tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76533442440038683192024-03-13T02:13:31.533-04:00The Procrastinator's InboxPipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.comBlogger942125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-2005647999109892292013-05-31T08:00:00.000-04:002013-05-31T08:00:03.026-04:00Tech Links: May 30, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://tay.kotaku.com/jesus-the-original-pirate-510239188">Jesus, The Original Pirate</a><br />
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<a href="http://medcitynews.com/2013/05/using-brainwaves-to-create-3d-objects-its-not-science-fiction-its-just-science/">Using brainwaves to create 3D objects? It’s not science fiction, it’s just science</a><br />
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<a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/25/more-people-have-cell-phones-than-toilets-u-n-study-shows/">More People Have Cell Phones Than Toilets</a>, U.N. Study Shows<br />
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Sony and E Ink are Making <a href="http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/sony-and-e-ink-are-making-a-digital-paper-notepad-and-it-looks-awesome-video/">a Digital Paper Notepad</a> and it Looks Awesome<br />
<a href="http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-stupidity-of-smart-tv-1200480143/" target="_blank">The Stupidity of</a> Smart TV<br />
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<a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/228228/why-the-apple-tv-has-nothing-to-fear-from-the-xbox-one/" target="_blank">Why</a> The Apple TV Has Nothing To Fear From The Xbox One <br />
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News</h4>
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Report: <a href="http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/report-kids-tend-to-read-digital-more-than-print/">Kids Tend to Read Digital More Than Print</a><br />
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<a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/05/15/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-udacity-and-georgia-tech-offer-massive-online-degree/">Udacity and Georgia Tech offer ‘massive online’ degree</a><br />
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Reading & Discussion</h4>
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<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2013/05/29/anonymous-hacker-guilty-stratfor-jeremy-hammond/2369399/">Are hacktivists heroes or hustlers?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130516/15445423110.shtml">A Framework For Copyright Reform</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.coindesk.com/is-bitcoin-science-fiction-come-to-life/">Is Bitcoin science fiction come to life?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/tips/how-to-raise-a-tech-savvy-kid-15528124">How to Raise a Tech-Savvy Kid</a><br />
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<a href="http://lifehacker.com/flickr-offers-1tb-of-free-space-for-your-photos-50-ye-508972406" target="_blank">Lifehacker has a great analysis</a> of
why Yahoo’s recent Flickr tweaking is a little but underhanded—paid
users, who never had a storage limit in the first place, suddenly do,
and there are ads now…<br />
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<a href="http://raynfall.com/" target="_blank">The Raynfall Agency</a> posted a pretty <a href="http://raynfall.com/719/what-you-need-to-know-about-book-piracy/" target="_blank">good article on piracy</a>;
it includes the agency’s thoughts about what authors need to know,
along with some practical tips for avoiding piracy of their works. <br />
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Resources & Utilities</h4>
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<a href="http://bradfrost.github.com/this-is-responsive/patterns.html">A collection of patterns and modules</a> for responsive designs. <br />
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<span id="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/power-thesaurus-collects-reader-rated-synonyms_b71330">Struggling to find the perfect word for your next sentence? Try the <a href="http://www.powerthesaurus.org/lovely" target="_blank">Power Thesaurus</a>–a crowdsourced tool for finding the best synonym or antonym.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/05/turn-an-old-computer-into-a-do-anything-home-server-with-freenas-8/">Turn An Old Computer Into A Do-Anything Home Server With FreeNAS 8</a><br />
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<a href="http://unclutterer.com/2013/05/16/weve-cured-boredom-and-thats-not-good/">We’ve cured boredom and that’s not good</a><br />
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Security</h4>
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<a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords/">Anatomy of a hack: How crackers ransack passwords like “qeadzcwrsfxv1331”</a>
Hackers get %90 of an MD5 password database using multiple analysis
techniques including Markov chains, mask, combinator and hybrid attacks.
These attacks combine dictionaries of previously-recovered passwords
and passphrases with brute force and statistical analysis to expand the
power of password cracking. <br />
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Technology</h4>
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<a href="http://qz.com/86685/the-audacious-plan-to-end-hunger-with-3-d-printed-food/">The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed food - Quartz</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-why-maker-faire-may-be-silicon-valleys-greatest-invention-20130520,0,4918188.story">Why Maker Faire may be Silicon Valley's most important export</a><br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-11399204900179942182013-05-27T08:00:00.000-04:002013-05-27T08:11:57.941-04:00Tech Links: May 27, 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://live.wsj.com/video/apple-calms-investor-fears-with-earnings-report/A2935F5C-A942-4C1F-B441-7BDCD6B92139.html?mod=WSJ_article_outbrain&obref=obnetwork">Apple Calms Investor Fears With Earnings Report</a><br />
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<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323551004578439162453339122-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwMjEyNDIyWj.html">Apple Has an Identity Crisis</a>: Is It a Hardware Company or a Software Firm?<br />
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<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324874204578441153601139278.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read">Apple Snaps Growth Streak</a>: First Profit Drop in a Decade Comes Despite Strong Demand for iPhone, iPad<br />
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<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5995236/this-8+bit-video-will-make-you-miss-your-childhood-in-the-90s?tag=nostalgia">This 8-Bit Video Will Make You Miss Your Childhood in the 90's</a><br />
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<a href="http://gizmodo.com/how-developers-coded-in-1985-485041376">How Developers Coded in 1985</a><br />
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<a href="http://hereistoday.com/" target="_blank">HereIsToday.com</a> is
a single serving site that does exactly what it's name implies. With
each click of the mouse, the little block of today-ness gets
recontextualized and rerecontextualized into bigger and bigger swatches
of history until the ribbons of color include just the slightest notion
of human existence.<br />
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<a href="https://squareup.com/stand">Square Stand</a> turns your iPad into a point of sale register. Makes me want to open a store, just so I can own one. <br />
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<a href="https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-2013">How large technology companies defend the rights of their users</a>. Notice how Verizon has zero stars on that chart?<br />
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Microsoft has finally decided to <a href="http://blogs.skype.com/2013/04/29/type-less-talk-more-make-skype-calls-directly-from-your-outlook-com-inbox/#fbid=OLGza8iHPKa" target="_blank">roll out web-based Skype calling</a>. Over the coming weeks, users will be able to make Skype video and voice calls from within Outlook.com on their browsers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.google.com/wallet/send-money/">Google Wallet</a> is
now integrated into Gmail. This means you can securely send money to
friends and family in the U.S without leaving your Gmail inbox. Smart.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rome2rio.com/">Rome2Rio</a> is a handy travel search
engine site where you put in the place you want to start and where you
want to go. It shows you the map, the cost of the ticket (air, rail,
coach, ferry and mass transit routes), duration of the journey, etc. <br />
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<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5728656">A recollection of hacking the N64 with Action Replay</a> and posting about it on Codejunkies with a Dreamcast. <br />
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<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5995263/10-terrible-tech-frustrations-my-toddler-will-never-have?tag=nostalgia">10 Terrible Tech Frustrations My Toddler Will Never Have</a><br />
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Guest Photographers or: <a href="http://petapixel.com/2013/05/15/guest-photographers-or-why-you-should-have-an-unplugged-wedding/">Why You Should Have an Unplugged Wedding</a><br />
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An introduction to <a href="http://www.shopifyandyou.com/pages/why-use-analytics">Google Analytics for ecommerce</a><br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-42993118651934156662013-05-13T17:00:00.000-04:002013-05-13T17:00:14.593-04:00Quote<blockquote class="tr_bq">
“I was taking an advanced calculus class and my
instructor was reputed to be a fabulous researcher, but he barely spoke
English. He was a very boring and bad teacher and I was absolutely lost
and in despair. <span class="quote"></span><br />
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So I went to the campus tutoring centre and they had Betamax tapes of
a professor who had won teaching awards. Basically I sat with those
tapes and took class there. But I still had to go to the other one and
sat there and wanted to kill myself.<br />
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I thought at that time, in the future, why wouldn’t you have the most
entertaining professor, the one with the proven track record of getting
knowledge into people’s heads?<br />
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We’re still not quite there. In university you’re still likely to be
in a large lecture hall with a very boring professor, and everyone knows
it’s not working very well. It’s not even the best use of that
professor’s time or the audience.”
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-89304932812512103852013-04-16T08:00:00.000-04:002013-04-16T08:00:16.671-04:00Tech Links: April 16, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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“<a href="http://shop.tangyauhoong.com/product/stay-hungry-stay-foolish-monochrome-classic-version">Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish</a>” by Malaysian illustrator <a href="http://shop.tangyauhoong.com/">Tang Yau Hoong</a></div>
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<a href="http://hackingdistributed.com/2013/03/26/summly/">What’s Actually Wrong with Yahoo’s Purchase of Summly</a><br />
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An In-Depth Look at <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5992578/an-in+depth-look-at-the-mysterious-information-superhighway-care-of-1995">the Mysterious Information Superhighway</a>, Care of 1995<br />
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<a href="http://www.geekosystem.com/learn-java-by-playing-a-video-game/">Learn Java By Casting Spells</a>, Saving Gnomes in a First-Person Video Game<br />
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/tech/internet-rules/index.html?hpt=te_r1&buffer_share=97215&utm_source=buffer">Meet the Rules of the Internet</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130415/LIFE/304150005/">Wearable computers: Is the world ready for this?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/11/tech/innovation/google-fiber-austin-cities/index.html">5 reasons you want Google Fiber in your city</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/12/google-inactive-account-manager-digital-death">Google </a><a href="http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html">has announced</a> a new feature called <a href="https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/account/inactive">Inactive Account Manager</a>
"that makes it easy to tell Google what you want done with your digital
assets when you die or can no longer use your account." <br />
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<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/3/4178980/how-the-digital-public-library-of-america-hopes-to-build-a-real">How the Digital Public Library of America hopes to build a real public commons</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.marco.org/2013/03/26/power-of-rss">The power of the RSS reader</a><br />
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North Korea’s official news agency announced today that <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/north-korean-missile-test-delayed-by-windows-8.html">the military’s planned missile test had been put on hold because of “problems with Windows 8.”</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/bitcoin-is-no-longer-a-currency/274859/">Bitcoin Is No Longer a Currency</a>. It's the ultimate dotcom stock. <br />
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<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/14/iterations-how-five-real-economists-think-about-bitcoins-future/">How Five Real Economists Think About Bitcoin’s Future</a><br />
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<a href="http://kotaku.com/metacritic-matters-how-review-scores-hurt-video-games-472462218">Metacritic Matters: How Review Scores Hurt Video Games</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/04/15/so-if-the-pc-is-dying-whats-next/">So If The PC Is Dying, What Happens With Microsoft Next?</a><br />
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<a href="http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/11/why-does-music-feel-so-good/">Why does music feel so good?</a> "Music
moves people of all cultures, in a way that doesn’t seem to happen with
other animals. Nobody really understands why listening to music —
which, unlike sex or food, has no intrinsic value — can trigger such
profoundly rewarding experiences. Salimpoor and other neuroscientists
are trying to figure it out with the help of brain scanners." <br />
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<a href="http://mashable.com/2013/04/15/tax-preparation-1991/">What Tax Preparation Software Looked Like in 1991</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-geoghegan/book-vending-machines_b_2945364.html">A Brief History of Book Vending Machine</a><br />
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Living through the <a href="http://tidbits.com/e/13685">Evolution of Etextbooks</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/mar/20/princess-leia-hologram-3d-display?CMP=twt_fd">Princess Leia hologram could become reality</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130325/11132122455/true-purpose-drm-to-let-copyright-holders-have-veto-right-new-technologies.shtml">True Purpose Of DRM</a>: To Let Copyright Holders Have A Veto Right On New Technologies<br />
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=175265720&m=175294573">Why are TV Remotes so Terrible</a>?<br />
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<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/04/13/wordpress-under-attack-how-to-avoid-the-coming-botnet/">Wordpress Under Attack</a>: How To Avoid The Coming Botnet<br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-59226641832395723062013-04-15T10:00:00.000-04:002013-04-15T10:00:01.060-04:00Architecture: Asian Cairns<div style="text-align: center;">
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These <a href="http://vincent.callebaut.org/page1-img-asiancairns.html">Asian Cairns</a> Architect <a href="http://vincent.callebaut.org/" target="_blank">Vincent Callebaut</a> are a fresh look at the concept of vertical farming:</div>
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"The cities are currently responsible for 75% of the worldwide
consumption of energy and they reject 80% of worldwide emissions of CO2.
