ExoPC Tablet Stripped Down, Innards Laid Bare [Exopc]

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The ExoPC tablet we showed you last Sunday got torn apart this weekend. While the outer aesthetics were well-documented, the insides were still unseen. Well, no longer. Someone has broken the tablet down, as geeks are wont to do.

Inside there's the netbook-esque bits we discussed one week ago. Intel Atom N270, 2GB RAM, check and check. Mini PCI-Express slot, check. Possible SIM slot, check. Windows 7 runs the whole rig. Still no visuals of the multitouch screen in action, but those should arrive soon. In any event, this post was more about red meat for the gadget tear down sect. [ExoPC via Engadget]


basket strainer

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i need to make basket strainer in the shape of cube. the strainer will be made of fine screen and have socket connection to a pipe.

please advice on how to make the drawing.

One of the First Space Station Concepts Was Made of Brick [Retromodo]

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In 1869, Atlantic Monthly writer E. Everett Hale imagined what a primitive space station might look like. It involved a lot of brick. Given NASA's looming cuts, it may very well be all they can afford in the present!

Ha! NASA budget jokes! So topical, yet so sad. Anyway, there are a number of space station concepts from the past century, and while none saw the light of day, some of their features did, and could even help astronauts on missions to the Moon and Mars, if they ever happen.

There's artificial gravity, for instance, which many scientists agree will be important if we're to travel to Mars and beyond. It was first imagined as far back as 1929.

Then there's the inflatable station, which was initially discussed decades ago. It's made a resurgence as of late because it'd be cheap and easy to launch into orbit.

Lastly, there are designs that probably seemed pretty fantastical when artists conjured them up oh so many years ago, but in reality were kind of spot on. Like this one:

Then again, there's this:

George Lucas, you got some splaining to do! [Scienceray via Neatorama]


Foods that are high in antioxidants

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Written by Tena MooreAntioxidants are great for overall health, anti-aging, and helping to strengthen the immune system. They help eradicate free radicals in the body and keep your cells healthy and alive. There are many foods that offer an abundance of antioxidants to the diet, along with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Antioxidant rich foods are foods containing vitamins A, B6, B12, C, E

When will the body begin to cannibalize muscle tissue?

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Written by Tena MooreYour body has certain rules about how it uses energy and burns fat and muscle. If you aren’t playing by the body’s rules then you definitely can lose muscle tissue and organ tissue, instead of what you want to lose: fat. If you are not eating enough calories for your weight and activity level, you body will start to cannibalize muscle and organ tissue because it won’t be able

IBM’s 100Ghz Graphene Transistor Might Replace Silicon Someday [Ibm]

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We know graphene is tough stuff, but Big Blue's discovering the substance makes a great transistor too, to the tune of a record-setting 100GHz.

You see, the 100Ghz graphene transistor IBM was crowing about this week is already much, much faster than a comparably sized silicon one. Current "state-of-the-art" silicon maxes out at 40Ghz. But better still, IBM created the graphene screamer using existing silicon fabrication methods. No new gear necessary!

However, as is commonplace with these types of stories, graphene transistors—at least ones deployed widely in everyday computing—are still a ways away. IBM researchers, why must you tease us so? [IBM via Engadget]


Updated: As Amazon Quietly Resumes Selling Macmillan Titles, eBooks Return [Ebooks]

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Amazon is still sleeping on Macmillan's couch, but at least they're talking again. Rumor has it Amazon quietly started restocking hardcover and paperback copies of the publisher's books—but not the eBook ones. Updated.

Both companies declined to comment on the eBook side of the debate, so there's obviously some more work to do there.

Small steps. Small $12.99 to $14.99 priced steps...

Update: This is a minor update to a Giz story that ran yesterday. The update info includes the lack of Macmillan eBook titles.

Update 2: As commenters note, eBooks are back in action now as well. [Reuters]


SDO launches on February 9 | Bad Astronomy

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sdoThe Solar Dynamics Observatory, due for launch on February 9 at 10:30 Eastern time (15:30 GMT), is a revolution in solar observing: equipped with state-of-the art detectors, it’ll stare at the Sun and teach us far more about our closest star than we’ve ever had a chance to before. It’s like SOHO on steroids.

I was going to write up a lengthy post about it, but then I found out my friend Nicole Gravitationaliotta, aka The Noisy Astronomer, already put together a great post about it. That saves me time.

Something I want to point out: SDO will have a continuous science data streamrate of a whopping 16 megabytes per second. You might want to read that again. That’s 1.4 terabytes per day, or half a petabyte per year. Given that a Blu-Ray disk holds 50 gigabytes at most, that means SDO would fill 28 disks a day just to store that data. Cripes. That’s a vast amount of data to sift through. If the Sun is hiding anything, it has about a week to figure out what to do. After that we’ll be watching everything it does.

barbara_thompsonAlso, a fun thing about this for me is that the project scientist for SDO is Barbara Thompson, a woman I’ve known a long, long time: her office was across from mine when I was working on Hubble, and I would often drop by to swap stories with her and generally mix it up. It’s very cool to know that an old friend will be helping run such a fantastic astronomical instrument.


