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Another Voice Warns of an Innovation Slowdown (1)
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Judy Estrin, the former chief technology officer of Cisco Systems, is worried that short-term thinking, reluctance to take risks, and decline in federal and university financing for research are causing Silicon Valley -- and the United States as a whole -- to no longer foster the kind of innovation necessary to develop groundbreaking technologies and sustain economic growth. (Source: http://www.nytime...)Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)Contribute comment -
Two Obama Quotes (1)
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“Moreover, given the increasing diversity of America’s population, the dangers of sectarianism have never been greater. Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers.” – Barack Obama “I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and glocal warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I am suspicious ...Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)Contribute comment -
More ‘Red Dwarf’ On The Way? (1)
permalinkI've never seen an episode of Red Dwarf. I don't even really have a clue what it is, aside from that it's British and kinda weird looking. But I have a friend who loves it very dearly and it's pretty popular, so I figured it's worth sharing this news. Red Dwarf cast member Robert Llewellyn made an announcement at the KTCS9 20th Anniversary shindig that a new one-hour special has been commissioned by the BBC ...Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)
- Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} said: Red Dwarf FTW!
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Spielberg and Jackson Remain In Place For ‘Tintin’ Trilogy (1)
permalinkLast May, it was announced that Steven Spielbergand Peter Jackson were to direct and produce three performance-capture films based on Georges Remi’s 1929 comic strip, Tintin. Since then, rumors surfaced that Spielberg would no longer be directing the first movie in the planned film trilogy and that Jackson would be moving up from directing the second film to the first. Now, there's news that both Jackson's and Spielberg's people have confirmed that nothing has changed ...Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)
- Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} said: Tintin FTW!
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Estimating surface depth from two digital images taken from the same viewpoint (5)
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New Scientist reports on new computer vision research that allows the learning of surface structure using two digital images taken from the same viewpoint but under different illumination. More specifically, one photo is taken with flash and another using only ambient light. The differences between the two images allowed researchers from the University of Manchester in the UK and Dolby Canada to extract albedo and depth information for the surface; such information is then used ...Shared by Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (10) efKoreman (11) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) Ryan Cahoon (3) Yang (18)- Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} said: Awesome. Here come the 3D models of yourself captured by webcams. Mark my words.
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The insidious "Assassinate Obama" meme (3)
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A number of months ago I was in Ottawa leafing through a political paper when I read something that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. It was an article by foreign affairs expert Gwynne Dyer about the various challenges that await Barack Obama should he win the U.S. presidency.In a very matter-of-fact tone, Dyer argued that Obama may not live to see the end of his first term, "for ...- Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} said: Fucked world we live in.
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Robot Muscle: Science Videos - Science News - ScienCentral (1)
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Robot Muscle: Science Videos - Science News - ScienCentral Bookmark added by Hrafn Thorisson at 08:44 AM CDT Scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed "artificial muscles" -- science's best attempt at mimicking natural muscles. But they're not made with the hydraulics or gears that power most of today's big, strong machines. These muscles are made of an elastic metal called "shape ...Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)Contribute comment -
Why We Deserve Better Villains — And How To Get Them [Annals Of Mediocre Villainy] (13)
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Why are people still so crazed over Heath Ledger's Joker after a month in theaters? Maybe because he's the first villain we've seen in ages who didn't kind of lick. The problem of villain suckage is endemic in heroic narratives, where villains get redeemed, become sympathetic, or lose their menace too easily. We've got a 7-point diagnosis for villain anemia, plus a "unified theory" of how to make villains awesome, and why they matter. Spoilers ...Shared by Bob Starr (9) danliebke (47) Gisele (10) Gnorb (1) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) INCyr (13) Jakob (26) Jason (27) pelles (9) Rob Chilver (0) Sérgio B. (2) Steve M. (14) Walter DeFoor (28)- Sérgio B. said: outstanding article. very well done.
- Walter DeFoor said: I completely agree. Silence of the Lambs? No drawn out explanation of Hannibal Lecter, just sheer psychopath.
