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Rachel Pike: The science behind a climate headline | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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  • thinkahol * on 25 Jun 10
     
    In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a risky flight over the rainforest in pursuit of data on a key molecule.
Todd Suomela

Hello, Darkness - 96.03 - 0 views

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night light-pollution darkness metaphor technology-effects

shared by Todd Suomela on 09 Mar 09 - Cached
  • But the implication of electricity in the sleep deficit seems hard to argue with. Whatever it is that we wish or are made to do--pursue leisure, earn a living--there are simply far more usable hours now in which to do it
  • In the United States at midnight more than five million people are at work at full-time jobs. Supermarkets, gas stations, copy shops--many of these never close.
  • Living with electric lights makes it difficult to retrieve the experience of a non-electrified society. For all but the very wealthy, who could afford exorbitant arrays of expensive artificial lights, nightfall brought the works of daytime to a definitive end. Activities that need good light--where sharp tools are wielded or sharply defined boundaries maintained; purposeful activities designed to achieve specific goals; in short, that which we call work--all this subsided in the dim light of evening. Absent the press of work, people typically took themselves safely to home and were left with time in the evening for less urgent and more sensual matters: storytelling, sex, prayer, sleep, dreaming.
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  • John Staudenmaier, a historian of technology and a Jesuit priest, for a recent conference at MIT. (The essay will appear in a book called The Idea of Progress Revisited, edited by Leo Marx and Bruce Mazlish.) Staudenmaier makes the point--obvious when brought up, though we've mostly lost sight of it--that from the time of the hominid Lucy, in Hadar, Ethiopia, to the time of Thomas Edison, in West Orange, New Jersey, the onset of darkness sharply curtailed most kinds of activity for most of our ancestors.
  • Todd Suomela on 09 Mar 09
     
    Speculative connections between electric lighting, sleep deficits, and health.
  • Todd Suomela on 09 Mar 09
     
    I wonder if the driving force behind the sleep deficit is in fact more pervasive, and indeed global in nature: the triumph of light.
Felipp Tam

Two Thumbs Up for Hotels Cagayan de Oro - 1 views

Among the many hotels Cagayan de Oro, I consider Cagayan de Oro Hotels to be the best hotel I have ever stayed at. They offer great amenities that make your stay a very relaxing one. As member of ...

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started by Felipp Tam on 14 Jun 11 no follow-up yet
Dy Pets

Frontline Plus Kills Dog Fleas Fast - 1 views

My pet dog suffered tick and fleas and often scratches its body. I think my pet can no longer tolerate the itch. Controlling tick and flea is the most challenging thing to do since they multiply re...

Frontline Plus

started by Dy Pets on 04 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
Pump Wat

Best Quality Clean Water Pumps - 1 views

In the previous months, I was looking for quality water pumps for my house that will ensure safe drinking water for my family. I have asked several friends where I could possibly look for the best ...

water pumps

started by Pump Wat on 15 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
thinkahol *

What if the revolution that ends 'gun control' is a technological one? - St. Louis gun ... - 0 views

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What if the revolution that ends 'gun control' is a technological one? - St. Louis gun rights | Examiner.com

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  • thinkahol * on 19 Oct 11
     
    And now, as CNC milling machines and stereolithography (three dimensional printing) devices fall in price to the point of being not out of reach for a hobbyist's workshop, home manufacture of scary "assault weapons" will soon be a few mouse clicks away.
thinkahol *

Microsoft offers a glimpse into the future of productivity | KurzweilAI - 1 views

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Microsoft has posted an awesome new concept video with some ubercool interfaces could be here in five to ten years estimates Kurt DelBene President Office Division. That sounds a bit conservative. "All of the ideas are based on real technology " he said.

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  • thinkahol * on 30 Oct 11
     
    Microsoft has posted an awesome new concept video with some ubercool new interfaces that could be here in five to ten years, estimates Kurt DelBene, President, Microsoft Office Division. That sounds a bit conservative. "All of the ideas in the video are based on real technology," he said. "Some of the capabilities, such as speech recognition, real time collaboration, and data visualization, already exist today. Others are not yet available in specific products, but represent active research and development happening at Microsoft and other companies." "Other companies" … hmm, some of the concepts look a bit like Nokia's visionary Morph concept tech  (see the video at the bottom of this post and our 2010 news item).
shalani mujer

Certified Computer Support Specialists - 1 views

I am having trouble with my computer lately. When it does not freeze it reboots automatically. I could not point out the exact reason why it happens. I tried fixing it on my own but it never worked...

computer support specialists

started by shalani mujer on 10 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
Web Design Saudi

Excellent Test and Tagging in Adelaide - 1 views

I have been looking for a reliable electrical safety specialist to check on my electrical equipment which we have been using in my restaurant in Adelaide. After a week of searching, I finally found...

test and tagging

started by Web Design Saudi on 16 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
Infogreen Global

Bugs from space to increase the electrical output of the fuel cells Bugs from space to ... - 0 views

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  • Infogreen Global on 22 Feb 12
     
    Microbial Fuel Cells, which work in a similar way to a battery, use bacteria to convert organic compounds directly into electricity by a process known as bio-catalytic oxidation.
thinkahol *

Contrary Brin - 0 views

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  • thinkahol * on 03 Jun 10
     
    "David Brin is a scientist and best-selling author whose future-oriented novels include Earth and Hugo Award winners Startide Rising and The Uplift War. (The Postman inspired a major film in 1998.) Brin is also known as a leading commentator on modern technological trends. His non fiction book -- The Transparent Society - won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. For more informations see: http://www.davidbrin.com"
thinkahol *

