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Solve Puzzles to Help Out Scientists [Friday Fun] (54)
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Windows/Linux/Mac OS X: If you have ever donated your computer's idle cycles to a charitable project, Foldit will be right up your alley. After installing the game you are given protein samples to untangle. On the surface it appears as though you are trying to solve a puzzle of tangled cords, but your solutions are much more valuable: The number of different ways even a small protein can fold is astronomical because there are so ...Shared by Aaron H. (6) Aaron R (36) Adam (0) Alan Levine (0) Azeem (18) Chris (0) Crutcher D (2) Damon (0) Derick Valadao (1) E.C. Mendenhall (3) Eduardo (0) Elstruthio (1) ema (0) Erik (2) fletcher (0) Fred M (19) GG (16) Grey (0) harleycw (0) Hokey (0) Isaac (2) iuri (0) J (4) Jack (0) Jade Robbins (7) Jake (0) Jeff Poetker (0) Jonnie (2) Josh (1) Kraki (20) Kwasi (20) Lasse Rintakumpu (0) Lindsey (0) madhuri (2) Marc (0) Mathieu Ravaux (1) Matrixx333 (0) Matt Campbell (0) mediter (0) Mone (1) MrGuff (5) PoPPaP (2) Ray (10) Richard (12) Rob Boek (0) Ryan Cahoon (0) Sai Gudigundla (10) sammy (0) Serrenity (0) sushaantu (0) Terrence (0) Thomas (8) Tim (1) vraicovi (0)Explore read four notes- Serrenity said: This is cool....I might have to try it
- Aaron H. said: Here is an online puzzle obsession that can make the world better. Just FYI.
- PoPPaP said: Interesting...
- Kraki said: @M: yeah, this program already did something in your computer's spare time, but now this is interactive. your solving the puzzle actually helps them unfold actual protein chains
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HandBrake Media Converter Gets Even Better [Handbrake] (66)
onAll platforms: A new version of the most popular media converter for Lifehacker readers, Handbrake, adds several useful features like universal input (it's not just for DVDs any more), better video quality, and now integration with VLC to do DVD decryption. Download version 0.9.3 and see the full release notes here. [via]Shared by Aaron (2) Aaron M. (0) Adam (0) Adrian (0) Andrew B Harmel-Law (0) AndrewTerry (0) attacs (2) ax0n (24) Cade (0) Carl (21) Chad (1) Chris (1) Chris Jones (1) Christian Santos (0) Compuwizard123 (13) Dan (0) Dan Russell (1) dave (0) dnorton (1) Douglas E. Welch (17) Dr.Coop (2) Duane (1) Evgeni Leshtanski (2) Frank (0) GG (16) iammikeb (0) iuri (0) Jamieasp (0) jasontromm (1) Jean Regisser (0) jJj (0) Jon (1) Justin (0) JVChuy (0) Kichigai Mentat (19) localhost (0) Marcelo Lee (7) Margie (0) markaw (0) Mary Alice (1) Matthew Mamet (0) Michael (0) mlisle (1) Morad (0) NZRob (0) probert (6) Richard (0) Rob M (0) Roland (2) Ron (0) Ryan (0) Ryan (0) rzklkng (15) Shawn L. Morrissey (10) Stacy (20) thefinn93☺ (0) Tim (1) Tim Ake (0) TJ Hilton (0) tmiket (1) Todd Fillingim (1) Tony (0) Travis Roy (0) Trey (0) William Rudoff (2) Yotofuji Tanaki (0)
- iuri said: niiiice!