The contemporary urban model is thus ultra-energy consuming and works
on the importation of wealth and natural resources on the one hand, and
on the exportation of the pollution and waste on the other hand. This
loop of energetic flows can be avoided by repatriating the countryside
and the farming production modes in the heart of the city by the
creation of green lungs, farmscrapers in vertical storeys and by the
implantation of wind and solar power stations. The production sites of
food and energy resources will be thus reintegrated in the heart of the
consumption sites ! The buildings with positive energies must become the
norm and reduce the carbon print on the mid term."</div>
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-49266747606778907762013-04-15T09:30:00.000-04:002013-04-15T09:30:03.761-04:00Gadgets: BioniCopter<div style="text-align: center;">
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"<a href="http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/13165.htm" target="_blank">BioniCopter</a>" a Robotic Dragonfly by <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/04/the-bionicopter-a-robotic-dragonfly-by-festo/" target="_blank">Festo</a><br />
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Meant to mimic the motions of a dragonfly the BioniCopter is capable of
flying in all directions including backward, and can also hover
indefinitely in the same spot. While many other remote-controlled dragonflies exist, many of which are
available commercially as toys, the BioniCopter is the first device that
can mimic the function of a plane, a helicopter, and a glider all in
the same device. Learn more at <a href="http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/13165.htm" target="_blank">Festo</a>.<br />
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"In addition to control of the shared flapping frequency and twisting of
the individual wings, each of the four wings also features an amplitude
controller. The tilt of the wings determines the direction of thrust.
Amplitude control allows the intensity of the thrust to be regulated.
When combined, the remote-controlled dragonfly can assume almost any
position in space. [... ] This unique way of flying is made possible by
the lightweight construction and the integration of functions:
components such as sensors, actuators and mechanical components as well
as open- and closed-loop control systems are installed in a very tight
space and adapted to one another. With the remote-controlled dragonfly,
Festo demonstrates wireless real-time communication, a continuous
exchange of information, as well as the ability to combine different
sensor evaluations and identify complex events and critical states."</div>
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"<a href="http://youtu.be/nj1yhz5io20">Festo - BionicOpter</a>" by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FestoHQ?feature=watch">FestoHQ</a></div>
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With the BionicOpter, Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. Just like its model in nature, this ultralight flying object can fly in all directions, hover in mid-air and glide without beating its wings.Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-87327492316757073012013-04-15T08:30:00.000-04:002013-04-15T08:30:02.403-04:00Quote “<span class="quote">One century after the invention of the telephone,
we still know the difference between the face-to-face presence and the
telephonical presence. But we don’t feel it as a problem or a conflict
anymore. We know how to enmesh them peacefully. That’s the same with the
difference between the digital and the physical: We are learning how to
enmesh them peacefully and, very soon, we will no longer feel them as a
conflict.</span>”<br />
— "<a href="http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2013/04/09/digital-dualism-and-lived-experience-everyday-ontology-produces-everyday-ethics/" target="_blank">Digital Dualism and Lived Experience</a>" by Stéphane Vial.<br />
Cyborgology, April 10, 2013.Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-13281489456095586072013-04-15T08:00:00.000-04:002013-04-15T08:00:19.030-04:00Snippet: Bitcoin is Ludicrous<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/12/bitcoin-is-ludicrous-but-it-tells-us-something-important-about-the-nature-of-money/">Bitcoin is ludicrous, but it tells us something important about the nature of money</a>: </div>
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"Bitcoin really is a tiny market in the scheme of things, and its recent
gyrations mean that the dollar, euro and yen have nothing to fear from
the competition. If a currency can lose 75 percent of its buying power
in two days, it may not be the best store of value. But it also an
important window into the strange and uncomfortable mystery of “What is
money,” which is a harder question to answer than one might think."</div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/12/bitcoin-is-ludicrous-but-it-tells-us-something-important-about-the-nature-of-money/">Washingtonpost.com</a> </div>
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-86485841141837995372013-03-29T12:00:00.000-04:002013-03-29T12:44:11.674-04:00Link Round-Up: March 29, 2013 <div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://rebelliouslittlemockingjay.tumblr.com/post/46527214813/some-awesome-signs-outside-the-supreme-court">Protests outside the Supreme Court</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_554_20-horrifying-but-true-facts-about-how-your-food-made_p20/#0">20 Horrifying but True Facts About How Your Food is Made Slideshow</a><br />
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Classic Craigslist: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/feRzFCa.png">Crazy Roommate Wanted</a><br />
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In September of 2012, <a href="http://blog.makezine.com/craft/hand-made-carpet-covered-tank/" target="_blank">someone made a carpet-covered half-size Abrams tank</a>. Now <i>that’s</i> protection for any high-traffic hardwood floors.<br />
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Nathan Pyle offers some tips on <a href="http://nathanwpyle.blogspot.com/2013/03/blog-post.html">New York etiquette</a> in the form of animated GIFs.<br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-48417373724123288632013-03-27T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-27T08:01:15.989-04:00Tech Links: March 27, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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"<a href="http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=559">Belief in Evolution Versus National Wealth</a>" by <a href="http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/">Tony Piro</a></div>
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Business</h4>
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/books/barnes-noble-simon-schuster-dispute-said-to-hurt-sales.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0">Orders Cut, as Publisher and Retailer Quarrel</a>: A standoff over financial terms has prompted the bookstore chain Barnes & Noble to cut back substantially on the number of titles it orders from the publishing house Simon & Schuster... This is the first time that Barnes & Noble has used the sales of books as a negotiating tool, industry executives say.<br />
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Gadgets</h4>
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<a href="http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/books/2013/03/the-curious-incident-of-the-books-on-the-kindle/">The curious incident of the books on the Kindle</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/when-will-kindles-become-free/">When will Kindle's become free?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/quarter-of-u-s-buys-ebooks-number-expected-to-nearly-double-by-2014-survey-says/">Quarter of U.S. Buys Ebooks, Number Expected to Nearly Double by 2014</a><br />
