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TED | TEDBlog: Dog-friendly dog training: Ian Dunbar on TED.com (6)
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Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets' perspective, we can build their love and trust. It's a message that resonates well beyond the animal world.(Recorded December 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Duration: 14:46) Watch Ian Dunbar's talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances ...Contribute comment -
Breaking The Silence Of A Secret POW Camp (2)
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Almost by accident, the National Park Service stumbled upon a largely untold piece of U.S. history: Fort Hunt, a park in Virginia, had been a top-secret interrogation camp during World War II. The Park Service is trying to piece together the camp's past.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.usShared by Bernard (3) Olya (1)Contribute comment -
A visual message for peace (11)
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Here's a creative example of adding the visual to the verbal to amplify the narrative. I Met The Walrus is an amazing six-minute film which earned an Academy Award nomination for best animated short early this year. This is the story: In 1969 14-year-old Jerry Levitan "armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced ...Shared by andreas (0) brice (11) Danielle Fong (5) g9yuayon (3) grant (13) Mark (2) Mike B (0) Olya (1) Thomas Stromberg (0) Ville (13) xorgnz (0)Contribute comment -
The slow, uplifting tale of Lonesome George (6)
onLonesome George, the giant Galapagos tortoise that the Guinness Book of World Records called the "rarest living creature," can now add a notch to the scalesia tree. The tortoise, thought to be the sole surviving member of its species, Geochelone nigra abingdoni, has been famous for obstinately ignoring conservationists' attempts to mate him with similar (though not identical) species -- and preserve his genetic information through his progeny. But two weeks ago, TED has learned, ...Contribute comment
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UV branding iron for newborns (13)
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The December, 1938 issue of Popular Science carried a glowing (heh) account of a UV branding iron used to scorch newborns' initials into their tender skin so that the nurses wouldn't mix up the babies. A new hand-type ultraviolet-ray lamp makes it easier for nurses in a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital to brand the initials of a new-born baby on his skin to prevent identification mix-ups in the hospital nursery. Soft ultra-violet rays pass through stenciled ...Shared by Barry Wynn (3) brokekid (117) Cathy (71) Dan Russell (11) Dave (8) Earl E Morningwood (37) Fearghas (4) jamie Wallingford (0) Jenn2d2 (7) judson (6) Olya (1) Theo (4) Tom (10)Contribute comment -
UV branding iron for newborns (1)
onThe December, 1938 issue of Popular Science carried a glowing (heh) account of a UV branding iron used to scorch newborns' initials into their tender skin so that the nurses wouldn't mix up the babies. A new hand-type ultraviolet-ray lamp makes it easier for nurses in a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital to brand the initials of a new-born baby on his skin to prevent identification mix-ups in the hospital nursery. Soft ultra-violet rays pass through stenciled ...Shared by Olya (1)Contribute comment
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Campaign to grow vegetable garden on White House lawn (12)
onSeveral past U.S. presidents had vegetable gardens on the White House lawn. Eleanor Roosevelt started a victory garden on the White House lawn in 1943, which encouraged millions to do the same in their own front yards. When WWII ended, home gardeners were producing 40 percent of the United States' produce. Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardens International (an organization that promotes kitchen gardening and home-cooking) hopes to convince the next US president to make ...Shared by Adam (30) Brent (6) darkeye11547 (245) drew (1) Eris Siva (0) Graham Freeman (0) Mike (1) Olya (1) Rebekah (1) Roger Åberg (12) Sam Harrelson (12) subcommandante (17)
- Brent said: Where are the victory gardens?