Kary Mullis' next-gen cure for killer infections | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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  • thinkahol * on 25 Jun 10
     
    Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise.
thinkahol *

An illustrated guide to the latest climate science « Climate Progress - 0 views

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illustrated guide to the latest climate science

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  • thinkahol * on 02 Sep 10
     
    "In 2009, the scientific literature caught up with what top climate scientists have been saying privately for a few years now: * Many of the predicted impacts of human-caused climate change are occurring much faster than anybody expected - particularly ice melt, everywhere you look on the planet. * If we stay anywhere near our current emissions path, we are facing incalculable catastrophes by century's end, including rapid sea level rise, massive wildfires, widespread Dust-Bowlification, large oceanic dead zones, and 9°F warming - much of which could be all but irreversible for centuries. And that's not the worst-case scenario! * The consequences for human health and well being would be extreme. That's no surprise to anybody who has talked to leading climate scientists in recent years, read my book Hell and High Water (or a number of other books), or followed this blog. Still, it is a scientific reality that I don't think more than 2 people in 100 fully grasp, so I'm going to review here the past year in climate science. I'll focus primarily on the peer-reviewed literature, but also look at some major summary reports."
thinkahol *

Chapter 1. Government As a Platform - 0 views

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Chapter 1. Government As a Platform

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  • thinkahol * on 09 Nov 10
     
    During the past 15 years, the World Wide Web has created remarkable new methods for harnessing the creativity of people in groups, and in the process has created powerful business models that are reshaping our economy. As the Web has undermined old media and software companies, it has demonstrated the enormous power of a new approach, often referred to as Web 2.0. In a nutshell: the secret to the success of bellwethers like Google, Amazon, eBay, Craigslist, Wikipedia, Facebook, and Twitter is that each of these sites, in its own way, has learned to harness the power of its users to add value to-no, more than that, to co-create-its offerings.
thinkahol *

American Urban Lake Pollution Traced to Parking Lot Seal Coat - 0 views

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American Urban Lake Pollution Traced to Parking Lot Seal Coat

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  • thinkahol * on 07 Dec 10
     
    WASHINGTON - A black sealant sprayed on parking lots, driveways and playgrounds turns out to be the largest contributor to the rise of a toxic pollutant in urban lakes and reservoirs across America, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study. Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/12/05/104742/american-urban-lake-pollution.html#ixzz17OXdgMmS
Todd Suomela

Forbes.com - Magazine Article - 0 views

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technology culture criticism online sts import-delicious

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  • Todd Suomela on 25 Jan 09
     
    Our new online intimacies create a world in which it makes sense to speak of a new state of the self, itself. "I am on my cell … online … instant messaging … on the Web"--these phrases suggest a new placement of the subject, wired into society t
Todd Suomela

SAO/NASA ADS: ADS Home Page - 0 views

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astronomy astrophysics catalog library reference research sts

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  • Todd Suomela on 25 Jan 09
     
    The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a Digital Library portal for researchers in Astronomy and Physics, operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) under a NASA grant. The ADS maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 6.9 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and arXiv e-prints. The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through highly customizable query forms, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed or searched via our full-text search interface. Integrated in its databases, the ADS provides access and pointers to a wealth of external resources, including electronic articles, data catalogs and archives. We currently have links to over 7.6 million records maintained by our collaborators.
Todd Suomela

Midwest Junto for the History of Science - 0 views

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  • Todd Suomela on 25 Jan 09
     
    Midwest Junto for the History of Science more than a half century ago to provide a professional forum for themselves, students and like-minded individuals unable to afford travel to a national professional meeting.
Todd Suomela

The Technium: The Unabomber Was Right - 0 views

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technology technology-effects technoscience criticism about(Unabomber) sts critique society

shared by Todd Suomela on 19 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Besides lacking a desirable alternative, the final problem with destroying civilization as we know it is that the alternative, such as it has been imagined by the self-described “haters of civilization”, would not support but a fraction of the people alive today. In other words, the collapse of civilization would kill billions. Ironically the poorest rural inhabitants would fare the best, as they could retreat to hunting gathering with the least hurdle, but billions of urbanites would die once food ran out and disease took over. The anarcho-primitives are rather sanguine about this catastrophe, arguing that accelerating the collapse early might save lives in total.
  • The ultimate problem is that the paradise the Kaczynski is offering, the solution to civilization so to speak, is the tiny, smoky, dingy, smelly wooden prison cell that absolutely nobody else wants to dwell in. It is a paradise billions are fleeing from. Civilization has its problems but in almost every way it is better than the Unabomber’s shack. The Unabomber is right that technology is a holistic, self-perpetuating machine. He is wrong to bomb it for many reasons, not the least is that the machine of civilization offers us more actual freedoms than the alternative. There is a cost to run this machine, a cost we are only beginning to reckon with, but so far the gains from this ever enlarging technium outweigh the alternative of no machine at all.
Todd Suomela

Uncertain Principles: What's the Matter With Biologists? - 0 views

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  • Todd Suomela on 25 Jan 09
     
    And yet, even today, seventeen years after the launch of the arxiv, every attempt to set up a preprint service for biologists has been a dismal failure, as noted by both Ginsparg and Timo Hannay (whose Science21 talk notes are up at Nature Networks. You can also get video and microblogging). Contrary to what a naive outsider's opinion might suggest, biologists appear to be highly resistant to the whole idea of sharing pre-publication results.
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