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Internet</h4>
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<a href="http://www.teleread.com/kindle/amazon-introduces-send-to-kindle-button-on-websites-for-offline-reading-on-the-go/">Amazon
Introduces “Send to Kindle” Button for Offline Reading TeleRead: News
and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics</a> . <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-to-add-a-send-to-kindle-button-on-your-site_b67235">How To Add a ‘Send to Kindle’ Button on Your Site</a><br />
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<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.nl/2013/03/explore-everest-kilimanjaro-and-more.html">Google Maps surmounts</a> four of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Summits">Seven Summits</a>: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbp=12,79.18,,0,0&panoid=eNMv8HI81-EXBFDPdg5pRw&t=m&cbll=-32.646035,-69.943978&ie=UTF8&ll=-32.663367,-69.857941&spn=0.197407,0.362206&z=12&source=embed">Aconcagua</a> (South America), <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbp=13,23.32,,0,-9.74&panoid=H8PAjy9NvX-vXj6mqmiNxA&t=m&cbll=-3.068289,37.327011&ie=UTF8&source=embed&ll=-3.112406,37.347507&spn=0.082276,0.145912&z=12">Kilimanjaro</a> (Africa), <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?layer=c&cbp=12,92.93,,0,2.78&panoid=UdU6omw_CrN8sm7NWUnpcw&t=h&cbll=28.007168,86.86105&ie=UTF8&ll=27.933754,86.943054&spn=0.828666,1.958313&z=10&source=embed">Everest Base Camp</a> (Asia), and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?ll=43.355141,42.439156&spn=0.256624,0.528374&layer=c&cbp=12,166.11,,0,11.35&panoid=A5oCY2VD27HtxwTgBfI7Jw&t=m&z=12&cbll=43.354961,42.439195">Mount Elbrus</a> (Europe). It's not quite <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/124690/Trekken-the-Canyon">a "street" view of the Grand Canyon</a>, but 360 degree panoramas. <br />
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A libertarian nightmare: <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/03/22/a_libertarian_nightmare_bitcoin_meets_big_government/">Bitcoin meets Big Government</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/google-image-search-gifs/">OMGif!</a> "On Tuesday, Google announced via <a href="https://plus.google.com/101560853443212199687/posts/jebwmHB8rMT">Google+</a>
that Image Search now has an “Animated” filter. That means that if
you’re only searching for animated magic, you need never be bothered
with a still image again. Finally that search for <a href="http://cdn04.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2013/02/jennifer-lawrence-wins-falls.gif">Jennifer Lawrence GIF</a>s from the Academy Awards just got a whole lot easier."<br />
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Reading & Discussion</h4>
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<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/ebooks-are-actually-not-books-schools-among-first-to-realize/">Ebooks are actually not books—schools among first to realizing this fact</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.teleread.com/books/e-retailers-now-accounting-for-nearly-half-of-book-sales/">E-Retailers now accounting for nearly half of book sales</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.utsa.edu/today/2013/03/aetlibrary.html">Nation's first bookless library on university campus is thriving at UTSA</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/what-does-the-scotus-wiley-v-kirtsaeng-decision-mean-for-publishing/">What does the SCOTUS' Wiley v. Kirtsaeng decision mean for publishing </a><br />
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<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/24/bees/">What If The Google Reader Readers Just Don’t Come Back?</a><br />
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Resources & Utilities</h4>
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<a href="https://draftin.com/features">Draft</a> seems like a great tool for collaborative writing. Unlike with
Google Doc, Draft collaborators can’t overwrite the master copy. When
you share your document using Draft, any changes your collaborator makes
are on their own copy of the document, and you get to accept or ignore
each individual change they make.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.jolicloud.com/welcome">Jolidrive</a> allows you to access all your content from across multiple services (Dropbox, Flickr, Instagram, etc) with one login.<br />
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Software</h4>
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<a href="http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/digg-developing-google-reader-replacement/">Digg Developing Google Reader Replacement</a><br />
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Google Keep: <a href="http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/google-keep-how-bad-timing-may-have-doomed-googles-newest-release/">How Bad Timing May Have Doomed Google's Newest Release</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.teleread.com/google/google-keep-vs-evernote/">Google Keep vs. Evernote</a><br />
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Video Games</h4>
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The SimCity Debacle: <a href="http://www.teleread.com/drm/the-sim-city-debacle-another-lesson-in-why-drm-is-a-bad-idea/">Another lesson in why DRM is a bad idea</a><br />
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<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-2645901986356967852013-03-25T12:00:00.000-04:002013-03-25T12:00:07.607-04:00Link Round-Up: March 25, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55af0d1652c3cf1bc8449e0bfff84484/tumblr_mk6qexoz951qdqlkxo1_1280.png"><img alt="Bioshock Infinite ~ Developer Fun Facts
(via theomeganerd)" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55af0d1652c3cf1bc8449e0bfff84484/tumblr_mk6qexoz951qdqlkxo1_1280.png" width="500" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://theomeganerd.tumblr.com/post/46196620738/bioshock-infinite-developer-fun-facts">Bioshock Infinite ~ Developer Fun Facts</a></div>
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<b>News:</b> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21842269">Proposed changes to marriage would open the way for Star Wars Jedi to perform ceremonies</a>, says Free Church of Scotland.<br />
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<a href="http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2013/02/geography-supermarket/">The Geography of the Supermarket</a><br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/hxPlHW0J2sU">March Madness explained with Star Wars </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671981/the-mystery-behind-chipotles-secret-1500-calorie-super-burrito#1">The Mystery Behind Chipotle's Secret, 1,500-Calorie Super Burrito</a><br />
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Star Wars fans can argue til the cows come home about which character is the best. Now <a href="http://starwars.com/this-is-madness/index.html">StarWars.com</a>
is ready to settle the score once and for all. Well, not really because
we know this won’t actually end any debate. But it’ll be fun to watch
the characters pitted against each other just the same.<br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-85757998564918025112013-03-25T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-25T14:09:35.282-04:00Tech Links: March 25, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="" class="image_thumbnail enlarged" data-full-size="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2043db58769c7f8396ed5423b250cd8e/tumblr_mk0y9qcwVa1qft3eko1_500.jpg" data-height="289" data-thumbnail-height="87" data-thumbnail-width="150" data-thumbnail="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2043db58769c7f8396ed5423b250cd8e/tumblr_mk0y9qcwVa1qft3eko1_100.jpg" data-width="500" height="289" id="thumbnail_photo_45927306461" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2043db58769c7f8396ed5423b250cd8e/tumblr_mk0y9qcwVa1qft3eko1_500.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="500" /></div>
