Links for 05-08-2007
Transient Lunar Phenomenon, VR chainsaw, evolving bridges …
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1 – Astronomer Offers New Theory Into 400-year-old Lunar Mystery
“Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs), in which the lunar surface reportedly changes in brightness, blurriness or color, have been photographed and observed by thousands of astronomers over the centuries.”
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2 – 46 Must-Read Productivity Tips for Freelancers
Links list; does what it says on the tin.
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3 – Mixed reality chainsaw simulator provides safe, effective training platform
“… researchers have developed a type of hybrid virtual reality system known as the “Cybersaw” chainsaw – it looks like a chainsaw, feels like a chainsaw, sounds like a chainsaw and yet it only saws virtually.”
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4 – The Space of All Possible Bridge Shapes
“So what should the bridges of the future look like? Probably a lot less regular than today. Because I suspect the most robust structures will end up being ones with quite a lot of apparent randomness.”
August 6th, 2007 at 2:47 am
Did you see this in the New York Times? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/magazine/29wwln-idealab-t.html?ei=5090&en=b023e7baf2d1dac5&ex=1343361600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
And this response by steve sailer: http://isteve.blogspot.com/2007/08/nyt-says-nerds-are-hyperwhite.html
Thought you’d be interested.