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Web hits used to pinpoint earthquakes
via New Scientist - Latest Headlines by (author unknown) on July 02, 2008
Shared by Pedro Pinheiro Sometimes you just need to look at things from a different angle! :)The locations of visitors to an earthquake-monitoring website can be used to spot quakes within minutes
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The idea of evolution did not begin with Darwin...he just... (kottke.org)
via www.kottke.org by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
Shared by Pedro Pinheiro "... If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." - Isaac Newton in a letter to Robert Hooke dated February 5, 1676 (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants)
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deputydog | how to safely board a train that won’t stop
via deputy-dog.com by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
Shared by Pedro Pinheiro Very intelligent design, the amount of energy necessary to slow down and then accelerate a huge train would be saved!
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Teach the Controversy tees illustrate other important "scientific controversies" (26)
via RSSmeme by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
... roughly 6k years ago and give it equal opportunity in the classroom against that new fabled "science" thing, why not go for something with more pizazz, more color? :-)Shared 26 times TaggedFunny (379)Science (318)Wear Science's line of "Teach the Controversy" tees invite Creationists to consider other "scientific controversies" that might be taught in school.Link(Thanks, Gus!)
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comcast’s immense 10 million pixel video wall
via deputydog by deputydog on June 17, 2008
on june 8th the brand new comcast center opened in philadelphia and immediately became the tallest building in the city. now, whilst the building itself is a beauty, the thing that made me dribble slightly and the thing that no-one seems to have picked up on yet is the phenomenal video wall in the skyscraper’s lobby, built by barco. first of all take a look at the pictures, watch the videos,...
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Alaska Airlines saves millions by rethinking check-in flow
via Signal vs. Noise by Matt on June 17, 2008
Hustle & Flow [Fast Company] takes a look at Alaska Airlines’ effort to design a better way to get customers through airport check-in.The airline studied theme parks, hospitals, and retailers to see how they handled similar situations. Then, the team built mock-ups in a warehouse using cardboard boxes for podiums, kiosks, and belts in order to find ways to increase efficiency.The resulting...
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Why You Should Carry a Digital Camera At All Times [Nature] (33)
via RSSmeme by Adam Frucci on June 16, 2008
Shared 33 times TaggedDigital Cameras (5)nature (29)tornadoes (5)Last Tuesday, Lori Mehmen looked out her front door in Orchard, Iowa and this is what she saw. She had a digital camera handy, and somehow managed to take this photo before crapping her pants and taking cover. This, my friends, is why always having a camera nearby is helpful. Oh, and no one was injured during this tornado,...
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Google and Euro 2008
via Google Operating System by Ionut Alex Chitu on June 07, 2008
Google shows a special OneBox with the latest results from Euro 2008, the European Football Championship. The OneBox is displayed only if you use the localized Google sites from the participating countries. You can search for [euro 2008] to see the next two matches or [euro 2008 country_name] for the most recent scores.There's also a page titled 23 days that links to a map of the stadiums and...
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Things looking up -- mostly
via Twitter Status by (author unknown) on June 03, 2008
Shared by JB i know it's a core part of what they started out to do, but i really wish they'd ditch sms support altogether, at least for track.In the last 36hrs, we’ve had 99.4% uptime (according to Pingdom), which is not where we want to be, but is a heck of a lot better than the couple days before. At the same time, average page response time has been substantially reduced. And the...
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Security interrupts Amtrak spokesman who says photos are OK in D.C.'s union station (30)
via RSSmeme by (author unknown) on June 02, 2008
Shared by Pedro Pinheiro This as happened to me and Nuno Correia at the "Gare do Oriente" train station in Lisbon. We couldn't could take photos because we were using tripods and SLR cameras...Shared 30 times TaggedCivlib (280)Photo (773)Video (6288)A BB reader says: "A local news crew was interviewing an Amtrak spokesman at D.C.'s union station who told the reporter that...
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