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<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/infrastructure/protecting-the-submarine-cables-that-wire-our-world-15220942?click=pm_latest"><strong>The World’s Undersea Cables</strong></a>
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A submarine cable is about 0.75 to 2.5 inches in diameter, or about
the thickness of three ordinary garden hoses. The longest cable, called
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Business</h4>
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Survey: <a href="http://www.bizreport.com/2013/03/survey-60-of-consumers-are-banner-blind.html">60% of consumers are banner blind</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/a-problem-google-has-created-for-itself/274232/">A Problem Google Has Created for Itself</a><br />
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Entertainment</h4>
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<a href="http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/03/the-40-hottest-women-in-tech/#galleryS">The 40 Hottest Women in Tech</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/20/time-lapse-shows-worlds-largest-ship-being-built-in-50000-photos/">Let's build a ship - Timelapse builds the world's largest ship in 70 seconds</a> Building the world's largest ship - the <a href="http://worldslargestship.com/">Maersk Tripple E</a><br />
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<a href="http://chrome.com/maze/">World Wide Maze</a> is a "Chrome
Experiment" that turns any website or search into a playable
three-dimensional "Monkey Ball"-style maze game. You can control via the
keyboard or link to your phone to turn it into a tilt-sensitive remote
control. (Chrome browser only, obviously.)<br />
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Gadgets</h4>
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<a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/21/apple-looks-to-protect-dropped-iphones-by-shifting-their-orientation-mid-flight">Apple looks to protect dropped iPhones</a> by shifting their orientation mid-flight<br />
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<a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/20/canon-unveils-the-rebel-sl1-the-worlds-smallest-and-lightest-dslr/">Canon Unveils the Rebel SL1, the World’s Smallest and Lightest DSLR</a><br />
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Electronic Devices on Planes: <a href="http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/essay-electronic-devices-on-planes-is-the-madness-nearly-over/">Is the madness nearly over? </a><br />
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<a href="http://gizmodo.com/5992160/why-youll-end-up-wearing-a-smart-watch?utm_source=kotaku.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation">Why You'll End Up Wearing a Smart Watch</a><br />
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Internet</h4>
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<a href="http://www.teleread.com/google/essay-godspeed-google-reader/">Godspeed, Google Reader</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.teleread.com/google/the-bloom-is-off-the-cloud-rose-how-google-went-from-essential-to-evil-in-one-short-week/">How Google went from essential to evil in one short week TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics</a><br />
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Reading & Discussion</h4>
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/the-copyright-rule-we-need-to-repeal-if-we-want-to-preserve-our-cultural-heritage/274049/">The Copyright Rule We Need to Repeal If We Want to Preserve Our Cultural Heritage</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/03/pew_s_state_of_the_media_ignore_the_doomsaying_american_journalism_has_never.html">The Glory Days of American Journalism</a>. Ignore the doomsayers: The news-reading public has never had more and better information at their fingertips.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/supreme-court-rules-that-first-sale-doctrine-applies-to-overseas-book-purchases_b67141">Supreme Court Rules on Bookselling Suit</a><br />
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Science</h4>
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<a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/03/23/does_studying_science_make_you_a_better_person_partner/">Does studying science make you a better person?</a> Study shows that people who study science are more likely to condemn unethical behavior than religious people<br />
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<a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/03/nielsen-family-is-dead">The Nielsen Family Is Dead</a>. <a href="http://adage.com/article/media/nielsen-tracks-bank-statements-credit-card-transactions/240439/">Nielsen Now Tracks (Almost) Everything You Buy: Credit, Debit and Bank Data Now Combined With TV, Online Viewing</a>. <a href="http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/nielsen-offers-focus-on-zero-tv-homes-1200006928/">Nielsen Offers Focus on ‘Zero-TV’ Homes</a>. <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nielsen-agrees-expand-definition-tv-422795">Nielsen Agrees to Expand Definition of TV Viewing</a>. The 23,000 U.S. homes Nielsen currently samples are going to see some changes this year.<br />
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Software</h4>
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<a href="https://commotionwireless.net/">The Commotion Wireless Project</a> is a <a href="http://oti.newamerica.net/pressroom/2013/release_oti_launches_commotion_beta_free_wireless_mesh_network_software">free, open-source (but still early beta) software platform</a> for creating <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/world/12internet.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">decentralized wireless mesh networks</a>. The <a href="http://oti.newamerica.net/">Open Technology Institute</a> (part of the nonprofit <a href="http://newamerica.net/">New America Foundation</a>) has just <a href="http://oti.newamerica.net/pressroom/2013/release_oti_launches_commotion_beta_free_wireless_mesh_network_software">announced</a> the <a href="https://commotionwireless.net/">developer release of Commotion</a>, a free, open-source software project for building decentralized, <i>ad hoc</i> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_community_network">community networks of wireless devices</a>. The goal of the project is both to bridge the digital divide and to <a href="http://oti.newamerica.net/commotion_wireless_0">enable those without uncensored internet access</a> to roll their own networks and circumvent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/world/12internet.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">repressive internet censorship and telecommunication shutdowns</a>. Commotion is currently being <a href="http://newamerica.net/pressroom/2012/advisory_detroit_breaking_ground_as_lab_for_wireless_innovation">field-tested in Detroit</a> (in collaboration with the <a href="http://detroitdjc.org/wireless-mesh/">Detroit Digital Justice Coalition</a>) to bridge the digital divide in <a href="http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/10/detroit_mesh_networks.html">48217 (one of Detroit's most impoverished neighborhoods)</a> and in the <a href="http://cassco.co/map/about/">Cass Corridor</a>.<br />
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Last Study in Geek for 2012: alternative logos that Google could have used&#8230; though I imagine there would have been some copyright issues.
