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Natural Curves: Organic 'Wood Wave' Floating Home Design « Dornob - 1 views

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organic curves design cool want

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  • Natural Curves: Organic ‘Wood Wave’ Floating Home Design if (isPaidRef_jswsa() || isSearchRef_jswsa() || isRef_jswsa('weburbanist.com|webecoist.com|gajitz.com')) {write_jswsa('googbanner');} else if (isRef_jswsa('dornob.com|stumbleupon.com')) {} else if (document.referrer == "") {} else if (isOld_jswsa(jswsaDate,10)) {write_jswsa('googbanner');} else {} Outside and in, from the curved wood cladding to the  swooping wooden ceilings, this undulating houseboat design by Robert Oshatz evokes the dynamic movement of the river water on which it floats. The series of intersecting and overlapping organic forms creates a sense of constant movement that is clearly inspired by surrounding waves but likewise reflects the never-still nature of the structure itself. More than just a clever aesthetic trick, however, this repeated form also serves a series of architectural functions, from defining interior volumes to letting in exterior natural light at both ends and along the roof line. The repetitive use of wood both inside and out also enhances the nautical theme of the home, giving residents the abstract sense that they are within a curved sea-faring wooden vessel as much as they are floating inside of a house. Wide-open views of the water are balanced by beautiful but privacy-protecting wood-shingled surfaces on the dock side of the structure.
François Dongier

Everyware: Interview with Adam Greenfield, Part 1 - 1 views

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Adam Greenfield internet of things everyware

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  • Last week I had the privilege of meeting Adam Greenfield, author of Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing. It's one of my favorite books about the Internet of Things and is still ahead of the curve, even though it was written in 2005 and published in 2006. Greenfield was in my city Wellington for the week, so I sat down with him at a local cafe to get his views on the current state of Internet of Things and where it's headed.
Skeptical Debunker

Flightless mosquitoes developed to help control dengue fever - 0 views

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flightless mosquito breed dengue fever solution

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  • Dengue fever causes severe flulike symptoms and is among the world's most pressing public health issues. There are 50 million to 100 million cases per year, and nearly 40 percent of the global population is at risk. The dengue virus is spread through the bite of infected female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, and there is no vaccine or treatment. UCI researchers and colleagues from Oxitec Ltd. and the University of Oxford created the new breed. Flightless females are expected to die quickly in the wild, curtailing the number of mosquitoes and reducing - or even eliminating - dengue transmission. Males of the strain can fly but do not bite or convey disease. When genetically altered male mosquitoes mate with wild females and pass on their genes, females of the next generation are unable to fly. Scientists estimate that if released, the new breed could sustainably suppress the native mosquito population in six to nine months. The approach offers a safe, efficient alternative to harmful insecticides.
  • Skeptical Debunker on 22 Feb 10
     
    A new strain of mosquitoes in which females cannot fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, according to UC Irvine and British scientists. Great idea or frankensketter?
Skeptical Debunker

Darkness increases dishonest behavior - 0 views

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darkness dishonesty behavior

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  • Skeptical Debunker on 01 Mar 10
     
    "Darkness can conceal identity and encourage moral transgressions; thus Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in "Worship" in The Conduct of Life (1860), "as gaslight is the best nocturnal police, so the universe protects itself by pitiless publicity." New research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that darkness may also induce a psychological feeling of illusory anonymity, just as children playing "hide and seek" will close their eyes and believe that other cannot see them, the experience of darkness, even one as subtle as wearing a pair of sunglasses, triggers the belief that we are warded from others' attention and inspections."
fishead ...*∞º˙

The gravity of the solar system - 0 views

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 01 Jan 10
     
    "The gravity of the solar system Today on xkcd, an illustration showing the gravity wells of our solar system's planets and some of their moons. Gravity wells Two of Mars' tiny moons barely have any gravity at all: You could escape Deimos with a bike and a ramp. A thrown baseball could escape Phobos. That's great, but you forgot Pluto!"
fishead ...*∞º˙

The Oldest Bottle of Veuve Cliquot Champagne Discovered » Global brands » POP... - 0 views

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out of the ordinary

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  • A bottle of the oldest Veuve Cliquot dry champagne was recently found at Torosay Castle on the Isle of Mull (Scotland). The unique and priceless drink was discovered by the new owner of the castle, Chris James, in the personal drinks cabinet of Arbuthnot Guthrie, the original owner of the estate. The sideboard wasn’t opened since his death in 1897. The bottle of the Veuve Cliquot dry champagne, featuring the brand’s trademark yellow label, was in perfect condition and ready to be opened. Still, the new owner decided to keep the bottle from the table and called Veuve Cliquot in Reims, France to tell about his discovery. The bottle was transported to the company’s visitor centre in Reims for the display. “The bottle is literally priceless. It is a one off and therefore unique. We would never consider selling it as it is far too important to us. It is a unique piece of champagne history. It was amazing to find this bottle and it’s really an extraordinary story all in all,” noted Fabienne Huttaux, head of communications for Veuve Cliquot.
fishead ...*∞º˙

