February 2012
4 posts
NYTimes: Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses... →
Google is currently making a pair of glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyes in real time. According to several Google employees familiar with the project, the glasses will go on sale to the public by the end of the year.
NYTimes: The Death of the Cyberflâneur →
Today’s Internet is a place for getting things done, pushing aside the cyberflâneur — the heir to the flâneur culture of 19th-century France.
January 2012
9 posts
NYTimes: Pursuing iPhone Thief, Officer Knew Right... →
A quick-witted policeman who is an Apple aficionado proved more than a match for a man who fled after taking a woman’s iPhone in Manhattan on Thursday.
NYTimes: Wikipedia to Go Dark on Wednesday to... →
Wikipedia is the latest Web site to plan a blackout for Wednesday to protest two Congressional bills intended to curtail copyright violations on the Internet.
MakerBot Debuts Bigger, Better 3D Printer at CES... →
This CES Video is presented by Wendy’s, where $1 gets you more. Show what you can do with $1 on Facebook during the Wendy’s Value Challenge! No purchase necessary. Enter by 1/22/12. To enter and for Official Rules, visit www.facebook.com/wendys. [brightcove video=”1386796744001” /] MakerBot…
NYTimes: Who Says Machines Must Be Useful? →
Joseph Herscher, a 26-year-old computer programmer and kinetic artist, turned his Brooklyn apartment into a laboratory where he builds real-world Rube Goldberg machines.
December 2011
8 posts
NYTimes: Mobile App Downloads Set Records on... →
Christmas Day downloads of iOS and Android apps from mobile app stores more than doubled compared to years past, shattering records, according to a report.
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Drunk History Christmas with Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey and Eva Mendes
A very special Drunk History Christmas.
November 2011
7 posts
NYTimes: It Started Digital Wheels Turning →
Researchers are trying to build the Babbage Analytical Engine, a room-size machine designed by Charles Babbage in the 1830s that uses primitive punch cards.
NYTimes: Most Annoying Airline Delays Might Just... →
Boarding times at airports have doubled since the 1970s, prompting airlines to try all kinds of elaborate tricks to get passengers in speedily and leave the gate on time.
October 2011
4 posts
September 2011
6 posts
In Rehearsal: Sutton Foster Sings "Anything Goes"
Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcs09ZaskiM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
NYTimes: Sound, the Way the Brain Prefers to Hear...
In designing the next great audio system, researchers are invoking the science of psychoacoustics. http://nyti.ms/n1S6Nk
August 2011
4 posts
July 2011
1 post
tell me what you think of this: http://openbuildings.com/ looks like the best site of its kind that i’ve come across yet, compared to emporis, architizer, skyscraperpage, etc; and though the content largely mirrors wikipedia’s, it’s much better for browsing. just wish they were paying me to post this…
June 2011
2 posts
NYTimes: U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around...
The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments. http://nyti.ms/jN5pGa
NYTimes: Advice for China
What would a Chinese government official write home about the Arab Spring? http://nyti.ms/l5jegi
March 2011
1 post
NYTimes: Don’t Call Me, I Won’t Call You
From The New York Times: CULTURAL STUDIES: Don’t Call Me, I Won’t Call You In the last five years, adults have seemingly given up the telephone — land line, mobile, voice mail and all. http://nyti.ms/h8RF5N Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes
December 2010
1 post
NYTimes: In 500 Billion Words, New Window on...
From The New York Times: In 500 Billion Words, New Window on Culture A Google-backed project allows the frequency of specific words and phrases to be tracked in centuries of books. http://nyti.ms/eMacup Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes
October 2010
3 posts
NYTimes: China Wrests Supercomputer Title From...
From The New York Times: China Wrests Supercomputer Title From U.S. Tianhe-1A has 1.4 times the horsepower of the current top computer, which is at a laboratory in Tennessee. http://nyti.ms/aI0Bn2 Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes
NYTimes: The X Factor of Economics: People
From The New York Times: The X Factor of Economics: People Why can’t economists agree on whether the Fed should take action? Human behavior is partly to blame. http://nyti.ms/aDFPTR Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes
NYTimes: Magic by Numbers
From The New York Times: OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: Magic by Numbers A Roman emperor is actually responsible for the 7-day antibiotic course. http://nyti.ms/chsubp Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes