Monday, July 30, 2007
That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up? - washingtonpost.com
That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up? - washingtonpost.com: "Last month, scientists at Clemson University in South Carolina determined that applying the five-second rule to dropped food will not actually prevent the food from gathering bacteria.The nation's reaction to this: Duh."
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Open Library (Open Library)
Open Library (Open Library): "Imagine a library that collected all the world's information about all the world's books and made it available for everyone to view and update. We're building that library."
Boing Boing: William Gibson on writing in the age of Google
Boing Boing: William Gibson on writing in the age of Google
this blurb offers a fascinating perspective on research...that it's really limited by what you already know. i'm fond of saying that, that you dont know what you dont know, and Mr. Gibson expresses it aptly - that even with the vast and infinite nature of the net, "You're still really inside some annotated version of your own head."
cool.
this blurb offers a fascinating perspective on research...that it's really limited by what you already know. i'm fond of saying that, that you dont know what you dont know, and Mr. Gibson expresses it aptly - that even with the vast and infinite nature of the net, "You're still really inside some annotated version of your own head."
cool.
Singing Bach over broadband | Science Blog
Singing Bach over broadband | Science Blog: "A singing computer scientist wants to use cutting-edge technology to create Europe's first successful Internet choir.
Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester, is seeking to combine his academic expertise in communications, networks and digital signal processing with his love of choral singing."
Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science at The University of Manchester, is seeking to combine his academic expertise in communications, networks and digital signal processing with his love of choral singing."
Monday, July 23, 2007
Freebase : Sign In
Freebase : Sign In: "Free + Database = Freebase
It's about film, sports, politics, music, science and everything else all connected together. Our contributors are collecting data from all over the internet to build a massive, collaboratively-edited database of cross-linked data. It's a big job and we're just getting started."
It's about film, sports, politics, music, science and everything else all connected together. Our contributors are collecting data from all over the internet to build a massive, collaboratively-edited database of cross-linked data. It's a big job and we're just getting started."
Tall Eye - If I dig a very deep hole, where will I end up?
Tall Eye - If I dig a very deep hole, where will I end up?: "Are you concerned about where you go to arrive if you dig a very deep straight infinite hole on Earth? Your problems are solved!
Surf on the map below, choose where you will dig your hole and click there. After this, click on 'Dig here!' and you will see the place where, one day, you will (believe me) put your feet."
Surf on the map below, choose where you will dig your hole and click there. After this, click on 'Dig here!' and you will see the place where, one day, you will (believe me) put your feet."
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