Are Social Networks Messing with Your Head?: Scientific American - 2 views

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interesting makes you think

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  • As social networks proliferate, they are changing the way people think about the Internet, from a tool used in solitary anonymity to a medium that touches on questions about human nature and identity. If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populous in the world, just behind the U.S. Almost half of its users visit every day. Nielsen Online reports that social networking (and associated blogging) is now the fourth most popular online activity. Time spent on social-networking sites is growing at three times the rate of overall Internet usage, accounting for almost 10 percent of total time spent online. Social networks can lessen loneliness and boost self-esteem. But they can also have the opposite effect, depending on who you are and how you use these forums.
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    # As social networks proliferate, they are changing the way people think about the Internet, from a tool used in solitary anonymity to a medium that touches on questions about human nature and identity. # If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populous in the world, just behind the U.S. Almost half of its users visit every day. # Nielsen Online reports that social networking (and associated blogging) is now the fourth most popular online activity. Time spent on social-networking sites is growing at three times the rate of overall Internet usage, accounting for almost 10 percent of total time spent online. # Social networks can lessen loneliness and boost self-esteem. But they can also have the opposite effect, depending on who you are and how you use these forums.
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  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    This is not surprising to me. It's been interesting how 'the twine group' has been able to move from app to app to app to try and find a suitable place to communicate, share, and collaborate. Looks like Diigo is the place, at least for the moment! I find that fascinating!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    cumon jack...this place Blows twine away. If Kanye were here, he'd say "I'mma letchew finish, but Diigo is the best social bookmarking service EVER."
  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    Absolutely, FishMan! It SO DOES blow Twine away. But, I'm thinking out-into-th-future! There's something on the horizon that will blow Diigo away, ... but, for the moment, it's only a fantasy. I have lots of fantasies, so, ... don't spend any time letting it worry you! LOL, FishMan!
fishead ...*∞º˙

The Future of Marketing: Idiocracy Meets Times Square on Steroids - Adrants - 3 views

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idiocracy augmented reality

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  • The Future of Marketing: Idiocracy Meets Times Square on Steroids


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    Want to know what the not too distant future will look like? Watch this video. It's sort of like Idiocracy meets Times Square on steroids.

    by Steve Hal
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 07 Feb 10
     
    this is frightening.
  • François Dongier on 08 Feb 10
     
    yes, maybe this is a bit too much... the cool bossanova music in the background seems out of place.
Skeptical Debunker

'Hella' Proposed as Official Big Number - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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hellla large number proposal

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  • To become official, "hella" would have to jump through quite a few bureaucratic hoops. It would have to pass through the Consultative Committee for Units (CCU), one of 10 advisory committees of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). If the CCU recommends it the CIPM, that board must then decide whether to advance the cause to the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), the official authority that can make changes to the SI system. That international organization, based in France, includes members from 81 countries. "I think that for a number of reasons it's a long shot," said Ben Stein, a spokesperson for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. organization that handles measurements. "The types of things they would consider are is it needed, does it add or reduce confusion, are the names consistent with other names associated with the prefixes?" Sendek argues that the name would honor the scientific contributions of Northern Californians, who have famously popularized the phrase "hella" to mean "a whole lot."
  • Skeptical Debunker on 07 Mar 10
     
    Soon the word "hella" may not be associated with California surfers as much as with scientists in lab coats. A physics student is petitioning to add "hella" to the International System of Units (SI) as the official designation of 10 to the 27th power, or a trillion trillions.
fishead ...*∞º˙

BLDGBLOG: Remnants of the Biosphere - 0 views

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cool bldgblog makes you think

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  • Remnants of the Biosphere Photographer Noah Sheldon got in touch the other week with a beautiful series of photos documenting the decrepit state of Biosphere 2, a semi-derelict bio-architectural experiment in the Arizona desert. [Image: Biosphere 2, photographed by Noah Sheldon].The largest sealed environment ever created, constructed at a cost of $200 million, and now falling somewhere between David Gissen's idea of subnature—wherein the slow power of vegetative life is unleashed "as a transgressive animated force against buildings"—and a bioclimatically inspired Dubai, Biosphere 2 even included its own one million-gallon artificial sea.
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 09 Jan 10
     
    this was such a big deal when they started it. sad.
Wildcat2030 wildcat

Digital Urban: A Photoshop for Graphs - Introducing Gephi - 4 views

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  • Wildcat2030 wildcat on 30 Mar 10
     