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Top 10 Amazing Biology Videos (46)
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Cyborgs, stem cells, glowing mice, and hilarious music videos are great reasons to be excited about biology. Here are some of our favorite clips from the life sciences. UPDATE: There appears to be a technical problem with the videos here. They'll be back up shortly. Our apologies. Only videos five through ten are currently available. 10. Immune Cell Chasing a Bacterium 9. How High Speed Gene Sequencing Works 8. Shrimp Jogging on a Treadmill 7. ...Shared by Adi Gaskell (19) AmyVernon (110) Ananya Walia (8) André Elias (9) andrewcsfan (1) besighyawn (0) Carlos Rodriguez (0) chris (0) ChrisDudman (3) Christopher (0) Dave Bullock / eecue (0) Dave Keffler (17) DCFemella (6) Emmett G Merwin (0) Eric Speer (0) guy (36) Hollow (0) Ikram (1) iuri (0) Jeff (47) Joe R (35) John Wood (3) Jon (0) Kate (37) Kris Haamer (5) Leena (85) Mahesh Basantani (2) Maureen (0) Michael (11) Pramod (2) ProfVegas (19) Ricardo (0) Richard (3) Ritu (11) Robert Orler (0) rony john (14) Ryan Lewis (27) Samuel (6) Scott Moreau (0) Sean Rasmussen (16) ShamanicShift (2) Sun Tzu (103) Tal Siach (23) Victor Barrera (95) Yatin Vadhia (26) Z'HuNG Lee (9)Contribute comment -
Murcof and Oren Marshall, The Purcell Room, 20/11/08 (1)
permalinkThe one and only gig I’ve attended as part of this year’s London Jazz Festival, and while Murcof would win a medal for Mexico in the 400m genre-straddle, he has hitherto never been at the jazz races. Tonight wasn’t to change that (although the fact that he is currently featuring on an album on [...]Shared by iuri (0)
- iuri said: i definitely want to see "Murcof - Oceano" live next year...
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SnapTell: Instant Product Lookup From The iPhone. You Want This. (88)
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If you have an iPhone, you’ll probably want to check out SnapTell Explorer, a free application now available on the App Store. The premise is simple: take a photo of the cover of any CD, DVD, book, or video game, and the application will automatically identify the product and find ratings and pricing information online. I was skeptical when I first saw the app - the iPhone has long had difficulty with image processing for ...Shared by Aaron (1) Aaron (0) anand (0) Andrew Boardman (1) Andrew Trinh (2) Ara (3) Aron (5) assbach (1) Benedict Lee Zhi En (8) Brian Junyor (0) Chanse Arrington (0) Chris (0) Chris van de Steeg (0) Chuck Lawson (1) Clay (0) Crutcher D (2) dan (1) danliebke (1) davecurry (9) David (10) David (0) db (14) Devlin D (0) dwjmccall (2) evo (0) Garrett (1) Garrett Camp (16) Gene W (0) ginny (6) Glen Murphy (0) groovysoup (0) Heidi Hansen (8) Hollow (0) iAlja (3) iuri (0) J.Wo (0) James (0) James Forbes Keir (0) Jarred (6) Jeff Blaze (1) Jérôme Charron (0) Jesse (0) Jesse Stay (3) John Heylin (2) John Kitchen (0) John Mueller (1) John Sjölander (0) Jonathan (0) Justin Doub (1) Justin Yost (5) kevan (0) Kevin Doyle (4) Kyle (0) Kyle (2) Lars-UT (0) MAlbano (0) Mark (0) mathewi (21) Michael (0) Michael (7) Morgan (0) Nate (1) nicolas.boullosa (0) Onar Vikingstad (0) Oudi Antebi (1) Patrick (0) Quang Tran (0) Raphael Haase (0) Retta (0) RJO (3) Rob (1) Rob (0) Roger Åberg (2) Rolf Schewe (17) Roseanne (0) Ryan (0) Saket (1) Sh (0) Shane (1) Simon (3) Steve (0) Steven (0) Ted (0) thecolor (4) vkoser (0) wizardElite (1) ymmat (0) zapnap (6)Explore read eight notes- Oudi Antebi said: I remember when Bill Gates spoke about this as a vision 5 or 6 years ago....
- Chuck Lawson said: This is about the most amazing iphone app I've seen yet. How many apps are going to come out just this week that fit into the "this was worth buying the phone for" category?
- Glen Murphy said: Works well for me, though typing a product's name is probably a little less conspicuous.
- Saket said: nice! we're getting closer
- Michael said: this app just blew my mind.. seriously, no joke!
- RJO said: I was so bitter when I saw this functionality on the "GPhone" ... this = awesome. Going to download it right now and try it.