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20 <a href="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2013/03/20-haunting-abandoned-ghost-towns-of-the-world/" target="_blank">Haunting Ghost Towns</a> of the World.<br />
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<a href="http://flavorwire.com/376822/brilliant-spoofs-of-the-classic-fantasy-novel-map/view-all" target="_blank">Brilliant Spoofs of the Classic Fantasy Novel Map</a>. These are funny even if you aren't all that familiar with the subject they parody.<br />
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Japan's educators and politicians quarrel about what students should learn about World War II so much that <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21226068" target="_blank">most students end up learning very little at all</a>. As adults, they don't understand why the rest of Asia knows so much. <br />
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Can We Please <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/03/skyscraper_with_trees_trend_the_architectural_drawing_fad_is_fantasy.html" target="_blank">Stop Drawing Trees on Top of Skyscrapers</a>? Because it's not going to happen. <br />
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Nigel Ackland has the new <i>Terminator</i>-style Bebionic3 prosthetic hand. <a href="http://www.uproxx.com/gammasquad/2013/03/robot-hand-nigel-ackland-bebionic3-prosthetic/" target="_blank">He shows us what it can do</a> -including things human hands cannot do.<br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-12731366251212174342013-03-20T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-22T02:35:24.886-04:00Tech Links: March 20, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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His charm was not resistible. Her capacity was massive. They had good potential together. The coupling was electrical.<br />
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<a href="http://www.good.is/posts/the-future-of-customer-service-these-companies-are-getting-it-right/">The Future of Customer Service</a>: These Companies Are Getting it Right<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.appdefilm.nl/synopsis">App</a> </i>from Dutch director <a href="http://www.bobbyboermans.com/">Bobby Boermans</a>
is an appropriately titled horror film that encourages viewers to
download a free app that delivers second screen content during the
movie. The film follows <a href="http://www.appdefilm.nl/synopsis">psychology student Anna Rijnders</a>,
who becomes addicted to apps, social media, and her smartphone.
Rijnders finds a mysterious app called IRIS that begins sending cryptic
texts as people around her die in mysterious ways. The second screen app
for viewers — which looks like a cross between <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/siri/">Apple’s Siri voice assistant</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000">Hal 9000</a> — is available for <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/app-de-film/id600055708?ls=1&mt=8">iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.service2media.appthemovie">Android</a>, has information about the movie and its cast, and will deliver related content at select points throughout the film. <i>App</i>
will hit Dutch theaters on April 4th, and enterprising filmmakers
around the world will likely be watching to see how audiences react to
the unique second screen tactic.<br />
<a name='more'></a><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/15/tech/internet-rules/index.html?hpt=te_r1&buffer_share=97215&utm_source=buffer">Meet the Rules of the Internet</a><br />
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Thorin Klosowski explains "<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5990525/why-i-stopped-pirating-and-started-paying-for-media">Why I Stopped Pirating and Started Paying for Media</a>," while EveryLibrary admonishes you to <a href="http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/beg-borrow-steal/">Beg, Borrow, Steal</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/why-do-movies-about-the-information-age-hide-information.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FilmSchoolRejects+%28Film+School+Rejects%29" target="_blank">Why Do</a> Movies About ‘The Information Age’ Hide Information?<br />
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<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/intel-offers-snapshot-of-an-internet-minute/2013/03/15/371a8c72-8cd0-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html">Intel offers snapshot of an ‘Internet minute’</a><br />
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<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tumblr-is-not-what-you-think/">Tumblr Is Not What You Think</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/207392/nearly-one-third-of-u-s-adults-have-abandoned-a-news-outlet-due-to-dissatisfaction/">Nearly one-third of U.S. adults have abandoned a news outlet due to dissatisfaction</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-697_d1o2.pdf">The Supreme Court has held that the First Sale Doctrine applies to copyrighted material manufactured and sold abroad</a>. This has a lot of implications for the e-book market. <br />
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Resources & Utilities</h4>
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<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3007003/tech-forecast/google-reader-dead-long-live-these-alternatives-including-diggs">Google Reader Is Dead</a>, Long Live These Alternatives, Including Digg's<br />
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The <a href="http://themakermap.com/">Maker Map</a> is an open source
project aiming to create a global database of maker resources – from
workspaces to incubators – powered by the maker community and easily
searchable on any device.<br />
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Dish Network <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/dish-network-responds-foxs-latest-429431" target="_blank">Responds</a> to Fox’s Latest Attempt Shut Down Its Hopper<br />
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Delete This: <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3005981/delete-7-tips-getting-your-inbox-zero">7 Tips For Getting Your Inbox To Zero</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3435650">Siri and Scroll trick turns iBook into audiobooks</a><br />
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<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-24859136554723368872013-03-19T12:00:00.000-04:002013-03-19T13:42:48.880-04:00Link Round-Up: March 19, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Amsterdam Castle</a> in Amsterdam, New York, is for sale for only a million dollars.<br />
