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The Elusive Big Idea – NYTimes.com
The Elusive Big Idea – NYTimes.com THE July/August issue of The Atlantic trumpets the “14 Biggest Ideas of the Year.” Take a deep breath. The ideas include “The Players Own the Game” (No. 12), “Wall Street: Same as it Ever Was” (No. 6), “Nothing Stays Secret” (No. 2), and the very biggest idea of the…
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The nation’s major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to a newly released Justice Department internal memo that for the first time reveals the data retention policies of America’s largest telecoms. (via Secret memo reveals which telecoms store your data the longest)
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Real Time Face Substitution
Real Time Face Substitution
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Opinion on Amazon’s newly announced Silk browser
Opinion on Amazon’s newly announced Silk browser Excerpt: “Under the guise of a great speed increase, Amazon is offloading the backend processing of web content to their cloud-based-borg-system, caching that, and then delivering it via a single stream to your Fire device. What this potentially means is, Amazon is now the gatekeeper for all your…
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Internet Memes Timeline
Internet Memes Timeline A pretty awesome timeline compilation of the internet jokes and tropes we call memes. I’m not sure all the dates are entirely correct, but an interesting scroll through.
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Maker of cognitive training game seeks FDA approval – health – 26 September 2011 – New Scientist
Maker of cognitive training game seeks FDA approval – health – 26 September 2011 – New Scientist A game as a therapeutic drug?
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When the Federal Communications Commission last week issued its final network neutrality rules and said they would go into effect at the end of November, lawsuits against the policy could finally begin. Verizon and Metro PCS, both wireless carriers, had already made clear their intention to sue and were widely expected to be the first…
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Emergent Digital Practices: WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN? YOU DECIDE!!
Emergent Digital Practices: WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN? YOU DECIDE!! emergentdigitalpractices: Vote for the 2011 People’s Design Award. Browse this year’s nominees or submit/nominate a new design. Vote for your favorite design. Comment and share with friends using the People’s Design Award Facebook app. Follow us on Twitter and join in the discussion by using hashtag…
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WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN? YOU DECIDE!!
Vote for the 2011 People’s Design Award. Browse this year’s nominees or submit/nominate a new design. Vote for your favorite design. Comment and share with friends using the People’s Design Award Facebook app. Follow us on Twitter and join in the discussion by using hashtag #peoplesdesign Celebrate National Design Week October 15-23 with free programs…
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(via Governor Valve) This governor valve uses oil. It is a more contemporary adaptation of Watt’s governor valve for steam engines. Here the system is shown with weights swinging around a horizontal axis. In the area of detail that shows the valve allowing oil to pass through, it does not reveal what should be turbine…