- Mark said: When I think "killer app", I think about apps like this and Shazam. Downloading this now, can't wait!
- iuri said: Just tested it on a book i bought yesterday (Stranger Than Fiction By Chuck Palahniuk). Worked Lovely!!!
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Why Adobe ‘Configurator’ Will Revolutionize The Way You Use Photoshop (23)
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To help make Photoshop more flexible and bit easier to work with, Adobe releases Configurator — an add-on that makes it easy to customize Photoshop panels to suit your needs. The real power of Configurator lies in the ability to swap your creations and download tools from other Photoshop users.Shared by Alain Antone (9) Alan Levine (0) André Elias (9) benh (5) btvillarin (1) Chris (0) Craig Bovis (0) Dr. Ernie (0) Graeme (7) Huw (0) iuri (0) Kiran Denniz (25) lewis (1) Matteo (16) Mitchell McKenna (0) MrGuff (5) Oliver (0) Paul OFlaherty (0) Rob Edwards (20) rzklkng (15) tapir (2) Todd (0) WindPower (0)Contribute comment -
And Now For Something Completely Different on YouTube [YouTube] (103)
onClaiming to be tired of seeing poor-quality "rip offs" of their ridiculously acclaimed TV series and films, the Monty Python troupe has created an official YouTube channel to post free, high-quality clips from their vaults, with only Amazon merchandise links for advertising. Their official, tongue-in-cheek video proclamation is below. [via]Shared by Aaron (1) adam (0) Adam (0) Adam Fahy (4) Adam Selwood (0) Ade Magnaye (0) Ahmed Naguib (11) Alessandro (0) alex (1) Alexander Williams (8) AlexK (0) alsiladka (0) Andy (0) Andy C (0) anob (1) benh (5) bjsolem (0) Brian Junyor (0) C.G. (1) cbsmith (6) chesty (1) Chris (0) Chris Gurney (5) Christen Bouffard (0) Dawid (0) dH (1) Divino (1) dopegroove (0) Drew Olanoff (5) Eduardo (0) epmiali (0) Fredrik Carlsson (3) georgeadams (0) GG (16) Greg Morgan (0) Gregory (1) Grey (0) HH (0) HiFiGuy36 (5) Hooeyspewer (1) iuri (0) Jackie (2) Jamieasp (0) Janyne (0) jasontromm (1) Jayce^ (2) jeremy (4) Joakim Jardenberg (0) Joan Carles (3) John (0) John Albright (0) Jon (6) JonathanRauch (0) jonnyskov (0) Jorg (0) Josh (18) Justin (0) Justin Ennis (0) Kajivar (2) Kim A (4) kiwinerd (4) Kwasi (20) Laci (0) Lasse Rintakumpu (0) Lorin (5) Marc (0) Marcelo Galvani (9) Mark J. Lehman (0) Matthew (2) metallicker (0) Michele (0) Murz (0) Nelson (0) Noah (0) Pat (3) Peli (0) Pozsi (1) Program Witch (0) Rafael Tosta (0) Rebekah (0) RJO (3) Rob (0) robie1373 (0) Ryan (0) Ryan Cahoon (0) Sage (0) Sascha Beaumont (0) Sean Leather (0) Stephen (0) Suzanne (20) TiTi (33) Tom Horton (0) tomwsmf (5) Travis Roy (0) Travis Tubbs (1) Vaclav Vancura (0) Vince (0) Walter DeFoor (0) Will (1) WindPower (0) ydant (7) ymmat (0) Zog (1)Explore read 14 notes
- Marc said: Best thing to hit YouTube...ever!
- ydant said: Ah, finally a digital archive of old classics we can care about.
- Kim A said: Monty Python FTW!
- dH said: Yeeeeeeeeee :D
- iuri said: Lovely!!!!
- Michele said: Non vedo l'ora di tornare a casa e poter finalmente appendere in camera il poster del Ministry Of Silly Walk che ho comprato a Madrid
- Lorin said: It's... ... ... Monty Python's Flying Youtube.
- Zog said: Sweet!!!
- Mark J. Lehman said: Awesome. Both their video announcement and the fact that they are doing this is just awesome. And I can imagine it will garner a lot of good PR, as well as some decent cash from people buying their stuff.