- Roger Åberg said: Grymt bra idé
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Campaign to grow vegetable garden on White House lawn (1)
onSeveral past U.S. presidents had vegetable gardens on the White House lawn. Eleanor Roosevelt started a victory garden on the White House lawn in 1943, which encouraged millions to do the same in their own front yards. When WWII ended, home gardeners were producing 40 percent of the United States' produce. Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardens International (an organization that promotes kitchen gardening and home-cooking) hopes to convince the next US president to make ...Shared by Olya (1)Contribute comment
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The Large Hadron Collider is Nearly Ready! [PICS] (256)
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is preparing for its first small tests in early August, leading to a planned full-track test in September - and the first planned particle collisions before the end of the year. The final step before starting is the ...Shared by $udhi™ (1) adam (703) Adam (0) Adam Fuhrer (53) adstew (6) AgentMunroe (1) Ahoo Pirsoleimani (3) Alan (1) Alan Cheslow (44) Alan McCluskey (4) Alan Root (10) Alex France (138) Alexandr Bravo (0) Alexey Mahotkin (5) Amedeo (0) Amol Katdare (0) Andrew (0) Andrew Terry (24) Andrey Petrov (8) Andy (13) Andy Tinkham (0) Andy Wibbels (11) ani625 (57) Antonio Delgado (14) arsalan (7) arshad (17) Ben (12) Benjamin (786) Bill (11) Bill Blaney (0) Blair (9) Brenton (5) Brettsky (3) brian collette (1) bridgie (8) brownpau (39) C.M (1) camson (1) Carl (2) carlos (0) Carlos Rafael (0) cgranier (9) cgsheldon (114) Chad Ayers (2) Chadd Gindin (7) chris (285) Chris Brummel (0) Chris Makarsky (15) Chris Papadopoulos (18) Christopher (21) christopher (1) cisellis (14) CJ (7) cmulder (5) Cory (4) dagorret.digg@gmail.com (0) Dan (1) Dan MacKinlay (22) dani (9) Daniel Wayne Armstrong (23) danutz (0) Dave (35) Dave (2) David (4) David (1) david henderson (3) David Huett (1) David Monroe (31) Diana (0) digits12 (614) Dileepa (20) Dominik (27) Doug Belshaw (1) Dr.Eric Fickes (16) Dylan Tarre (4) Eduo (40) Elizabeth (8) Eric (0) Eric Acevedo (1) Eric Chen (66) Eric Goldberg (18) Eris Siva (0) eschnou (9) FelipeC (4) for4saken (12) Fred Oliveira (4) Fred Schechter (53) Gangles (4) Garret (1) geekgrrl (6) Gina 'foosel' Häußge (9) goodsense (9) Greg Jones (0) Gregor J. Rothfuss (9) Guy DOYEN (0) happy_harry (1) Indy (49) Inferis (1) Inman (2) ionela (167) Ivan Metalnikov (1) Jabberwock (5) Jack (66) James (14) James Andreasen (0) James B (3) Jared Cherup (1) Jason (1) Jason Gilman (67) javan (9) Jean-Baptiste (0) Jeff (19) Jeff McIntire-Strasburg (70) Jeffrey (6) Jeremiah (5) Jeremy Johnson (2) Jesse Mercado (6) Jeton (5) Jim (0) jlapenna (4) jmiguel rodriguez (17) Joan Carles Martorell (5) Johan (12) John G (1) Jojo (36) Jonah Langenbeck (1) Jonathan (15) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (30) Jorge Wagner (7) Josh (35) Josh Kaplan (14) JulioHM (30) Jye (11) Kevin Matheny (3) KevMoo (17) kramertron (4) KRZ (5) Lars Behrenroth (32) Laughing Squid (13) Laurie (10) Leonardo Fontes (2) Leximo (233) Lindsay (13) Mahdi (0) Manuel de la Peña (29) Marci Maleski (3) Mark (8) Mark Pappas (0) Matija (14) Matt Wright (6) Matthew (0) Mehran (2) mfh (18) MH (25) Michael Lawrie (0) Mike (1) Mike Perkins (67) Miles (18) Mo (0) moxuse (1) Nate (3) neal (352) neuezukunft (0) nHelke (13) Nick Smith (9) nishimura (6) nparker13 (67) number one (12) Olya (1) Pablokdc (17) Page (1) PandaPacha (1) panuta (1) Patrícia Kalil (4) Patrix (12) paul (2) Paul D. Spradling (19) Paul Haahr (1) Paul Turnbull (6) Pedro Pinheiro (0) Phil (2) phillip (12) Phillip Jeffrey (2) pr1000 (11) Preoccupations (38) ProfVegas (140) Rafael (1) Rafael Perez (6) Rafe Needleman (0) Rahul Das (6) Randall Bennett (9) Randy Link (0) rebrse (127) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (176) Richard (40) rick gordon (5) Rick Turoczy (62) Robert (4) Robert Reed (2) RobertBrown (5) Ross V (276) runawaymule/Chris (6) rveguilla (5) Ryan (0) Ryan King (2) sam (0) Sander (8) sasb (2) Shai (1) Sham (102) Shane (7) Shane Coffey (82) Simon Kennedy (1) Simon Scullion (0) simplynutty (0) splashme (13) Stephanie Booth (4) Steve (27) Stubbs (1) Sun Tzu (313) Sunil Garg (2) Tad Chef (103) Tal Siach (373) TDavid (11) Tewe (0) tharik (29) thelastminute (14) Thomas Daly (0) Thunderror (3) Tim (2) Tim (6) Tim Disney (0) Tim Dorr (10) Toby (119) Todd (0) Tony Buser (2) tosch (8) Travis Swicegood (15) Trey (8) Tsudohnimh (17) Tucker Bickler (4) Udschal (7) ultraviolet (34) Uzair (121) viv (14) vyom (4) Wade (7) Waldemar (13) Waldheri (0) war59312 (9) William Brawley (7) wise (1) yosshi (9) Zephir (13)Explore read 18 notes- rveguilla said: Comment #17: I have my crowbar ready for any unforseen consequences.
