April 2012
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Ultraviolet Vision for You and Me
People who remove the lens of their eye (mostly as a treatment for cataracts) are called aphakic.
… Aphakic patients report … an unusual side effect: they can see ultraviolet light. It is not normally visible because the lens blocks it. Some artificial lenses are also transparent to UV with the same effect. The receptors in the eye for blue light can actually see ultraviolet better than blue....
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SAIC's Core Values →
natashaisneat:
We are explorers.
At SAIC, we exceed boundaries. Our commitment to an open structure is embodied in a curriculum of self-directed study within and across a multiplicity of disciplines and approaches that promote critical thinking, rigorous investigation, and playful creativity. Through…
March 2012
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February 2012
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December 2011
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“Fuck your mother, all I want is a bag of coke!”
– Some guy that just walked up to us.
Waisted.
WTF is Michael Jordan Wearing is a fabulous blog.
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“There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion...”
– Robert Heinlein
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Oblivious Supreme Court poised to legalize medical... →
This should make the nation’s doctors extremely nervous. For two decades, the software industry has struggled with the harmful effects of patents on software. In contrast, doctors have traditionally been free to practice medicine without worrying about whether their treatment decisions run afoul of someone’s patent. Now the Supreme Court seems poised to expand patent law into the...
November 2011
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....”
– Isaac Asimov
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Protect The Internet →
minimalmac:
Congress is considering two well-intentioned but deeply flawed bills, the PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). As written, they would betray more than a decade of US policy and advocacy of Internet freedom by establishing a censorship system using the same domain blacklisting technologies pioneered by China and Iran.
Not what we believe in.
Call your...
“Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair...”
– Merlin Mann
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“S.968 [The Protect IP Act] will be completely ineffective at preventing...”
– Kill Switch - An article by Devin Coldewey that perfectly expresses the outrage that is the “Protect IP” Act. This thing is such an absolute fucking travesty it’s not even funny.
October 2011
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his...”
– St. Francis of Assisi (via sabbatical)
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life....”
– Steve Jobs, at a 2005 commencement speech for Stanford University (video)
August 2011
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“his housekeeper gives you orange juice only to realize its 3 days old. and it...”
– Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson recounts his first impression of Will Smith’s epically, ridiculously, luxurious “house”. Must read.
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July 2011
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Man! Drake really has the market cornered on these...
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Bureaucratics: A Portrait of the World's Red Tape... →
Really cool photo series.
June 2011
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May 2011
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After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes... →
Shame, shame, shame.
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April 2011
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Marco.org: Facebook's Open Compute Project →
So, why would Facebook open-source their datacenter designs? For the same reason Google open-sources the Android kernel. Social responsibility and encouraging innovation have very little to do with it. Follow the money, ya’ll.
Cricket passion - The Big Picture - Boston.com →
March 2011
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J-P Teti: The iPad is 99% more open than any other... →
This whippersnapper gets it. Pay attention, old fogies!
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Did file-sharing cause recording industry... →
Duh.
“In a widely cited piece from 2008, our own Julian Sanchez dug into the claim...”
– Major report debunks alleged link between piracy and terrorism
Why so little looting in Japan? The explanation is... →
Refreshing perspective on the matter.
“Made a lot of love in my life time, gave up a lot of funk and got funked up....”
– Willam “Bootsy” Collins
Oh, Bootsy. Your abuse of the work “funk” is as important a cultural contribution to the world as your bass playing. Thanks for liking my country.
February 2011
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We Are Not Time Travellers - Modern products sold... →
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“Longevity is not resilience: What Libya will now reveal is the stark limits to...”
– BBC News - Libya unrest: Violence against protesters backfires
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January 2011
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Forever / from a working library →
Beautifully written piece about how impermanent digital information is (at least until we do something about it).
December 2010
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November 2010
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October 2010
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