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So long, thanks for all the fish
Posted Friday, May 27, at 9:23 AM Amongst geeks a common answer to questions that start with "What is the meaning of" is 42. It also happens to be a common answer around the Democrat-News newsroom. Today is the last day of my employment at the Marshall Democrat-News. It has been a great experience. Marshall - all of Saline county - is a friendly, welcoming community with very special qualities...
Low tech solution to vision problems for world's poor Joshua Silver began working on his eyeglass design in the mid 80s. It is a simple idea. Inject silicon between two lenses and make the volume of of the silicon adjustable. The glasses come with attached syringes that the wearer can use to adjust the glasses to the perfect prescription...
DIY no way to run a restaurant Some people like doing things themselves. I am in the process of replacing an ugly vinyl covered floor with a nice acid-washed concrete. I initially shopped it out, but it looks like I will be doing it myself. I don't mind. I just spent severals day re-wiring segments of a house and fixing drywall. I built my last desktop computer...
Searching for Zefram As the countdown to Space Shuttle Endeavor's final launch continues through the final 24-hours, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a call for ideas. DARPA wants to build a starship. The timeline is 100 years and requires technology not yet invented...
Sun Tzu, Facebook and modern ecombat Saline County recently received the attention of the social media mob. People protesting the treatment of a Slater puppy shared the video and built a critical mass online. Then the mob started striking out. Slater received hundreds of calls, faxes and messages. The pressure forced the chief of police to open an investigation and pass the information to the prosecutor's office...
Building it smaller - $25 computer smaller than a 50 cent piece Picture a computer about the size of a standard USB flash drive. Make it look like a USB flash drive and connect the keyboard and monitor to each end. Price - about $25. "And just because it's inexpensive doesn't mean it's a dog. Sporting a 700MHz ARM 11 with 128MB of RAM and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics means it has enough power to run Ubuntu." - Make.com...
iPhone maker forces workers to sign anti-suicide pledge Apple's iProducts saved the company from disaster. Whether you like them or not, the iProducts -- from the iPhone to the iPad to the app store -- have changed computing and the way we view the world. However, those products have had a much more negative impact on sweatshop workers in foreign production facilities...
Torture tech evolving Don't let your kids read this blog post. With the capture of Osama bin Laden, the subject of enhanced interrogation, also known as torture, has resurfaced. There is significant technological developments associated with torture. So, today we address the tech of torture...
Oil, gas linked to congenital heart defects A recent study has discovered a correlation between gasoline and congenital heart defects. >>From the article >End Quote...
Fan response to Osama news briefly stops play at Mets game During the Philly-Mets game, word about Bin Laden's death moves around the stadium, momentarily disrupting play. ESPN's Steve Berthiaume wrote: "It was just a casual glance at the Twitter app on my smart phone that changed a relaxing night of watching ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." With the news that U.S. ...
A new era in jurisprudence begins today in Massachusetts Quincy, Mass., is about the size of Columbia, Mo. It has similar amenities and problems. But now it is the site for a new age in jurisprudence. The live-streaming courtroom. Want to watch the trial of criminal court case from your desk - you will be able to do that...
Gov. Nixon has an obligation to defend Missourians The Army Corps of Engineers has decided that Illinois residents are more important than Missouri citizens and plans to destroy a levee protecting the Missourians living in Mississippi County from the flood. The Corps of Engineers hopes that by flooding out Missourians, the residents of Cairo, Ill., will experience less of a flood...
Using tech for econ ed Last year, I watched a video that provided a basic explanation to differences between competing economic theories. Dry stuff made interesting by the video. The team that made the video "Boom and Bust" has produced a sequel that is equally as good. There are also several short interviews with economics professors on the site...
US Army adopting Android smart phones The press to the future is on. The Army is starting to test Android-based smart phones in the field. Soldiers from First Armored Division will use the phones in a field training exercise in White Sands, N.M. In his book "Semper Mars," the first book in the Heritage Trilogy, Ian Douglas described an electronic pad that soldiers and marines used. The pad was connected to the internet and facilitated soldierly tasks, such as calling for fire and tracking troops in the field...
Cell phones, laptops and flying with an iPad Turn off your cell phones and any electronic equipment and return your seat backs to the full upright position and stow the tray tables. Now that the FAA has approved iPad's for in-cockpit navigation, do we still have to turn them off? http://www.businessweek.com/technology/technology_at_work/archives/2011/03/ipads_invade_the_cockpit.html...
Government Motors High Voltage mistake The jury is in. Government Motors, a car company formerly known as General Motors that once had a reputation for producing quality vehicles people around the world wanted -- but that was once and growing every so long ago, has now produced the Volt...
Movie miles The alarm went off at 7 a.m. Saturday morning. We dressed my son and and loaded into the truck. The wheels churned away 162 miles to Springfield. Cormac went to the zoo. I went to the movies - the purpose for the trip to Springfield. It is opening weekend...
Modern innovations leaving electricity behind Innovations in the kitchen are starting to turn away from electric motors to human motors. A pedal powered food processor grates, juices, mixes and more -- without plugging into the electric monster. While the project is not yet available commercially, it is a great idea. I love milkshakes and I'd be willing to pay for those shakes with a few kicks of the pedal...
Education, technology and art There is a huge debate raging about schools and funding. Some solutions to funding issues are to scale back the non-core classes like arts and crafts and music or shop classes. What technological advancements have we gotten because of crafts or music?...
Rough time to be pro-nuke The disaster in Japan has been raised to a level that equals Chernobyl. It is a tough time to be pro-nuclear power. But I am. And my reasons stem from logic and science, not emotion and fear. On another site I found this: Ran Prieur writes: "Why do geeks love nuclear power? More precisely, using Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, why do people with high logical-mathematical intelligence like nuclear power so much more than people with high intelligence in other areas? Framed this way, it's an easy question. ...
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