- Joakim Jardenberg said: fler som inser fakta. förlåt att jag tjatar
- georgeadams said: nice!
- jonnyskov said: do you have any idea what this is going to do to my productivity?
- Matthew said: :) :) :)
- Murz said: Way to go, MP!
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Researcher Claims “Attention Spirals” Key To Youtube Success (81)
onWhy do certain videos on YouTube become mass phenomena while the vast majority of videos just get a handful of views, if any? Riley Crane, an American post doctoral fellow currently researching at the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks at ETH university in Zurich/Switzerland, says he has the answer: According to him, the success of online videos can be explained with physics. Crane claims every time a YouTube video turns into a hit, the development takes ...Shared by adam (72) Ahmet Yükseltürk (0) Alex (7) AmyVernon (110) Ananya Walia (8) Andrei M. Marinescu (108) Andrew Girdwood (2) Anthony (0) Antonio Fernández (0) Avi (59) Brandon J. Mendelson (0) Bud (0) Chris (0) CRLS (16) Crutcher D (2) Dan Rockwell (0) davecurry (9) DCFemella (6) Deborah Petersen (127) Devlin D (0) DJ Chima (0) doom9 (0) Douglas L. Perry (8) dwjmccall (2) Egor (2) GP (1) Guy (1) Hamish MacEwan (1) hellokinsella (6) Hollow (0) iAlja (3) iuri (0) James (1) Jared (0) Jason Sares (0) Joe Fernandez (0) Jonathan Hopkins (0) Josh (0) Kate (37) kskobac (1) Lance (59) Leena (85) Loki (13) Lorand R. Minyo (0) Maggie (0) MAK (2) mank (0) MasterCKO (7) Matt (1) Matt Darby (0) Matteo (16) mica (0) Michael Muse (1) Muhammad Saleem (51) Myra (5) Neal "thePuck" Jansons (18) p0ps (1) pabloortuzar (0) Partha (0) Petar (36) Rex (19) Rodrigo Santiago (0) row1e (1) Ryan (0) Ryan Petty (6) rzklkng (15) s (0) Sean McBride (8) Sean McColgan (17) Sergey Kapustin (0) Sidnei da Silva (2) Sun Tzu (103) Terrence (0) Tim (6) Tim Ostler (0) tjp (0) Toby (0) Toby (26) Yohan Launay - ConceptSL (20) Zak M. (129) ZaMoose (0)
- CRLS said: need 2 go 2 grad skewl 4 this
- Devlin D said: I love math and science. This is a really unique view on the science of communication on the web, quite fascinating.
- Myra said: Here I thought it was just about hot girls. Also, can't go a day without an article mentioning the term "tipping point."
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10 Advanced PHP Tips To Improve Your Programming (130)
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By Glen Stansberry PHP programming has climbed rapidly since its humble beginnings in 1995. Since then, PHP has become the most popular programming language for Web applications. Many popular websites are powered by PHP, and an overwhelming majority of scripts and Web projects are built with the popular language. Because of PHP’s huge popularity, it has become almost impossible for Web developers not to have at least a working knowledge of PHP. This tutorial is ...Shared by 小雨 (0) Abdul Jaleel KK (0) abhi (0) Adam Fahy (4) Aditya Kothadiya (0) AJ Batac (6) Amin (0) Andrei Neculau (0) Andrew Mason (0) angie jantz (0) Arnopeck (1) Bananalope (0) Bart Vangeneugden (3) bijou (0) Bill Welense (3) Brad Spangler (9) Brendon Smith (0) Brian McNitt (0) BRIAN RITCHIE (0) BrokenClock (0) Bruce (0) Ced (0) Cléo Morgause (5) CT27STF (1) cw808s (1) Dani Martínez (4) Daniel C. Henning (0) Danny Korpan (1) Darren Ng (0) Daughter of Hell (0) David Schultz (1) Dean Burge (0) Demods (0) Doug McCaughan (0) Dr. Loboto (0) eax (1) Eli Foner (0) Eoin (2) etng (3) Fatih Taşkıran (2) Firas (0) Fred (0) gisc (1) Glen Horton (0) gnusic (4) Grace Smith (0) graywolf (1) Greg Lexiphanic (2) Hendrik (0) Hiệp lê tuấn (0) hokten (0) Htoo Tay Zar (tayzar44) (0) hunikal (0) igmuska (0) ilyas (0) ioeo (0) iuri (0) Jason David Pelker (0) jasontromm (1) Jay (1) Jeff Hanson (0) jeremy (4) Jim (5) jmlane (0) John Engler (0) John Kochmanski (5) Jonas Wouters (0) Joseph (0) Juan I. Rodriguez de León (3) junal (0) Karol F (3) kevan (0) Kevin Lee (0) Kreg (1) Leonardo Lambertini (0) Leyla Bonilla (0) linnchord (0) lkratz (1) LouCypher (3) Luckystrik3 (0) lypdarling (0) Manish (1) Markus (0) Martin (0) matias (0) MaTT (0) miasarmento (6) Mick (0) Mike Fruchter (49) Mike Gifford (0) Mitchell McKenna (0) mr.petruccio (0) MrGuff (5) Mustafa Navruz (1) novon (0) Peter (0) Peter Norris (0) Phillip Dade (0) quanmengli (0) raulillana (20) Ray Metzen (1) René Silva (3) Richard Morrell (0) RJO (3) Robin Cannon (8) Sai Gudigundla (10) Sakib (0) scaredda (0) sepehr (0) Seth Baur (0) Seth Meranda (0) shawn (0) Stefan (1) Stijn Van Minnebruggen (0) sushi (7) thr33 (0) Tiago Celestino (0) TNLNYC (0) VampireNeo (2) vega gravity (0) VIjay (0) waxattack (0) Wayne (0) Wes Hoogenboom (0) wizardElite (1) Wyn Lim (0) xavierbkk (0) ZaMoose (0) zemaNORIS (1) zemote (0)Explore read eight notes- Fred said: For those who are using PHP
- raulillana said: Hello world! :)
- Jay said: Perfect tips for a PHP programmer like myself.
- junal said: PHP dev? you will like it !
- Joseph said: Great stuff- I do most of this stuff, but always good to have a reference (esp. for SQL Injections!)
- Kevin Lee said: Cool tips for the PHP programming novice.
- Dr. Loboto said: И снова всё в кучу, громкое название, и учат плохому... Когда же это кончится?!
- abhi said: php tips
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Clay Shirky - Pop!Tech 2008 - video (1)
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Internet guru Clay Shirky has a unique ability to present the chaos of the Web in stunningly clear terms, as he does here, documenting what a "spontaneously, self-assembling, online philanthropic venture" tells us about the nature of human motivation. Listen as he explains the concept of "designing for generosity," and what we can learn about it from the Josh Groban Foundation, Napster and a top online mobile phone forum.Shared by iuri (0)Contribute comment -
Malclom Gladwell - Pop!Tech 2008 - video (3)
onPop sociologist and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell has honed in on a profound new question: what separates extraordinary and average people? Discussing findings from his much-anticipated book "Outliers," Gladwell details how we're squandering human potential everywhere from the football field to the classroom - and what we can do to change it.
- iuri said: Low Human Capitalization Issues: Poverty, Stupidity, Culture
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SEXTA-FERIA É DIA DE ESTRÉIA! (Menos no THE MOVIE-GOER...) (1)
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(Tela preta hoje...)Como todo mundo sabe, sexta-feira é o dia que estréiam os filmes. Eu gostaria de poder postar as resenhas de algumas das estréias de hoje aqui no blog, mas infelizmente não me deixam. Os jornais e revistas e vários sites tem esse privilégio, mas eu não.Você, obviamente, já se perguntou como os jornais publicam na sextas as críticas dos filmes que estréiam na própria sexta? Não se perguntou? Devia, então, pateta. Para que ...Shared by iuri (0)Contribute comment -
Soocial Syncs Gmail, Outlook, Your Cellphone, and More [Contact Management] (95)
onWeb application Soocial promises hassle-free contact management, seamless
