January 2011
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Al Jazeera English Blacked Out Across Most Of U.S.
Canadian television viewers looking for the most thorough and in-depth coverage of the uprising in Egypt have the option of tuning into Al Jazeera English, whose on-the-ground coverage of the turmoil is unmatched by any other outlet. American viewers, meanwhile, have little choice but to wait until one of the U.S. cable-company-approved networks broadcasts footage from AJE, which the company...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-30) →
Howie Day (3)
Cary Brothers (3)
The Sundays (2)
James Morrison (2)
Cocteau Twins (2)
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♫ Listening to Lady D’Arbanville by Cat...
♫ Listening to Her Brother Played The Riot (Live...
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Germany halts Aids fund payment over corruption...
Germany has suspended its annual payment of more than 200m euros (£172m) to the Global Fund against Aids, TB and malaria, following corruption claims.Amplify’d from www.bbc.co.ukGermany is the third-biggest donor to the UN-backed fund, which has an annual budget of more than $20bn (£12bn).Media reports speculate that billions of dollars may have been siphoned off.But the Fund said the sums...
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IBM's Watson Computer Wallops 'Jeopardy!' Champs...
Our robot overlord isn’t named HAL or SkyNET — it’s Watson.
After four years of development, IBM on Thursday publicly unveiled a computing system that specializes in analyzing natural human language and answering complex questions. In other words, it’s really good at Jeopard
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/13/ibm-watson-takes-jeopardy-champs/#ixzz1CM3iGrovAmplify’d...
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100% Renewable Energy in 40 Years Not Limited to...
New research suggests the whole world could switch to renewable energy sources using current tech in just 20 to 40 years. It would cost no more than current energy, and would have big economic and eco payoffs. The only barriers are down to social, business, and political inertia.Amplify’d from www.fastcompany.comWe all know about renewable energy—it’s been around for years, and is key...
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“Human beings are overconfidence machines. Paul J. H. Schoemaker and J. Edward...”
– What the science of human nature can teach us : The New Yorker (via slantback)
concluding that human beings at large are overconfident is a bit far fetched.
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Watch
“They recorded images of a curved earth’s surface from the very edges of space using only a helium filled weather balloon attached to a parachute and a GPS tracking device.
They also showed advice on how to construct their contraption, which burst at an estimated height of 37km before falling to earth 100 miles from its launch point.”
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Patterns of Speech: 75 Years of the State of the...
the beauty of stats:
“In 2010, President Obama was the first modern president to use the words “bubble,” “supermajority” and “obesity” in a State of the Union speech. But other words have a longer history. Below, a historical look at the number of times presidents have used selected words in their State of the Union addresses (or analogous speeches) from 1934 to 2011.”Amplify’d from...
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under technology,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #technology, #sociology, #entrepreneurship
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Cocteau Twins (8)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (5)
Daniel Guichard (2)
Charles Aznavour (2)
The Sundays (2)
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Is the American economy recalculating?
[…] begin with the recalculation story. Its proponents, including Arnold Kling and Robert Murphy, seem to be suggesting that as the housing bubble popped, the economy faced a moment in which it needed to reallocate a substantial number of resources, and that manifested as a pause to “recalculate”, like your GPS system does when you make a wrong turn. But as Scott Sumner and...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
DJ Shadow (3)
INXS (3)
Michel Delpech (2)
Blueneck (2)
Giants (2)
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WatchMake your own predictions by adjusting the figures
Snowy surroundings →
Taken with picplz in Rauma, Finland. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Has the World Run Out of Spare Capacity?
[…] Advanced-country imports from emerging markets are still well under 10 percent of GDP; even a large depreciation would have only a modest effect on real incomes.
The bottom line here is that advanced countries still have plenty of room to grow — and inflation in China has no bearing on that fact. […]
Really?Amplify’d from krugman.blogs.nytimes.comEmerging economies are well...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
More snow than ever before →
Taken with picplz in Rauma, Finland. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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The real cost of obesity
An obesity pandemic has put pressure on health care systems throughout the world. The United Kingdom, for instance, spent more than £4 billion on obesity-related medical costs in 2007, and that could rise to £9.7 billion by 2050. The United States currently spends about $160 billion—twice what it did a decade ago—and that amount could double again by 2018.Amplify’d from...
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Women trust
Blogher has a new research called Beauty is in the Eye of the Blog Holder
What Influences Women to Purchase Beauty Products? at http://www.blogher.com/beauty-eye-blog-holder-0 . MediaPost has a good recap.Amplify’d from www.mediapost.comDespite increasingly close ties between brands and bloggers, many have asked whether such partnerships bear financial fruit. The answer, according to...
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Watchmaking of of a stunt involving snowboard and … other tricks
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Strait Power turbine is water-powered,...
What is Strait Power? http://straitpower.blogspot.com
Strait Power is a hydroelectric solution without the dam problem.
The goal of Strait Power: Redefine the motor of the Motor City.Amplify’d from www.engadget.comThe basking shark, with its five foot jaw, is one of the most ferocious looking critters that ever swam the sea. However, it’s pretty much harmless, just filtering out tiny bits...
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — It’s a time-honored...
“You no longer have to hire the top sports star or biggest actress to promote your product,” says John Moore, chief media officer of the Mullen advertising agency in Boston. “Web stars are the rising stars, and their influence provides brands with built in viral reach and authentic association to the passions of their target audience.”Amplify’d from www.marketwatch.com
But today the world...
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‘Google is nice, but we need something better’
Bruno Latour, who came to Delhi, spoke on the steps he has taken towards making web-based data accessible to everybodyAmplify’d from www.indianexpress.com Bruno Latour, who came to Delhi, spoke on the steps he has taken towards making web-based data accessible to everybody
Bruno Latour, renowned French sociologist and anthropologist, spoke of his work at the medialab of the Sciences Po, which...
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