People have been twisting balloons into squeaky little animals for decades, but Willy Chyr's work marks an evolution in the craft. Instead of dogs and bunnies, he makes gigantic, science-inspired sculptures of jellyfish, neurons, and zooids. Huh? More »
Rose Martin has been questioned by police some 50 times in eight years, stemming from her involvement in crimes ranging from robbery to murder. Of course, she's not actually involved, but the NYPD's computers continue to think otherwise. More »
 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Somerset man is killed in crash with Hillsborough school bus The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ... including two high school students, police said. The crash occurred shortly before 3 pm when authorities believe Jamie Draiss suffered a medical ... Car collides with school bus in mid-NJ, killing Camry driver, hurting ...Los Angeles Times 1 killed, 3 hurt in central NJ school bus accidentNewsday (subscription) One dead, three injured in Hillsborough bus crashmyCentralJersy.com NJ.com -Dailyrecord.com -phillyBurbs.com all 188 news articles » |
Tampabay.com | Medical match.com? Students fixed up with residency programs Stanford Medical Center Report As he does every year, Philip Pizzo, MD, dean of the medical school, welcomed the soon-to-be residents to the Match Day ceremony. ... 'Match Day' ends suspense for medical studentsBaltimore Sun Primary care still isn't an attractive choice for new doctorsLos Angeles Times (blog) Medical students meet their matchHonolulu Star-Bulletin Boston Herald -Dayton Daily News -Vanderbilt University News all 91 news articles » |
Imagine a format that lies somewhere between photos and video, and a device that takes that format automatically, without you having to click a button. Microsoft's SenseCam is a prototype that hangs around your neck, lifecasting everything you see. More »
An immensely appealing drama about the extraordinary love and devotion of a dog for his beloved human companion.
In the wee hours of the morning on March 28, RIM will roll out Blackberry Internet Service 3.0. During the four hour upgrade, Blackberry users can expect their email service to be a bit wonky, but it'll be worth it: BIS 3.0 brings with it support for WMA and OpenOffice files, and, more importantly, two-way syncing with Gmail. [Crackberry via Boy Genius Report] More »
There are plenty of good reasons you might want to prop up your iPhone. Say you're using it as an alarm clock. Or (sorry David Lynch) watching a video. MoviePeg, without being cutesy or funny or DIY-y, just does it. More »
How to Devise a Stellar Social Media Policy: NASA's Tips, Network World
"NASA has been exploring social media--a territory still foreign to many businesses--for years now. But back in 2007, as more and more employees began using external social media sites, NASA determined that it was time develop a policy--not just to protect the agency, but to protect their employees as well. ... NASA successfully developed and implemented a set of social media guidelines and added them onto the existing communications policy. Check out Holm's tips and tricks to help make your social media policy rollout go smoothly."
Keith's note: So ... there are tips offered on how NASA advises people to develop a social media policy (guidelines) yet the agency itself still has not managed to develop a social media policy. I cannot seem to find that policy online despite the claims made in this article that it has been under development since 2007. One would think that such things are online, right? Given that there is some confusion among people at NASA who are supposed to coordinate such things, wouldn't this disconnect as to the status of these guidelines undermine the value of some of this advice from NASA?
UPDATE: SOLVED at 1:15 CDT by Carl
Happy Saturday, and welcome to a new cycle of riddles. We all start over with a blank slate to build up a list of “riddle champions” for the next bonus riddle. Tom and I had a lot of fun with the bonus riddle, and we’re looking forward to this cycle.
Same rules apply as always, and I know you’re ready; so here goes:
Today’s answer is an object.
It was discovered by a very famous “father”.
It is a single object, and it stands out from quite a crowd.
This object has many features no other of its kind possesses.
It participates in a remarkable “dance” with some of its partners.
In itself, it is a mixture of old and young.
When you look at this object, you see ghosts.
And finally, take a look at this image:
Image found on PhotoBucket, Jazzie724
It’s a clue.
Are you ready? You know where to find me… lurking, as usual.
I get smeared sometimes. As a journalist who has actually written on conflict of interest, it can be amusing to watch–but rarely this amusing:
Chris Mooney’s Pharmaceutical Influence
By Jake Crosby
He is the drug industry’s newer, trendier go-to guy in the media, replacing the role of Arthur Allen, who took a break to write about tomatoes. An ex-patriot of “Science”Blogs who now blogs for Discover, and contributing editor to Science Progress, Chris Mooney is perhaps Pharma’s newest writer who has taken on the task of spoon-feeding its message to the public.
From there it is smears all the way down. You can read the whole thing here. My favorite sentence:
Yet despite the previously described mingling with obvious denialists and plagiarists, Chris Mooney is perhaps most notorious in the autism community….
You complete the sentence. But make sure to include the word “Pharma” at least twice….
PS: Orac has more on Jake Crosby’s endeavors…..written pretty kindly, as I think this particular case deserves.
The official Bing app only dropped in December, but the Bing blog reports that a new and improved app is now available for free from the App Store. Some new features include the incorporation of bookmarks, copy and pasting URLs, and direct sharing via e-mail, along with a host of other new features and tweaks. More »
To serious gamers, the thought of just trashing a console—even if it's an Xbox 360 that's been claimed by the red ring of death—is just downright disrespectful. This coffin lets it rest in video game peace. More »
Today, March 20, at 17:32 GMT (1:32 p.m. EST) — after three months of crawling northward — the center of the Sun will lie on the celestial equator, heralding the moment of the vernal equinox.
Or, more understandably, if somewhat less correctly, spring will arrive.
But someone really needs to tell New Mexico (where I’m currently traveling). I don’t think the weather watches the news here.
All this talk about preserving digital legacies got me thinking: What about the bits we don't want to leave behind? Y'know, the risqué material? Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about. More »
In Plant Engineering, who designs and develops the Original Plot Plan.
Generally refinement of the Plot Plan is done by the piping dept of the consultancy services. Original, Basic Plot Plan is supposed to be designed by the Plant Design Engineer. But the Plant Design Engineer belongs to wh
You know what? Nokia's just about had it with you guys complaining about the design of their devices. "Let's see you do better," the company says. "No, really, use this panel of sliders and buttons to design your dream phone." More »
Hi mates:
I am an Engineer from non-English country. It is much appreciated your supports on many technical lexicons. The 1st one is: "Fence gates shall be swing type complete with latches, stops, keepers, hinges, and fabric". Pls. help me what are "keeper and fabric" here?
Regards
My friend and Hive Overmind co-blogger Sean Carroll is a theoretical cosmologist, which means he thinks about why the Universe is the way it is, and applies what we know about physics and mathematics to try to understand it. His particular interest is the flow of time, and why it goes from the past to the future. That may seem like a weird thing, but in fact we don’t understand why we remember the past and not the future. Space goes in all directions, but time is a one-way street. Why?
This question is so interesting, in fact, that it caught the attention of noted scientist and thinker Stephen Colbert, who discussed it (and Sean’s new book, From Eternity to Here) on his TV show last week. I highly recommend taking a look at the clip Sean has on his blog; he’s a great example of not only someone trying to pry open the secrets of everything, but also of someone who enjoys doing it, and does a great job explaining it under what must be the high-pressure gaze of Colbert. My congrats to Sean for joining the long list of my friends who have been on that TV show, and of course I’m not jealous at all. Really. Not even a little tiny bit. Seriously.
Nguyen Anh-Huong and Thich Nhat Hanh with instructions for smiling when practicing the peaceful art of walking meditation.
