Friday, October 31, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
SpaceEngine: You're Gunna Need Some Serious Computing Power!
SpaceEngine: a free space simulation program that lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies. Areas of the known universe are represented using actual astronomical data, while regions uncharted by astronomy are generated procedurally. Millions of galaxies, trillions of stars, countless planets - all available for exploration. You can land any planet, moon or asteroid and watch alien landscapes and celestial phenomena. You can even pilot star-ships and atmospheric shuttles.
This is actual footage generated real-time!
This is actual footage generated real-time!
Kindle: I Finally Stopped Multitasking and Got Lost in a Novel
Apparently there are still some people out there who have not tried an e-reader.
Still don't have an e-reader? I can respect that. Physical books just feel better. Print is sacred. I'm with you—or at least I was, until our reviews editor thrust a Kindle in my hand and made me use it.
Still don't have an e-reader? I can respect that. Physical books just feel better. Print is sacred. I'm with you—or at least I was, until our reviews editor thrust a Kindle in my hand and made me use it.
Fighting the 2014 Ebola Virus Outbreak Street by Street
WARNING! Strong Content! WARNING! Strong Content!
Friday, October 24, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
The U.S. Army's Top Secret Arctic City Under the Ice! "Camp Century"
The U.S. Army's Top Secret Arctic City Under the Ice! "Camp Century" Restored Classified Film - In the late 1950s, during the height of the Cold War, the US military constructed a secret base in the Arctic for "research" purposes. Some theorists claim that it was actually used as a covert nuclear weapons storage &/or testing facility as part of Top Secret "Project Iceworm" with the ultimate objective of covertly placing medium-range missiles under the ice sheet -- close enough to strike the Soviet Union, while remaining hidden from the Danish government. Others have made even grander claims - that Camp Century was actually a weather manipulation experiment ... or a U.S. Military administered Alien / UFO base! The whole truth may never be known. This video is the actual declassified US ARMY FILM documenting the construction process. What really happened there afterwards remains a mystery.
Blood, Kidneys, Hair, Life: This Is What Your Body Is Worth
You, dear reader, are worth about $2.5 million—that’s the good news.
But now you have a price tag on your back—that’s the bad news.
But now you have a price tag on your back—that’s the bad news.
Are You Cool Enough to Drink Switchel?
Deep in the industrial heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn, a few miles north of the neighborhood's main drag, are several rows of former warehouses, now home to local craftsmen. In one, two men bend their heads over a pinewood bench, sanding the spindles smooth. Over on Bogart St., several street artists are repainting a stretch of brick wall, covered in vibrant graffiti, a ritual that takes place every two months.
And on the second floor of one former factory, two friends are brewing large batches of switchel, a colonial farm drink that's fast becoming the borough's hottest beverage.
And on the second floor of one former factory, two friends are brewing large batches of switchel, a colonial farm drink that's fast becoming the borough's hottest beverage.
Is this the world's oldest secret code?
The Idol is the oldest wooden statue in the world, estimated as having been constructed approximately 9,500 years ago, and preserved as if in a time capsule in a peat bog on the western fringe of Siberian. Expert Svetlana Savchenko, chief keeper of Shigir Idol, believes that the structure's faces carry encoded information from ancient man in the Mesolithic era of the Stone Age concerning their understanding of 'the creation of the world'.
How a Harvard Scientist's Life Changed After He Killed a Puppy-Size Spider
I really fear for the Smithsonian Institution, this nation’s preeminent natural history collection. If a single spider collected by a scientist causes such an outrage then, surely, the 126 million specimens in its holdings will warrant burning it to the ground and crucifying all scientists working there.
Harvard researcher Piotr Naskrecki was just doing his job when he ran into the one of the world’s largest spiders in Guyana and killed it. The Internet didn’t see it that way.
China's Smog Drives Away World's Tourists
China’s smog is scaring away visitors from abroad and damaging the country’s tourism market, according to a study released earlier this week by the China Tourism Academy, reported the China Daily today.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
The sound of little hooves in the night
A couple of years after my first encounter with Theraphosa blondi I was in South America again, walking alone at night in the rainforest of Suriname. Suddenly my foot brushed against something big and moving, and I nearly tripped. I froze, expecting a snake. “Nah, it’s just another Goliath birdeater. Aren’t you a cutie pie?”
Friday, October 17, 2014
It Has Been A Decade!
Happy anniversary to ME! 10 years ago today I started this blog... 6303 posts later and here we are!
3D Printer Creations
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| Yoda Shot Glass |
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| Kazoo |
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| "Bomb" Shot Glass |
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| Tiki Shot Glass |
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| Maze Puzzle Game |
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| Stephen Colbert Shot Glass |
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| Bottle Opener |
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| Toothpaste Winder |
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| Taco Stand |
Giant Sphinx from 'Ten Commandments' Film Unearthed
Hidden for more than 90 years beneath the rolling sand dunes of Guadalupe, California, an enormous, plaster sphinx from the 1923 blockbuster movie "The Ten Commandments" has been rediscovered and is now above ground.