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How to win a climate change argument, <a href="http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/post/44636414696/how-to-win-climate-change-argument-in-one-chart">in one chart</a>.<br />
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Inconceivable! <a href="http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/03/game-of-thrones-meets-the-princess-bride-mashup-is-no-longer-inconceivable/" target="_blank">A mashup of</a> <i>Games of Thrones</i> and <i>The Princess Bride</i> works well.<br />
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<a href="http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/student-solves-rubiks-cube-while-juggling-plus-bonus-juggler/">Student solves Rubix Cube while juggling</a><br />
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That crazy slingshot guy has managed to create <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZj5rMECi7A" target="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZj5rMECi7A">a pump-action gun that can propel Oreos at injurious speed</a>.<br />
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This is <a href="http://imgur.com/a/w9nHF">what 200 calories looks like</a>. Powerful.<br />
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-55189072436587072972013-03-18T11:30:00.000-04:002013-03-18T11:30:00.634-04:00Photo: Putra Mosque<div style="text-align: center;">
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-7842147248470975362013-03-18T09:00:00.001-04:002013-03-18T09:00:06.993-04:00Lecture: DNA Explained<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/60747882">BBC Knowledge Explainer DNA</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/territorystudio">Territory</a></div>
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BBC Knowledge and Learning is exploring a wide variety of topics from
social history to science in a series of three-minute online Explainer
documentaries, and this short history of DNA really knocks it out of the park, both artistically and scientifically.<br />
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<a href="http://www.territorystudio.com/">Territory Studio</a> was commissioned to create the video in cooperation with writer Andrew S. Walsh and molecular biologist Matthew Adams. The video walks through the fundamentals beginning with the basic chemistry. Lead animator Will Samuel explains:<br />
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"We needed to find a graphic style to communicate the beauty and intricacy of DNA. We wanted to
create nostalgia; taking the audience back to the days of textbook
diagrams and old science documentaries, such as Carl Sagan's COSMOS and
IBM’s POWER OF TEN (1977). Using the double helix circular theme as a
core design we focused on form, movement and colour to create a
consistent flow to the animation, drawing on references from nature,
illustrating how DNA is the core to everything around us."</blockquote>
Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-1557563718526082013-03-18T09:00:00.000-04:002013-03-18T09:00:02.445-04:00Humor: The Gamer Sutra<div style="text-align: center;">
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"<a href="http://www.dorkly.com/comic/50917/the-gamer-sutra">The Gamer Sutra</a>" by Andy Kluthe and Andrew Bridgman of <a href="http://www.dorkly.com/">Dorkly</a></div>
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-38972575544359387362013-03-18T08:30:00.000-04:002013-03-18T08:30:02.602-04:00Photo: Penn Station<div style="text-align: center;">
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“Any city gets what it admires, will pay for, and, ultimately, deserves.
Even when we had Penn Station, we couldn’t afford to keep it clean. We
want and deserve tin-can architecture in a tinhorn culture. And we will
probably be judged not by the monuments we build but by those we have
destroyed.”
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-49027759857395609212013-03-15T09:30:00.000-04:002013-03-15T09:30:01.519-04:00Interview: 10 Questions for Douglas Coupland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"<a href="http://youtu.be/PJDI--Xc7vc">Generation A: 10 Questions for Douglas Coupland</a>" by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SimonSchusterVideos?feature=watch">SimonSchusterVideos</a></div>
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Douglas Coupland, author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439157022/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1439157022&linkCode=as2&tag=thegregeeman-20">Generation A</a></i>, answers ten questions ranging
from if he would miss bees if they disappeared to if Generation A is a
sequel.<br />
Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-41347103923859615052013-03-15T09:00:00.000-04:002013-03-15T09:00:03.875-04:00Video Distraction: Giant Dry Ice Bubble Experiment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8tHOVVgGkpk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://youtu.be/8tHOVVgGkpk">Giant Dry Ice Bubble Experiment!</a>" by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/brusspup?feature=watch">Brusspup</a></div>
<br />Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-36318168037055513952013-03-14T09:00:00.000-04:002013-03-14T09:00:06.948-04:00Video Distraction: Water & Sound Experiment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Ever since I created the first version of this video a year ago I've
been wanting to try it again with more water and better lighting /
footage. This is a really fun project and when you first see the
results, chances are your jaw will drop. The main thing to keep in mind
for this project is that you need a camera that shoots 24 fps. <br />
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effect that you are seeing can't be seen with the naked eye. The effect
only works through the camera. However, there is a version of the
project you can do where the effect would be visible with the naked eye.
For that project, you'd have to use a strobe light.<br /><br />For this project you'll need:<br /><br />
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<li>A powered speaker</li>
<li>Water source</li>
<li>Soft rubber hose</li>
<li>Tone generating software</li>
<li>24 fps camera</li>
<li>Tape.</li>
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Run
the rubber hose down past the speaker so that the hose touches the
speaker. Leave about 1 or 2 inches of the hose hanging past the bottom
of the speaker. Secure the hose to the speaker with tape or whatever
works best for you. The goal is to make sure the hose is touching the
actual speaker so that when the speaker produces sound (vibrates) it
will vibrate the hose.<br /><br />Set up your camera and switch it to 24
fps. The higher the shutter speed the better the results. But also keep
in the mind that the higher your shutter speed, the more light you need.