    "The last 12 months have seen the release of vast amounts of publicly available data, which has led to a bit of conundrum on how to easily visualise complex networks. What is needed is a 'Photoshop for Graphs' which is exactly what Gephi is. In short, Gephi is an interactive visualization and exploration platform for all kinds of networks and complex systems, dynamic and hierarchical graphs - the movie is great: "
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  • Jack Logan on 30 Mar 10
     
    Have you started using it, Wildcat? Looks great to me! I'm wondering if I can get into Twine and make a graph of all that we've done there? Any thoughts?
  • Wildcat2030 wildcat on 31 Mar 10
     
    no, not yet. no time.. but as soon as possible will do, tackling the twine thingy becomes a life project..:-) yeah but I was thinking on the same lines, to somehow graphically represent the network activity we have had on twine. if you do use it pls report. thks
  • Jack Logan on 31 Mar 10
     
    Me too; just too busy, and the Twine thing is hard, like you say, but, Gephi looks very interesting to me as well. Thanks for this, Wildcat!
Jack Logan

Meet the Chevy Volt image - Behind the wheel of the Chevy Volt (photos) - CNET News - 2 views

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electric car chevrolet

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  • Jack Logan on 13 Mar 10
     
    Some have called it the car that will save General Motors: the Chevy Volt, a plug-in electric sedan set to launch in three test markets (in California, Michigan, and the Washington, D.C., area) by the end of 2010. GM's Chevy brand was one of the charter sponsors of this week's South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, and it brought a Volt along for the ride. Why, exactly? The 12,000 SXSWi attendees, most of whom are all about the latest high-tech craze, are exactly the people Chevy thinks will want a Volt.
fishead ...*∞º˙

kristoffer myskja: interference machine - 0 views

www.designboom.com/...skja-interference-machine.html

cool

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 08 Aug 10
     
    "kristoffer myskja: interference machine 'interference machine' by kristoffer myskja, 2009 norwegian artist kristoffer myskja specializes in creating small machines that perform a variety of tasks, including playing the rim of wine glasses. 'interference machine' sits a top a small pedestal and slowly spins in circles, rubbing the top of two glasses to create a high-pitched noise. the machine is made from small brass and other metal components that are powered by a motor. the motor spins the main gears and this triggers the two arms to swing around. each arm is counter-weighted and rubs the glass rim with a soft piece of material. http://www.kristoffermyskja.com 'interference machine' by kristoffer myskja, 2009 'interference machine' by kristoffer myskja, 2009 'interference machine' by kristoffer myskja, 2009 'interference machine' by kristoffer myskja, 2009 'interference machine' by kristoffer myskja, 2009"
Skeptical Debunker

Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age - 0 views

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study age attitude benefits

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  • "How old you are matters, but beyond that it's your interpretation that has far-reaching implications for the process of aging," said Markus H. Schafer, a doctoral student in sociology and gerontology who led the study. "So, if you feel old beyond your own chronological years you are probably going to experience a lot of the downsides that we associate with aging. "But if you are older and maintain a sense of being younger, then that gives you an edge in maintaining a lot of the abilities you prize." Schafer and co-author Tetyana P. Shippee, a Purdue graduate who is a research associate at Purdue's Center on Aging and the Life Course, compared people's chronological age and their subjective age to determine which one has a greater influence on cognitive abilities during older adulthood. Nearly 500 people ages 55-74 were surveyed about aging in 1995 and 2005 as part of the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States. In 1995, when people were asked what age do you feel most of the time, the majority identified with being 12 years younger than they actually were. "We found that these people who felt young for their age were more likely to have greater confidence about their cognitive abilities a decade later," Schafer said. "Yes, chronological age was important, but the subjective age had a stronger effect. "What we are not sure about is what comes first. Does a person's wellness and happiness affect their cognitive abilities or does a person's cognitive ability contribute to their sense of wellness. We are planning to address this in a future study."
  • Skeptical Debunker on 23 Feb 10
     
    The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to research from Purdue University.
Skeptical Debunker

'Crawler Town,' an epic LEGO city on wheels | DVICE - 0 views

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Cralwer town legos

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  • As it should, Crawler Town has its own little backstory: Crawler town roams the barren wastes of a post steam-punk world after cataclysmic climate change do to excessive coal use. Several such cities exist but Crawler town is the most popular due to the Aero 500 hydrogen fuel cell Air races that are held. Many people travel the wastes to Crawler town for vacation and to enjoy rare luxuries like Pizza, fresh vegetables and Beer. Travelling the wastes in search of minerals and aquifers ( vital for survival) the mobility of the city keeps it away from the vicious sand storms of the wastes Hell, living in a wasteland doesn't sound so bad! Check out more in the gallery below.
  • Skeptical Debunker on 23 Feb 10
     
    Dave DeGobbi's mind-blowing Crawler Town should have its own movie written around it. If there are any fans of Borderlands out there, it's heavily reminiscent of Baron Flynt's massive rig-turned-city, the Thor.
fishead ...*∞º˙