Parisian Metro Tickets Enlisted to Fight the Empire as Kirigami X-Wings [Star Wars]

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I, not being an artist, am content to ride Boston's subway system quietly, eyes down, in a general malaise. It's a New England thing. French artist Hubert de Lartigue, on the other hand, uses his subway time to imagine X-Wings.

X-Wings from paper metro tickets, to be precise. de Lartique assembles them using nothing but a scalpel and a folding tool—no glue—and they're pretty sharp.

"I'm very proud of how it turned out and I feel like I am the author of a little masterpiece. I got to the point where I asked myself whether the Parisian metro tickets hadn't actually been designed to enable me to one day use it as a canvas for this ‘work.' Their proportions and even the patterns and drawings on them take part in the whole of the work. I'm not kidding, I find that there is a great underlying mystery here…"

So what say you, Parisian metro officials? Who amongst you is the closet Star Wars freak that designed an entire city's subways passes after a marathon Star Wars viewing session?

Step-by-step instructions for creating your own fleet of Empire-defying papercraft X-Wings can be found here. Naturally, also living in Paris will help your construction efforts immensely.

Editor's Note: This is actually kirigami, as the artist is making small cuts to the paper. Apologies to the origami artists out there! -j.l. [Hubert de Lartigue via Neatorama]


small hydraulic system info request.

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Morning,

Is there anybody well versed in hydraulic systems that could help me design a small hyd. sys. for one pump running four hyd. motors with two variable speed controllers? The motors would have to be fused also. I would really appreciate help. Even though I think I have a 'handle' on things

Wedded Bliss | The Intersection

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This week’s edition of The Science of Kissing Gallery features our first wedding kiss from one of my very best friends, author and primate researcher Vanessa Woods, along with her husband, Duke anthropologist Brian Hare. It’s hard not to smile at this happy moment from their wedding in Australia.

Submit your original photograph or artwork to the gallery here and remember to include relevant links. And thanks for so many funny, thoughtful, unusual, and creative images already!

BNkiss


Update: Final Space Shuttle Night Launch Scrapped Due to Clouds [Space]

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Yeah, that brilliant flash of light you saw streaking through the dark sky last early this morning? Not the space shuttle making its last ever night time launch from Cape Canaveral.

Unfortunately for you, the launch was postponed, possibly to Monday, and you were either drunk, stoned, both, or you were "visited" and you're about to mold a mountain out of mashed potatoes. Which is too bad, considering the night launch could have been seen all along the Eastern Seaboard. [MSNBC]


Lost sight of Quality

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Buzz words and renamed rehashed quality programs instead of building quality into systems has me going nuts looking for a quality position. Everyone wants blackbelts and lean certified. Got news for you labeling freaks the more crapola you play with the less product we make in the good old USA.. The

Kristin Davis to run for NY Governor as Libertarian

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

Calls Taxation "confiscation"

From Eric Dondero:

Now it's Rick Lazio and Warren Redlich on the Republican side, incumbent Gov. David Paterson vs. Andre Cuomo for the Democrats, and for the Libertarian Party Kristin Davis may be the nominee. The campaign officially announced her candidacy today, which got picked up by major NY media.

The NY Daily News out of Long Island is breaking the story...

"Manhattan Madam" Kristin Davis is tossing her lacy brassiere into the political ring - with the help of one of the GOP's most fearsome strategists.

Though he's often labeled a "trickster," former Nixon, Reagan and Bushes operative Roger Stone tells us he's dead serious about getting Davis on the ballot.

"This is not a hoax, a prank or a publicity stunt," said Stone, who has been quietly huddling with Davis for months. "I want to get her a half-million votes."

Davis is then quoted as taking hardline libertarian stances. Continuing:

While branding "taxation as confiscation," the former escort empress said the legalization of prostitution and marijuana could provide $2.5 billion in revenue to help close the budget gap.

"I'm a natural Libertarian," said Davis, who also embraces gay marriage and the views of the National Rifle Association.

Davis goes on to hint that the campaign will be well-funded with contributions from her former Escort Service clients, and even Pot Growers from California.

Meanwhile The Gothamist adds more details about the coming campaign:

What kind of reform? Well, Davis calls herself a "natural Libertarian," hates taxes, wants to legalize prostitution and marijuana (hello, revenue), and supports gay marriage while being a card-carrying member of the NRA! Stone, who says GOP candidate Rick Lazio is "a turkey," is also plotting to get Davis's Penthouse Pet friends involved, "We'll get four, make them notary publics and have them, suitably attired, collecting signatures [for Davis to get on the ballot] at Grand Central Station during rush hour."

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