Semantic web, SETI TV, street art archives, cat image macro meme round-up, Pastafarianism hits Germany…

• 1 – Entrepreneurs See a Web Guided by Common Sense
  “From the billions of documents that form the World Wide Web and the links that weave them together, computer scientists and a growing collection of start-up companies are finding new ways to mine human intelligence.”
  (tags: futurism mining data AI intelligence information web3.0 database internet web semantic)
• 2 – SETI: Don’t Expect an Alien Sitcom
  “…our transmissions are unlikely to be received at any great distance. And that makes a search for accidental TV-like emissions even from relatively nearby stars problematic.”
  (tags: frequencies VHF reception signals television TV intelligence extraterrestrial space SETI)
• 3 – Search the internet for science fiction and fantasy content
  SFCrowsnest has knocked up a custom F&SF search dialogue using the Google API. Now, if they’d just apply the same savvy to their RSS feed…
  (tags: dialogue search custom internet media genre fantasy sf scifi fiction science)
• 4 – U.S. vetoes condemnation of Gaza strikes
  “The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution Saturday that sought to condemn an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and demand Israeli troops pull out of the territory.” Bi$ni$$ as usual, then.
  (tags: typical Palestine veto Strip Gaza Israel resolution UN politics US)
• 5 – Toriton Plus: Water Surface as Music Controller
  “Put simply, Toriton is a laser-based system that uses water as a music controller.” Yeah, what he said.
  (tags: innovation device technology laser surface water controller music Plus Toriton)
• 6 – strange maps
  This blog does what it says on the tin. Thankyou, OKfuture.
  (tags: politics mapping maps graphics geography culture blog cartography)
• 7 – IM IN UR ALREADY-OLD MEME / BEATIN IT 2 DEATH
  BoingBoing rounds up a huge number of cat-based image macros, largely revolving around the ‘in ur X, Y-ing ur Z’ theme. Yes, I know, I need a life.
  (tags: d00ds base cats images art meme internet macros image)
• 8 – Alibi Network
  “Alibi Network is a cutting edge full service agency providing alibis and excused absences as well as assistance with a variety of sensitive issues. We view ourselves as professional advisors who understand our clients’ unique situations.” WTF?
  (tags: alibi web social relationships lying humour ethics company services reputation privacy bizarre)
• 9 – YouTube – Flying Spaghetti Monster spotted in Germany
  ZOMFG! I have seen the evidence, and been touched by his noodly appendage! I believe!
  (tags: humour video faith religion pastafarianism creationism atheism Monster Spaghetti Flying)
• 10 – Second Life Sketches from Warren Ellis
  “…it fits in with the current understanding I’m coming to regarding SL: it needs to be treated both as experimental ground for communications, and as the biggest digital art installation in the world. Just using it as an emulator of the real worl
  (tags: problems development futurism communications installation art experiment reality virtual world synthetic metaverse Life Second)
• 11 – Wooster Collective
  “The Wooster Collective was founded in 2001. This site is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.”
  (tags: stickers subvertisement guerilla worldwide activism counterculture urban photos images graffiti stencil art street City Your Reclaim)
• 12 – ReclaimYourCity.net – Berlin streetart archive
  “the content of this website should not encourage to any illegal behaviour. the sole purpose of all pictures shown on this website is to document and display artistic intervention in public space. all pictures were uploaded or sent to us anonymously.”
  (tags: Berlin activism counterculture urban photos images graffiti stencil art street City Your Reclaim)

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