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12 hours agoStay Awake for the Last Nighttime Shuttle Launch Ever [Reminder]
If you live anywhere on the East Coast, watch for the last ever nighttime shuttle launch. [Update: Launch has been delayed till tomorrow]Or you could wake up early, that works too. Either way,…
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12 hours agoGoogle Working On Speech-To-Speech Translation Phone, AKA, Your Own Personal Babel Fish [Google]
Google already runs a successful online translator, Google Translate, but they’ve got far-loftier ideas than simply converting the written word. They want to translate languages spoken over the… -
12 hours agoGoogle Vs. The Great Firewall of China [Comics]
Even following Google’s gutsy decision to stop censoring searches in China, they’ve continued to do so while getting caught up in other messes—making this comic ring oh so close to home. [ -
12 hours agoThe Last Nighttime Launch of the Space Shuttle [Space]
If there’s something more spectacular than a space shuttle launch that’s a night shuttle launch. Sadly, the last one happened tonight. Happily, it was filmed in perfect high definition. Endeavour…
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12 hours agoDiving Kingfisher Caught With Canon 40D Shows What Nature Photography Is All About [Image Cache]
I stumbled across this amazing photo of a kingfisher diving for its dinner, taken by photographer Adrian Groves with a Canon 40D camera. This is how he did it, if you want to emulate it… -
18 hours agoLounge Chair Workstation is bent to support natural body curves
Working on your conventional workstation in your home office for longer durations often becomes tiring both physically as well as mentally. Keeping you up and going, designer Yuji Fujimura has…
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18 hours agoLocation-based operating system concept: “Locus OS”
Just as I’m about to leave for Mobile World Congress, an interesting video caught my attention that seems to be more timely than ever considering Microsoft’s upcoming announcements…
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19 hours ago from bookmarkletScientists Spot Genes Tied to Aging - BusinessWeek
SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have discovered genetic variants that are associated with biological aging, a finding that could explain why some people seem to age faster than others.
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1 day agoSAP's CEO Resigns: Delays in Launching Online Business Software Cited as One Reason for Downfall
SAP’s CEO Léo Apotheker resigned today. SAP will return to a co-CEO structure, replaced by Bill McDermott, head of field organisation, and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development.The…
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1 day agoOne of the First Space Station Concepts Was Made of Brick [Retromodo]
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…
