These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/24/08 … please enjoy:
Earth 'not at risk' from collider | BBC News
FYI for all of you people scared of science… our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded.
How to nap | Boston.com
For anyone out there who needs instructions on how to do everything in life, here is a great guide on how to take a nap. Good luck on your quest for sleep!
Stewart Butterfield's bizarre resignation letter to Yahoo | VallyWag
In a long, rambling email to Yahoo executive Brad Garlinghouse, under whose aegis Flickr fell, Butterfield described the company as a tin-smithing concern, but found that there was no place for him as the company left its metallurgical roots.
Secrets of James Bond's success with women unravelled | Telegraph
The result of the study, presented at the Human Behaviour and Evolution Society conference in Japan, earlier this month, found that those who were ranked highest for "dark triad" characteristics also tended to have the largest number of sexual partners.
Cloned immune cells cleared patient's cancer | The Guardian
A patient whose skin cancer had spread throughout his body has been given the all-clear after being injected with billions of his own cloned immune cells.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/14/08 … please enjoy:
The List: Top Tourist Spots Americans Can?t Visit | Foreign Policy
Looking for someplace special to spend the Fourth of July? FP investigates five fabulous destinations where a summer getaway is next to impossible.
BMW GINA Light Visionary Model | Jalopnik
Little did we know it would be the promise of a revolution wherein the metallic skin is replaced with with a fabric that morphs and bends into different shapes.
The Big Picture | Boston.com
News Stories told with large pictures. It’s a very interesting way to veiw the news, as it seems to draw you into it much more than a small picture could.
Malik Obama confirms his half-brother Barack grew up a Muslim | Israel Insider
“Barack Obama’s half brother Malik said Thursday that if elected his brother will be a good president for the Jewish people, despite his Muslim background. In an interview with Army Radio he expressed a special salutation from the Obamas of Kenya.”
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/25/08 … please enjoy:
Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans | New Scientist Environment
Life has been found 1.6 kilometres under the sea floor, at temps reaching 100 °C. John Parkes hopes his team's discovery might one day help find life on other planets. He says it may even redefine what we understand as life and what we understand by age.
Weezer's Pork and Beans | YouTube
Weezer's video for their single "Pork and Beans." How many Internet Celebs can you find? This is one of the best videos I've seen in years!!
Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake | lelandwong's Xanga Site
Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9
earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes?
Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing | NASA
It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
Senators say whether they?d agree to be vice president | The Hill
The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: ?If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?? Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously.
NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever | Gizmodo
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller… that actually works!! Video in link!
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/04/08 … please enjoy:
The 10 Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations | Kezins
You know the saying ?Classics never die?, and when you have Mario Paint addicts out there, their work will always be appreciated. Listed below are the ?Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations?.
How scientists plan to recreate the Big Bang with the 7,000-ton Atlas detector | the Mail
This huge tangle of wires and metal is the kind of machine scientists have been dreaming of for generations: one that will take them back 13billion years to the dawn of time and the Big Bang.
The man who grew a finger | BBC NEWS
Mr Spievak re-grew his finger tip. He used a powder – or pixie dust as he sometimes refers to it while telling his story. Mr Speivak's brother Alan – who was working in the field of regenerative medicine – sent him the powder.
Central Washington offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship | ESPN
In a world of spoiled players and ego-maniac coaches, it's nice to see a college softball player display an act of sportsmanship we can all point to and say, "That's how the game should be played".
2008 Cherry Blossom Timelapse | Brooklyn Botanic Garden
This timelapse was created by Dave Allen, BBG's Web Manager, from over 3,000 digital photos, one taken every 3 minutes from April 18 to April 26, 2008, of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed Cherry Walk.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/22/08 … please enjoy:
World’s Greatest Cunning Stunt | Google Sightseeing
We?ve all been there – the camera is on us, and we suddenly feel a burning desire to impress it. Sadly, not everything turns out how we plan. Check out this awesome stunt, captured by the GoogleMobile!
A chart showing public acceptance of evolution in 34 countries. | LiveScience
A chart showing public acceptance of evolution in 34 countries. The United States is ranked near the bottom, only above Turkey and just below Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria.
The Most Annoying Song Ever, Scientifically Speaking | Gizmodo
Russian-American artists Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid conducted a poll a few years back of the music people hated the most, and they’ve compiled all of it into a single 23-minute long song odyssey of suck.
Laser Pointers Classed as Weapons in Australia | Slashdot
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald which says that New South Wales will prohibit the possession of certain types of laser pointers, defining them as weapons. Wow.
VitalJacket: Heart Monitor And T-Shirt in One | Gizmodo
Some of the same kind of health telemetry that the French army may be using could be yours in the new VitalJacket product: it’s a smart T-shirt with a built-in electrocardiogram monitor!
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