The Singularity Summit: #SS08 Partner Update - Welcome Google as the newest sponsor of the Singularity Summit! (via Twitter) (1)
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The Singularity Summit posted a message on Twitter “#SS08 Partner Update - Welcome Google as the newest sponsor of the Singularity Summit!” 2:57 pm - Comment
The Singularity Summit: Some Summit tweeters to follow: @jonaslamis, @clementlawyer, @tyleremerson, @bruceklein, @cascio, @burganprell more to come #SS08 (via Twitter) (1)
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The Singularity Summit posted a message on Twitter “Some Summit tweeters to follow: @jonaslamis, @clementlawyer, @tyleremerson, @bruceklein, @cascio, @burganprell more to come #SS08” 3:09 pm - Comment
Final Countdown (1)
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So it's really kicking off...I expect there will be party and celebration all over the world. Here in Geneva the locals are organizing The End of the World Party, Tuesday, September 9 in Lady Godiva, from 8pm untill the end. Surely, it's the end of the world as we know it...
Twitter / tyleremerson: @loiclemeur Someone just su... (2)
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Tyler Emerson posted a message on Twitter “@loiclemeur Someone just suggested you and I think about Seesmickin' the Singularity Summit (conference I organize) singularitysummit.com” Wednesday at 5:48 pm - Comment
Twitter / Jamie Grove: @jfalconer That's the trick... (2)
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Jamie Grove posted a message on Twitter “@jfalconer That's the trick. Instead of putting ourselves into it, the Singularity puts itself into us. Cosmic Automatic Update.” 5:04 am - Comment
Vetting (8)
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Having been through the process of “vetting” prospective cabinet members, I can tell you it’s time-consuming, detailed, and thorough. I’d like to think the vetting of a vice presidential nominee would be more so – especially one whose odds of becoming president, should she be elected, are somewhat higher than that of the normal vice president. Sixteen years ago, Bill Clinton’s “vetting” team asked me and other prospective cabinet members for (1) our tax returns, ...
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The big difference here is that Bill Clinton was already elected when he did the vetting of Reich (Sec of Labour). As only a candidate, I don't think McCain would have as many resources at his disposal. In any case, it seems like he dropped the ball on Palin.
Study: Teen suicide spike was no fluke (2)
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A troubling study in the September 3rd Journal of the American Medical Association raises new concerns about kids committing suicide in this country. After a one year spike in the number of suicides, doctors were hoping to see more normal numbers in the latest study, but they didn't. The number of kids committing suicide in the U.S. remains higher than expected, and that has doctors and parents looking for answers.
Rainer Wasserfuhr: auch wenn die wonne sanfter spätsommersonnenstrahlen zum verweilen lockt: we landed in exponential times. (via Twitter) (1)
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Rainer Wasserfuhr posted a message on Twitter “auch wenn die wonne sanfter spätsommersonnenstrahlen zum verweilen lockt: we landed in exponential times.” Tuesday at 7:14 am - Comment
Bård: What are dreams made of? Potent thoughts that bring you to the crossing singularity of possibillities. I think. (via Twitter) (1)
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Bård posted a message on Twitter “What are dreams made of? Potent thoughts that bring you to the crossing singularity of possibillities. I think.” 9:44 pm - Comment
Towards a Regenerative Cure For Hearing Loss (1)
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From ScienceDaily: "scientists have successfully produced functional auditory hair cells in the cochlea of the mouse inner ear. ... researchers specifically focused on the tiny hair cells located in a portion of the ear's cochlea called the organ of Corti. It has long been understood that as these hair cells die, hearing loss occurs. Throughout a person's life, a certain number of these cells malfunction or die naturally leading to gradual hearing loss often witnessed ...
Richard: @dvirreznik has cool quote in his pres "IM is about business acceleration" + Factoid: IBM employees conduct 5,000,000 IM chats per day! (via Twitter) (1)
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Richard posted a message on Twitter “@dvirreznik has cool quote in his pres "IM is about business acceleration" + Factoid: IBM employees conduct 5,000,000 IM chats per day!” 8:19 am - Comment
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The good folks at trendwatching.com have a new trend report up, called OFF=ON. In their words: More and more, the offline world (a.k.a. the real world, meatspace or atom-arena) is adjusting to and mirroring the increasingly dominant online world, from tone of voice to product development to business processes to customer relationships. They're absolutely right, the signs are right there for all to see. They have been for a while--Matt Webb has been one of ...Shared by Aaron Huslage (15) Andrew Peek (25) Ben Turner (69) Danielle (7) David Owens (13) Fabio Giglietto (6) Jared Hanson (11) jon bradford (16) matteo fogli (6) Mikko (11) Rainer Wasserfuhr (71) Ross (16) Siggi (22)Contribute comment
