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Michael Grunwald, time.com It’s really amazing to see political reporters dutifully passing along Republican complaints that President Obama’s opening offer in the fiscal cliff talks is just a recycled version of his old plan, when those same reporters spent the last year… Fiscal Cliff Fictions: Let’s All Agree to Pretend the GOP Isn’t Full of…
Stunningly surreal time remapping video David Pescovitz, boingboing.net “timeRemapExportHD” by Adrien M / Claire B. My friend Dustin Hostetler put it well: “I feel like in 50 to 100 years, when mankind looks back on this era of technology advancement, this is the sort of piece they’ll reference as the moment t… RT @BoingBoing: Stunningly…
Meet Betabeat’s 2012 Tech Insurgents | Betabeat The Editors, betabeat.com Just don’t call them disrupters. By 11/14 11:30am Jack Dorsey, cofounder of Twitter and Square, recently tried to disabuse the tech industry of its infatuation with the word ‘disruption.’ “We don’t want ‘disruption,’ where we just move… Meet Betabeat’s 2012 Tech Insurgents | Betabeat http://flip.it/WgfQz http://flip.it/bz0gh…
Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results ilovecoffee.jp Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results – I Love Coffee http://flip.it/UB02D http://flip.it/FQbvX Related articles Death Wish Coffee is World’s Strongest (techeblog.com) Coffee Coffee Coffee (writingformultimedia.com)
Possibly the worst example of “pink nausea” and breast cancer exploitation ever Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As I said to cancer pals on Twitter earlier today, if my loved ones arrange a funeral for me where everyone is dressed like this, I swear unto you that I will come back from the dead and stab everyone…
Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net This is possibly one of the weirdest things I have read this year. You (yes, you) are more likely to die around 11:00 am than any other time. That is, provided your death is the sort that happens in old age, as opposed to, say, being hit … RT @BoingBoing: The circadian…
For those about to opt-out: a TSA scanning machine cheat-sheet Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As Cory notes in this pre-Thanksgiving travel day post, some travelers in America will be opting out of scanning machines in TSA lines for privacy concerns, or for health and safety reasons. I wanted to post a reminder, however, tha… RT @xeni:…
Expereal: iPhone app to rate/analyze your life via data visualization Jonathan Cohen, boingboing.net Expereal is a free iPhone app developed to help people better understand themselves, to feel even more connected to the world, and to, hopefully, make more informed decisions about their lives. The marketplace has social media… RT @BoingBoing: Expereal: iPhone app to…
New evidence of ‘chemo brain’ proves cognitive damage from cancer treatment isn’t ‘all in your head’ Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Cancer survivors everywhere are nodding in agreement today: “chemo brain” is real, as those of us who have experienced the cognitive damage associated with chemotherapy already know. Memory loss, problems with concentration an… RT @BoingBoing: New…
scientificamerican.com Help researchers map the human microbiome, the microorganisms that inhabit every inch of our skin as well as our ears, mouth, sinuses, genitals and gut [More] uBiome, Citizen Science | Scientific American http://flip.it/6OVC4 http://flip.it/FKzXC uBiome Related articles The uBiome Citizen Science Project Interview (makezine.com) What Really Happens When You Take Antibiotics? (wakingtimes.com) On Ethics…
Do jellyfish hold the secret to immortality, and a cure for cancer? Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Nathaniel Rich on the so-called “immortal jellyfish,” Turritopsis dohrnii: “[It] seems able to survive, and proliferate, in every ocean in the world. It is possible to imagine a distant future in which most other species of li… RT @BoingBoing: Do…
Bluetooth stickers help you find things when you lose them Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net StickNFinds are Bluetooth location stickers the diameter of a quarter (but thicker than a quarter). You attach them to television remote controls, pets, children, or other things that you need to locate. The batteries last about a… RT @BoingBoing: Bluetooth stickers help…
Free Coursera Calculus course with hand-drawn animated materials Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net Robert Ghrist from University of Pennsylvania wrote in to tell us about his new, free Coursera course in single-variable Calculus, which starts on Jan 7. Calculus is one of those amazing, chewy, challenging branches of math, and… RT @BoingBoing: Free Coursera Calculus course with…
For Medical Marijuana in New Jersey, a First Few Ounces – NYTimes.com http://flip.it/BBFEY& http://flip.it/LqvgH
By ANTON TROIANOVSKI, wsj.com “Every weekend, we’d do something,” said Ms. Steffen, a registered nurse whose husband works at a tire shop. “Now maybe once every month or two, we get out.” More than half of all U.S. cellphone owners carry a device like the iPhone, a sh… Cellphones Are Eating the Family Budget…
Was Jack Kerouac really a hack? – Salon.com By Joseph Lapin, salon.com As “On the Road” prepares to hit the big screen, a writer reassesses the novel with the Beat’s friends and critics In December, a film adaption of Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” will hit theaters — featuring Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewar… RT @Salon_Arts:…
Cory Booker goes on food stamps – Salon.com By Mary Elizabeth Williams, salon.com The Newark mayor goes on a food-stamp diet to show us what poverty tastes like Cory Booker is a rare and unique brand of politician. Cory Booker is a human being. Since taking office in 2006, the mayor of Newark has made…
Innovating Policy with Creativity and Social Sciencescore77.com Today’s global financial and social crises demand innovation not only in public services, but within the whole bureaucratic, administrative system of public governance. In order to respond effectively to a changing context of… RT @core77: Innovating Policy with Creativity and Social Sciences – Paper by @Nesta_UK & @MindLabDK:…
On Sale At Last: Twine, Your Gateway To The Internet Of Things By John Pavlus, fastcodesign.com The hit Kickstarter product hopes to popularize “the Internet of things” with thoughtful product design. A year ago, two MIT Media Lab graduates raised half a million dollars on Kickstarter to create Twine, a cigarette-pack-sized chunk of… RT @core77:…
frog’s 20 Tech Trends for 2013core77.com Click for full-sized image. Download the full poster here.With 13 offices spread across the world, the designers, strategists and technologists that make up the world of frog have a unique global perspective on trends that effect business,… RT @core77: What #Tech trends should you be on your radar? @frogdesign…
Can I Leave My Gadgets In a Cold or Hot Car? Whitson Gordon, lifehacker.com Dear Lifehacker,I almost always have my laptop, iPod, and smartphone with me, but don’t always want to lug them around. Is it okay to leave them in my car if it’s particularly cold outside? What about in the summer heat? I…
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