Links for 09-11-2006
Destroying the myth of economic scarcity, lunar dust dilemmas, SketchUp your ‘hood, txt spk iz ok fr xams (in New Zealand), dual-purpose eco-bra…
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“…the point is that if you understand the zero, there’s nothing to worry about and the model works perfectly. It just requires a recognition that the scarcity doesn’t exist. Instead, you have abundance.”
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Today’s Best. Headline. Evar!
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“Ultra-tiny dust grains can gum up the works of vital hardware on the Moon. And there’s also a possible risk to health from gulping in the lunar dust—a toxicological twist to ‘bad Moon rising.’”
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“…we learn that Microsoft is rolling out 50,000 entrepreneur-run computer kiosks throughout India; Intel, meanwhile, has already trained 1.3 million Chinese and Indian teachers on classroom technology use.”
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“…a development that I’m sure most readers are already aware of – the use of Google Earth and Google’s recent purchase of SketchUp to model buildings in cities, and allow any user to simulate the view from their window when that skyscraper goes up
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“This phenomenon, the researchers say, could clarify the origins of human attitudes toward differing social groups and help explain the persistence of social inequality.” How the hell do you quantify ‘luckiness’, exactly?
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“Conventional wisdom suggests that the moon has seen no widespread volcanic activity for at least the last three billion years. Now, a fresh look at existing data points to much more recent release of lunar gasses.” *Relatively* recent, that is.
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“[New Zealand] Secondary school students will be able to use text speak in written examinations this year, legitimising a language loved by teenagers.” This is just absolute f*cking idiocy, excuse my French.
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“As most of you will know, Eastercon has no constitution. In true British style, if there is a problem with the succession, the only thing to do is fight over it.” Cheryl Morgan has a plan…
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10 – Vector History“A brief word of explanation for those of you who (inexplicably) may not have given much thought to the history of the BSFA: Vector has been around for a while.” Niall H. unearths some UK sf history.
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Ian McDonald interviewed about ‘River of Gods’, ‘Brasyl’ and more, via Lou Anders.
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[converted to Unicode] “When the bra is being worn, the “shopping bagâ€? portions are folded away inside the bra cups, where they serves as extra padding. [It] converts to a shopping bag by removing the bag portions from the cups and connecting
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“Ocean waves could provide an energy-efficient way to desalinate seawater, say UK researchers. While conventional purification plants have high energy demands, the rocking motion of floating buoys could be used to drive a pump system for desalination.”
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“Tuesday’s midterm election provided a sobering reminder that electronic voting technology is still not ready to shoulder the responsibilities of democracy.”
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“Imagine the horror faced by Louisiana indie band Bones. One day, singer Michael Miller went to his band’s MySpace page and found . . . the face of actor David Boreanaz!” NewsCorp play the power game.
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