- Steve M. said: it is usually producers who put pressure on the writers to EXPLAIN EVERYTHING because studios just do not respect audiences to "get" anything unless it is spoon fed to them and kept really simple
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Scientists to study synthetic telepathy (4)
onA team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to study the neuroscientific and signal-processing foundations of "synthetic telepathy." The brain-computer interface would use a noninvasive brain imaging technology like electroencephalography to let people communicate thoughts to each other. The research could lead to a communication system that would benefit soldiers on the battlefield and paralysis and stroke patients. (Source: http://www.physor...)Contribute comment
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An anthropological introduction to YouTube A really interesting... (2)
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An anthropological introduction to YouTube A really interesting hour-long presentation on YouTube, user-generated content and social media at the U.S. Library of Congress by an assistant professor of Cultural Anthropology from Kansas State University. More here. Thanks, Chris!Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) Nils (10)Contribute comment -
Innovation: Historic Intellectual Property Ruling Could Validate Open Licenses - ReadWriteWeb (10)
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If I apply some wacky new type of license to my creative work, is it going to hold up in court if a conflict comes down to that? According to some participants, a key US court yesterday made a decision in favor of free, open intellectual property licenses like Creative Commons, though the details of the decision are complicated. We're not big fans of intellectual property law, but some innovations in the field are facilitating ...Shared by Andrea (8) Anne (10) Brad Cooper (0) Cathryn Hrudicka (5) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) Keith Teare (12) kenmat (2) Mathieu Plourde (5) Max Müller (0) smdahlen (11)Contribute comment -
Innovation: Historic Intellectual Property Ruling Could Validate Open Licenses (21)
onIf I apply some wacky new type of license to my creative work, is it going to hold up in court if a conflict comes down to that? According to some participants, a key US court yesterday made a decision in favor of free, open intellectual property licenses like Creative Commons, though the details of the decision are complicated. We're not big fans of intellectual property law, but some innovations in the field are facilitating ...Shared by AJ (154) Andrea (8) Art (19) Brad Cooper (0) Bruce (0) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) jccamus (15) Jennifer Van Grove (4) Jill (48) John Magnus (16) Jonas Bolinder (6) Keith Teare (12) kenmat (2) Kerry (8) lkratz (2) Michelynn (2) Niklas (19) Rex (81) smdahlen (11) Tim (13) ultraviolet (34)Contribute comment
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Robot with a Biological Brain Formed from Cultured Neurons (2)
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Researchers from the "University of Reading" have created a robot that is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. This appears to be a type of brain computer interface as they have cultured neurons connected to a computer chip.A multidisciplinary team at the University of Reading has developed a robot which is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. This cutting edge research is the first step to examine how memories ...Shared by Gnorb (1) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)Contribute comment -
Google Maps: Unusually Similar Trees = Black Helicopters (41)
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I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for Google Maps getting all clone-happy in this part of Holland. It's probably just a secret alien landing site or something.The whole area is full of Photoshopped artefacts. Theories welcome. Thanks to MK!Shared by Aaron H. (7) adam (6) Andrew Taylor (22) Arkante (1) Arrigo (1) Bill (0) Carl (5) Daniel (0) Darky (9) Dave (12) Del (12) erikeric (7) FINiK (0) Greg (3) heather (2) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) J. James B (28) Jayce^ (4) Jon Winstanley (1) Jonathan Bloom (0) Kelly O (0) Ken (1) Kenny Eicher (0) Liam (3) Nat Torkington (24) Nick (9) OwlBoy (0) Pascal (0) phillip (12) Scribeoflight (8) Sheena (3) Shelton (46) Spery (5) Stephen DesRoches (0) Steve (11) subsky (12) Tatsuhiko Miyagawa (34) Tony Ruscoe (13) Veronica (3) Vodex (16) Zef (6)Contribute comment -
Bringing Invisibility Cloaks Closer (1)
onScience and Nature posted papers on the new UC Berkeley metamaterials on Monday, revealing details of the research. However, it will require significant engineering developments before the new materials can be used for practical cloaking. A new fishnet metamaterial that can bend near-infrared light (Jason Valentine et al.) Meanwhile, these metamaterials are likely to be useful in telecommunications and microscopy. Nanoscale waveguides and other devices made from the materials might overcome one of the major ...Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)Contribute comment
