Links for 15-08-2007
Indians and the infinite series, Toyota bot quits music industry, life in comets, SL finance, Angkor Wat …
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1 – Indians predated Newton’s infinite series ‘discovery’ by 250 years
“… there is strong circumstantial evidence that the Indians passed on their discoveries to mathematically knowledgeable Jesuit missionaries who visited India during the fifteenth century.” Cheers, Ariel.
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2 – Toyota ‘DJ Robot’ quits band, becomes receptionist
“While DJ Robot lags behind the competition in terms of experience, Toyota is confident its control technology will enable the bot to respond quickly and operate smoothly in its new environment.” It’ll miss the groupies, though.
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3 – Bigelow To Launch Human Habitable Space Station
“Faced with skyrocketing launch costs (due to massive inflation), Bigelow has decided to skip its “galactic phase,” and instead launch a space station that may give way towards human habitation.” Inflation, get it? lol
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4 – Did Life Begin In Space? New Evidence From Comets
“Recent probes inside comets show it is overwhelmingly likely that life began in space, according to a new paper by Cardiff University scientists.” Wickramasinghe just won’t let it lie.
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5 – Money Trouble in Second Life
“Although financial institutions in SL are careful to define themselves as games, some … offer more than 100 percent annual interest–a tempting rate when combined with the possibility of turning Lindens into U.S. dollars via the Lindex.”
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6 – New Angkor Wat map unveils ancient secrets
“Radar and aerial photography have helped experts build a detailed new picture of an intricately designed settlement stretching for many kilometers around the ancient Cambodian temples of Angkor Wat.”
