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Android Developers Blog: Announcing a beta release of the Android SDK (26)
on Android Developers Blog (27) permalinkI'm pretty happy today, for two reasons. First, I'm happy because I get to let everyone know that we're releasing a beta SDK. You can read about the new Android 0.9 SDK beta at the Android Developers' Site, or if you want to get straight to the bits, you can visit the download page. Once you've got it, be sure to visit our Developer Forum if you have any questions. Back in November, we made ...Shared by [Curtis W] (37) Abbas (8) Andrea Baresi (4) aNTwNHs (79) arturo.servin (67) Azeem (64) Brett (19) Chung (182) gbraad (10) Gothy (47) harala (5) Karl R (21) Konstantin (12) MG (71) Mike (25) Murat Aktihanoglu (21) Quinny (26) reechard (75) Sinan Yüce (26) stratus (22) Tamas (7) TelegramSam (3) Tim (221) Tony Ruscoe (19) tosch (46) Vanchi (7)Contribute comment
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You're Not in the Matrix -Sorry, Virginia, We're Not All Living in a Vast Computer Simulation (2)
on The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond (91) permalinkPhilosophy is a vital study for the human race - from the ancient greeks to the modern day, some of the finest thinkers have examined the human condition and produced valuable insights and conclusions on what it means "to be." Unfortunately much of the other work in the field is dubious, including a recent paper which argues that we're all living in a vast computer simulation. Yes, it WAS written after the first Matrix film ...Shared by Nathan (112) Quinny (26)Contribute comment
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Blogoplexus (2)
on Cosmic Variance (53) permalinkApparently this is some newfangled technology by which pajamas-wearing loners can share their deep thoughts with strangers. New examples keep appearing, as if the existing blogs don’t already say more or less everything worth saying. Here is a long-overdue blogroll update, conveniently sorted into categories: Physics-y Blogs Twisted Physics Science After Sunclipse Swans On Tea Built On Facts The Gauge Connection High Energy Mayhem I Am the Kitty NEQNET: Non-equilibrium Phenomena symmetry breaking The e-Astronomer ...Shared by Quinny (26) Rhett Allain (29)Contribute comment
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Artist Robert Bradford’s Fire Sculptures (2)
on Weird blogs best of (10) permalinkPhotos: Robert Bradford Artist Robert Bradford sculpts with fire: first he creates large sculptures out of wood, and then set them on fire to get the final (and transient) effect - this one is (was, I suppose) "Man with Something in Mind." I think that that "something" is the realization that it’s going to be set on fire! Link Previously on Neatorama: Fire Sculpture by Dave UmlasShared by Carl (47) Quinny (26)Contribute comment
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Privacy In an Age of Terabytes and Terror (5)
on Scientific American (154) permalinkA cold wind is blowing across the landscape of privacy. The twin imperatives of technological advancement and counterterrorism have led to dramatic and possibly irreversible changes in what people can expect to remain of private life. Nearly 10 years ago Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems famously pronounced the death of privacy. “Get over it,” he said. Some people, primarily those younger than about 25, claim to have done just that, embracing its antithesis, total public ...Contribute comment
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Rands In Repose: The Trickle List (16)
on Rands In Repose (23) permalinkThere's a gaping hole in The Taste of the Day. Yes, it's a handy task management system, but it's incomplete. It describes a process for constant scrubbing of a task list, as well as a handy place to keep distractions out of your way via the Parking Lot, but at the end of the day, what exactly is it helping you do? Here are three tasks from my current list: Headcount Asks David Lunch Move ...Shared by aaron (112) AriT93 (5) Avi Flax (10) Bahadır (10) Clayton (3) dalelane (22) Eugene (89) Justin Yost (184) Mike F (1545) phoenix (3) Quinny (26) Ryan Nielsen (4) SengMing (22) Tynan (18) Vinod (9) Wes (26)Contribute comment
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Strings 2008 (1)
on Not Even Wrong (4) permalinkStrings 2008 starts tomorrow at CERN, with about 400 physicists in attendance. CERN will be providing a live webcast for the rest of us. The timetable of the talks is here. The first afternoon will be devoted not to string theory, but to the LHC. Those in attendance without their own blogs are encouraged to report on the goings-on by writing comments here when they get bored by the talks. I’ll try and watch some ...Shared by Quinny (26)Contribute comment
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Building a World 101: Ask the Right Questions (4)
on Wired Top Stories (1562) permalinkIn the second post of the series on how to build a world, Geekdad talks about the importance of asking questions about your new world as a starting point.Contribute comment
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smart = sexy (4)
on Cocktail Party Physics (8) permalinkPhil Plait is taking some heat from commenters over at Bad Astronomy after posting about the Nerd Girls: a Website, blog, and collection of curricula aimed at celebrating "smart-girl individuality" and challenging "stereotypes and myths about women in science and engineering." Their mantra includes such radical statements as "Brains are beautiful," "Smart is sexy," and "Geek is chic." Apparently this site is controversial because it depicts smart women who are pretty, have a sense of ...Contribute comment
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Palette Grabber Imports Web Site Colors for Design Inspiration [Featured Firefox Extension] (27)