Run an audio cable from your computer to the speaker. Set your tone
generating software to 24hz and hit play.Turn on the water. Now look
through the camera and watch the magic begin. If you want the water to
look like it's moving backward set the frequency to 23hz. If you want to look like it's moving forward in slow motion set it to 25hz."</blockquote>
Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-41924635002746733452013-03-14T08:30:00.000-04:002013-03-14T08:30:00.277-04:00Photo: Graffiti of Speed<div style="text-align: center;">
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Pipedreamergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881681464418664484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653344244003868319.post-82076216528112002512013-03-14T08:00:00.000-04:002013-03-15T04:34:05.273-04:00Tech Links: March 14, 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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Every single time I walk into an Apple Store.</div>
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<b>Source: </b>Avengers (2010) #32</div>
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/03/google-facebook-nothing-lasts-for-ever">Even Google won't be around for ever, let alone Facebook</a>: In the world of internet technology a company can go from zero to hero in a very short time
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Record labels object to <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/stingy_to_the_core_8xxC6TNFQM5l8WqIIkbAvN?utm_source=SFnewyorkpost&utm_medium=SFnewyorkpost">Apple's proposed low royalty rate</a> for streaming service<br />
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Would you have guessed that <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/buzzfeed">160 people work</a> at Buzzfeed?<br />
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<a href="http://unretrofied.com/blog/2013/3/1/the-coolest-experience-i-had-as-an-apple-store-employee">The Coolest Experience I Had as an Apple Store Employee</a><br />
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The Apple iWatch Rumors Just Became <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/02/apple-iwatch-rumors-just-became-apple-iwatch-reports/61980/?oref=obinsite">Apple iWatch Reports</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/11/4089462/electronic-tattoo-measures-body-statistics-reports-wirelessly">Electronic tattoo filled with sensors reads your vitals</a>, reports them wirelessly<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/06/google-glass-threat-to-our-privacy">Google Glass</a>: is it a threat to our privacy?<br />
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<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/237593/copyright_trolls_200_000_bittorrent_users_sued_since_2010.html">"Copyright Trolling"</a>
is a term used (by opponents of the practice) to describe copyright
holders filing subpoenas to residential ISPs for the identities matched
to IP addresses linked to content piracy. In this case, the piracy is
often via BitTorrent networks, where peers can see each other's public
IP addresses. Rather than filing suit after obtaining these identities,
the content copyright holders attempt to extract settlements on the
order of $2,000-3,000 from named ISP subscribers to avoid going to
court. That's their plan anyway. The <a href="http://www.popehat.com/2013/03/06/what-prenda-law-is-facing-in-los-angeles/">recent (and ongoing) story of Prenda Law</a> demonstrates how turning the threat of copyright infringement lawsuits into a moneymaking venture (allegedly with a lawyer as both plaintiff -- through a shell company -- and counsel) can go very wrong for the "trolls"...<br />
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How I Got 10,000 Twitter Followers In A Week: Alastair Duncan, the creator of the popular Twitter account <a href="https://twitter.com/trekandthecity">Star Trek & The City</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/124278/Carrie-and-the-final-frontier">previously</a>), <a href="http://junkee.com/trek-and-the-city-modern-day-seinfeld-and-not-tilda-swinton/256">discusses his viral fame and interviews the creators of other popular Twitter parodies:</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SeinfeldToday">Modern Day Seinfeld</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/NotTildaSwinton">Not Tilda Swinton</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAverageShark">The Average Shark.</a> The article also discusses <a href="https://twitter.com/big_ben_clock">Big Ben,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KimKierkegaard">Kim Kierkegaard</a> and the hilarious <a href="https://twitter.com/Michael_Haneke">fake Michael Haneke</a>. <br />
The Pirate Bay has announced via a <a href="http://thepiratebay.se/blog/229">blog post</a> that they will be using North Korea as a haven to serve pages without facing prosecution from copyright authorities. There are <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/04/pirate-bay-north-korea">some doubts</a> about the whole situation - the "Kim Jung-Bay" signed blog post itself only suggests a "new provider", and while traceroutes <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237323/The_Pirate_Bay_claims_39_virtual_asylum_39_in_North_Korea">have shown traffic</a> going through North Korea, though there is also a <a href="https://rdns.im/the-pirate-bay-north-korean-hosting-no-its-fake">thorough technical explanation</a> of how it could be faked.<br />
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57572154-93/why-teens-are-tiring-of-facebook/">Why teens are tiring of Facebook</a>: Facebook has become a social network that's often too complicated, too risky, and, above all, too overrun by parents to give teens the type of digital freedom they crave.<br />
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From 'WarGames' to Aaron Swartz: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57573985-38/from-wargames-to-aaron-swartz-how-u.s-anti-hacking-law-went-astray/">How U.S. anti-hacking law went astray</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.instagrok.com/">instaGrok</a> is a website that
presents information in a mindmap-style visual interface, which allows
users to learn about topics by exploring the connections between
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<a href="http://youtu.be/9qwBfBugo_A">16 Golden Retrievers teach all about atoms.</a><a class="vid" href="http://www.metafilter.com/yt.cfm?yt=9qwBfBugo_A" target="_self" title="Play Video"></a> (SLYT) I for one would have probably done much better in chemistry if had been explained this way.<br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/mar/03/brain-not-simple-folk-neuroscience">Folk Neuroscience</a>: how inaccurate neurological concepts have become cultural staples. <br />
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<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/7/4036040/cypherpunks-julian-assange-wikileaks-encryption-surveillance-dystopia">Cypherpunk rising: WikiLeaks, encryption, and the coming surveillance dystopia</a> by R. U. Sirius.<br />
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<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/lifehacker/vip/%7E3/802Cx_D0UK4/can-i-track-my-laptop-or-smartphone-after-its-been-stolen">How to</a> track your stolen laptop or smartphone.<br />
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