Trawling the 'Net | Twine - 1 views

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 01 Jan 10
     
    Where do you Twine a bookmark that doesn't fit into any particular category, or Twine, but is still an interesting diversion from the everyday web experience? Why here of course, in Trawling the 'Net! Trawling for you landlubbers, is a salty fisherman's term for running your boat real slow with a bunch of lines out at different lengths and depths, with different kinds of bait in hopes of attracting tonight's next meal. It's also a good excuse to drink beer, So go ahead, post randomness! There's only Two rules--if you can Twine an item to more than two other places, then most likely it doesn't belong here. And--this is not a political forum. Please keep this feed focused on the frivolous, interesting, and fun. Failing to follow these two simple rules will be cause for immediate expulsion from this Twine. So go ahead, post randomness!"
fishead ...*∞º˙

How Tech Will Change Our Future - Forbes.com - 0 views

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makes you think interesting predictions

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  • Globalization and the rise of China owe much to undersea fiber optics and computers capable of managing complex supply chains.
  • The most exciting part of this phenomenon is that it is just starting. Broadband is beginning to become pervasive in the developed world. Moore's Law will keep crushing the price of computation, communication, transmission and storage. And cheap sensors are about to be thrown on to everything. If it seemed like this already changed much of the world as we know it, get ready for what is coming.
  • Privacy: By 2020, you will have to go to a museum to understand what it meant. Privacy eroded, due to cameras everywhere and increasing sophistication of data analysis. Most people, considering themselves good at heart, traded it away for the sake of better search results.
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  • Puppies jumping in your lap, sunrise, old friends, whitewater, fresh baked bread: Still very good, worth having more of.
fishead ...*∞º˙

Amazing Sand Painting - 3 views

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video painting sand art

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 15 Jan 10
     
    Dont dare to miss this amazing Video Clip . . first read it properly.. This video shows the winner of "Ukraine's Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch. The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about £75,000. She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated. It is replaced by a woman's face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman's face appears. She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier. This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house. In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye. The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine, resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million. Kseniya Simonova says: "I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there's surely no bigger compliment."
  • Jack Logan on 15 Jan 10
     
    This is so amazing - a rare and wonderful talent! Reminds me of Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat, which is a chamber ballet from the same period; but, this version is so similar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhOIDmtCcs - you'll love this!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 16 Jan 10
     
    that's really cool! wondering how they did the illustrations--stop action animation? I don't know why, but it sorta reminds me of this... http://ablestmage.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/1958-era-disney-predicts-transportations-future
fishead ...*∞º˙

Observations: Music to the (ringing) ears: New therapy targets tinnitus - 3 views

www.scientificamerican.com/...post.cfm

interesting

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  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    "Loud, persistent ringing in the ears, known as tinnitus, can be vexing for its millions of sufferers. This perceived noise can be symptomatic of many different ills-from earwax to aging-but the most common cause is from noise-induced hearing loss, such as extended exposure to construction or loud music, and treating many of its underlying neural causes has proven difficult. But many people with tinnitus might soon be able to find refuge in the very indulgence that often started the ringing in the first place: music. "
  • Jack Logan on 02 Jan 10
     
    Thanks for this post, fish man, (wow! I'm really liking diigo!!); as I experience tinnitus, and, I've only had it for a year or so, music DOES help, because, like so many other audio phenomenon, it distracts the mind from 'listening' to the tinnitus sound (frequency, in my case) and, thus, I don't really hear it, if I'm not paying attention to it - a wonderful ailment, really, because, if you don't pay attention to it, you really don't have it!!
  • fishead ...*∞º˙ on 02 Jan 10
     
    (agreed!!!) and I too have been dealing with the incessant ringing just quite recently. (I think it's because of my cold) but it is worrysome, as there does not seem to be any real cure. perhaps it has something to do with playing a brass instrument too loudly?
fishead ...*∞º˙

The History Blog » Blog Archive » Oysters and hazelnuts: Elizabethan popcorn - 0 views

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random different history snacks

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  • Oysters and hazelnuts: Elizabethan popcorn Elizabethan audiences at The Globe and The Rose theaters gnoshed on oysters, mussels, hazelnuts, walnuts, pies and dried fruit while attending plays by the likes of Shakepeare and Marlowe. The evidence has emerged from the most detailed study ever carried out on a Tudor or early Stuart playhouse. Archaeologists have been analysing the thousands of seeds, pips, stones, nutshell fragments, shellfish remains and fish and animal bones found on the site of the Rose Playhouse on London’s South Bank. Museum of London Archaeology has just published the findings in The Rose and The Globe: Playhouses of Shakespeare’s Bankside, written by archaeologists Julian Bowsher and Pat Miller.
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