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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:24:21 +0100

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There are numerous theories about the purpose of these tracks,...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:00:26 +0100

There are numerous theories about the purpose of these tracks, the most discussed are the following: * Goods were transported here on sledges which gouged the tracks into the rock. * The tracks are real cart ruts for transporting goods. * It is an irrigation system. The theories of transport systems are the most popular in the discussion. (via Misrah Ghar il-Kbir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"In the exclusive neo-gothic henhouse that is Westminster, is it any wonder they flock together? When..."

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:26:19 +0100

“In the exclusive neo-gothic henhouse that is Westminster, is it any wonder they flock together? When the rules - from tradition or otherwise - are idiosyncratic, where they arrive mystified and dependent on the kindness of the party whips to show them the ropes, where the career path depends on doing as others do… what would you do if not conform, and then, being clever, find smart reasons for doing so?”

- One or more reasons to reform Westminster - not a revolution, just make it more like a place of work, than a mystical cabal

BBC NEWS | Magazine | If everyone’s at it…

"There’s sperm and then there’s super sperm – gigantic reproductive cells many times..."

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:28:29 +0100

“There’s sperm and then there’s super sperm – gigantic reproductive cells many times longer than the minute crustaceans that produce them. Now, scientists have discovered that ostracods, or seed shrimp, have been cranking out these giant sperm for at least 100 million years.”

- Giant sperm stretch back millions of years - life - 18 June 2009 - New Scientist

Exploring the region after the snow melt, Cornelissen’s...

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:23:12 +0100

Exploring the region after the snow melt, Cornelissen’s team discovered that C. conorhiza specimens were surrounded by a thick layer of matted roots growing upwards and out of the soil (see photo, above right). The team realised that the roots, seemingly growing into thin air, would for most of the year be covered in snow – and so they dubbed them “snow roots”. (via Unique roots let plant forage in the snow - life - 12 June 2009 - New Scientist

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(via margaret durow)

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:15:19 +0100

(via margaret durow)

(via nicole | the habit of being)

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:09:52 +0100

(via nicole | the habit of being)

terrarium construction (via nicole | the habit of being)

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:09:37 +0100

terrarium construction (via nicole | the habit of being)

The Elephant Bird & Giant Eggs: The Blink of an Eye

Fri, 22 May 2009 10:25:44 +0100

The Elephant Bird & Giant Eggs: The Blink of an Eye

"Dreamt about a joyous reunion in a co-ed boarding school-like environment. Odd to feel nostalgic for..."

Mon, 18 May 2009 14:37:43 +0100

“Dreamt about a joyous reunion in a co-ed boarding school-like environment. Odd to feel nostalgic for an experience you can’t remember having”

- Twitter / Whitney Hess: Dreamt about a joyous reun …

"It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms almost always..."

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:43:43 +0100

“It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms almost always shoot themselves in: the head. They shoot the terrible master.”

- David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon College

. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between...

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:30:03 +0100

. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China’s. The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while. (via Thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates_English_Xinhua

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"He wanted to show how journalists use the internet as a primary source and how people are connected..."

Thu, 07 May 2009 12:05:12 +0100

“He wanted to show how journalists use the internet as a primary source and how people are connected especially through the internet, he said.”

- Student’s Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries - The Irish Times - Wed, May 06, 2009

"While the sniffing of e-mails is not unknown — it’s how Google serves up targeted ads in Gmail and..."

Thu, 07 May 2009 11:33:58 +0100

“While the sniffing of e-mails is not unknown — it’s how Google serves up targeted ads in Gmail and how Yahoo filters out viruses, for example — the notion that a legitimate e-mail would be not be delivered based on its content is extraordinary.”

- Facebook’s E-mail Censorship is Legally Dubious, Experts Say | Epicenter

"In the late-1990s, Tuvalu was supposed to get rich by selling access to its Internet domain, which..."

Fri, 01 May 2009 13:45:00 +0100

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In the late-1990s, Tuvalu was supposed to get rich by selling access to its Internet domain, which happens to be .tv — funny, since the entire nation has not a single broadcast TV station.

The entire Tuvalu land mass — nine slender South Pacific islands and atolls — is apparently doomed to sink beneath the ocean. Earlier this year, Tuvalu came the closest yet to vanishing.

Oddly enough, Tuvalu might then leave a legacy imagined only in science-fiction novels. It could become the first virtual nation — a country that exists only on the Internet. If Tuvalu’s land disappears, its population will disperse, yet Tuvalu under international law will remain a sovereign nation even though its only “real estate” will be the .tv Internet domain.

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- USATODAY.com - Tuvalu’s sinking, but its domain is on solid ground

"One of the least discussed elements in the cyber-attacks that struck Estonia in 2007 was..."

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:17:03 +0100

“One of the least discussed elements in the cyber-attacks that struck Estonia in 2007 was psychological operations. There was, for example, a whole series of text messages aimed specifically at Estonia’s vast Russian-speaking populations urging them to drive their cars at 5km/h at a specific time of they day; quite predictably, this led to a hold-up in traffic (you can watch a TV report in Estonian about this here). Thus, a buy-in from the most conspiracy-driven 1% of the population may be enough to stall traffic in the entire city.”

- Swine flu: Twitter’s power to misinform | Net Effect

"I think it’s only a matter of time before that the next generation of cyber-terrorists – those..."

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:15:28 +0100

“I think it’s only a matter of time before that the next generation of cyber-terrorists – those who are smart about social media, are familiar with modern information flows, and are knowledgeable about human networks – take advantage of the escalating fears over the next epidemic and pollute the networked public sphere with scares that would essentially paralyze the global economy. Often, such tactics would bring much more destruction than the much-feared cyberwar and attacks on physical – rather than human – networks.”

- Swine flu: Twitter’s power to misinform | Net Effect

Harlequin (via dennisroth20) Not photoshopped..

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:25:12 +0100

Harlequin (via dennisroth20)

Not photoshopped..

The piece is attached via a network cable to the internet where...

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:58:04 +0100

The piece is attached via a network cable to the internet where it monitors news and search results for “paris hilton” and “paris france” and displays an average result in real-time. (via Tim Schwartz - Paris

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tweenbots | kacie kinzer

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:02:13 +0100

tweenbots | kacie kinzer: Robot/People art by Kacie Kinzer at ITP