December 2010
8 posts
Why didn't anyone tell me about this? →
There might be oceans of magnetic diamond on Uranus and Neptune. Space is beautiful!
IBM Labs Top Five Predictions for 2015 -"Beam Up... →
“While you may not be a physicist, you are a walking sensor. In five years, sensors in your phone, your car, your wallet and even your tweets will collect data that will give scientists a real-time picture of your environment. You’ll be able to contribute this data to fight global warming, save endangered species or track invasive plants or animals that threaten ecosystems around the world....
My baby loves to play Settlers of Catan.
mybabyisaverage:
But all he does is collect sheep cards and sing, “I built this city on sheep and sheep”.
My baby loses every time.
“To the great body of men who have had exceptional advantages in the way of...”
– Theodore Roosevelt, “The College Graduate and Public Life” (The Atlantic, August 1894).
Read the full article here.
(via theatlantic)
We Seem To Be Having This Conversation the Wrong...
1) It’s premature to make claims one way or another about whether Assange is guilty of rape until he gets a legitimate trial, which may or may not ever happen.
1a) Likewise, we’re not going to know if the women who have reported Assange for rape are liars, CIA operatives or anything like that until a similar such time, so accusing them out of hand is also ridiculous and unfounded. It...