- Randall Bennett said: Rad pic.
- Andrey Petrov said: INCREDIBLE photos. Mindblowing, godlike. (via hyfen)
- CJ said: What the heck does this thing DO? lol
- Jim said: The end is near!
- Dave said: The world would be a better place is all web slideshows mimicked The Big Picture
- adstew said: wow. this is both cool and terrifying.
- Steve said: It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!
- Gangles said: What a sexy sexy machine
- Dileepa said: Crazy scientists!
- AgentMunroe said: Awe-inspiring series of pictures of CERN's near-finished LHC. Smashing atoms together will never be the same.
- david henderson said: here is the beautiful machine that will kill us all.make sure to follow the link for all the pictures.
- Elizabeth said: awesome photo.
- Chadd Gindin said: As the first commenter says, "This thing is going to kill us all." I concur. Awesome.
- jlapenna said: The coolest science pictures I've seen in a very long time.
- Amol Katdare said: awesome!!
- Andrew said: That thing is overwhelmingly awesome.
- Sander said: Instant wonder of the world.
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Book review: Reinventing Collapse (4)
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By Philip BrewerReinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects by Dmitry Orlov Do you think the United States is about to collapse? Dmitry Orlov does, but you don't have to agree with him to learn a lot from his new book, which is packed with useful tips on succeeding in a world where the economic future is unknown and governments can't be trusted. That is to say, the world we live in now. On ...Contribute comment -
Google Code Blog: Looks Good To Me - Source Code Review Tools (30)
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By Steve McKay and Jason Robbins, Open Source TeamCode reviews are the rule at Google -- peer review reduces bugs, increases code quality, reduces maintenance cost, opens up team communication, and helps get the job done right the first time. Like many open source developers, Google engineers used to rely on mail and textual diffs when doing code reviews. That made code reviews a drag. Mondrian, a web based code review tool, made the process ...Shared by 2ni (8) acacio (10) baber (0) Ben Shoemate (4) Brendon Smith (0) Bryan Davis (5) Chirayu Krishnappa (2) Cooper (8) Dan (2) David LEVY (0) dewitt (11) dknowles (5) Eater (20) ephes (5) Haidong (0) Ido (4) James (2) Jeremy (2) Jim Priest (5) Leo Romanovsky (15) Manas Tungare (5) Mike (0) NickBoucart (3) Olya (1) Panayiotis (0) Pierre Phaneuf (1) Roger Ly (0) Romain (0) soupenvy (17) Vulpes (1)Contribute comment -
Memory Hole obtains over 400 forms used by the NSA (10)
onRuss Kick's Memory Hole is back with a special treat for fans of government intelligence agency arcana: Via a Freedom of Information Act request (which involved paying $700 and waiting almost 4 years), The Memory Hole has obtained blank copies of most forms used by the National Security Agency). In response to a prior request, the NSA had sent a supposedly complete listing of forms that they use. (That list is located here.) I then ...Shared by AJ (154) Alan Cheslow (44) Carl Dunn3 (4) Dropkick (1) MattJhsn (1) Melkir (2) NeonDemon (39) Olya (1) Svitlana (3) Tori (0)Contribute comment
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Memory Hole obtains over 400 forms used by the NSA (2)
onRuss Kick's Memory Hole is back with a special treat for fans of government intelligence agency arcana: Via a Freedom of Information Act request (which involved paying $700 and waiting almost 4 years), The Memory Hole has obtained blank copies of most forms used by the National Security Agency). In response to a prior request, the NSA had sent a supposedly complete listing of forms that they use. (That list is located here.) I then ...Contribute comment
