May 2012
5 posts
Conflict of interests
Do companies that advertise on Facebook, who then buy Facebook (FB) stock, have a conflict of interest?
If not, aren’t they (or can they) artificially increase their wealth? (ie invest more in Facebook, sell stock etc.)
Monty?
April 2012
8 posts
March 2012
4 posts
China's Not-So-Super Computers
But a closer look at China’s supercomputers reveals a program that is far less of a threat to U.S. technological dominance than commonly believed. Chinese researchers say decisions about how supercomputers are used are often made by local politicians more interested in local development projects than breakthrough technology.
(Is that bad?)
And…
The result is that...
Back, except not really
Ya, definitly not back
Monty
#Kony2012
Look it up
Be happy and active,
Monty
January 2012
12 posts
My Political Prediction for 2012: It’s...
http://robertreich.org/post/14932718385
So the Democratic ticket for 2012 is Obama-Clinton.
Why do I say this? Because Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of a Democratic base that’s been disillusioned with his cave-ins to regressive Republicans. Hillary Clinton on the ticket can do that.
Thats interesting. Is it weird that i thought Bill Clinton before Hillary Clinton?
Damn,...
Swing Till You Puke—Inside a Nuclear Cooling Tower
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/12/st_reactorpark/?pid=7954
Kids trapped indoors by cold weather are prone to meltdown. But some lucky German parents will soon be able to go nuclear on them—by taking them to an indoor amusement park at a 327-megawatt atomic energy plant. It’s called Wunderland Kalkar, and it’s built on the remains of SNR-300, a shuttered fast breeder north of Dusseldorf in...
The New York Subway Uses This Townhouse As a...
Strolling through scenic Brooklyn Heights, this handsome brick house might catch your eye. Perhaps you’ll buy it, move in, and spend the rest of your life there. Unfortunately, it’s a fake house, hiding a secret NYC Subway exit.
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the mass transit ghost house, filled old electrical panels and little else, ties in directly to the city’s underbelly:...
“Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as...”
– George Orwell
“Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
December 2011
43 posts
Can train technology reinvent the wheel?
One blue-sky idea is the Aero-Train - a plane-like vehicle which travels at up to 350km/h (220mph) just 10cm above the ground.
The vehicle uses a technology known as ground-effect which removes the friction that makes conventional rail transport less efficient and uses aerodynamics to reduce drag.
Its speed relies on aerodynamics similar to those used in a plane or a hovercraft, using the air...
“I’m not, for example, going to say I hope I eat something tomorrow. I just will....”
– Derrick Jensen, Beyond Hope (http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/170/)
Sony's bio battery turns waste paper into...
Sony has unveiled a paper-powered battery prototype in Japan.
The technology generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar which in turn is used as fuel.
If brought to market, the innovation could allow the public to top up the power of their mobile devices using waste material.
The team behind the project said such bio-batteries are environmentally friendly as they did not use...
Sony is sued in US over 'no-sue' agreement
Sony is being sued for changes to its terms and conditions designed to prevent users from suing it en masse.
…
The claim was filed on behalf of all customers who had bought a PlayStation 3 and had signed up for access to the PlayStation Network (PSN) before the changes to the terms and conditions.
It argues that Sony’s decision to institute a no-suing clause in its terms and...
Dear Santa: Son discovers mother's 100-year-old...
On her Christmas list, Hannah wrote: “I want a baby doll and a waterproof with a hood and a pair of gloves and a toffee apple and a gold penny and a silver sixpence and a long toffee.”
@ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16301048
That is pretty cool.
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PS: Happy Holidays everyone
Isnt it pertyy…..
That is a yoyo btw. It is stunning…
Thank you http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/reviews/a-m/3yo3/cosmo
Be happy,
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Tobias - I just blue myself
Thank you http://www.thisnext.com/tag/under-arrest/
Be happy,
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Monday Night Football [2.14]
Ted: So let me get this straight. A funeral is the one time you don't suit up?
Barney: Have I taught you nothing, Ted?
Ted: Virtually.
Barney: Suits are full of joy. They're the sartorial equivalent of a baby's smile.
Lily: Sartorial?
Barney: Of, or pertaining to, tailors or their trade. Suits are for the living. That's why, when it's my time to R.I.P. I'm going out of this world the same way I came into it. BUCK NAKED. Yeah. It's gonna be awesome. Open bar for the guys, open casket for the ladies. [In a high-pitched voice] What up?
Episode: [Raises his hand in anticipation for a high-five]
Episode: [Everybody walks past Barney except Marshall, who giggles and gives him a high-five]
Thank you How I Met Your Mother (http: //en.wikiquote.org/wiki/How_I_Met_Your_Mother)
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My mom is watching "The Good Wife"
During the episode we are watching on Hulu or something there is a conversation
“Joan of Arc like only cable can tell it…”
[Sex noises.]
“Want me to clean between your legs, mesire?”
1. Very awkward with parents
2. Hilarious
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North Korea Leader Kim Jong Il Has Died
Kim Jong Il, the dictator who used fear and isolation to maintain power in North Korea and the threat of nuclear weapons to menace his neighbors and the U.S., has died, North Korean state television reported early Monday.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576321193199255166.html
Wow.
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Edit: Also...
Harry Potter PSAs
Thank you CollegeHumor
<3
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NEXT-LEVEL Handshakes
Thank you CollegeHumor
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