Disturbing Facts About Eugenics (5)
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Logo from the Second International Eugenics Conference in 1921 Eugenics is the pseudoscientific belief of improving the human race through selective breeding. Though forms of it still exist today (proponents focus on prenatal genetic screening, in vitro fertilization, and genetic engineering), its association with Nazism and the use of eugenics to rationalize the Holocaust have caused it to become thoroughly discredited. Max-Bro blog has a fascinating post about the 33 disturbing but true facts about ...
The Deadly Aftermath of a Rocket Explosion Seconds After Launch [Kaboom] (12)
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While space travel is safe for the most part, sometimes things go really wrong. Like last week's NASA's rocket explosion on the Wallops Island, where an ATK Launch Vehicle X-1 exploded only seconds after liftoff, with hazardous debris falling on land and sea. We are used to seeing the fireworks in the air, but what happens when that flaming debris hits the ground is much more spectacular and scary, as you can see in this ...
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David said:
now THIS is an epic fail
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Ryan said:
This is the best footage I've seen of this. Definitely still the "original" anomoly video.
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Damon said:
Sure as hell hate to clean up that mess.
Is Sarah Palin ready? (1)
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No experience, only a governor for two years before being put on the national ticket? Too religious? Bible studies in the evening? And yet, can’t take care of the children? One daughter marries a man 30 years older. Another rejects the family faith and flees to an Ashram in India. Sarah Palin? Nope. Woodrow Wilson, ranked by historians as one of the greatest of American presidents.
Powerful Donor Motivators For Fundraising (1)
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People are more likely to donate to pledge drive appeals when fundraisers tap into peoples' desire to help others, according to a new study. Donors are also more likely to respond to appeals that involve negative emotions than pitches about benefits to the donor.
Charities Take Note: Personal Relationships Increase Donations (1)
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People tend to be more sympathetic to people suffering from the same misfortune as a friend. But friendship with a victim does not make people generally more sympathetic, according to a new study.
When Charities Ask For Time, People Give More Money (1)
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According to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, simply asking people a question about whether they're willing to volunteer their time leads to increases in donations of both time and money.
CPU vs GPU - paintball version (31)
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CPU vs GPU - paintball version (also known as the 80 nansecond Mona Lisa) via Buzzfeed. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
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David said:
This is amazing. Coolest thing I've seen the MythBusters do in years.
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Monkey said:
Truly epic.
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Matthew said:
This is so cool i can barely deal with. if you waste 3 minutes today do it on this.
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Eli said:
super rad.
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est said:
你知道机械臂是怎样在80毫秒画蒙娜丽莎的吗？
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Eduardo Farias said:
É aquela história, uma imagem vale por ...
Coca-Cola readying 100-flavor soda fountains (62)
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Your typical soda fountain in a fast-food joint features eight boring choices, usually offering nothing more exotic than "Orange." It's been that way for decades, but one of the oldest players in the market is finally shattering that paradigm. Coca-Cola is introducing a machine that can pour 100 different flavors. Early prototypes underwent testing earlier this summer and second-gen units are headed for limited markets early next year -- the same ...
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Earl E Morningwood said:
100+ flavors and nothing to drink, Welcome to the end times. ;)
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sirmikester said:
This sounds cool, but I hope they still have larger amounts of regular coke and diet coke, otherwise they'll run out...
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Convoluted said:
This blows my mind
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Jeremy Weiss said:
Oh ya!!!!
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Wayne said:
if they're not too expensive I'd get one for my house, that'd be cool... but my guess is they'll be a few thousand dollars minimum (like $10,000) or more...
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Matt said:
want.
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Caspar said:
om nom nom nom nom
Angling for a Better Way to Farm Fish--And Vegetables, Too (1)
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Confounded by the inexhaustible array of choices available when you stroll through a supermarket today? Well, here's another one to add to the list: How would you like your environmental degradation? By land or by sea? Whether it's pesticides and fertilizers leaching out of croplands or marine fish stocks vanishing by the boatful, every food purchase carries increasingly visible ecological costs.Against this backdrop, a growing cadre of academics, farmers and aquaculturists is working to refine ...
Bloomberg mistakenly publishes Steve Jobs obituary (5)
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Though it was retracted within minutes, the appearance of the CEO's obituary on the Web is bound to make some Apple fans and shareholders quite uncomfortable.
Girl, 12, Caught Driving Drunk in Stolen Car With Friends (2)
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The Dawn Of Robot Wars (1)
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No, I'm not talking about Battle Bots here. I speaking about full on unmanned system vs. unmanned system in actual combat. This new era got off with a real bang when an MQ-9 Reaper dropped a 500-lb laser guided bomb on a remotely controlled Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) in Iraq last week marking a historic first. The Reaper, which began combat patrols in Iraq last month is really proving its mettle to the ...
Let the 'Spore' advertising blitz begin (1)
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A billboard on a wall in downtown San Francisco is the first volley in what is sure to be a major advertising campaign for EA's evolution game.
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Timing is everything...
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