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The Ridiculous LexisNexis Search that the Justice Department Used (6)
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jamie writes "The politicization of Bush's Justice Department, which this week was officially determined to be illegal, has a funny side too. Sometime in 2005-2006, White House Liaison Jan Williams attended a seminar on LexisNexis searches, and wrote one herself. When she left, she passed it on to her successor Monica Goodling in an email. Justin Mason, author of SpamAssassin, is skeptical about its accuracy: [First name of a candidate]! and pre/2 [last name of ...Contribute comment -
“The Mojave Experiment:” Bad Science, Bad Marketing (54)
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I guess I should first admit I hate the show Punk’d. I mean, here’s a guy who is famous for lying about his age so he seems hipper, telling us that his show’s purpose it to deflate the big egos on other stars, and show them what truly matters in life. So he sets up situations where anyone would get upset, and then laughs when he upsets people. I call *cough*bullshit*cough*. (Also *cough*jerkface*cough*.)So I have ...Shared by Alan Dean (32) Andrew Boardman (61) Andy Wibbels (11) Ashish Mohta (57) Bruce Boughton (1) Datch (18) Dave (1) Dave Findlay (6) David (7) Dmitry Chestnykh (2) DOCBook Howto (97) Dr. Ernie (48) Drewcipher (0) Eduardo (2) Eduo (40) Eran Kampf (2) Fabian Neumann (3) Gauravonomics (39) gfurry (11) Greg (7) iamnoah (0) Ion (3) James (14) James (8) Jeff (26) Jonathan (28) Karthik Kastury (1) Katie Fellows (24) macgeekpro (13) Matt Pierson (6) MDWeezer (6) Mike F (355) mindspace (0) Nick Bernstein (0) Nirav (10) olifante (12) Olya (1) Paul Sturgess (4) pberry (8) Pozsi (14) Robert Scoble (61) ScrewTheMan.com (15) Shea Gunther (89) Simon Doggett (5) Stuart Maxwell (1) tatopuig (0) Terence (6) Tim Disney (0) utility73 (8) vanerj (2) vanlandw (13) Vinny (8) Waqas (4) Yolanda (14)- Bruce Boughton said: Wil Shipley dissects Microsoft's bad Mojave science.
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Flotr Javascript Ploting Library with Documentation (3)
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Flotr is the replacement of Solutoire Plotr which is a javascript plotting library based on the Prototype Javascript Framework and inspired by Flot. Flotr enables you to draw appealing graphs in most modern browsers with an easy to learn syntax. It comes with great features like legend support, negative value support, mouse tracking, selection support, zoom support, event hooks, CSS styling support and much more. Flotr Javascript Plotting Library " /> Flotr Javascript Plotting Library ...Contribute comment -
To destroy Al Qaeda, we must end the war on terror: Rand Corporation (43)
onA new Rand Corporation report comprehensively surveys the ways that terrorist groups have been disbanded in the past: "Military force was rarely the primary reason a terrorist group ended." Instead, historic wars on terror have been won with policing and settlements. Rand's conclusion? To defeat Al Qaeda, we need to end the war on terror. A recent RAND research effort sheds light on this issue by investigating how terrorist groups have ended in the past. ...Shared by Alex Bowyer (0) Andy (3) Awab (23) Awed (2) Ayon J (3) Ayrkain (2) Bill Streeter (15) Brent (6) brizbane (0) Carl (0) Derek Springer (3) Eric (1) euraktiva (81) g b (28) Gerald (0) IBCmass (90) INCyr (13) Jack Teague (4) jaime (0) Jamin (12) JaySpear (0) Jeffrey Langfels (1) jenny (138) Jim (2) Jim (4) Julie (3) lishevita (5) looprock (0) Luis Penados (4) Macky (1) Mark (7) Nathaniel Tapley (0) NeonDemon (39) Nick (51) Olya (1) potentato (23) R. Francis (6) Sol Young (1) srndpty (0) Tad M (0) TO-Double-D (6) Veritas Noctis (38) Zia (3)Contribute comment
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