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Holy Ghost (202)
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Shared by (jeff)isageek (48) Aashay (4) ab_aditya (3) Abhinav (3) adrcc2 (6) agsystems (17) AJ (0) akiross (0) Al Billings (2) Alex Dumitru (209) alpott (0) Andrea (8) Andrew (0) Andrew (5) Andrew Terry (25) androcles (1) Aneel (14) Ashe (3) Aurélien Bompard (7) ayo (2) bddemir (2) Ben (1) Ben (5) Brad P. from NJ (3) Brandon (25) Camtron 9000 (0) Carbonlord (46) Chad (118) Chad (4) Chadwick (4) Charles (20) chills (1) chimeric (12) Chimpadink (1) chip (7) Chris (0) Chris (3) Chris (8) Chris Fried (4) christina (4) chusemann (4) Cindy Waters (0) cisellis (14) Curt (11) Daniel (12) Daniele (0) Darren (6) david (3) David (4) David Chartier (10) dekrazee1 (0) Derick Valadao (12) Digital Davo (13) DOCBook Howto (97) Dustin DeKoekkoek (6) Eduardo Coutinho (2) EJ (9) engelke830 (4) ephes (5) Eric Hinojosa (7) Fish (8) Franzel (0) Gedoehns (4) George (6) GKB (4) Glutnix (7) Gonzalo Larralde (11) Grant (5) Greg Tidwell (0) Guillermo Esteves (13) Gwenny (16) H. Mueller (1) haggaret (18) Haris (25) hedbngr (2) houseinrlyeh (85) Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4) imma (3) Ismo (0) J. James B (28) James Andreasen (0) JASon (1) Jeff (9) Jeremy P (2) jhota (1) Jim (15) Jim Regan (0) jmeallen (5) Joel (4) Jonathan (0) Jonathan (8) Jonathan C. Dietrich (5) JonathanZ (8) Jonjon (3) jonoabroad (0) Josean (6) Josh (1) Josi (0) Juan Antonio Navarro (1) Justin Yost (48) K. (2) Kai Strandskov (0) Karin (1) Kelly (1) Kenny Eicher (0) kiOwA (5) knv (3) kumarhk (4) kunkaweb (16) L (1) Larry (9) Lauro (6) Lee (6) Lindsey Lu (2) Lindsey Smith (23) Lonnie B (1) madsimian (2) marchewa (1) Mat (3) Matthew Keasling (0) Maxim (1) Mecandes (0) mfelkins (0) Michael (13) Michael (3) Michaele (3) Mike (0) Mike (0) mk (0) Mladen (65) Mohamed Marwen (3) Murray (0) Nathan (5) Nathaniel Dean (5) Niall (1) nicerobot (27) Nick Campbell (5) nikewong (3) nlinus (16) or (5) Orri Ganel (3) ovpaul (7) Patrick (3) Paweł Krupiński (10) Pete (0) Peter (2) Peter (13) pigliapost (3) pinar (5) Podcast Mike (4) Prateep (1) prattmic (9) psvensson (9) PsychoPenguin (4) R2 (0) Rachael (1) rad (21) raddevon (15) Regan (4) Reymond (2) Ricardo M. (23) Robert H (1) rOckY (122) Ronald van der Putte (0) Ryan (5) Ryan (11) Ryan (0) Ryan Cahoon (3) schauba (17) schisamo (4) Seumas (4) sgtret (6) Shack (15) shedali (1) Si (0) SiRGt (21) Skrud (3) slmnhq (7) spiller (18) SSDTyphon (5) Steve (27) striatic (1) sunblush (15) tadhgk (5) Tbro (3) Terrence (2) tim (27) Tim (13) Tim (3) Tim (8) Tony Duckles (7) Tor Erling (69) Toy (2) TroyJMorris (18) tuli0 (3) Tung (0) Venci (6) vinoaj (1) Vorak (5) witherj (0) ymmat (2) Yuvi (26)Explore read 20 notes- adrcc2 said: one of the best from xkcd
- schisamo said: HA HA HA...now that's funny.
- Mecandes said: What were you thinking, Ray?!
- Ben said: hahahaha
- Brad P. from NJ said: You got sci-fi in my religion!
- striatic said: mwahahaha!
- Ryan said: XKCD and Ghostbusters. My favorite things collide. I don't know how much of this I can take.
- christina said: <3
- Derick Valadao said: Awesome! Ghostbusters kill the Holy Ghost.
- Mladen said: I didn't expect that!
- Josi said: ghostbusters, not cool!
- Ryan said: hahaha brilliant!
- schauba said: If I weren't already going to hell, I'd worry about laughing at this.
- JonathanZ said: Completely irreverent so I feel bad that I find this funny. But come on...
- Digital Davo said: very obscure, but I like it.
- Glutnix said: sacrilarious :)
- vinoaj said: The ghostbusters f#$% up
- ayo said: oops! :-)
- Peter said: brilliant
- androcles said: LOL!! ghostbusters!!
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Ghostbusters Set To Return With Original Cast? (1)
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Is it possible that a new Ghostbusters could be happening sooner than we think? Is it possible that all of the original Ghostbusters will be in this sequel? Well, this is all wild speculation at this point, but DreadCentral claims they have a very reliable source who says that a new Ghostbusters if very close to becoming a reality and that all four Ghostbusters - Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson - ...Shared by Hrafn Th. {hthth, raven} (4)Contribute comment -
A city council has blocked its staff from looking at websites about atheism. (1)
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Steve Jobs Walks Into the Trap (Jim Goldman/Tech Check with Jim Goldman) (3)
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Jim Goldman / Tech Check with Jim Goldman: Steve Jobs Walks Into the Trap — What was Steve thinking? I don't pretend to understand the pressures he's under, both physically and professionally, but calling New York Times columnist Joe Nocera with an “off the record” health update was a big mistake, completely unnecessary, and serves only to fan the flames.Contribute comment
