Archive for July, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider Rap Video?
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Marine Traffic Google Mashup
MarineTraffic.com have produced a Google Map showing real-time information about ship movements throughout the world.
The system is based on AIS (Automatic Identification System). The International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires all vessels over 299GT to carry an AIS transponder on board, which transmits data on position, speed and course, among some other static information, such as [...]
when i die, will the public gather spontaneously?
“Mourning Dianarevisits the remarkable series of public events that occurred across the world following the tragic death of Princess Diana, from the spontaneous public gatherings right after the news broke to the official funeral ceremonies.”
— Mourning Diana nation, culture and the performance of grief
embalming marilyn monroe. and her chest.
“Mrs. Hamrock made the observation that in her opinion it didn’t look like Marilyn Monroe because she was too flat-chested. The embalmer explained that the autopsy had rendered her physique in that condition. The family had actually brought in to the mortuary a pair of breast enhancers that she had frequently worn, but they were [...]
water data: worse than through a glass, darkly
“Vital questions remain unanswered because current methods for studying the hydrologic cycle are lacking. As Jim Kirchner, professor of earth and planetary science and HydroWatch principal investigator, puts it, “It’s like trying to understand a Beethoven symphony when we can only hear a note every minute or two.”
— The Berkeley Science Review: Articles: Watching the [...]
does this look like a messiah to you?
Early in the afternoon I tuned into the teevee broadcast to catch Obama’s speech… Fast forward to after the dinner hour and some tinkering around with toys, etc. The kids disappeared into another room for a while. With preschoolers you get a little worried when things get quiet so we offered a gentle call to [...]
the accidental low-petroleum world we almost lived in
“The oppressive boot heel of socialism and wimpy cars! Men surely didn’t lay their lives on the line at the beaches of Anzio for that. In the end, the U.S. recognized Israel, the oil embargo of 1948 didn’t occur and Detroit didn’t have to emphasize economy cars for three more decades. But it makes me [...]
good advice on getting a job
“I can’t remember the last job I got using a standard resume. It’s like trying to prove you’re not a virgin by showing them a used condom.”
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Twitter / J. Adam Moore
Wow. That’s funny.
the dangers of txtwlkng
“Text messaging and walking at the same time, it turns out, can be hazardous to both the Blackberry-wielding pedestrians and passersby. An article in The Wall Street Journal today describes several mobile mishaps. For instance, Mike Munoz, a 44-year-old car-dealership manager in suburban Portland, Ore., describes walking smack into the bride at a wedding while [...]
good guys get FB money
“Additionally, Facebook has announced a fresh $10 million that they will infuse into a second round of the fbFund. Simultaneously, they are announcing the following winners of the first round of funding for application developers: CourseFeed by Classtop, GoalCamp, HotBerry, J2Play, LuckyCal, MyListo, Podclass, Trazzler, and Zimride Carpool App.”
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Facebook Announces Great Apps Program and FBFund [...]
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