on Lifehacker (6473) permalinkWindows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): Free design tool Palette Grabber grabs all the colors used in the basic design of a site—backgrounds, text, borders, and the like—and exports them to a wide range of compatible palettes. If you're a Photoshop or GIMP user, Flash designer, or Mac user, you'll be able to see precisely which colors work so well on certain sites and then, well, "borrow" them for your own work. You might be able to guess which ...Shared by Adam Selwood (76) Army of Gnomes (137) BigPru (28) Breyten (22) Chris C (20) Compuwizard123 (113) cpqdon (1) David (3) Dee Dee Warren (59) deusdiabolus (256) DrBigFresh (13) Dreamside (336) dtkirby (4) Heather (92) iuri (8) Jason (2) Kathy (32) Kyle (9) motionless (13) Nick (228) Quinny (26) Retta (36) Sara (41) Shane (14) tapir (120) Timothy Aste (10) Zaki (110)Contribute comment
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DIY Floppy Disk Laptop Bag Redux [Weekend Project] (11)
on Lifehacker (6473) permalinkDIY web site Instructables features detailed step-by-step instructions for building a sturdy laptop bag with 42 floppy disks, canvas, twine, and a few other materials you may already have on hand. The tutorial is written by the same guy who built the original floppy disk bag, who says the new version improves significantly on the old. If you've seen the many incarnations of the floppy disk box and you're ready to step up to the ...Shared by Anna (11) ghassem (72) Goktug (24) kimme (37) nparker13 (446) Phil (149) qazasd (11) Quinny (26) Sarah (14) timbevil (15) Whiz (71)Contribute comment
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Ex-Googlers’ firm Merus Capital raising $125M fund (6)
on VentureBeat (690) permalinkMerus Capital, a venture firm founded by former Google and Microsoft executives, is raising $125 million for its debut fund, and has raised $10 million so far, according to an SEC regulatory filing cited by VentureWire. The firm focuses on three areas of investment — algorithm intensive software, online marketplaces and Web-based consumer software and services. The Palo Alto, Calif, firm was founded last November by Salman Ullah (pictured, left) when he left his position ...Contribute comment
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Voting Machines (173)
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- Yetimon said: :) Diebold - the corrupt bastards who also happen to supply all the Kiwibank ATM machines.
- FelipeC said: Voting Fail!
- Ian said: I love this analogy.
- Eduo said: Esto se parece al tipo de discusiones que suelo ver (=tener) en twitter: "ESE no es el punto!!"
- Christopher Granade said: Perhaps a little crude (but only a little). Still, this latest xkcd elegantly sums up why Diebold isn't to be trusted making voting machines. Plus, props for using the phrase "you're doing it wrong."
- Aaron H. said: HAHA! Exactly.
- Bwana said: This stinks of outsourced testing.
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The Landscape at CERN (1)
on Not Even Wrong (4) permalinkThe current plan at CERN is to celebrate my birthday by trying to circulate the first beam around the LHC on September 10 (actually my birthday is September 11, but in recent years my family, like CERN, has tended to celebrate on the 10th, feeling that 9/11 has too unfortunate connotations). One can follow this at a special web-site set up by CERN called LHC First Beam, which now is running a daily countdown. String ...Shared by Quinny (26)Contribute comment
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LED footprint flooring (3)
on MAKE Magazine (727) permalinkOn display @ the 2008 World Expo in Spain - a pressure activated LED floor which uses 1000 sensor modules to cover the 250 square foot area. (Looks like it makes mopping a bit more entertaining) - Sensacell modular sensor surface [via Gizmodo] More: Interactive LED table Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Electronics | Digg this!Contribute comment
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Pick your friends! (78)
on Google Reader (125) permalinkToday we're excited to announce several improvements in the way sharing works in Reader. You've given us lots of feedback on the way our experimental sharing features work and we heard you loud and clear: you want more control over your sharing. We've been working hard to create a more flexible way to let you choose who to share with; you can now manage a Friends list within Reader, separate from your Gmail chat contacts. ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (190) Aaron (24) Adam (47) Adam (62) Akai (35) alice (20) Anilikos (6) Arvind (2) Atilano (74) Bryan (7) Carlos (163) Carter (15) cgsheldon (572) Chris H (5) Chung (182) Clay (55) Colide81 (43) Dan (73) Darkwookiee (19) David (7) dobata (753) Dominik (83) HejGustav (163) Ishai (75) Jason R. Hunter (16) Jeffrey Blais (57) jfiorato (8) Jonathan Sterling (91) Juan Diego (185) Kaveh Dorafshan (129) kerim (30) kmohr25 (85) LouCypher (140) louisgray (459) Lu Tao (40) Marie Kaddell (7) mathewi (89) Michael (34) Migger (17) Mike F (1545) Mohammad Behdad (42) Muhammad Saleem (477) nathos (39) Nirav (134) note103 (20) Ontario Emperor (204) Patty (576) Paul Helmick (169) Peter H (57) Phil (149) Phil (21) pigpogm (41) PMinze (59) Quinny (26) Rafael Capanema (68) ray (10) Rob Jongschaap (336) Roshan (56) Scott (69) Sean (37) SharonG (192) sirmikester (51) snod (25) StevieB (79) svartling (127) tapir (120) Terrance D. Kennedy (55) ThiagoCampezzi (21) Thomas (5) Tim (4) Tony Ruscoe (19) Travis Jon Allison (14) trygve (36) WindPower (26) Xenon2021 (222) Yandle (25) Zim (10) மயூ-Mayu (8)Contribute comment
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death becomes him (2)
on Cocktail Party Physics (8) permalinkDyingIs an art, like everything elseI do it exceptionally wellI do it so it feels like hellI do it so it feels realI guess you could say I've a call -- "Lady Lazarus," Sylvia Plath The poet Sylvia Plath has always held a fascination for me, not because of her repeated suicide attempts (she succeeded on the third) and obviously troubled nature, but because of the stiletto-sharp clarity of her poetry, and how much raw ...Shared by Christopher (64) Quinny (26)Contribute comment
