009

Much like the story on hammocks, I’ve put a lot of personal research time into this topic. I just hope you appreciate the result of my intensive studies into napping. Here we have a quick lesson on how you can boost your productivity, energy, and creativity with a mid-day nap. Step 1: Don’t feel guilty. [...]

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HOW-TO: make a musical instrument out of office supplies

By Ryan | Published: September 1, 2009

The fundamentals at work in any stringed instrument are rather simple. The only reason that a guitar might cost upwards of $500 bucks is because of its ability to produce a vibrant sound, its tonal vocabulary, and its aesthetic sensibilities. If we throw all such expectations out the window, we can make a perfectly acceptable [...]

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HOW-TO: perfectly saute mushrooms like a pro chef

By Ryan | Published: August 27, 2009

Preface: Up until this point I’ve been dishing up a fact-of-the-day. But straight-up facts is not all that LSNED is about. This marks the first post of a new category featuring “how-to” tutorials and lessons. They will still be quick, bite-sized and fun, and most importantly we’ll continue to Learn Something New Every Day! I [...]

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