Check Out the 148-Story View from the World's New Highest Observation Deck
As long as architects keep building up (and up, and up), folks are going to want to check out the view from way up in the air. Well: The Burj Khalifa just unveiled a new observation deck that gets visitors a little closer to heaven on the 148th floor—that's about 1,821 feet. Gulp.
Say Hello To The New Biggest Ship In The World
This is the Pieter Schelte, which is now the largest ship sailing the seas, surpassing even the Maersk Triple-E*. Built by Daewoo in Korea, this catamaran is so huge that it can lift entire oil platforms off their base, pick up the base itself, and then transport it all to port—which is exactly what it's designed to do.
Chinese tourists depicted as urinating pandas in ad to encourage better behavior overseas
A bizarre television advertisement that aims to get Chinese to behave better while traveling abroad features humans dressed up as giant panda bears and doing things like defacing property, littering and urinating in public.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Plug Addiction
Once you start noticing power cords, it’s hard to stop. They’re everywhere. The white and black rubberized lines spill across desks and floors, arcing and looping like the sinuous dashes of paint in a Jackson Pollock painting or the ink strokes of Chinese calligraphy. They emerge in messy cascades from bulbous connectors in walls, each cord following its own idiosyncratic path according to the kinks instilled by its owner. Some cords are gathered into tight bundles held close to their attendant device while others spiral loosely, flailing to a stop in an exposed prong when not plugged in. (An unplugged cord is somehow vulgar, like an untucked shirt.)
2014 Fall Foliage Map
Made by data scientists working at SmokyMountains.com, this map includes a county-by-county, weekend-by-weekend report on what kind of leaves you can expect to see near you.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Twilight of the Adventurers
They’ve flown around the world, dove to the greatest depths, and hiked to the ends of the earth. In a windowless building on the edge of LA’s Chinatown, explorers from another era relive their glories over meatloaf and apple pie.
Scientists discover cancer-fighting berry on tree that only grows in Far North Queensland
Scientists have been surprised by the rapid cancer-fighting properties of a berry found only in Far North Queensland.
An eight-year study led by Dr Glen Boyle, from the QIMR Berghofer medical research institute in Brisbane, found a compound in the berry could kill head and neck tumours as well as melanomas.
An experimental drug derived from the berry, EBC-46, has so far been used on 300 animals, including cats, dogs and horses.
Dr Boyle said in 75 per cent of cases, the tumor disappeared and had not come back.
An eight-year study led by Dr Glen Boyle, from the QIMR Berghofer medical research institute in Brisbane, found a compound in the berry could kill head and neck tumours as well as melanomas.
An experimental drug derived from the berry, EBC-46, has so far been used on 300 animals, including cats, dogs and horses.
Dr Boyle said in 75 per cent of cases, the tumor disappeared and had not come back.
Dance to the (Circadian) Rhythm
A few months ago, Jawbone explored how people move and sleep in the cities of the world. We saw the ways that our lives are shaped by culture, work habits, and holidays, among other factors. One question came up repeatedly: what about the rest of us, the ones who don’t live in cities? Here, we’ll dive into a more geographically complete picture of sleep in the US.
The scorpion hunters of Pakistan
The scorpions are in great demand apparently for medical research, and according to Khan a black scorpion weighing 60 grams can fetch at least $50,000.
Sunday, October 05, 2014
Understanding the Risks of Ebola, and What ‘Direct Contact’ Means
Direct contact means that the fluids splash or spray into someone else’s mouth, eyes or nose, or enter the bloodstream through cuts or breaks in the skin.
Sounds easy enough to avoid... right?
Sounds easy enough to avoid... right?
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
What It's like to Fly the $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites Class
In 2008, Singapore Airlines introduced their Suites Class, the most luxurious class of flying that is commercially available.
The Suites were exclusive to their flagship Airbus A380, and they go beyond flat beds by offering enclosed private cabins with sliding doors that cocoon you in your own little lap of luxury. The interior was designed by French luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste and comes along with a plush soft leather armchair hand-stitched by the Italian master craftsmen Poltrona Frau. Perhaps most well-known of all, Singapore Airlines became the first and only commercial airline with a double bed in the sky.
The Suites were exclusive to their flagship Airbus A380, and they go beyond flat beds by offering enclosed private cabins with sliding doors that cocoon you in your own little lap of luxury. The interior was designed by French luxury yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste and comes along with a plush soft leather armchair hand-stitched by the Italian master craftsmen Poltrona Frau. Perhaps most well-known of all, Singapore Airlines became the first and only commercial airline with a double bed in the sky.
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